(This brief document is created for Linux for Laptops site, http://www.linux-laptop.net/)

My HP nc6000 Linux installations

[12/2007]

Updated:

This laptop is my work laptop, and my employer requires HD encryption and regulated Win XP installation, so I had to make the first HD entirely Windows -dedicated for work purposes. So the Fedora Core is gone now.

However, for maintaining Linux in this computer for personal use, I installed a second hard drive to the HP's multibay (by replacing the optical drive). On the second HD I installed Ubuntu 7.10.

Works fine (Far better than Windows-side with that gigantic virusprotection software;-). Only SD-reader remains unreachable, but that has'n t been a problem for me, so no effort put for solution so far.

[ 02/2005]
I successfully Installed Linux Fedora Core 3 on my HP (Compaq) nc6000
Everything installed fine including the component drivers, but few exeptions:
-Modem (Driver exists, though,  not yet tried)
-Wlan (Driver may exist)
-Card reader (SD/MMC) -no linux driver available??
Otherwise works fine.
The setup:
60 GB HDD
Op.systems
(40 GB partition)  Windows XP Pro (Bundled and pre-installed with the unit)
(20 GB partition) Fedora Core 3, latest updates and kernel

Processor Pentium M 1.8 MHz

I also installed the latest Wine version for the FC 3, works absolutely neatly with all MS Windows -programs I have tested.

Teijo Salminen
Helsinki Finland

nnn.nnn@netti.fi