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Model versionDateVideoSoundEthernetWirelessBluetoothPower managementOtherRemarks
Presario F7002009-02YesYesYesYesYesHangs 20-30s when loading ACPI modules on battery power. Some hotkeys do not work. Need to turn AutoAddDevices to false in Xorg configuration to fix keyboard layout problems.
Presario CQ60-420ED2009-08YesYesYesYesUntestedConsole framebuffer is a bit slow (using vga=773), wireless LED indicator flickers red and blue.
EliteBook 2560p2018-11-02YesYesYesYesYesUntestedNo: Fingerprint readerAs root, run echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan to recognize smartcards.
EliteBook 8460p2023-11-17YesYesYesYesYesYesNo: Fingerprint readerAs root, run echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan to recognize smartcards.
EliteBook 2570p2011-12YesYesYesYesYesYesxHCI IRQ issues
EliteBook 840 G12017-12YesYesYesYesYesHibernation: Untested
EliteBook 850 G32024-04YesYesYesYesYesYesNo: Fingerprint reader
EliteBook 840 G82021-02YesYesYesYesYesYesSometimes there is a significant battery drain of about 1-2% / hour while in suspend
EliteBook 845 G92023-08-21YesYesYesYesYesKeyboard backlight only via hardware buttons
  • For <2022 BIOS:
    • For BIOS version 01.02.01, hp_wmi needs to be blacklisted to use Wi-Fi/Bluetooth.
    • acpi.ec_no_wakeup=1 may be needed for suspend, hibernate does not work.
  • HP EliteBook 835 G9/865 G9 is of the same family and probably has similar problem.
Compaq 6715S2010-05YesYesYesYesYesYes
Compaq 6720S2009-02YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pavilion DV2172EA2007-05YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pavilion DM1-1150SL2009-02YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pavilion dv5055ea2009-06YesYesYesYesUntestedDVD and Multimedia button not working
Pavilion dv6605ed2007-08YesYesYesYesUntestedPartial: No hibernation.Remote: DVD, Quickplay, and Windows MCE buttons do not work
Pavilion dv60182008-01-26YesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedUse Option "XkbModel" "hpzt11xx" in Xorg configuration for sensors and remote
Pavilion dv9530em2009-06YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pavilion TX1220US (GA647UA)2008-06-24YesYesYesYesUntestedUntestedTouch screen: (appears to work; have not calibrated)
Remote: not working
Hot keys: not tested
Hot keys and touch screen reportedly works on other distributions.
Elitebook 8560w2012YesYesYesYesYesPartial: No sleep.UntestedUse nvidiabl for backlight adjustments with nvidia.
Compaq 8510w2008YesYesYesYesYesFireWire: untested
TouchSmart tx2z2009-08YesYesYesYesUntestedUntestedKnown successes with touchscreen and stylus in Ubuntu
Pavilion dv6-2115sa2010-05YesYes*UntestedYesUntestedPartial: No sleep.Remote: Some buttons do not work*To prevent output to both headphones and speakers simultaneously, set the module parameters snd-hda-intel model=hp-dv5
6252010-05YesYesYesYesUntestedYes
Pavilion g42013YesYesYesBad performanceNoYes
ENVY 142012-03-04YesYesYesYesUntestedUntested
Envy 14-j106tx2016-07-22YesPartialYesYesUntestedUntested
ENVY 172014-03-05YesYesYesYesUntestedYes
ENVY TouchSmart 17-j113tx2014-11YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pavilion Ultrabook 15-b030st2015-05YesYesUntestedYesNoUntested
Pavilion g6-2379sr2016-09YesYesYesBad performanceNoPartial: No hibernation.Big problems with Wi-Fi card RT3290. Best choice is to use LAN Internet, or change Wi-Fi card.
Poor sound quality.
ProBook 440 G42016-10YesYesYesYesYesYes
ProBook 445 G72020-08-13YesYesYesYesYesYesFingerprint reader: PartialFingerprint reader support varies with the manufacturer.
e.g. Some variants of the Synaptics FS7604 do not work due to missing drivers.
ProBook 450 G72020-10YesYes*YesYesYesYes*Microphone does not work
ENVY 15-as010ur2016-09YesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedCard reader: UntestedSmall problem with p2p wpa_supplicant, possible solution: p2p_disabled=1.
Cannot set mute-key led light.
ENVY 15-ep0020ca (10M52UA)2020-09YesYesYesUntestedUntestedUntestedThe model has two SSDs in RAID with enabled Intel RST. BIOS does not have an option to change RAID to AHCI. There is no way to install Linux on this model.
Stream 11-r004nf2017-01YesYesYesYesYes
Stream 11-y008nf2017-08YesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedCard reader: UntestedCannot set mute-key led light.
ENVY 13-ad140ng2017-12YesYes*YesYesUntested*hdajackretask should be used to enable the top speaker 0x14 override to Internal Speaker, 0x17 override to Internal Speaker Back
Cannot set mute-key led light.
ENVY m4-1015dx2021-12-03YesYesYesUntestedYesUse hdajackretask to set pin 0x0d and 0x0f to "Internal speaker" and 0x10 to "Internal speaker (LFE)"
ProBook 450 G52018-03YesYesYesYesYesYesFingerprint scanner: works with libfprint-vfs_proprietary-gitAUR and fprintd-vfs_proprietaryAUR, see Fprint
ProBook 450 G62019-03NVIDIA: UntestedYesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedWebcam, Card reader, Fingerprint scanner: UntestedFn button light stuck on. Fn+F11 (Wi-Fi) cannot be set (the other "special" buttons are fine). Touchpad may lag after hibernation.
ProBook 440 G62019-03YesYesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedNo: Brightness controls and mute/unmute mic.
Fingerprint scanner.
Touchpad does not work after suspend: reload i2c_hid kernel module to fix
ProBook 440 G82024-06-16YesYesYesYesUntestedHibernation: Untested
ProBook 430 G62019-11YesYesYesYesYesYesHot keys: works, brightness control works after bios update (2019.11) with kernel 5.3.11
Fingerprint scanner: Untested
Touchpad does not work after suspend: reload i2c_hid kernel module to fix
Same workaround needed for Ethernet in a bridge
ProBook x360 435 G72021-04Yes*YesYesYesPower drain issues on sleepFingerprint scanner: Untested*Accelerometer does not work with iio-sensor-proxy except with linux-lts
EliteBook 830 G52018-11YesYesYesYesYesYesFingerprint scanner: Untested
Pavilion 15-cw0xxx2018-09YesYesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedRotation sensor: UntestedInstall amd-ucode or CPU speed is capped to 2 GHz
Pavilion 15-cw0009xx2020-01YesYesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedInstall amd-ucode or CPU speed is capped to 2 GHz
Pavilion 15-ab214nt2019-08-30YesYesYesYesYesYesHang on boot or shutdown without kernel parameter pci=nomsi
Pavilion 15-au624tx2020-04YesYes*YesYesYesHibernation: Untested*Mute LED requires configuration
Pavilion 15-cx0xxx2020-01YesYes*YesYesYesYesHot keys: Partial*Mute LED requires configuration
Spectre x360 (2020)2022-02-26YesYes*YesYesUntestedExperimental: Fingerprint scanner*See dedicated page.
Spectre x360 13-ap0xxxx2018-12YesYes*YesYesHibernation: UntestedNo: Fingerprint scanner*See dedicated page.
Spectre x360 15-bl1XX2021-03-25YesYesYesYesUntested
Elitebook x360 1030 g32019-07YesYesYesYesYesFingerprint scanner: UntestedHot keys need acpi_backlight=native
Pavilion 14-ce0xxx2019-07YesYesYesYesUntestedYesWebcam: UntestedWi-Fi needs out of tree driver from GitHub.
Omen 152020-01YesYesYesYesYesYesOmen button support can be enabled with a kernel moduleHDMI and DP connected to NVIDIA card - run X on it to use video outputs: they do not seem to work on Wayland.
Notebook 14-cm0007la2020-04YesYesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedBrightness control: not working by defaultWi-Fi and Bluetooth requires GitHub drivers
INSANE battery discharge: use TLP and RyzenAdj
ZBook 14u G62019-11YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pavilion 13-a252ur2020-05YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pavilion 15-cs3019nf2020-06YesYesYesYesYesYesEthernet card not supported by ipxe
Notebook 17-bs511ng2020-10YesYesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedFan blows constantly
ENVY x360 15-dr1948nd/15-ed0985nd2021-01-15YesYesYesYesYesEFISTUB issues: forcibly sorts EFI boot entries by label length (long>short)
ENVY x360 15-ds0155ng2020-06-17YesYesYesYesNo: SuspendFingerprint reader
ENVY x360 15-ds0004nf2023-12-24YesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedNo: fingerprint readerCannot set mute-key led light.
