DellInspiron3800
Contact: SridharDhanapalan
- Brand: Dell
- Make: Inspiron 3800
- Model: G700GT
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
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in Dapper (stable release)? |
in Edgy (stable release)? |
Installation works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Dapper (current stable)? |
in Edgy (current development)? |
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Screen |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct resolution? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Yes |
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3D Acceleration |
No |
No |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
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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? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hibernates? |
Not reliably |
Yes |
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Sleep |
Not reliably |
Yes |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Untested |
Untested |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Yes |
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Lid Close |
Yes |
Yes |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct volume? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
Untested |
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Headphone jack |
Untested |
Untested |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
None Installed |
None Installed |
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Wireless NIC |
None Installed |
None Installed |
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PCMCIA NIC (wired) |
Yes |
Yes |
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PCMCIA NIC (wireless) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Firewire |
None Installed |
None Installed |
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Bluetooth |
None Installed |
None Installed |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
Untested |
Untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - turned off while typing |
Untested |
Untested |
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External mouse - USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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External mouse - Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
None Installed |
None Installed |
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CD/DVD drive |
Yes |
Yes |
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PCMCIA cards |
Yes |
Yes |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
Untested |
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Card reader(s) |
None Installed |
None Installed |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Dapper (current stable)? |
in Edgy (stable release)? |
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+ Space |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ Esc |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F2 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F3 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F4 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F5 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F6 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F7 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F8 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F9 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F10 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F11 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F12 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ ArrowUp |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ End |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ PgUp |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ PgDown |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Dapper (current stable)? |
in Edgy (stable release)? |
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Key |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Notes
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/DellInspiron3800 (last edited 2010-03-01 21:09:35 by 94)