HP EliteBook 840 G6

Resources

This article written on HP EliteBook 840 G6 (4WG26AV variant).

Hardware

Standard

Device	Make/model	Status	Vendor ID / Product ID	Kernel driver(s)	Kernel version	Notes
GPU	Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (Whiskey Lake) (rev 02)	Works	8086:1916	i915	N/A
Ethernet	Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (6) I219-V (rev 11)	Works	8086:15be	e1000e	N/A
Wi-Fi	Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (rev 1a)	Works	8086:2723	iwlwifi	N/A	Interface modes other than managed not tested.
Bluetooth	N/A	Works	N/A	bt_intel	N/A
Webcam	Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HP HD Camera	Works	04f2:b66a	uvcvideo	N/A
Fingerprint reader	N/A	Not tested	N/A	N/A	N/A

Accessories

Device	Make/model	Status	Vendor ID / Product ID	Kernel driver(s)	Kernel version	Notes
Dock	HP 2013 UltraSlim Docking Station	Works	N/A	N/A	N/A

Detailed information

root #lspci -nn

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Coffee Lake HOST and DRAM Controller [8086:3e34] (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (Whiskey Lake) [8086:3ea0] (rev 02)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Thermal Subsystem [8086:1903] (rev 0c)
00:12.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Thermal Controller [8086:9df9] (rev 11)
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP USB 3.1 xHCI Controller [8086:9ded] (rev 11)
00:14.2 RAM memory [0500]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Shared SRAM [8086:9def] (rev 11)
00:15.0 Serial bus controller [0c80]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller #0 [8086:9de8] (rev 11)
00:15.1 Serial bus controller [0c80]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller #1 [8086:9de9] (rev 11)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP MEI Controller #1 [8086:9de0] (rev 11)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5 [8086:9dbc] (rev f1)
00:1c.7 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point PCI Express Root Port #8 [8086:9dbf] (rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #13 [8086:9db4] (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:9d84] (rev 11)
00:1f.3 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller [8086:9dc8] (rev 11)
00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SMBus Controller [8086:9da3] (rev 11)
00:1f.5 Serial bus controller [0c80]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SPI Controller [8086:9da4] (rev 11)
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (6) I219-V [8086:15be] (rev 11)
01:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Titan Ridge 2C 2018] [8086:15e7] (rev 06)
02:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Titan Ridge 2C 2018] [8086:15e7] (rev 06)
02:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Titan Ridge 2C 2018] [8086:15e7] (rev 06)
02:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Titan Ridge 2C 2018] [8086:15e7] (rev 06)
03:00.0 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 NHI [Titan Ridge 2C 2018] [8086:15e8] (rev 06)
39:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 USB Controller [Titan Ridge 2C 2018] [8086:15e9] (rev 06)
3a:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX200 [8086:2723] (rev 1a)
3b:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 [144d:a808]

root #lsusb

Bus 004 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 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 04f2:b66a Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HP HD Camera
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 06cb:00b7 Synaptics, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 8087:0029 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Installation

FILE /etc/portage/make.conf

INPUT_DEVICES="libinput synaptics"
VIDEO_CARDS="i965 intel iris"

Firmware

The wireless card requires external firmware (sys-kernel/linux-firmware):

root #emerge --ask sys-kernel/linux-firmware

Kernel

KERNEL NVME block device

Device Drivers  --->
       NVME Support  --->
      <*> NVM Express block device

KERNEL Ethernet controller

Generic Driver Options  --->
   [*] Network device support  ---
      [*]   Ethernet driver support  --->
         [*]   Intel devices
         <*>     Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support

KERNEL Wireless network controller

Generic Driver Options  --->
   [*] Network device support  ---
      [*]   Wireless LAN  --->
         [*]   Intel devices
         <M>     Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N (iwlwifi)
         <M>       Intel Wireless WiFi MVM Firmware support

KERNEL Bluetooth device

Networking Support  --->
   <*> Bluetooth subsystem support  --->
      <*>   Bluetooth device drivers  --->
         <M>   HCI USB driver  --->

KERNEL Audio device

Generic Driver Options  --->
   <*> Sound card support  --->
      <*>   Advanced Linux Sound Architecture  --->
         [*]   PCI sound devices  --->
               HD-Audio  --->
                  <*> HD Audio PCI
                  <*> Build Realtek HD-audio codec support

KERNEL Webcam

Device Drivers  --->
   <*> Multimedia support  --->
            Media Device Types  --->
         [*] Cameras and video grabbers
            Media drivers  -->
         [*] Media USB Adapters  --->
               <*>   USB Video Class (UVC)