Omen 15-ek005na2021-03-25YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pavilion Gaming 17-cd1013na2021-11-25YesYesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedHotkeys: brightness, aeroplane mode, pause media NOT working (help does not seem to do anything). SD Card Reader: NOT working ("Unassigned class" in lspci). HDMI: Makes the desktop extremely laggy unless duplicating the laptop screen. Keyboard backlight: Sometimes disables the next boot (maybe not a Linux issue), keypresses activate the backlight but not mouse movement. PC speaker: working (use kernel parameter acpi_osi=Linux).Fans cannot be controlled (NVIDIA GPU can reach up to 90°C). Upower takes up to a minute to realize the charger has been dis/connected.
Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1086nw2021-08-27HDMI: UntestedYesYesYesUntestedUntestedFans can not be software controlled, UEFI does not support Secure Boot
Pavilion Aero 13-be0214nw2021-09-17YesYesYesYesYes*No: Fingerprint scanner*Suspend has issues on kernel 5.14 without iommu=soft kernel parameter (screen does not light up after waking up and system seems to be unresponsive)
Fingerprint scanner (04f3:0c00) is not supported by libfprint
Mute light on F5 does not work
Laptop 14-fq1021nr2021-11-13YesYesYesYesPartial*Card Reader: Untested*Suspend to RAM: broken; NVMe drive fails to resume. Workaround: boot with iommu=soft amd_iommu=off.
• Mute LED on F6: broken; stays off.
• UEFI entered by pressing Esc, allows toggling secure boot, allows EFI image selection. Note: all boot entries other than $esp/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi are cleared on boot, but this can be worked around by placing the EFI image you want to boot at that location.
Laptop 14-fq0xxx2019-12-?? or 2020-01-??YesYesYes*YesUntested• *Device RTL8821CE; Driver rtw88_8821ce has issues or does not work on kernels less than v6.0 and may require a DKMS driver.
• Mute LED on F6: Works! as of v6.7.6.
Laptop 14-fq1025nr2022-02-26YesPartialYesYesYes• Headphone jack detection kind of works, wouldn't recognize half of the time..
• Dummy output after restart fixed in latest kernel.
• Mute LED on F6: still broken.
Laptop 15s-eq1124nw2021-12-22YesYesYesUntestedPartialSuspend to RAM: broken, needs hack mentioned on page.
Mute LED on F6: broken, stays off.
Laptop 15z-ef20002022-02-01YesYesYesYesYesMute button LED does not light up.
Envy x360 13-ay0779ng2022-02-06YesYesUntestedYesYesYesSensors
Pavilion X2 102022-03-20YesYesYesYesYesPartial: Touchscreen/tablet mode works, camera does not workMute button LED does not light up.
With newer kernels (6.2.?), there seems to be an increased likelihood for CPU lock-ups. Using linux-lts works.
Victus 16-d1xxx2022-05-24YesYesYesYesYesYes
Pavilion 15-eh2085cl2022-06-09YesYesYesNo*YesUntested*rtw8852be is broken. Changes to Secure Boot setting must be saved with F10, not "Save and exit" in the GUI.
Laptop 17-cn1035cl2022-10-11YesYesYesYesYesCamera: Untested
Laptop 17-cr0778ng2022-10YesNoYesYesUntestedCamera: UntestedSound might be fixed in kernel 6.8-rc4, but is untested. * Webcam privacy shutter works. Mute Button for sound works, but does not light up. Mute Button for microphone does not work at all.
Dev One2022-06-02YesYesYesYesYesinstall hp-vendor-dkms-gitAUR for fan speed and battery stats
EliteBook 845 G72023-08-10YesYesYesYesHibernation: UntestedFingerprint scanner: Untested
X2 210 G22024-02-27YesYes*YesYesPartial: machine suspends, but randomly(?) wakes up againPartial: Touchscreen/tablet mode works, front camera works, rear camera does not work*Sound needs snd_soc_sst_bytcr_rt5640.quirk=0x403420 for headphone detection to work. Mute button LED does not light up.
With newer kernels (6.2.?), there seem to be CPU lock-ups if the atomisp-firmware is not installed. Installing shisp_2401a0_v21.bin from intel-aero's repository seems to solve this.
Victus 15-ec2008ax2022-12-8YesYesUntestedYes*YesHibernation: Untested*Wi-Fi toggles on lid open
Pavilion x360 Convertible 14-dy1xxx2022-12-30YesYesYesYesYes*No: Fingerprint Scanner, Mute Button LED*Has intermittent issues with the lid wake sensor
Pavilion x360 Convertible 14-dw1xxx2025-02-25YesYes*YesYesYesNo: Fingerprint Scanner, Mute Button LED*Sound driver does not appear when running cat /proc/asound/cards in terminal after installing Arch. You will have to plug in a sound device first, second unplug said device and restart. You should have sound.
Pro x360 435 G9 Convertible 6F259EA2023-07-08YesYesYesYesUntestedNo*:

