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The HP Envy 15t-j000 Quad Edition is a laptop released in 2013.

| **Device** | **Status** | **Modules** |
| Intel | **Working** | xf86-video-intel (on some versions use NVIDIA with bumblebee) |
| Ethernet | **Working** | atl1c |
| Wireless | **Working** | iwlwifi |
| Audio | **Working** | snd_hda_intel |
| Touchpad | **Working** | synaptics |
| Camera | **Working** |
| Card Reader | **Working** | rts5229 !!from 3.8, try rtsx_pci!! |
| Fingerprint Reader | **Not Working** |

## Contents

*   [1 Installing Arch](#Installing_Arch)
*   [2 Backlight Issue](#Backlight_Issue)
*   [3 Battery and Power Management](#Battery_and_Power_Management)
*   [4 Mouse and Trackpad](#Mouse_and_Trackpad)
*   [5 Graphics, Video Card, and NVIDIA Optimus](#Graphics.2C_Video_Card.2C_and_NVIDIA_Optimus)
*   [6 Fingerprint Reader](#Fingerprint_Reader)
*   [7 Wireless Networking](#Wireless_Networking)
*   [8 Sound](#Sound)
*   [9 mSATA SSD Cache](#mSATA_SSD_Cache)
*   [10 Dual Boot](#Dual_Boot)

## Installing Arch

This laptop has secure boot enabled by default. In order to install Arch this should be disabled. UFEI should be set to legacy mode.

## Backlight Issue

On some kernels the laptop backlight will not turn on, leaving a black screen on boot. This can be solved with the following kernel parameter.

```
 acpi_backlight=vendor

```

The following kernel parameter will also work, but will disable 3d acceleration.

```
 nomodeset

```

## Battery and Power Management

The rated battery life for this laptop is 9hrs and with configuration [5.5 hrs is usually possible](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130630193950AAXQF6h).

Install [acpi](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=acpi).

Install [thermald](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=thermald)

```
# systemctl enable thermald.service
# systemctl start thermald.service

```

Install [tlp](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=tlp)

Configure it as per [TLP](/index.php/TLP "TLP")

Install [iw](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=iw)

Install [smartmontools](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=smartmontools)

Install [intel-ucode](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=intel-ucode)

```
# su -c 'echo "microcode" >> /etc/modules-load.d/microcode.conf'

```

Install [cpupower](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=cpupower)

```
# systemctl start cpupower
# systemctl enable cpupower

```

## Mouse and Trackpad

The trackpad for this laptop supports a virtual scroll wheel. To enable it edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf

and make sure the following is commented out

```
Section "InputClass"
       Identifier "evdev touchpad catchall"
       MatchIsTouchpad "on"
       MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
       Driver "evdev"
EndSection

```

## Graphics, Video Card, and NVIDIA Optimus

If you have the version of this laptop with an NVIDIA card then you have an optimus based chipset.

## Fingerprint Reader

This laptop comes with a fingerprint reader but there is no Linux driver for it.

## Wireless Networking

Recent kernels contain a driver for this laptop's wireless adapter.

## Sound

Sound works out of the box. [pulseaudio](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=pulseaudio) and [pavucontrol](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=pavucontrol) may be useful in configuring audio.

## mSATA SSD Cache

This laptop has a mSATA bay that can include a cache hard drive. This mSATA can be used as a primary hard drive with some configuration.

## Dual Boot