HPNX6325
Contact: AlexLee4, AzraelNightwalker, JohanEhnberg, [:Przemkus]
- Brand: HP Compaq
- Maker: HP
- Model: nx6325
- Websites:
[http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/321957-64295-89315-321838-f33-1849082.html Product page] [http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12447_na/12447_na.HTML Official specifications] [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?prodNameId=1849083&lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=1849082&taskId=135 Software and drivers] [http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/familyhome.do?familyId=118 HP forums]
[http://vale.homelinux.net/wordpress/?p=106 Ubuntu 6.10 (EdgyEft) on the HP NX6325 - step by step installation how-to for beginners] [http://www.puchalla-online.de/nx6325.html Debian GNU Linux (Etch) on an HP compaq 6325 laptop by Jochen Puchalla] [http://www.andreas-kleisun.homepage.t-online.de/FC5_on_nx6325.html A guide to install Fedora Core 5 on a HP Compaq nx6325 by Andreas Kleisun] [http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Gentoo_on_HP_Compaq_nx6325 Gentoo on HP Compaq nx6325] [http://www.wolframschenck.de/nx6325.htm Installation of SUSE Linux 10.1 Wolfram Schenck] [http://thinksilicon.redprohosting.de/index.php?page=39 SuSE auf HP Compaq nx6325 (German language)] [http://www.gammu.org/wiki/index.php?title=HydePark:Nx6325 Windows experience and plenty of problem documentation]
Current Issues
System Info
bios-version:68TT2 Ver. F.02 system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard system-product-name:HP Compaq nx6325 (EY343EA#ABD) system-version:F.02
bios-version:68TT2 Ver. F.04 system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard system-product-name:HP Compaq nx6325 (EY343EA#ABD) system-version:F.04
bios-version:68TT2 Ver. F.06 system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard system-product-name:HP Compaq nx6325 (EY344ET#AK8) system-version:F.06
bios-version:68TT2 Ver. F.00 system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard system-product-name:HP Compaq nx6325 (EY351EA#UUZ) system-version:F.00
bios-version:68TT2 Ver. F.06 system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard system-product-name:HP Compaq nx6325 (EY343EA#AKD) system-version:F.06
["LaptopTestingTeam/HPNX6325/dmesg"] ["LaptopTestingTeam/HPNX6325/lspci"] ["LaptopTestingTeam/HPNX6325/lspcmcia"] ["LaptopTestingTeam/HPNX6325/lsusb"] ["LaptopTestingTeam/HPNX6325/dmidecode"]
Hardware details
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ubuntu-7.04-desktop-i386 |
ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386 (beta) |
Does the installation work? |
yes |
yes |
Hardware Information |
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EY349EA |
EY344ET |
EY351EA |
EY343EA |
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 1.6 Ghz |
AMD Sempron 3500+ |
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2.0 Ghz |
AMD Sempron 3500+ 1800 MHz |
512 MB DDR2 667 |
512 MB DDR2 667 |
1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM |
512 MB DDR2 667 MHz |
80 GB SATA |
60 GB SATA |
80GB SATA |
60 GB SATA |
15" TFT LCD 1024x768 |
15" TFT LCD 1024x768 |
15" SXGA+ (1400x1050) |
15" TFT LCD XGA 1024x768 mat |
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 128 MB UMA |
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 64 MB UMA |
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB shared system memory |
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 (64 MB shared memory) |
DVD+/-RW DL |
DVD+/-RW DL |
DVD+/-RW DL DVD-RAM-RW |
DVD+/-RW DL |
USB |
yes |
yes |
yes, 3 x USB 2.0 |
Modem |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Firewire |
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yes |
Bluetooth |
N/A |
Bluetooth |
N/A |
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 UART (rev 01) |
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Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03) |
Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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Ubuntu 7.04 i386 |
Ubuntu 7.10 i386 (beta) |
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Screen |
yes |
yes |
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Correct resolution? |
yes |
yes |
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Correct refresh rate? |
yes |
yes |
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3D Acceleration |
yes (with fglrx, hangs on log off) |
yes (with fglrx) |
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External monitor works? |
yes (with fglrx) |
untested |
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External monitor - mirrors |
yes (with fglrx) |
untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
untested |
untested |
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TV-out |
untested |
untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hibernates? |
yes (fan doesn't start after wake up) |
untested |
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Sleep |
Yes |
untested |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Untested |
yes |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
yes |
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Lid Close |
yes |
yes |
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CPU frequency scaling |
yes |
yes |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
yes |
yes |
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Correct volume? |
yes |
yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
yes |
yes |
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Headphone jack |
yes |
yes |
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Mic jack |
yes, after manual editing of some file |
untested |
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Integrated Mic |
yes (turn on capturing in mixer console) |
untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
yes |
yes |
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Wireless NIC |
yes, with ndiswrapper |
yes |
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PCMCIA NIC |
untested |
untested |
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Firewire |
untested |
untested |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
yes |
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Modem |
untested |
untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
yes |
yes |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
yes |
yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
yes |
yes |
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Touchpad - turned off while typing |
yes (with ksynaptics) |
yes (with ksynaptics) |
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External mouse - USB |
yes |
yes |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
untested |
untested |
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USB |
untested |
untested |
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Serial |
untested |
untested |
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Parallel |
untested |
untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
untested |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
untested |
untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
untested |
untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
untested |
untested |
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CD/DVD drive |
yes |
yes |
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PCMCIA cards |
untested |
untested |
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Card reader(s) |
yes, after manual editing of some files |
yes |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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Ubuntu 7.04 i386 |
Ubuntu 7.10 i386 (beta) |
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+ F3 |
sleep |
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yes |
untested |
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+ F4 |
video display hotkey |
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yes |
untested |
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+ F8 |
show battery status |
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yes |
yes |
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+ F9 |
decrease screen brightness |
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yes (only on open driver) |
yes (only on open driver) |
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+ F10 |
increase screen brightness |
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yes (only on open driver) |
yes (only on open driver) |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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Ubuntu 7.04 i386 |
Ubuntu 7.10 i386 (beta) |
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wireless button |
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yes |
yes |
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help button |
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yes |
yes |
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presentation button |
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yes (but it has no event attached - I use it for music player) |
untested |
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Notes
Ubuntu 6.10
AndyB: CPU overheating Please keep an eye on CPU temperature. According to my experience, the CPU might get very hot (>80°C) until the fan turns on. Unfortunately, the fan stops when temperature reaches about 70°C and so the CPU might get over 80°C again. Try
watch cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/*/temperature
to monitor temperature,
echo "on" > /proc/acpi/fan/C34B/state
to turn on the fan manually. If that command is not working try
echo "0" > /proc/acpi/fan/C34B/state
(3 to turn off) or choose another fan-address instead of C34B (eg. C348, C349, C34A). In normal use, the CPU temperature rather exceeds 50°C (with fan turned on manually) I haven't faced this problem with newer versions of edgy (6.10).
