This is a guide to running Linux with the HP Pavilion dv9700t laptop. Thank you to David P. Powell for these details. This laptop was tested with the 64-bit edition of Ubuntu 8.04.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
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| Name | HP Pavilion dv9700t |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz |
| Screen | 15.4” WSXGA+ Widescreen |
| RAM | 3GB |
| HDD | 2 x 120GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | 256MB NVIDIA Geforce 8400M |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 4965AGN 802.11abgn, Bluetooth |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes |
Both procs were recognized immediately and show up separately in the Gnome system monitor. I haven't tested writing discs in the LightScribe yet.
The display worked at full res from first boot. I needed to install the proprietary NVIDIA driver to get the desktop effects & Compiz working correctly.
No special configs required during install. The HP Pavilion dv9700t works just fine with Linux.
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