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notebook EliteBook 8540w WT032ES
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model: EliteBook 8540w WT032ES(model id: 1402)
subtype (notebook, netbook, motherboard, tablet):
notebook
vendor:
Hewlett Packard
architecture:
x86-64/amd64
does it have a free boot firmware (BIOS,UEFI,...) ?
no
can free operating systems be installed?
yes
does the device prevent installing wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
not-specified
year of commercialization:
2010
compatibility with free software:
D-bronze
tested on:
Debian GNU/Linux 7 wheezy
Debian GNU/Linux Testing
Debian GNU/Linux Unstable
tested with the following kernel libre:
3.14-2-amd64
video card model:
ATI Firepro M5800 (Mobility Radeon HD 5730 / 6570M) (works, but without 3D acceleration)
wifi model:
Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (it does not work)
webcam model:
HP Webcam [2 MP Macro] (it works)
Description:

Background: I have been using my laptop since 2010, all the time Debian was installed on it. It also works with older kernel versions (I started off with Debian stable in 2010, but am now running unstable).

Sidenote: the wifi card and graphics card do work when using drivers from the Debian nonfree repositories, although 3D performance is still not very good.

Sidenote 2: I have updated all hardware components of this notebook on the wiki separately as well, apart from the sound cards: I did not test those.

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