HP nx6310
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Arch Linux is currently running successfully on this laptop. This is the version with a Celeron M processor, and originally with 256MB RAM and no wireless. I have since upgraded to 1GB RAM and the Intel 3945 Wireless which is the standard card for other nx6310s which come with it.
Modules
- Ethernet: b44
- Wireless: ipw3945
- Audio: snd-intel
- Video: i810
Hardware info
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller AHCI (rev 01) 02:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller 02:06.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller 02:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02) 08:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
wireless
To enable the Intel 3945 Wireless card I had to install the ipw3945 package. I then added ipw3945 to the MODULES section of rc.conf and ipw3945d to the DAEMONS section before network. I use NetworkManager to handle the mutiple wireless networks I need to connect to and there were issues with no wireless devices showing up in KNetworkManager. There were two different causes of this:
- My user was not part of the users group
- You need to turn the wireless card on by pressing the button next to the power button - this is not needed everytime I boot up so I'm not sure what the pattern is
sound
Worked out of the box