Comments on: hp 2133 update http://nozell.com/blog/2008/06/04/hp-2133-update/ Marc Nozell's random stuff -- mostly GNU/Linux, technology, genealogy, family Mon, 1 Dec 2008 17:53:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Rick Bilonick http://nozell.com/blog/2008/06/04/hp-2133-update/#comment-348792 Rick Bilonick Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:34:24 +0000 http://nozell.com/blog/?p=701#comment-348792 Broadcom has released a Linux driver that works with the 4312: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=880218 I was amazed how easy it was to install (the directions are on the forum) and it works with the HP 2133. After I rebooted, the 2133 automagically connected to the network. Now on to fixing the VGA output. (BTW, the headphones do NOT work.) Broadcom has released a Linux driver that works with the 4312:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=880218

I was amazed how easy it was to install (the directions are on the forum) and it works with the HP 2133. After I rebooted, the 2133 automagically connected to the network.

Now on to fixing the VGA output. (BTW, the headphones do NOT work.)

]]> By: Rick Bilonick http://nozell.com/blog/2008/06/04/hp-2133-update/#comment-348770 Rick Bilonick Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:20:39 +0000 http://nozell.com/blog/?p=701#comment-348770 I was able to get the vga port to work on the 2133 under Fedora 8. It also works under Fedora 9 - just cannot get the lcd panel to work. I get an illegal opcode exception when using the vesa driver (openchrome just will NOT work). F9 installs with no problem and you can use it with the external monitor. Of course, it's unacceptable that the lcd panel will not work under F9 when it works fine under F8 (but no sound under F8). I tried also installing minbuntu on the 2133. It installs but it is flaky. Installing ndiswrapper prevents it from booting (just to get minbuntu to install, you have to jump through some hoops to disable ndiswrapper during the install). I guess the selling point of minbuntu is that it automatically installs the via driver for the video (but the screensaver is somewhat flaky). I was able to get the vga port to work on the 2133 under Fedora 8. It also works under Fedora 9 - just cannot get the lcd panel to work. I get an illegal opcode exception when using the vesa driver (openchrome just will NOT work). F9 installs with no problem and you can use it with the external monitor. Of course, it’s unacceptable that the lcd panel will not work under F9 when it works fine under F8 (but no sound under F8).

I tried also installing minbuntu on the 2133. It installs but it is flaky. Installing ndiswrapper prevents it from booting (just to get minbuntu to install, you have to jump through some hoops to disable ndiswrapper during the install).

I guess the selling point of minbuntu is that it automatically installs the via driver for the video (but the screensaver is somewhat flaky).

]]> By: Mike MacCana’s VentureCake » Blog Archive » HP 2133 Mini-Note broken by own updates? http://nozell.com/blog/2008/06/04/hp-2133-update/#comment-343178 Mike MacCana’s VentureCake » Blog Archive » HP 2133 Mini-Note broken by own updates? Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:13:17 +0000 http://nozell.com/blog/?p=701#comment-343178 [...] problem, however:  the update is breaking the 2133 for everyone. Over and over again. Even HP employees are having trouble. There seem to be a few issues, but the main one is related to the NDISWrapper WiFi setup used in [...] […] problem, however:  the update is breaking the 2133 for everyone. Over and over again. Even HP employees are having trouble. There seem to be a few issues, but the main one is related to the NDISWrapper WiFi setup used in […]

]]> By: JimmyV http://nozell.com/blog/2008/06/04/hp-2133-update/#comment-299434 JimmyV Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:23:44 +0000 http://nozell.com/blog/?p=701#comment-299434 Marc, forget the drivers I gave you yesterday. I found the drivers package Broadcom released in May. To bad I can't post them here. I have both the 32 and 64 bit drivers and the README file. The 32 bit driver built with no problem on OpenSuSE 11 and once I loaded the driver I was able to configure the the wireless connection with Network Manager. I just tried external VGA and that does not appear to be working. Other than that OpenSuSE 11 installed fine. --jv Marc, forget the drivers I gave you yesterday. I found the drivers package Broadcom released in May. To bad I can’t post them here. I have both the 32 and 64 bit drivers and the README file. The 32 bit driver built with no problem on OpenSuSE 11 and once I loaded the driver I was able to configure the the wireless connection with Network Manager. I just tried external VGA and that does not appear to be working. Other than that OpenSuSE 11 installed fine.

–jv

]]> By: Rick http://nozell.com/blog/2008/06/04/hp-2133-update/#comment-295066 Rick Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:16:34 +0000 http://nozell.com/blog/?p=701#comment-295066 Thanks for the web page. When I received my HP 2133, the wireless worked perfectly but in general, SLED SP1 has way too many bugs. I updated to SP2 which fixed the bugs but screwed up the wireless. I tried installing Fedora 9 but there are still too many graphic card problems (openchrome does NOT work). I could not get the lcd panel to work. So I fell back to Fedora 8 and your instructions work fine with it. Everything works with the exception of the VGA port. (It worked under F9 with an external monitor even though the notebook's own lcd panel would not.) Thanks for the web page. When I received my HP 2133, the wireless worked perfectly but in general, SLED SP1 has way too many bugs. I updated to SP2 which fixed the bugs but screwed up the wireless. I tried installing Fedora 9 but there are still too many graphic card problems (openchrome does NOT work). I could not get the lcd panel to work. So I fell back to Fedora 8 and your instructions work fine with it. Everything works with the exception of the VGA port. (It worked under F9 with an external monitor even though the notebook’s own lcd panel would not.)

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