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Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Jaunty Alpha2

Screen

GOOD

Correct resolution?

YES

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

3D Acceleration

No?

External monitor works?

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Power Management

Primary Battery detected?

YES but wrong Wh capacity

Handle Battery detected?

YES

Hibernates?

YES (slow)

Suspend

YES (Fast!)

Dim monitor on battery

YES

Blank monitor on inactivity

YES

Lid Close

YES

Cpu frequency scaling

NO

Sound

Sound works?

YES

Correct volume?

NO

Hardware volume switch

YES

Headphone jack

Untested

Mic jack

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

YES

Wireless NIC

NO

PCMCIA NIC

YES (wireless)

Modem

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Pointstick

YES

External mouse - USB

Untested

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

YES

Multibay Battery detected?

Untested

USB

Untested

Serial

Untested

Parallel

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Modem

Untested

NIC

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Additional Hardware

CD/DVD drive

Untested

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Jaunty Alpha2

+ F2

Wireless

Untested

+ F4

Cycle through external screen modes

Untested

+ F5

Displays volume slide bar/unmutes

NO

+ F5 +m

Mutes

Untested

+ F6

Quick Controls - clear screen and lock keyboard

Untested

+ F7

Set power conservation level

Untested

+ F8

Shows battery charge

No

+ F10

Displays brightness control bar

No (but does allow brightness change via up/down arrows)

+ Esc

Displays system hardware info and software versions

No

+ Standby

Hibernate

Untested

+ pgup

pause

Untested

+ pgdn

break

Untested

+ home

Scroll

No

+ end

num lock

Yes

+ insert

print screen

Yes

+ delete

sys req

Untested

fn x5

enable fn "sticky key"

Untested

+ various keys

num pad replacement

Yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Jaunty Alpha2

Standby

Put laptop on standy

YES

Information (help?)

Defaults to launching compaq website

e023

No

35382

Home

Opens browser on homepage

e01f

No

35382

Search

Launches internet search engine (should do Altavista supposedly)

e01a

No

35382

E-mail

default mail client

e01e

No

35382

Windows key + E

open all workspace

Untested