DellInspiron4000

  • Contact: Kyle_Robert

  • Make: Dell
  • Brand: Inspiron
  • Model: 4000

Current Issues

Hardware details

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

Installation works?

Yes(I)

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

Screen

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes(II)

Yes(II)

External monitor works?

Yes

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Yes

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

Yes

No(VI)

Sleep

No(V)

Untested

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes(IV)

Yes(IV)

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Untested

Untested

Headphone jack

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

None

None

PCMCIA NIC

Yes

Yes

Firewire

None

None

Bluetooth

None

None

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

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

Untested

Untested

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Yes

Yes

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

+ Esc

No

Untested

+ F1

No

Untested

+ F3

No

Untested

+ F5

No

Untested

+ F7

No

Untested

+ F8

No

Untested

+ F10

No

Untested

+ End

Yes(III)

Yes

+ Page Up

Yes(III)

Yes

+ Page Down

Yes(III)

Yes

+ [Up Arrow]

Yes

Yes

+ [Down Arrow]

Yes

Yes

+ [Left Arrow]

Yes

Yes

+ [Right Arrow]

Yes

Yes

Notes

(I) The APT section of the installer hangs at about 25%. I got around it by skipping the apt section. If you do this you will need to edit your /etc/apt/source.list file to use apt later.

(II) 3D acceleration is does not work automatically. You need to insert the r128 module before loading X.

(III) The volume controls will work if you define the keyboard shortcuts. The shortcuts are not setup for you automatically.

(IV) The Frequency will slow down when on battery and will speed up again when on AC. This is normal behavior for Pentium III with speed step. In My case the CPU runs at 700MHz on battery and 900 MHz on AC.

(V) The system does appear to suspend correctly, but resuming does not work.

(VI) The system hibernates correctly regardless of power state. However resuming while on battery does not work. Resuming while on ac works. For this reason I have downgraded back to Hoary. (I need hibernate to work.)

LaptopTestingTeam/Old/DellInspiron4000 (last edited 2010-03-01 21:09:44 by 94)