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HP Compaq 6715b
1. Hardware / Support overview
| Device | Overview | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-58 (2) @ 1.895GHz | |
| Ethernet | Broadcom NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express | ✔ |
| Graphics | RS690M [Radeon Xpress 1200/1250/1270] |  |
| Memory | DDR-2 SDRAM 2048 MB (Maximum capacity 4 GB). Slots 2 | |
| Screen | 15.5“ (1280×800) WXGA | ✔ |
| Sound | SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) | ✔ |
| Wireless | Broadcom BCM4311 802.11a/b/g | |
| Speaker | ? | |
| Fingerprint | vendor 0x08ff Fingerprint Sensor | ✘ |
| Card reader | HP HP Flash Media Reader | ✔ |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Broadcom Corp HP Integrated Module |  |
| DVD-RW Double Layer | |
|
| (PCMCIA) | PCCard 16-bit : Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II | |
| FireWire | Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller | |
| VGA External | RS690M [Radeon Xpress 1200/1250/1270] | |
| Touchpad | ✔ | |
| Battery | LIon | |
2. Files / Notes
2.1. Ethernet
Passed 2 hour load test
remote device:
^C- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ 5] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 687 KBytes 10.2 Mbits/sec 0 96.6 KBytes [ 7] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 482 KBytes 7.12 Mbits/sec 0 65.0 KBytes [ 9] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 665 KBytes 9.82 Mbits/sec 0 96.7 KBytes [ 11] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 1.08 MBytes 16.4 Mbits/sec 0 145 KBytes [ 13] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 704 KBytes 10.4 Mbits/sec 0 96.7 KBytes [ 15] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 676 KBytes 9.99 Mbits/sec 0 96.7 KBytes [ 17] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 461 KBytes 6.81 Mbits/sec 0 64.4 KBytes [ 19] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 430 KBytes 6.35 Mbits/sec 0 65.4 KBytes [ 21] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 481 KBytes 7.10 Mbits/sec 0 65.0 KBytes [ 23] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 676 KBytes 9.99 Mbits/sec 0 96.7 KBytes [SUM] 7214.00-7214.55 sec 6.22 MBytes 94.1 Mbits/sec 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr [ 5] 0.00-7214.55 sec 8.63 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec 35 sender [ 5] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [ 7] 0.00-7214.55 sec 5.71 GBytes 6.80 Mbits/sec 28 sender [ 7] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [ 9] 0.00-7214.55 sec 8.63 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec 105 sender [ 9] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [ 11] 0.00-7214.55 sec 13.0 GBytes 15.5 Mbits/sec 119 sender [ 11] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [ 13] 0.00-7214.55 sec 8.63 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec 164 sender [ 13] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [ 15] 0.00-7214.55 sec 8.65 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec 86 sender [ 15] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [ 17] 0.00-7214.55 sec 5.71 GBytes 6.80 Mbits/sec 87 sender [ 17] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [ 19] 0.00-7214.55 sec 5.71 GBytes 6.80 Mbits/sec 46 sender [ 19] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [ 21] 0.00-7214.55 sec 5.72 GBytes 6.81 Mbits/sec 30 sender [ 21] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [ 23] 0.00-7214.55 sec 8.64 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec 12 sender [ 23] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver [SUM] 0.00-7214.55 sec 79.1 GBytes 94.1 Mbits/sec 712 sender [SUM] 0.00-7214.55 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver iperf3: interrupt - the client has terminated
local device (HP Compaq 6715b):
[ 5] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 1.23 MBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec [ 8] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 812 KBytes 6.65 Mbits/sec [ 10] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 1.23 MBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec [ 12] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 1.82 MBytes 15.2 Mbits/sec [ 14] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 1.26 MBytes 10.6 Mbits/sec [ 16] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 1.20 MBytes 10.0 Mbits/sec [ 18] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 840 KBytes 6.88 Mbits/sec [ 20] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 834 KBytes 6.83 Mbits/sec [ 22] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 819 KBytes 6.71 Mbits/sec [ 24] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 1.26 MBytes 10.5 Mbits/sec [SUM] 7216.00-7217.00 sec 11.2 MBytes 94.1 Mbits/sec - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate [ 5] 0.00-7217.00 sec 8.63 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec receiver [ 8] 0.00-7217.00 sec 5.71 GBytes 6.80 Mbits/sec receiver [ 10] 0.00-7217.00 sec 8.63 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec receiver [ 12] 0.00-7217.00 sec 13.0 GBytes 15.5 Mbits/sec receiver [ 14] 0.00-7217.00 sec 8.63 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec receiver [ 16] 0.00-7217.00 sec 8.65 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec receiver [ 18] 0.00-7217.00 sec 5.71 GBytes 6.80 Mbits/sec receiver [ 20] 0.00-7217.00 sec 5.71 GBytes 6.80 Mbits/sec receiver [ 22] 0.00-7217.00 sec 5.72 GBytes 6.80 Mbits/sec receiver [ 24] 0.00-7217.00 sec 8.64 GBytes 10.3 Mbits/sec receiver [SUM] 0.00-7217.00 sec 79.1 GBytes 94.1 Mbits/sec receiver iperf3: the client has terminated
2.2. Graphics
/etc/rc.conf
kld_list="radeonkms"
For the graphics to work properly, I had to install the SCFB driver.
