DISCLAIMER:
Please do your research before purchasing any laptop to use with Linux. I am not responsible for any damage to hardware, software and wasted funds. Your hardware might be different from mine, use the tips outlined in this video at your own risk.

I recently bought an HP Omen for myself here in India. We’re going to have a look at Linux compatibility for the HP Omen. We’ll go over the basic steps for installing and running PopOs.

We are also going to address the speakers issue that I encountered under Linux.

HP Omen Specs:
Model No. en0036AX
AMD Ryzen 4600h (6 cores, 12 threads)
16 GB ram
512 GB Nvme storage
Nvidia GTX 1660 ti

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
01:03 – Regional Limitation for Available Laptop Models
01:48 – Why I chose the HP Omen
03:11 – Choosing PopOS as the Linux Distro
04:37 – Recommendations for Dual-Boot Setup with Windows
06:05 – HP Omen Hardware Compatibility with PopOs
07:09 – Nvidia 1660ti Compatibility & Graphics Switching
08:38 – Suspend and Resume
09:02 – How to Address Speakers Issue
10:07 – Using Pulse Effects to Increase low speaker volume issue
10:58 – My Computer’s Performance Settings
11:58 – Thermals & Fan Noise
14:47 – Battery Life
15:50 – Gaming Performance
16:43 – Closing Thoughts

Blog Link:
https://victorianodejesus.com/2020-hp-omen-15-linux-installation-and-review/

Links:
Ubuntu Installation Success Post on Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/hy4ybi/success_story_hp_omen_15_2020_and_ubuntu/

4600H vs 4800H Thermals and Performance – Lenovo Legion 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvuUAMWrh6Y&t=14s

Shrinking Windows Volume Partition
https://pureinfotech.com/dual-boot-ubuntu-windows-10/

Creating a Linux Live USB
https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1-overview

PopOS Installation Guide
https://linoxide.com/install-pop-os-20-04/

Potential Fixes for Activating Bass Speaker similar to HP X360

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1052432/bang-olufsen-audio-issue-on-hp-laptops

Other helpful speaker information:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/873881/how-to-install-bang-and-olufsen-audio-drivers-for-hp-laptop
https://askubuntu.com/questions/899021/how-to-fix-bang-and-olufsen-audio-for-hp-laptops

Installing LM-Sensors and P-Sensor
https://linoxide.com/install-lm-sensors-linux/

Music:
Your Little Wings by Tokyo Music Walker
https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/-your-little-wings​
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/od41oz5Gf6g

Proudly Made with Open Source Software:
Pop Os
https://pop.system76.com/

Video Editor – Kdenlive
https://kdenlive.org/en/

Graphics – Inkscape
https://inkscape.org/

Audio – Audacity
https://www.audacityteam.org/

Screen Recording – OBS
https://obsproject.com/