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differences in the entry: vendor
Hewlett-Packard
differences in the entry: model name
Pavillion dv6530 el
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
not-specified
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
not-specified no
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
not-specified
differences in the entry: does the device prevent the installation of wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
not-specified
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2007
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_4_0
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
C-silver
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.32-24-generic
differences in the entry: video card model
GeForce 8400M GS (rev a1)
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_without_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
BCM4311 (rev 02)
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
no
differences in the entry: webcam model
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
not-specified no
differences in the entry: Description
[h1]Overview[/h1]
[p]The notebook works fine except for the wifi card and the webcam that does do not work. The video card works with the nouveau driver but without the 3D acceleration[/p]
[h1]About webcam[/h1]
[p]I was not able to find out the webcam model and I was not able to make it work.[/p]
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