HP EliteBook 840 G3

Resources

(Introductory paragraph goes here. Describe the hardware. It is okay to mention the hardware platforms friendliness to open source drivers. Optionally, it is nice provide a nice summary of why or why not a user would want to buy this hardware for use with Linux.)

Hardware

root #lspci -nn

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:1904] (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 520 [8086:1916] (rev 07)
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [8086:9d2f] (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem [8086:9d31] (rev 21)
00:15.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller #0 [8086:9d60] (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 [8086:9d3a] (rev 21)
00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:9d03] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:9d11] (rev f1)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:9d13] (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:9d48] (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC [8086:9d21] (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio [8086:9d70] (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus [8086:9d23] (rev 21)
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I219-V [8086:1570] (rev 21)
01:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS522A PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:522a] (rev 01)
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 [8086:24f3] (rev 3a)

root #lsusb

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 04ca:7053 Lite-On Technology Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 138a:003f Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Standard

Device	Make/model	Status	Vendor ID / Product ID	Kernel driver(s)	Kernel version	Notes
Fingerprint Reader	Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS495 Fingerprint Reader	Not tested	[138a:003f]	—	—	—
Bluetooth	—	Not tested	—	—	—	—
Video card	Intel Corporation HD Graphics 520 (rev 07)	Works	[8086:1916]	—	—	—
Ethernet controller	Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I219-V (rev 21)	Works	[8086:1570]	—	—	—
Wireless network controller	Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 (rev 3a)	Works	[8086:24f3]	—	—	Interface modes other than managed not tested.

Accessories

(Optional section. Describe any accessories that may be possible in this section. Anything from external plug-and-play LCD screens to computer docks.)

Device	Make/model	Status	Bus ID	Kernel driver(s)	Kernel version	Notes
Dock	HP 2013 UltraSlim Docking Station	Works	N/A	N/A	4.13.0-pf4	—

Installation

(Write the necessary steps to get Gentoo onto this system. Try to document any special step that each user will need to reproduce on their system. Includes getting special drivers or firmware from a manufacturer website, etc.)

FILE /etc/portage/make.conf

INPUT_DEVICES="libinput synaptics"
VIDEO_CARDS="i965 intel"

Firmware

root #emerge --ask sys-kernel/linux-firmware

Kernel

(Show what options are necessary in the kernel in order to get all device components functional for this hardware platform.)

KERNEL Ethernet controller

Generic Driver Options  --->
   [*] Network device support  ---
      [*]   Ethernet driver support  --->
         [*]   Intel devices
         <*>     Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support

Building the following device driver as module may be appropriate as it requires firmware during initialization.

KERNEL Wireless network controller

Generic Driver Options  --->
   [*] Network device support  ---
      [*]   Wireless LAN  --->
         [*]   Intel devices
         <M>     Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N (iwlwifi)
         <M>       Intel Wireless WiFi DVM Firmware support

KERNEL Audio device

Generic Driver Options  --->
   <*> Sound card support  --->
      <*>   Advanced Linux Sound Architecture  --->
         [*]   PCI sound devices  --->
               HD-Audio  --->
                  <*> HD Audio PCI
                  <*> Build Conexant HD-audio codec support