This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.12, previously it
was operating under Kernel version 2.6.11.
Basic Installation of Fedora Core 4:
- Why use Fedora Core 4
- Fedora is the distribution for which more hardware works out of
the box. I've seen reports of problems under Suse and Ubuntu that were
non-issues under Fedora.
- Obtaining Fedora Core 4
- Installing
- Boot from the Fedora DVD or CD and enter the following at the
boot: prompt: "linux vga=771", just hitting enter without entering
this will result in a black screen early in the install with no way to
abort but rebooting.
- Touchpad will not work during installation, either choose a text
install or hit ctrl-alt-F1 and enter the following command (without
the quotes) to enable the touchpad: "echo -n "reconnect" >
/sys/bus/serio/devices/serio0/drvctl", this should make the installer
recognize the touchpad.
- Fedora install is fairly easy and intuitive, follow the prompts
until Fedora is completely installed.
- Post-Install modifications/tweaks
- To make Fedora recognize the touchpad, add the following line to
/etc/rc.local: echo -n "reconnect" >
/sys/bus/serio/devices/serio0/drvctl
- To fix the "fast clock" and "50% CPU utilization when idle": edit
/boot/grub/menu.list:
- Look for a line similar to: "kernel
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet" and add
"no_timer_check" at the end of the line.
- To get 1280x800 resolution
- Download the latest proprietary ATI Linux driver RPM for Radeon
Xpress 200 Series at https://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/64bit/fglrx64_6_8_0-8.13.4-1.x86_64.rpm
(If the link doesn't work, look around https://support.ati.com, you
should be able to find the latest driver).
- Install the RPM by issuing the following command (as root): "rpm
-ivh fglrx64_6_8_0-8.13.4-1.x86_64.rpm".
- If you get a message similar to the following: error: Failed
dependencies: libstdc++.so.5()(64bit) is needed by
fglrx64_6_8_0-8.13.6-1.x86_64 libstdc++.so.5(CXXABI_1.2)(64bit),
then you need to install some required libraries, issue the
following command as root: "yum install compat-libstdc++-33", you
should now be able to install the ATI driver by using the command
above.
- Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and change the video driver from "vesa"
to "fglrx", change the display depth to 24 bit, and the resolution to
"1280x800".
- To configure wireless:
- Get the kernel development package by issuing the following
command as root: "yum install kernel-devel".
- Get the latest ndiswrapper source from https://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net.
- Extract the source from the compressed file by issuing the
following command: "tar -zxvf ndiswrapper-1.2.tar.gz" (substitute
ndiswrapper-1.2.tar.gz with the actual file downloaded from the
ndiswrapper web site).
- cd to the new directory created when extracting the ndiswrapper
source.
General Hardware Specifications of the HP Pavilion
ZV6015us:
|
Hardware
Components
|
Status
under Linux
|
Notes
|
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor |
Works |
Initially the system clock will run twice as fast as
it should, and the system will report 50% CPU utilization when idle.
Both of these issues can be fixed by passing the "no_timer_check"
boot parameter to the kernel.
|
15.4" WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen
(1280 x 800) Display
|
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M IGP 128MB Dedicated Video RAM
|
Partially Works |
- Full 1280x800 resolution using the proprietary ATI driver.
- Proprietary ATI kernel module fails to compile.
|
1 GB PC2700 (333MHz) DDR-SDRAM |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
100 GB 4200 RPM IDE (Ultra ATA/DMA) Hard Disk |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
6-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader |
Doesn't Work |
Not supported. |
Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
Internal 56k Modem |
Not tested. |
|
DVD+/-RW |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
Broadcom BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller |
Works |
Needs ndiswrapper. |
8-cell Lithium-Ion battery |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
Touchpad |
Works |
Some configuration required to make it work. |
Unresolved issues
- Integrated card reader not supported under Linux.
- Proprietary ATI kernel module fails to compile.
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