Tablet Mode Detection/Automatic On Screen Keyboard Automatic Screen Rotation Microphone Mute Button and LED Volume Mute Button LED

*tested with Gnome shell version 44.1
ZBook 14u G92023-12-20YesYes*YesYesUntested
ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A2024-06-14YesYesYesYesUntested
ZBook Firefly 15 G72024-08-31YesYesYesYesYesSmart card reader: Untested
15-ba008ca2024-06-20YesYesUntestedYesUntestedUntested
Pavilion Aero 13-be2775ng2024-08-03YesYesYesYesYesNo: Fingerprint scanner
HP EliteBook 865 G112024-10-15YesYesYesYesYesSmart card reader, keyboard backlight, keyboard shortcuts, webcam, multitouch touchpad, microphoneNFC over I2C untested
Dragonfly 13.5 inch G42024-11-29YesYes*YesYesYesNo: Webcam***CS35L41 amplifier needs kernel driver patch available as snd-hda-scodec-cs35l41-sandwalker-dkms-gitAUR.
** Kernel panic occurs randomly with hi556 module loaded: unusable.

Troubleshooting

UEFI bootloader not found

Note: Make sure you have the latest HP UEFI firmware installed.

Even if UEFI, Arch Linux and (e.g.) GRUB are correctly configured and with the correct UEFI NVRAM variables set, the system may not boot from the HDD/SSD. The problem is that HP hard coded the paths for the OS boot manager in their UEFI boot manager to \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi to boot Microsoft Windows, regardless of how the UEFI NVRAM variables are changed. There are two workarounds:

Using the "Customized Boot" path option (recommended, may not be available for all models)

The latest HP firmware allows defining a “Customized Boot” path in the UEFI pre-boot graphical environment. Select the “Customized Boot” option in the UEFI pre-boot graphical environment under “Boot Options” and set the path to your OS boot loader on the ESP (see EFI system partition), e.g.:

\EFI\grub\grubx64.efi

Always verify the correct path to the .efi file. Also, adjust the device boot order (also in the UEFI pre-boot graphical environment) to boot this entry first.

Change the OS boot loader path to match the hard coded path

Warning:
  • This method is not recommended, as it will create conflicts in a dual boot setup with Microsoft Windows. Also, everytime you install GRUB, you have to remember to copy it to the hard coded path.
  • If you are trying to boot on a the mSATA port (m.2 SSD), this is the only working method.

Change the UEFI application path of the OS boot loader to that hard coded path. On your EFI system partition; e.g. with esp being the EFI system partition mountpoint:

# mkdir -p esp/EFI/Microsoft/Boot
# cp esp/EFI/grub/grubx64.efi esp/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi

or

# mkdir -p esp/EFI/BOOT
# cp esp/EFI/grub/grubx64.efi esp/EFI/BOOT/BOOTx64.EFI

Fan noise

Since Linux 4.1x, laptop's fan may not spin down to a lower rev step (and noise) effectively appearing stuck at higher spinning speed with no apparent temperature reason. Possible workarounds are loading a 3D application, a quick suspend to ram or power off for more than 10 minutes. If those tricks do not work, the max CPU frequency can be set to a lower one. See CPU frequency scaling#Setting maximum and minimum frequencies. Related:

Compaq 8510w

Follow the steps outlined in Suspend and hibernate#Hibernation. The suspend to disk process works correctly, but the laptop does not power itself off. To fix this, create the following file:

/etc/systemd/system/sleep.conf
[Sleep]
HibernateMode=shutdown

This file tells systemd to write shutdown instead of platform to /sys/power/disk before writing disk to /sys/power/state.

Pavilion au624tx

For making the mute LED work, append model=alc295-hp-x360 to snd-hda-intel's kernel module parameters.

Omen 15 ax210TX

For making the mute LED work, append model=hp-mute-led-mic3 to snd-hda-intel's kernel module parameters.

EliteBook U82 family (835 G9/845 G9/865 G9/845 G10)

Flickering or constant solid white screen

Upgrade to kernel >= 6.2.7 and add the following to your kernel boot parameters:

amdgpu.sg_display=0

Check it the parameter was applied successfully with:

$ cat /proc/cmdline

Driver issue tracker: GitLab

CPU Freq locked at 400-500MHz after AC power unplugged

For EliteBook 845 G10 with AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS, the CPU frequency may be locked at 400-544MHz when switched to battery, a workaround is to blacklist the `amd_pmf` module.

/etc/modprobe.d/cpufreq.conf
blacklist amd-pmf

Driver issue tracker: Bugzilla

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