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]

{i}

Memory

DDR-2 SDRAM 2048 MB (Maximum capacity 4 GB). Slots 2

Screen

15.5" (1280x800) WXGA

(./)

Sound

SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)

(./)

Wireless

Broadcom BCM4311 802.11a/b/g

{i}

Speaker

?

{i}

Fingerprint

vendor 0x08ff Fingerprint Sensor

{X}

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]

{i}

Touchpad

(./)

Battery

LIon

/!\

2. Files / Notes

2.1. Ethernet

Passed 2 hour load test

laptop (HP Compaq 6715b): 

^C- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[  5] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  8.22 MBytes   147 Mbits/sec                  
[  8] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  5.78 MBytes   103 Mbits/sec                  
[ 10] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  2.94 MBytes  52.5 Mbits/sec                  
[ 12] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  3.82 MBytes  68.2 Mbits/sec                  
[ 14] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  6.41 MBytes   114 Mbits/sec                  
[ 16] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  4.03 MBytes  71.9 Mbits/sec                  
[ 18] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  2.73 MBytes  48.6 Mbits/sec                  
[ 20] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  8.15 MBytes   145 Mbits/sec                  
[ 22] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  4.33 MBytes  77.1 Mbits/sec                  
[ 24] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  6.33 MBytes   113 Mbits/sec                  
[SUM] 7204.00-7204.47 sec  52.7 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec                  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-7204.47 sec  84.6 GBytes   101 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[  8]   0.00-7204.47 sec  77.6 GBytes  92.6 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[ 10]   0.00-7204.47 sec  67.3 GBytes  80.3 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[ 12]   0.00-7204.47 sec  87.4 GBytes   104 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[ 14]   0.00-7204.47 sec  82.1 GBytes  97.8 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[ 16]   0.00-7204.47 sec  88.3 GBytes   105 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[ 18]   0.00-7204.47 sec  70.6 GBytes  84.2 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[ 20]   0.00-7204.47 sec  74.6 GBytes  88.9 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[ 22]   0.00-7204.47 sec  76.2 GBytes  90.8 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[ 24]   0.00-7204.47 sec  80.4 GBytes  95.9 Mbits/sec                  receiver
[SUM]   0.00-7204.47 sec   789 GBytes   941 Mbits/sec                  receiver
iperf3: interrupt - the server has terminated

remote laptop: 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[  5] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  13.2 MBytes   111 Mbits/sec    0    264 KBytes       
[  7] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  10.8 MBytes  91.0 Mbits/sec    3    178 KBytes       
[  9] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  13.9 MBytes   117 Mbits/sec    2   78.4 KBytes       
[ 11] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  7.35 MBytes  61.7 Mbits/sec    7    108 KBytes       
[ 13] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  11.5 MBytes  96.1 Mbits/sec    0    235 KBytes       
[ 15] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  13.3 MBytes   111 Mbits/sec    0    263 KBytes       
[ 17] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  7.32 MBytes  61.4 Mbits/sec    0    167 KBytes       
[ 19] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  13.0 MBytes   109 Mbits/sec    0    260 KBytes       
[ 21] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  11.6 MBytes  97.1 Mbits/sec    3    128 KBytes       
[ 23] 7200.00-7201.00 sec  10.3 MBytes  86.3 Mbits/sec    5    198 KBytes       
[SUM] 7200.00-7201.00 sec   112 MBytes   941 Mbits/sec   20             
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-7201.00 sec  84.6 GBytes   101 Mbits/sec  12083             sender
[  5]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[  7]   0.00-7201.00 sec  77.7 GBytes  92.6 Mbits/sec  10300             sender
[  7]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[  9]   0.00-7201.00 sec  67.3 GBytes  80.3 Mbits/sec  9149             sender
[  9]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[ 11]   0.00-7201.00 sec  87.4 GBytes   104 Mbits/sec  11945             sender
[ 11]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[ 13]   0.00-7201.00 sec  82.1 GBytes  97.9 Mbits/sec  11223             sender
[ 13]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[ 15]   0.00-7201.00 sec  88.3 GBytes   105 Mbits/sec  11681             sender
[ 15]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[ 17]   0.00-7201.00 sec  70.6 GBytes  84.3 Mbits/sec  9707             sender
[ 17]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[ 19]   0.00-7201.00 sec  74.6 GBytes  89.0 Mbits/sec  10413             sender
[ 19]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[ 21]   0.00-7201.00 sec  76.2 GBytes  90.9 Mbits/sec  10194             sender
[ 21]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[ 23]   0.00-7201.00 sec  80.4 GBytes  95.9 Mbits/sec  11658             sender
[ 23]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
[SUM]   0.00-7201.00 sec   789 GBytes   942 Mbits/sec  108353             sender
[SUM]   0.00-7201.00 sec  0.00 Bytes  0.00 bits/sec                  receiver
iperf3: error - the server has terminated

2.2. Graphics

/etc/rc.conf 

kld_list="radeonkms"

For the graphics to work properly, I had to install the SCFB driver.

GraphicsOld/SCFB

/!\ Below I will give a comparison of the incorrect operation of the graphics.

{X} drm-kmod only

(./) with SCFB

kdeold.png

kdenew.png

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:

bwn(4)

and also install loadable modules:

net/bwn-firmware-kmod

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

{i} Somewhat OK: requires additional tweaking or works worse than expected

/!\ Present but status unknown or untested

{X} Does not work

nothing Not sure if present

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Laptops/HP_Compaq_6715b (last edited 2023-02-16T16:23:37+0000 by Clockwork)