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• Make : HP
• Model: 6710b
• S/N: CNU7231LLQ
• P/N: GB891EA#ABB

LiveCD Installation

Intrepid Ibex

Works well out of the box ! With Desktop Effects !

Hardy Heron

Works well out of the box ! With Desktop Effects !

Gutsy Gibbon

Works well out of the box !

Video card is blacklisted for Desktop Effects but can be actived, see next section Post-install.

Feisty Fawn

Alternate CD Installation

Jaunty Jackalope

Installation not working (32 bit), black screen after first selection menu.

SOLUTION for `/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off'

Use alternate install CD -- no error at all, when using it: http://releases.ubuntu.com/feisty/ubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso

Or, if you still want graphics-based install (sorry for you -- see below why), at the prompt after error enter:

(initramfs) modprobe piix
(initramfs) exit

And continue booting from LiveCD.

Failed to start X

The X will fail to start because of the new video card. * Use alternate installation CD http://releases.ubuntu.com/feisty/ubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso

Post-install

Gutsy Gibbon

Compiz

* Video card is blacklisted because XV output causes problem with driver xserver-xorg-video-intel-2.1. * You can disable XV for most of the gstreamer video players

gstreamer-properties

In Video tab, choose "X Window System No Xv" for default output plugin

* You can now remove your card from the blacklist, by adding a # at the beginning of the line with intel 965

sudo gedit /usr/bin/compiz

 # blacklist based on the pci ids
 # See http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Hardware/Blacklist for details
 T=" 1002:5954 1002:5854 1002:5955" # ati rs480
 T="$T 1002:4153" # ATI Rv350
 T="$T 8086:2982 8086:2992 8086:29a2 8086:2a02 8086:2a12" # intel 965
 T="$T 8086:2972" # i965 (x3000)
 T="$T 1002:3152 1002:3150 1002:5462 1002:5653 " # ati X300 X600,X600 X700
 BLACKLIST_PCIIDS="$T"
 unset T

* Start effects !

Feisty

Intel X3100 Video

Custom-compiled kernel needed with /dev/agpgart support:

apt-get install linux-kernel build-essential libncurses5-dev kernel-package
cd /usr/src
tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-source-2.6.20.tar.bz2
ln -s linux-source-2.6.20 linux
cd linux
make menuconfig
 Linux Kernel Configuration: Device Drivers: Character devices:
  <*> /dev/agpgart (AGP Support)                          
  < >   ALI chipset support                               
  < >   ATI chipset support                               
  < >   AMD Irongate, 761, and 762 chipset support        
  < >   AMD Opteron/Athlon64 on-CPU GART support          
  <*>   Intel 440LX/BX/GX, I8xx and E7x05 chipset support 
  < >   NVIDIA nForce/nForce2 chipset support             
 <...>

make-kpkg ended with error for me

make-kpkg kernel_image kernel_headers

if it fails for you, use these commands:

  make
  make install modules_install
 # point your /boot/grub/grub.conf to the new kernel

Download xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.1.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb from http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=37549&d=1183829057 NOTE: you will need to login into ubuntuforums!

dpkg --force-all -i xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.1.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

Substitute /etc/X11/xorg.conf with correct driver string:

vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Video Card"
        Driver          "intel"        BusID           "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Reboot your system, and you will get nice GNOME login screen (gdm).

DVD/R+W Device

Doesn't work by default. You have to write in your /etc/rc.local

modprobe piix

Touchpad deactivated on typing

By default it isn't deactivated while typing. You have to do some things first.

edit your /etx/X11/xorg.config:

search for the following section

    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
    ...
    End Section 

and add the following line

    Option "SHMConfig" "1"

then restart X and you can edit the preferences of the touchpad with gsynaptics, qsynaptics or ksynaptics.

System Info

bios-version:68DDU Ver. F.06
system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard
system-product-name:HP Compaq 6710b (GB891EA#ABB)
system-version:F.06

Hardware details

  HP GB891EA#ABB Business Notebook with Corporate Package
    6710b Series Notebook
  Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0Ghz 4MB cache 800Mhz FSB
  Mobile Intel 965GM Express Chipset
  1024MB DDR2-667 SO-Dimm
  160GB SATA 5400rpm HDD
  DVD+-RW SuperMulti Double Layer writer
  15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050)
  Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 up to 384MB shared graphics
  Intel 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN (ipw3945)
  Bluetooth
  56k modem
  10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
  Fingerprint reader & TPM

Notes

External Links

• A Linux compatibility guide to the HP-Compaq 6710B

• http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_HP_Compaq_6710b

• This document is listed at the TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation guides survey (HP/Compaq).

• Closed Lid crashes Gusty after 10-20 Mins on HP 6710b.

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