HP Notebook (15-ay018nr)

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Hi,

I’m new to Qubes and decided to test it on an old laptop I had lying around, the HP Notebook X7W78UA. It seems to work but I really don’t know what to test for.

And if this one that I picked at total random works, is it likely that any laptop that meets the requirements even if it isn’t on the HCL list will work?

Thanks so much everyone!

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Thank you for testing! Would you be able to also attach an HCL report?

The report is the most important thing for the Community. If you have time, you could also check if suspend, WiFi, camera etc work.

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So what are the things to test? How do I make a comprehensive test?

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I’d love to help out the community and make an HCL report, but the instructions have a bit too many technical terms for me.

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I can try to help you with the report. Here are the steps:

  1. Press alt+F3, enter Terminal in the search field and click on Terminal Emulator item in the list. This will open a black window (with title “[dom0] Terminal …”) inviting you to enter commands (called Terminal).
  2. In that window enter the following:
    qubes-hcl-report vmname ,
    where instead of vmname you should write the name of VM in which you open this forum. The report will automatically appear in that VM.
  3. Now you only need to attach that file to the forum post. The file is in your home directory.

Please ask any questions if I didn’t explain anything well.

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---
layout:
  'hcl'
type:
  'notebook'
hvm:
  'yes'
iommu:
  'yes'
slat:
  'yes'
tpm:
  'unknown'
remap:
  'yes'
brand: |
  HP
model: |
  HP Notebook
bios: |
  F.18
cpu: |
  Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz
cpu-short: |
  FIXME
chipset: |
  Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:1904] (rev 08)
chipset-short: |
  FIXME
gpu: |
  Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [8086:1916] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
gpu-short: |
  FIXME
network: |
  Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07)
  Intel Corporation Wireless 3165 (rev 81)
memory: |
  8082
scsi: |
  SanDisk SD8SNAT- Rev: 1006
  DVDRW  DU8AESH   Rev: 6H61
usb: |
  1
versions:

- works:
    'FIXME:yes|no|partial'
  qubes: |
    R4.1
  xen: |
    4.14.5
  kernel: |
    5.15.94-1
  remark: |
    FIXME
  credit: |
    FIXAUTHOR
  link: |
    FIXLINK

---

Remarks

The Wi-fi works and I tested the camera and mic with jitsi meet and it seems to work just fine as well. Is there anything else that I should test?

Thanks for the help @fsflover!

WiFi, camera, mic, streaming YouTube 1080p and suspend all work. I don’t have a monitor to test HDMI with.

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Finding a new laptop that’s compatible with qubes
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Also, I don’t know if this means that suspend is working, but I left my screen on and walked away from the laptop for about an hour and when I came back I had to reenter a password.

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To test it, open the Menu, choose Log Out, then Suspend. The device will go to the low-power state. Then try to wake it up by pressing any button (or power button).

How about HDMI video and audio?

Also here is an example of a good report: Lenovo Ideapad C340-14API. Another one: Asus ExpertBook B1400CEAEY (11th-gen). Third one: MSI B550-A Pro - Ryzen 5600X desktop.

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WiFi, camera, mic, streaming YouTube 1080p and suspend all work. I don’t have a monitor to test HDMI with.

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