model: HP Pavillion dv5000 dv5134ea(model id: 242)
subtype (notebook, netbook, motherboard, tablet):
notebook
architecture:
x86-64/amd64
does it have a free boot firmware (BIOS,UEFI,...) ?
no
can free operating systems be installed?
not-specified
does the device prevent installing wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
not-specified
year of commercialization:
2006
compatibility with free software:
B-gold 
tested on:
Trisquel 4.5 Slaine
tested with the following kernel libre:
2.6.35.11-libre2-custom
video card model:
ATI Technologies Inc Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) [1002:5955] (works, but without 3D acceleration)
wifi model:
Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g WLAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02) (it works)
webcam model:
no webcam (not specified how it works)
Description:
You might need the "nomodeset" kernel parameter for suspend and hibernate to work. This does cause some graphical artifacts. "dmesg|grep Miss" reads
[ 20.277074] ssb0:0: Missing Free firmware
[ 24.102057] radeon_cp.0: Missing Free firmware
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