DellInspiron3800

Current Issues

Issues (Edgy)

Issues (Dapper)

  • The machine can sometimes freeze inexplicably. This might be due to heat.
  • Suspend and hibernation only works about half the time. Either it fully suspends/hibernates or it tries for a minute before returning to the desktop. Upgrading the RAM from 128MB to 512MB increased the reliability to almost 100%.
  • My 802.11g wireless PC Card (Netgear WG511v2, using the Ndiswrapper driver) refused to work after resuming from suspend/hibernation. I had to use cardctl to eject and reload the card for it to be detected again. This is not a problem in Edgy.
  • The system often freezes a few minutes after a USB device is connected.

System Info

bios-version:A10
system-manufacturer:Dell Computer Corporation
system-product-name:Inspiron 3800   G700GT
system-version:Not Specified

Linux 2.6.17-10-generic #2 SMP Fri Oct 13 18:45:35 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux

Hardware details

in Dapper (stable release)?

in Edgy (stable release)?

Installation works?

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper (current stable)?

in Edgy (current development)?

Screen

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

No

No

External monitor works?

Untested

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

Not reliably

Yes

Sleep

Not reliably

Yes

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

Untested

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Untested

Untested

Headphone jack

Untested

Untested

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

None Installed

None Installed

Wireless NIC

None Installed

None Installed

PCMCIA NIC (wired)

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA NIC (wireless)

Yes

Yes

Firewire

None Installed

None Installed

Bluetooth

None Installed

None Installed

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - turned off while typing

Untested

Untested

External mouse - USB

Untested

Untested

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

None Installed

None Installed

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Yes

Yes

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

None Installed

None Installed

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper (current stable)?

in Edgy (stable release)?

+ Space

Untested

Untested

+ Esc

Untested

Untested

+ F1

Untested

Untested

+ F2

Untested

Untested

+ F3

Untested

Untested

+ F4

Untested

Untested

+ F5

Untested

Untested

+ F6

Untested

Untested

+ F7

Untested

Untested

+ F8

Untested

Untested

+ F9

Untested

Untested

+ F10

Untested

Untested

+ F11

Untested

Untested

+ F12

Untested

Untested

+ ArrowUp

Untested

Untested

+ ArrowDown

Untested

Untested

+ ArrowRight

Untested

Untested

+ ArrowLeft

Untested

Untested

+ End

Untested

Untested

+ PgUp

Untested

Untested

+ PgDown

Untested

Untested

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper (current stable)?

in Edgy (stable release)?

Key

Untested

Untested

Notes


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