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Is HP Pavillion DV6-3011SO supported by Ubuntu? I know that it has ATI Radeon HD5650 video card and ATI isn't so well supported than Nvidia.

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The only officially 'supported' laptops are those that are certified or ready for Ubuntu. No HP laptops are certified or ready.

However, it is extremely likely that the laptop will work with Ubuntu. To test this, create a live CD or USB and choose the 'try Ubuntu' option. If it works off the CD, it should work once installed.

You may require extra tweaks to get full functionality. This usually means you need to go to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers to install drivers.

Things to check with the live CD:

  • Sound - do the speakers, headphones and microphones work properly?
  • Networking - can you connect to wired and wireless networks?
  • Webcam - install cheese or similar software to test if your webcam (if you have one) can take pictures and video.

For things that do not work there may be fixes so search the internet for solutions if certain functionality doesn't work. Please report bugs for things that don't work.

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I´ve tried K/Ubuntu 10.10 RC on my HP Pavilion DV6-3040ec and found out things that don't work:

  • After installing ATI driver, screen went black after splash screen (looks like problem with switchable graphics)
  • Bad battery life (around 1 hour) - powertop shows +/- 38W consumption
  • Touchpad works, but no multitouch, no right click. Just left click with tap or press
  • No fingerprint reader at all

Everything else looks good...

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