I am mostly posting this to help others with the this hardware, or those considering it. I got the HP Elitebook 9470m and it's ultraslim dock, running Ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 7. It's an awesome machine. My favorite part is using dual monitors with the dock, and having it flawlessly undock and redock without any reconfiguration or hacking. It makes grabbing the machine for meetings and returning to the office a cinch. With the SSD, this thing is fully booted in 21 seconds.
That said, there are a few issues:
- The LAN port (rj45) on the laptop itself does not work under Ubuntu. The DOCK's port works fine. Annoyance, but not huge - I'm on wifi when not docked.
- The wifi on/off switch does not work under Ubuntu. Again, not huge deal, but annoyance.
- The fingerprint reader is unrecognized in Ubuntu. Not a huge issue, but it would be nice if that worked. I have fingerprint GUI 1.05 installed, but no device recognized.
- Weirdest... the displayport on the dock worked fine for a month, then just stopped working. HP replaced it with overnight delivery, their service as incredible. However, it happed 3 days later on my dock at home. HP replaced again. When it happened days later on the replacement dock at home, I had to conclude it was not the dock. Ironically, booting into Windows - it worked again; AND it started working under Ubuntu again. An odd reason to have to boot Windows, but this observation may save someone else a headache.
If anyone knows how to get my fingerprint reader going, give me a shout. The device (from lsusb) is:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:003d Validity Sensors, Inc.
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