HP Pavilion dv7-1232nr

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Hardware Specifications

AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-74 (2.2 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache)
17.0" Diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
4GB DDR2 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (256 MB)
320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E LAN
Atheros AR5001 802.11b/g WLAN
SuperMulti 8x DVD+/-R/RW drive with Double Layer Support
Webcam
JMicron SD,MS/Pro,MMC,XD Card Reader
3 USB 2.0, HDMI, eSATA ports

Configuration

Processor

Frequency scaling works with cpufrequtils using the powernow-k8 module. Available frequencies are 2.20 GHz, 1.10 GHz, and 550 MHz.

Video

Using "xf86-video-ati" driver for the ATI card. No xorg.conf file needed. Seems to function properly with and without KMS enabled. Display supports 1440x900 @ 60 Hz. HDMI output not tested.

Audio

All necessary modules are automatically loaded.

LAN

All necessary modules are automatically loaded. Requires the r8169 module.

WLAN

All necessary modules are automatically loaded. Requires the ath5k module.

Webcam

All necessary modules are automatically loaded. Tested with Cheese (GNOME webcam app).

Card Reader

All necessary modules are automatically loaded.

Troubleshooting

QuickPlay buttons

Mute button works as expected.
Volume control works as expected.
Rewind, play, fast forward and stop buttons not tested.
Wireless button does not appear to enable/disable wireless, further setup may be needed for this.