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Fedora 25 on HP Pavilion dv7 4087cl

Fedora 25 on HP Pavilion dv7 4087cl

Hardware specifications

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-430M @ 2.27 GHz (2 cores / 4 threads)
  • IGPU: Intel HD Graphics (Ironlake)
  • dGPU: AMD Radeon HD 5470M 512MB
  • WiFi: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 (replaced with Intel Wireless-AC 7260)
  • Screen: 17.3" 1600x900 LCD

Post-installation tweaks

Sound

You need to manually set the model to hp-dv7-4000 in order for the speakers to work properly:

$ sudo echo 'options snd-hda-intel model=hp-dv7-4000' > /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Not working

Fingerprint reader

The driver only recognizes a single swipe. Subsequent swipes are not detected, making enrollment impossible.

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