How-to Install Debian 6.0 (squeeze) Linux on HP 620 notebook
HP 620. It’s a great notebook for business. Hp620 is not the best about performance but it’s fast – really fast! with linux – and it’s ok with it’s easy and clean design. Its hardware is very good (almost everything is manufactured by Intel) and it’s cheap!
Above all, you can also buy it pre-installed with Linux (Suse Enterprise Desktop)!
If you want Debian just install Debian 6.0 (Squeeze) with Desktop System, Notebook and Basic System files.
After installation run these commands from shell (as root).
cd ~ mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.original touch /etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb-src http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb-src http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list echo "deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list apt-get update apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree icedove icedove-l10n-it ntp wireless-tools apt-get --yes install linux-headers-2.6-686 build-essential module-assistant pulseaudio firmware-ralink m-a update && m-a prepare m-a a-i -t alsa-source echo "acpiphp" >> /etc/modules echo "ata_piix" >> /etc/modules echo "cfg80211" >> /etc/modules echo "iTCO_vendor_support" >> /etc/modules echo "iTCO_wdt" >> /etc/modules echo "pci_hotplug" >> /etc/modules echo "rt3090sta" >> /etc/modules echo "snd_mixer_oss" >> /etc/modules echo "snd_pcm_oss" >> /etc/modules echo "speedstep_lib" >> /etc/modules echo "tpm" >> /etc/modules echo "tpm_bios" >> /etc/modules echo "tpm_tis" >> /etc/modules echo "auto lo" > /etc/network/interfaces echo "iface lo inet loopback" >> /etc/network/interfaces echo "allow-hotplug eth0" >> /etc/network/interfaces
Now you have a perfect business laptop with browser (firefox/iceweasel), email client (thunderbird/icedove) and openoffice (and whatever you want to install).
All hardware now works very well without any problem.
Enjoy.
3 responses to “How-to Install Debian 6.0 (squeeze) Linux on HP 620 notebook”
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- September 16, 2011 -
Thanks alot. I had an issue with my wireless button not working. It was working when I had installed Linux Mint Debian Edition. But not after installing Debian Squeeze.
Your step by step instructions worked perfectly for me.
Thanks again.
thanks, your instructions are super.
First time debian works correcly on my HP 620.
Many thanks
Bernt