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DebianOn is an effort to document how to install, configure and use Debian on some specific hardware. Therefore potential buyers would know if that hardware is supported and owners would know how get the best out of that hardware.

The purpose is not to duplicate the Debian Official Documentation, but to document how to install Debian on some specific hardware.

If you need help to get Debian running on your hardware, please have a look at our user support channels where you may find specific channels (mailing list, IRC channel) dedicated to certain types of hardware.

Models covered
EliteBook 860 G11

Sub-model options:

Overall Status

Core Components

[ATTACH]

Boot Standard Kernel:

{OK}

LAN network card:

X-(

Detect CD/DVD:

?

Detect hard drives:

{OK}

Extra Features

CPU Frequency Scaling

{OK}

Hibernation

?

Sleep / Suspend

?

Xorg

{OK}

- OpenGL

{OK}

- Resize-and-Rotate(randr)

?

Switch to External Screen

?

Mouse

- Built-in (Touchpad)

X-(

Wireless/Wifi

X-(

Keyboard's Hotkeys

{OK}

Fingerprint Reader

?

Sound

X-(

~-Legend :
{OK} = OK ; {X} Unsupported(No Driver) ; /!\ = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
{i} = Configuration Required; X-( = Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware

Known Issues

The Debian netboot installer (bullseye) was not capable of proceeding, since not Ethernet and not Wi-Fi were working. Also, trackpad was not working. I also tried creating a firmware USB key with proprietary drivers from https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/firmware/bullseye/current/ but without success. If you want Debian, I do not recommend this device.

Workaround: Ubuntu 24.04 live install instead has no problems, probably because it loads proprietary firmware.

Configuration

Display

No changes are required from the initial installation.

Audio

Intel Corporation Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)

There has to be installed a package with nonfree firmware: firmware-sof-signed. There is still some missing firmware in dmesg, but I don't miss functionality. Nice audio.

Mouse

Works Trackpoint and Touchpad. No changes are required from the initial installation.

Power Management

Hibernation and sleep modus works fine.

WiFi

No changes are required from the initial installation. In bookworm installer, The installation process installs the firmware-iwlwifi firmware package what is non-free

System Summary

lspci

lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7d01 (rev 04)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P [Intel Arc Graphics] (rev 08)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Device 7d03 (rev 04)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7ecb (rev 10)
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 PCI Express Root Port #0 (rev 02)
00:07.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev 02)
00:08.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Device 7e4c (rev 20)
00:0a.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Device 7d0d (rev 01)
00:0b.0 Processing accelerators: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake NPU (rev 04)
00:0d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 USB Controller (rev 02)
00:0d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 NHI #0 (rev 02)
00:0d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 NHI #1 (rev 02)
00:12.0 Serial controller: Intel Corporation Device 7e45 (rev 20)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 xHCI Host Controller (rev 20)
00:14.2 RAM memory: Intel Corporation Device 7e7f (rev 20)
00:14.3 Network controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake PCH CNVi WiFi (rev 20)
00:15.0 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P Serial IO I2C Controller #0 (rev 20)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Device 7e70 (rev 20)
00:1e.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P Serial IO UART Controller #0 (rev 20)
00:1e.2 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P Serial IO SPI Controller #0 (rev 20)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7e02 (rev 20)
00:1f.3 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P HD Audio Controller (rev 20)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P SMBus Controller (rev 20)
00:1f.5 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Meteor Lake-P SPI Controller (rev 20)
01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Sandisk Corp WD Black SN770 / PC SN740 256GB / PC SN560 (DRAM-less) NVMe SSD (rev 01)

lsusb

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f3:0c82 Elan Microelectronics Corp. ELAN:ARM-M4
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0408:546a Quanta Computer, Inc. HP 5MP Camera
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 8087:0033 Intel Corp. AX211 Bluetooth
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

USB Host controllers entries (without OHCI, UHCI, EHCI) are removed too.

Resources

Attachments

Some configuration files and sample outputs.

Credits