[TUTORIAL] Ubuntu 12.10 on HP dv6t

[Dans564]

How to run Ubuntu 12.10 on the HP dv6t-6100
~Up-to-date as of November 24th, 2012~


So if you have the laptop pictured above, these are the steps too make Ubuntu 12.10 run without problems. THIS TUTORIAL ASSUMES YOU"RE USING 64BIT

Here are the things that, for me, didn't work out of the box:

- Switchable graphics
- Beats Audio
- Screen brightness adjustment
- Wifi after suspend
- Finger print reader <---no fix for this

How to obtain switchable graphics

1)

cd Desktop

2)

mkdir xserver-xorg-video-intel && cd xserver-xorg-video-intel

3)

wget https://launchpad.net/~andrikos/+archive/ppa/+build/3941876/+files/xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg_2.20.9-0ubuntu2%2Bandrik2_amd64.deb

4)

wget https://launchpad.net/~andrikos/+archive/ppa/+build/3941876/+files/xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.20.9-0ubuntu2%2Bandrik2_amd64.deb

5)

sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-intel*.deb

6)

sudo dpkg-reconfigure Xorg

7)

sudo apt-get install build-essential cdbs dh-make dkms execstack dh-modaliases fakeroot libqtgui4 linux-headers-generic

8 )

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 lib32gcc1 libc6-i386

9) for this one actually type "y" when asked whether to install or not, otherwise it aborts for some reason.

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

10)

cd /usr ; sudo ln -svT lib /usr/lib64

11)

sudo apt-get install fglrx-updates

12)

sudo amdconfig --initial -f

13)

gksu gedit /etc/X11/Xsession.d/10fglrx

14) delete everything and paste this in its place:

LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri
if [ `uname -m` = 'x86_64' ]; then
  if [ -d /usr/lib32/fglrx/dri ]; then
    LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=${LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH}:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
    if [ ! -z $LD_LIBRARY_PATH ]; then
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
    fi
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}/usr/lib32
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  fi
fi
export LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH

15) save and reboot! Enjoy switchable graphics!

How to obtain screen brightness control

1)

gksu gedit /etc/default/grub

2) add acpi_vendor=backlight , as follows:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="acpi_backlight=vendor"

3)

sudo update-grub2

4) reboot and enjoys screen brightness control!

How to fix no wifi after resume

1)

gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf

2) paste this to the end as a new line:

options iwlwifi bt_coex_active=N

3) reboot and enjoy functional wifi after resume!

How to gain a full Beats™ audio experience

1)

gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

2) paste this to the end as a new line:

options snd-hda-intel model=ref

3) reboot and enjoy improved audio!

That is just about everything you need to enjoy Ubuntu 12.10 on your dv6t!
Hope this helps some people out!

-D