This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the HP Envy 13 laptop. If you have the HP Envy 13 and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
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The HP Envy 13 is not fully ready to be used with Linux nowadays:
* This laptop provides “switchable graphics” but this feature is not supported by mainstream distributions like Ubuntu 10.10 or Fedora 13. Only the Intel integrated graphic card can be used by default, while the discrete ATI graphic card still consumes power. More information about switchable graphics here: http://linux-hybrid-graphics.blogspot.com/. Fortunately the discrete graphic card(ATI Radeon 4300 series) can be switched off by ACPI method to lower the system temperature : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1242590&page=2.
* This laptop provides a Synaptics ClickPad (http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/products/clickpad). This new kind of touchpad is not supported by current drivers and prevent you from left or right clicking. You can only “tap”. More information about possible workarounds here: http://georgia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1388164&highlight=clickpad&page=2.
For full specifications see the HP Envy 13 specifications page.
| Name | HP Envy 13 |
| Processor | Intel Core2 Duo Processor SL9600/SL9400/SU9600 : 2.13 GHz - 1.60 GHz, 1066/800MHz FSB, 3MB On-Die L2 Cache |
| Screen | 13.1” HD (1366×768) or HD+ (1600×900) |
| Graphics | Switchable graphics with Intel GMA 4500 MHD and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 |
| RAM | Up to 5GB |
| HDD | 250GB - 5400rpm 160GB SSD |
| Optical Drive | External DVD Super Multi Drive or Blu-Ray Drive connected through USB |
| Network | External 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter connected through USB 802.11 b/g/n |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works fine | Tested with Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 |
| Screen | Works fine | Tested with Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 |
| HDD | Works fine | Tested with Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 |
| Optical Drive | Works fine | External USB Blu-Ray Drive tested with Ubuntu 10.10 |
| Touchpad | Unusable | Need an external mouse - Tested with Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 |
| Graphics | Almost usable | Only Intel integrated graphics works by default - The ATI discrete graphics adapter is consuming power but is not usable, can be turned off though - Unable to plug an external display through the HDMI port because it works only with the ATI discrete graphics - Tested with Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 |
| Sound | Works fine | Tested with Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04 - Need to install package linux-backports-modules-karmic-generic under Ubuntu 9.10 |
| Ethernet | Works fine | Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 |
| Wireless | Works fine | Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 |
| Bluetooth | Works fine | Ubuntu 10.10 |
| USB | Works fine | Tested keyboard, mouse and external HDD with Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 |
| Card Reader | Works fine | Tested with Ubuntu 10.10 |
| Webcam | Works fine | Tested through Cheese and Skype with Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04 |
You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the HP Envy 13 here.
Nicolas Grilly
Discussion
Anyway to toggle wifi on and off from within ubuntu?
Whenever I boot ubuntu the wifi (F12) button is lit up yellow (for wifi disabled) and I cannot get it to turn on. Any ideas?
Works fine in windows.