HP EliteBook 8540w

Reference

Laptop HP EliteBook Mobile Workstation 8540w

• hardware page on this wiki.
• Review on NotebookCheck.net
• InstallingDebianOnHPEliteBook8540wSqueeze

Hardware

Graphics

• NVidia Quadro FX 880M
• Kernel modules: nvidia

sudo lspci -v

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT216 [Quadro FX 880M] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1521
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
	Memory at d2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
	I/O ports at 5000 [size=128]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at d3080000 [disabled] [size=512K]
	Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [b4] Vendor Specific Information: Len=14 <?>
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
	Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=024 <?>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia
	Kernel modules: nvidia-current, nouveau, nvidiafb

• Intel 915?

Wireless

• Wireless card: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (intel page)

lspci -s 44: -v
# 44:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)
# ...
# Kernel driver in use: iwlagn

sudo lshw -C network
# configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlagn driverversion=2.6.35-28-generic firmware=9.221.4.1 build 25532 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abg

modinfo iwlagn
# filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.35-28-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
# ...
# firmware:       iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode

SmartCard Reader

• It seems that the integrated smartcard reader does not work under linux (see HP Support document, Ricoh Smart Card Reader Stops Functioning After Installing Linux).

Power consumption

• On Linux, get instant battery power consumption with (unplug power cord first!):

watch grep rate /proc/acpi/battery/BAT*/state

• Maverick
  • Luminosity set to lightest
  • Text console (X at login console, no X activity)
  • Wireless off
  • Lowest we get on idle is 947mA on BAT1.
• Precise
  • Stock install, default driver: 1898mA on BAT1.
  • Stock install, default driver, min. luminosity: 1631mA on BAT1.