HPNW8240

Revision 21 as of 2005-09-02 04:36:50

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Current Issues

Hardware details

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

Screen

Yes, but very out of sync

Yes, but very out of sync

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14043 #14043]

Correct resolution?

No

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

No

Only with fglrx

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14043 #14043]

3D Acceleration

No (fglrx: no)

No

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14043 #14043]

External monitor works?

Untested

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

No

No, crash on resume

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14041 #14041]

Lid Close

Untested

No

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14157 #14157]

Sleep

No option in menu, button not working

No option in menu, button not working

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14042 #14042]

Dim monitor on battery power

Untested

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

Yes

CPU frequency scaling

Untested

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Yes

Yes, but main sound doesn't disable

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14533 #14533]

Mic jack

Yes

Yes

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Yes

Yes

WEP: [http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14007 #14007]

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

No, see PCMCIA support

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14039 #14039]

Firewire

Untested

Yes

Bluetooth

Yes (module found)

Yes (module found)

Modem

Untested

No

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14158 #14158]

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

No

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14155 #14155]

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

No

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Yes

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

I don't have one

Additional Hardware

Smartcard reader

No

No

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14083 #14083]

SD card reader

No

No

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14081 #14081]

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

No

No

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14039 #14039]

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

+ F3

Sleep

No

No

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14042 #14042]

+ F4

Screen off(?)

No

No

+ F8

Battery

No

Yes

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14079 #14079]

+ F9

Brightness down

Yes

Yes

+ F10

Brightness up

Yes

Yes

+ F11

Brightness level(?)

0xe033

???

??? it does _something_, but what?

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

HP Info Center

0xe059

No

Yes

Wireless on/off

0xe078

Yes

Yes

Presentation mode

0xe008

No

Yes

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14078 #14078]

Mute

x

No

Yes

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14040 #14040]

Volume down

x

No

Yes

Volume up

x

No

Yes

Notes

  • hoary installation asked for the resolution, but hte image was shaky. Switching to VESA was the only option to get a good image, but at the wrong resolution.