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Models covered
EliteBook 840 G3
Sub-model options: VGA + DisplayPort SmartCard Reader
Overall Status
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EFI Boot |
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LAN network card: |
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Detect CD/DVD: |
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Detect hard drives: |
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CPU Frequency Scaling |
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Hibernation |
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Sleep / Suspend |
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Xorg |
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- OpenGL |
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- Resize-and-Rotate(randr) |
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Switch to External Screen |
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- VGA |
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- DisplayPort |
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Mouse |
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- Built-in (Trackpoint) |
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- Built-in (Touchpad) |
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Modem |
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Wireless/Wifi |
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Bluetooth |
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Keyboard's Hotkeys |
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SD Card Reader |
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SmartCard Reader |
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Fingerprint Reader |
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Webcam |
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Legend :
= OK ; 
Unsupported(No Driver) ; ![/!\](/htdocs/debwiki/img/alert.png "/!\"){kind=small}
= Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
= Configuration Required; 
= Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware
Important Note
- I have done the installation in 2017-04-03, with Debian Jessie and the kernel from backports, for the wifi and Display.
Configuration
The intel card do not works with the jessie kernel and driver, you need to use the backports:
apt -t jessie-backports install linux-image-amd64 xserver-xorg-intel
Brightness keys doesn't work out of the box.
Power Management
Works out of the box. Battery life is somewhat longer with intel-microcode (Microcode).
SmartCard Reader
Install pcscd
WiFi & Bluetooth
2022-03-08: Installed Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) on HP EliteBook 840 G3. Skipped the firmware not found for the WiFi screen in the install, and used a wired connection instead. Then added contrib and non-free to /etc/apt/sources.lst as talked about in this article on LinuxHint.com:
LinuxHint.com - How to Enable Non-Free Packages on Debian 11
Then did:
apt update
and:
apt install firmware-iwlwifi
Debian -- Details of package firmware-iwlwifi in bullseye
Previous user's experience below:
As of 2017-04-03, you need the kernel and firmware-iwlwifi from backports in order to use the wireless + bluetooth card :
apt -t jessie-backports install firmware-iwlwifi
If the wifi is not working, you may want to let Network-manager manage the ethernet connexion, by commenting in /etc/network/interfaces these lines:
# allow-hotplug eth0 # iface eth0 inet dhcp
System Summary
lspci
lspci -vnn
lsusb
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USB Host controllers entries (without OHCI, UHCI, EHCI) are removed too.
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