Has anyone successfully installed a linux distro on the Envy 15t-3200?

Been awhile, notebookreview community. But I return with a question, so I hope that Envy 15 users haven't completely disappeared yet, with the revealing of all these new and shiny notebooks. I decided (unintentionally; I accidentally deleted my windows partition in gparted because I didn't pay attention to which I marked for deletion) to turn my envy into a linux machine for the summer, while I don't need it for academic work. I've been successful in installing three major distros (ubuntu, xubuntu, and mint - yes, I know they're pretty much the same thing re-skinned). They all run fairly well, with only a few compatibility issues. The problem I am having, though, is when I try to install the drivers for the hybrid graphics (intel 4000/hd7750). I've been following this guide to the 't' for 13.04, but each time I make it to the end and do the final reboot, it breaks everything. I am only presented with the terminal login and prompt no matter how I boot in. The xserver is unable to start. Endless errors. Any success stories or advice to offer?

 

Haven't read anyone doing it.

Have a look at this blog one of our posters made concerning a Linux distro on an Envy 14: Andreas Demmer » Review: Running Linux on the HP Envy 14

It may give you some pointers with regards to the graphics issue.


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