This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the HP Pavilion dv3-2000 laptop.
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For full specifications see the HP Pavilion dv3-2000 specifications page.
| Name | HP Pavilion dv3-2000 |
| Processor | Intel® Celeron® DualCore Mobile Processor Intel® Pentium® Processor Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor |
| Screen | 13.3” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | 160GB to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW DVD+-RW with Lightscribe Blueray |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD NVIDIA GeForce G 105M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/n 802.11b/g wireless LAN |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | full resolution |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | NVIDIA GeForce G 105, Intel GMA 4500MHD |
| Sound | Works | alsa-driver-1.0.20, HDMI now works via PulseAudio |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | requires NDIS |
| Bluetooth | Not installed | dongle works |
| Modem | Not installed | |
| USB | Works | 3rd slot shared with eSATA |
| Card Reader | works | including SDHC |
| ExpressCard Slot | Works | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | works | Skype, Ekiga, Cheese all work |
| HDMI output | works | 1920×1080 with stereo sound |
You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the HP Pavilion dv3-2000 here.
Kernels prior to 2.6.32 would lose battery after hibernate, 2.6.32 fixes. Screen brightness control is not supported through ACPI. Here are 2 ugly scripts that will work.
#!/bin/bash –
#Decrease Brightness
#get current brightness in hex and convert to decimal
var1=`setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B`
var1d=$1)
#calculate new brightness
var2=`echo “ibase=10; obase=16; a=($var1d-16);if (a>15) print a else print 15”
| bc`
echo “$0: decreasing brightness from 0x$var1 to 0x$var2”
setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B=$var2
exit
#!/bin/bash –
#increase brightness
#get current brightness in hex and convert to decimal
var1=`setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B`
var1d=$2)
#calculate new brightness
var2=`echo “ibase=10; obase=16; a=($var1d+16);if (a<255) print a else print 255
” | bc`
echo “$0: increasing brightness from 0x$var1 to 0x$var2”
setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B=$var2
exit
must be run with sudo.
After I got the battery issue and the screen brightness issues under control this is truly a great Linux laptop. 500GB HD, speedy processor and 4GB of ram are plenty. I am not a gamer so I cannot speak to the worthiness of this machine in that respect. I have the Intel video card and it works fine for normal use.
Discussion
Hi There,
Thanks & Regards,
Abhi
I edited this page a bit, hope someone can get the remote control working, and the brightness controlled more gracefully
-j