Apple_iBookG4_12in
Contact: [AaronWaite], PaulSladen
- Make: Apple
- Brand: iBook
- Model: 12in, G4
Website: http://www.apple.com/ibook/
Current Issues
Bluetooth (dmesg says bits about Bluetooth, but no device specific modules are loaded)
Hibernate is not enabled
Internal Wireless isn't working
Hardware details
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
Installation works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Screen |
Untested |
Yes |
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Correct resolution? |
Untested |
Yes |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Untested |
Yes |
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3D Acceleration |
Untested |
Yes |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Yes (see comments) |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Untested |
Yes |
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Hibernates? |
Untested |
Untested (not enabled) |
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Sleep |
Untested |
Yes |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Untested |
No |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
Yes |
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Lid Close |
Untested |
Yes |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Untested |
Yes |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Untested |
Yes |
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Correct volume? |
Untested |
Yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
Yes (Fn-F3, Fn-F4, Fn-F5) |
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Headphone jack |
Untested |
Yes |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
n/a |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Untested |
Yes |
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Wireless NIC |
Untested |
No |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
n/a |
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Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
Yes/No (unsure, no Mac OSX to compare...) |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
Untested |
n/a |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Untested |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Untested |
No (So's not to confuse Mac users!) |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Untested |
No (not synaptics) |
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External mouse - USB |
Untested |
Yes |
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External mouse - Serial |
Untested |
n/a |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
n/a |
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USB |
Untested |
n/a |
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Serial |
Untested |
n/a |
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Parallel |
Untested |
n/a |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
n/a |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
n/a |
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Modem |
Untested |
n/a |
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NIC |
Untested |
n/a |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
n/a |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
Untested |
n/a |
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CD/DVD drive |
Untested |
iso9660, cdda? |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
n/a |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
n/a |
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Card reader(s) |
Untested |
n/a |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Fn+F1 |
Brightness Down |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Fn+F2 |
Brightness Up |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Fn+F3 |
Mute (?) |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Fn+F4 |
Volume Down |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Fn+F5 |
Volume Up |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Fn+F6 |
Num Lock |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Fn+F12 |
Eject CD |
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Untested |
No |
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Fn+Return |
Enter(?) |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Fn+Left |
Home |
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Untested |
Yes (start of document...) |
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Fn+Up |
Page Up |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Fn+Right |
End |
|
Untested |
Yes (end of document...) |
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Fn+Down |
Page Down |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Key |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Notes
AaronWaite: I had Hoary working on this machine fairly well when I first bought it. I quickly ran out of hard drive space on it's small 30GB drive and switched back to OS X exclusively. With the creation of the LaptopTestingTeam (and discovery that parted can resize hfs+ partitions), I'm going to give Breezy a run on it and report my findings.
I concur with all of Paul's findings. Sleep works great. For negatives, still no Airport Express support, and I don't have bluetooth to test. I have the external monitor dongle that Paul is missing, but I haven't found the documentation yet to get external monitor support to work.
RalphGlass: Breezy installed (replacing gentoo) and I am quite content. Lost my boot entry for OS X (Had not used it for over a year, so not an issue for me, but perhaps somebody else can advice for other people. (After one more year i decided to login to OS X once more - it was just a line to be added to yaboot.conf according to the comments in yaboot.conf. By the way the OS X login was lost time, I just wanted to give it a try before upgrading to Dapper Drake:-)
The fan control is working well. (The temp readouts are located in the /sys/devices/temperatures directory)
Overall i enjoy Ubuntu Breezy on my x86 Desktop and the ibook. It perfectly fits my professional needs as a teacher.
An external 800x600 beamer is used. Tip: Dont use xinerama, I just defined a second screen and device in xorg.conf. This way sleep is still working and a reasonable dvd peformance is easily achievable (16 bit depth, ogle).
PaulSladen: Borrowed iBook. Installed with Edubuntu 5.10 Preview branded disk.
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/Apple_iBookG4_12in (last edited 2010-02-24 14:45:10 by host58-172-dynamic)