HP EliteBook 2560p

The HP 2560p is a subnotebook with an Intel i5 or Intel i7 processor inside. Due to similarity, see also HP EliteBook 2570p.

Device	Working
Intel graphics	Yes
Displayport	Yes
Network	Yes
Wireless	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes
Audio	Yes
Touchpad	Yes
Webcam	Yes
Fingerprint reader	No
Pointstick	Yes
eSATA Port	Yes
Backlight	Yes
Function keys	Yes
Cardreader	Yes
VGA	Yes

Hardware Support

Touchpad

Without xf86-input-synaptics (see Touchpad Synaptics) the touchpad does not work, but the pointstick with the buttons are ready to use.

Fingerprint Reader

# Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS471 Fingerprint Reader

The model of fingerprint sensor in this laptop does not have available Linux drivers, open source or otherwise. Therefore the fingerprint sensor will NOT work with Arch Linux.

Cardreader

If the cardreader does not detect the inserted card, try running the following command:

# echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan