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• Contact: KarlGoetz

• Make: Compaq
• Brand: Armada
• Model: E500

• Website: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=179111&taskId=101&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=96231

Current Issues

The laptop has to be plugged into docking stations on boot for anything except the power passthrough to work.
Most of the fn+key combos dont work

Suspend and resume work perfectly on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper), but fails about 1 in 10 times on Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy). If your using U5.10, use the work around given here - https://launchpad.net/bugs/38587

There is no LT modem moduels for Ubuntu 5.10 *at all*. The LT modem module is available for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS -386 kernel, but /not/ the 686 one.

If your system doesnt give you a suspend option, do the following:

Press Alt+F2, and type in 'gconf-editor'
Browse to Apps -> Gnome-power-manager, and enable the 'Can suspend' option (its a tickbox)

System info

itshare@SpanishArmada:~$ cat dmi
#!/bin/bash
sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer
sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name
sudo dmidecode -s system-version

itshare@SpanishArmada:~$ sh dmi
Compaq
Armada E500
Not Specified

Hardware details

The keycodes bellow came from syslog. All other codes were from showkey. I asume the first instance is press and the next is release.

I key (has an 'i' on it, similar font tothat used for information booths etc)
Mar 26 14:03:43 localhost kernel: [4377275.011000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xa3 on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:43 localhost kernel: [4377275.011000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e023 <keycode>' to make it known.
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.133000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xa3 on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.133000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e023 <keycode>' to make it known.

Home key (has a little picture of a house)
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.769000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x9f on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.769000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01f <keycode>' to make it known.
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.915000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x9f on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.915000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01f <keycode>' to make it known.

Search key (i asume, because it has a picture of a magnifing glass)
Mar 26 14:03:45 localhost kernel: [4377276.404000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x9a on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:45 localhost kernel: [4377276.404000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01a <keycode>' to make it known.
Mar 26 14:03:45 localhost kernel: [4377276.550000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x9a on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:45 localhost kernel: [4377276.550000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01a <keycode>' to make it known.

Email (has an envolope on the button)
Mar 26 14:03:46 localhost kernel: [4377277.196000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x9e on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:46 localhost kernel: [4377277.196000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01e <keycode>' to make it known.
Mar 26 14:03:46 localhost kernel: [4377277.326000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x9e on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:46 localhost kernel: [4377277.326000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01e <keycode>' to make it known.

Notes by original author

When in docking station the monitor only runs at 60hz, and whines.

*1) Does switch into "console" (blank screen with blinking cursor), but doesn't blank the screen.

*2) Serial port and Infrared have the same irq : if you change one with "setserial" it works fine in SIR mode.

Hello "Levulcain", please could you file a bug in the Bugzilla. BTW, if you do setserial /dev/ttySx uart none, that should stop the kernel serial driver operating on that port and allow you to use the IR drivers again. Does this work?