Below I will give a comparison of the incorrect operation of the graphics.
| ✘ drm-kmod only | ✔ with SCFB |
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2.3. Sound
There are two connectors on the laptop, as it always was before. One for headphones and one for microphone. I can not check the microphone, but the sound works fine. I looked at the sound devices and saw only one entry:
pcm0: <Analog Devices AD1981HD (Analog 2.0+HP/2.0)> (play/rec) default No devices installed from userspace.
But I didn't even need to switch the sound. After I plugged the headphones into the jack, the sound automatically began to go to the headphones. And after disconnecting, he himself switched to the front of the laptop. It's great :3
2.4. WiFi
In order to get the wireless card to work, I had to rebuild the kernel with the options listed here:
and also install loadable modules:
My settings files contain the following:
/boot/loader.conf
if_bwn_load="YES" bwn_v4_ucode_load="YES"
/etc/rc.conf
network_interfaces="AUTO" wpa_supplicant_enable="YES" wlans_bwn0="wlan0" ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP"
After completing the settings, I rebooted the laptop and made sure that all modules were loaded:
kldstat
Id Refs Address Size Name 1 62 0xffffffff80200000 214ad60 kernel 3 1 0xffffffff82399000 a158 cryptodev.ko 4 1 0xffffffff823a5000 5b93a0 zfs.ko 5 1 0xffffffff8295f000 2ce88 bwn_v4_ucode.ko 6 1 0xffffffff82d20000 153c80 radeonkms.ko 7 2 0xffffffff82e74000 739e0 drm.ko 8 3 0xffffffff82ee8000 5220 linuxkpi_gplv2.ko 9 4 0xffffffff82eee000 62d8 dmabuf.ko 10 1 0xffffffff82ef5000 c758 ttm.ko 11 1 0xffffffff82f02000 28d8 radeon_RS690_cp_bin.ko 12 1 0xffffffff82f05000 3378 acpi_wmi.ko 13 1 0xffffffff82f09000 3218 intpm.ko 14 1 0xffffffff82f0d000 2180 smbus.ko 15 1 0xffffffff82f10000 4d00 ng_ubt.ko 16 6 0xffffffff82f15000 aac8 netgraph.ko 17 2 0xffffffff82f20000 a238 ng_hci.ko 18 4 0xffffffff82f2b000 25a8 ng_bluetooth.ko 19 1 0xffffffff82f2e000 e250 ng_l2cap.ko 20 1 0xffffffff82f3d000 1bee8 ng_btsocket.ko 21 1 0xffffffff82f59000 39c0 ng_socket.ko
2.5. Speaker
The sound console speaker works. If you install the beep package, you can see that sounds are produced. The output is combined with the common single sound output on the laptop. This is unfortunate, but I have not been able to get it to work the same way it does on the PC. It doesn't make any sound when I press backspace in any way. Also the output device in /dev/speaker plays silence.
2.6. Fingerprint
The fingerprint scanner, after setting up, could not scan fingerprints, although the test programs worked. Also, after setting up, users did not have access to the device, despite the appropriate manipulations. It is likely that the device has been damaged or worn out from old hardware.
2.7. Bluetooth
The device on the laptop is detected in the system, but does not connect to another bluetooth device.
2.8. VGA External
It simply sends the same signal to both monitors.
I tried to connect a second monitor to my laptop and realized that after running xorg I can't manage two monitors. On the laptop screen, I see the desktop, adjusted to the screen size of the external monitor, and everything is duplicated on it. I couldn't get control of them. And in the console, before xorg was launched, they were simply duplicated without changing the screen size.
2.9. Suspend / Resume
The laptop successfully goes into sleep mode (suspend, S3). And successfully restored from it with the power button, saving the session.
2.10. Battery
My battery doesn't seem to be working.
hw.acpi.battery.info_expire: 5 hw.acpi.battery.units: 2 hw.acpi.battery.state: 0 hw.acpi.battery.rate: 0 hw.acpi.battery.time: -1 hw.acpi.battery.life: 100
acpiconf -i0 Design capacity: 1 mAh Last full capacity: 1 mAh Technology: secondary (rechargeable) Design voltage: 10800 mV Capacity (warn): 1 mAh Capacity (low): 1 mAh Low/warn granularity: 100 mAh Warn/full granularity: 100 mAh Model number: Primary Serial number: 45335 2006/12/03 Type: LIon OEM info: Hewlett-Packard State: high Remaining capacity: 100% Remaining time: unknown Present rate: 0 mA (0 mW) Present voltage: 12092 mV
acpiconf -i1 Design capacity: 0 mWh Last full capacity: 0 mWh Technology: primary (non-rechargeable) Design voltage: 0 mV Capacity (warn): 0 mWh Capacity (low): 0 mWh Cycle Count: 0 Mesurement Accuracy: 0 % Max Sampling Time: 0 ms Min Sampling Time: 0 ms Max Average Interval: 0 ms Min Average Interval: 0 ms Low/warn granularity: 0 mWh Warn/full granularity: 0 mWh Model number: Serial number: Type: OEM info: State: not present Present voltage: unknown
✔ OK
Somewhat OK: requires additional tweaking or works worse than expected
Present but status unknown or untested
✘ Does not work
nothing Not sure if present