Comments on: Linux on Compaq Presario F560US

By: MedicE11

MedicE11 — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:51:46 +0000

My system is using a newer version of SUSE and only needed one change from this guide. Once I followed the steps in this guide then made the below listed change I had working audio, wireless and proper video support. I had spent several hours working through other guides that had most of the steps but missed the important GRUB options that allow the wireless to work on the Compaq Presario F500. Thank you for posting this guide for others with this problem system.

OS Version:
openSUSE 11.2 (x86_64
Linux 2.6.31.12-0.2-desktop x86_64

In:
/etc/sysconfig/

Modify this file:
kernel

Set the following line:
MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT=”ndiswrapper”

Default is:
MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT=”"

You just need to put the “ndiswrapper” in. This will allow the wireless to start automatically upon boot.

By: jabba

jabba — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:34:37 +0000

@Ramon

I’m not sure I understand your question. Fry’s does not supply Linux. This laptop was purchased at Fry’s with Windows Vista. This post details how to install Linux on it, removing Windows Vista.

By: Ramon J. Sanchez.

Ramon J. Sanchez. — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:55:24 +0000

All I want to know;does Fry’s Electronics have a version of Linux that will ACTUALLY install on my Compaq Presario F500!$#$%!! In case you’re wondering why I actually bought such a clunker; it’s because I don’t have a car or a credit card. I bought it at the neighborhood Radio Shack!

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:14:24 +0000

Muchas gracias, funciona perfecto para mi f565la
Thanks, works perfect for my f565la.
Sorry bad english

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Hey, I am back. Now with Linuxâ€“TechLogs — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:47:46 +0000

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By: Hans Guckindieluft

Hans Guckindieluft — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:14:15 +0000

Hearty Greetings from wunderful Bayernland.

Unfortunately, I have a problem with zee installation. After zee installation finishes, reboots, and log back ein, zee only ting dat comes up is zee terminal. When I start a program from zee command linie, there it cannot connect to zee xserver. Dies happens with both Suse und Kubuntu installations. Any advice?

By: jabba

jabba — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:44:05 +0000

Martin, glad this helped. Unfortunately, I did not get the function keys to work. In my experience with laptops and function keys, it has been hit and miss. I’ve had a notebook, where they would work with some versions of some distributions and not with others, and have never really researched it enough to know what makes them work and what doesn’t. I also haven’t tried working on suspend or hibernate, but if you find anything or get it working, please let me know!

By: martin

martin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:36:47 +0000

Thank you very much for your tutorial. Did you got suspend/hibernate and function keys work? Thx again from Argentina

By: Leandro

Leandro — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:45:49 +0000

Thanks to this post I have made my Linux Mint to work in my Presario f565LA.
Thanks again!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:54:23 +0000

WOW. Thank you so much for this. My computer works beautifully and I only ever have to boot into windows for dreamweaver. thank you so much