Wireless You don't have to use ndiswrapper to enable wifi: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Dapper 1.3.2.2. Firmware Packages
As an alternative to running the script, you can install the firmware files from a package. To automatically keep up to date, add this repository line to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://ubuntu.cafuego.net dapper-cafuego bcm43xx # edgy-cafuego also works. Choose according to your OS
and make sure apt knows about the GnuPG key used to sign the packages:
wget http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/969F3F57.gpg ~/969F3F57.gpg | sudo apt-key add ~/969F3F57.gpg
Then update your package listings and install the bcm43xx-firmware package. or download the package directly:
wget -c http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/pool/dapper-cafuego/bcm43xx/bcm43xx-firmware_1.3-1ubuntu1_all.deb
and then install it manually:
sudo dpkg -i bcm43xx-firmware_1.3-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
The workaround for the "bad state" issue (kernel < 2.6.20) is no longer necessary. Touchpad "freezes" in (apparently) random intervals, the cursor remains in the upper left corner and is unmovable. Solution: reboot Restricted drivers (ATI) are proposed and work Desktop effects don't work (neither with fglrx)
Azrael's Comments
My laptop is:
bios-version:68TT2 Ver. F.02 system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard system-product-name:HP Compaq nx6325 (EY349EA#AKD) system-version:F.02
To make my mic work I've added
options snd-hda-intel model=hp position_fix=1 enable=yes
at the end of
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
and then I've set Capture and Mic Boost to the max in Alsa Mixer.
To fix the card reader I've added a small script to execute in runlevels 3-5:
setpci -s 02:04.2 4c=0x22 #if "0x22" doesn't work use "22" instead
You should substitute the number "02:04.2" with the one shown in
lspci |grep storage
To make battery status update properly I had to unload psmouse module before each restart or shutdown or ACPI would get corrupted (see http://home.no/slazz/nx7400/#badstate ). I've added
modprobe -r psmouse
to /etc/init.d/halt and /etc/init.d/reboot just before 'halt' and 'reboot' commands. This also fixes sluggish BIOS startup.
I've also noticed that after I resume from sleep or hibernation, the laptop speakers stay turned on, even when headphones are plugged in. To fix it I had to put:
MODULES="snd_hda_intel"
in /etc/default/acpi-support (near "# Add modules to this list to have them removed before suspend and reloaded" line)
Kubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn" i386
Przemkus: I've added information about this version of Kubuntu.
My laptop is:
bios-version:68TT2 Ver. F.06 system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard system-product-name:HP Compaq nx6325 (EY343EA#AKD) system-version:F.06
Don't use fglrx if it's not necessary, cause it hangs while logging off and the brightness +/- special keys not always work.
You will need to use ndiswrapper to run wireless connection.
There are problems with sleep and hibernation, the cpu fan doesn't start after waking laptop up, so it is necessary to turn the fan on manually by executing this script:
# public domain 2007 - Markus Brechtel (chaotika) <markus@b-r-e-c-h-t-e-l.net> # This script makes the fans wich ran before suspend come up after resume again on HP nx6325. acpi -t cat /proc/acpi/fan/*/* for fanstate in $( ls /proc/acpi/fan/*/state ); do echo 0 > $fanstate; done cat /proc/acpi/fan/*/*
There is a problem (in all linux distros) with non-linear volume scale. All control of volume depends on range about 50%-100% of volume control, so concerning laptop hardware volume control buttons it's quite irritating
Kubuntu "Gutsy Gibbon" development Tribe-5 amd64
Przemkus: I've added information about this version of Kubuntu.
My laptop is:
bios-version:68TT2 Ver. F.06 system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard system-product-name:HP Compaq nx6325 (EY343EA#AKD) system-version:F.06
While using fglrx the brightness +/- special keys not always work.
Wireless doesn't even need fwcutter, it works right away and connection quality seems to be better.
There is a problem (in all linux distros) with non-linear volume scale. All control of volume depends on range about 50%-100% of volume control, so concerning laptop hardware volume control buttons it's quite irritating
Wiki page comments
Please do not add Kubuntu (and other derivatives) when the same Ubuntu version is already added to the table. For example: Kubuntu 7.04 has exactly the same kernel and drivers as Ubuntu 7.04 so everything that works in Ubuntu 7.04 will work in Kubuntu 7.04 and vice versa. Same for things that don't work.
Info about Ubuntu 6.06 and 6.10 has been cut out because it's practically obsolete. Only 7.04 and 7.10 should be left. --AzraelNightwalker