HARDWARE HP Compaq 2510p
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[edit] Hardware
Hardware specs may vary, example specs :
Intel Core 2 Duo ULV U7600, 1200 MHz, 2MB Cache Intel Mobile GM965 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 2 GB DDR 2 SDRAM 667 MHz Intel High Definition Audio (built in microphone) Intel USB2 EHCI Intel ipw4965 ABG wifi Intel Gigabit Ethernet Motorola (?) modem Ricoh (?) Firewire Ricoh MMC/SD adapter (?) PC Card port Internal devices on USB bus : Broadcom (?) USB Bluetooth Authentec (?) Inc. USB Fingerprint Sensor 2 Button PS/2 Trackpad + Trackstick PATA hard drive 100GB, 4200rpm PATA DVD+/-RW (Dual Layer) drive
[edit] Kernel Config
Works with gentoo kernel 2.6.23-r3.
[edit] Hardware status
| Device | Works? | Note |
| CPU | Yes | dual core, cpufreq, integrated heat sensors |
| ACPI | Yes | Buttons: sleep, power, lid, brightness (also via software). AC Connector: plug, unplug. |
| DVD-Recorder | Yes | Write tested with k3b. |
| Trackpad & Pointstick | Yes | Trackpad on/off switch works |
| USB | Yes | Tested with with mouse and USB drive |
| Wired ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless ethernet | Yes | ipw3945 iwlwifi and iwl3945 modules from external package and net-wireless/wpa_supplicant (0.5.7) for authentication. |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Using BlueZ |
| X11 | Yes | See this HowTo. |
| Sound | Yes | Alsa intel hd driver. Built as module, configured with alsaconf. Built in speakers and headphone connector works. Built in microphone and external untested. |
| Firewire | Untested | |
| Internal card reader | Yes | activate ricoh_mmc module in kernel config |
| Software suspend | Yes | Suspend to disk using sysfs with hibernate-script on gentoo-sources |
| Suspend to ram | Yes | Suspend to ram using sysfs with hibernate-script on gentoo-sources |
| Multimedia keys | Partial | |
| Fingerprint reader | Untested | |
| PC Card slot | Yes | Using yenta |
| Internal modem | Untested | |
| External monitor | Untested |
[edit] Multimedia keys
Xmodmap additions:
keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute keycode 222 = XF86PowerDown keycode 223 = XF86Sleep
Working keys : volume (up/down/mute), brightness controls, sleep. Wireless on/off is hard wired.
[edit] Pre-Installation Notes
Boots without problems from 2007.0. Fan control not optimal on livecd, it gets hot, but not dangerously hot.
[edit] Problems and Solutions
[edit] Backlight not switching on after a wake up from a suspend to ram
If you are using hibernate-script, emerge vbetool and 'EnableVBetool yes' in hibernate/ram.conf
[edit] High pitched humming sound
If you hear a high pitched humming sound try adding this to the kernel parameters :
max-cstate=c2
[edit] Display turns back on after 'xset dpms force on'
Set Option "NoPM" "yes" unser Server Layout in xorg.conf, and set power down settings in xscreensaver
