DellInspiron8100
- Contact: Adam
- Make: Dell
- Brand: Inspiron
Model: 8100 (NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go version)
Current Issues
Many issues if you don't have the latest BIOS. With the A15 BIOS, the issues seem to be reduced to the following:
- Ubuntu loads the wrong SpeedStep driver, causing the system to freeze for about 1 second every few seconds. The laptop feels very slow and laggy like this and its extremely annoying... in order to fix it, modify /usr/share/cpufreqd/cpufreq-detect.sh and hardcode PIII_MODULE=speedstep-ich after the if statement attempts to set it.
- PLEASE file this as a bug and attach 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' and 'dmidecode' output to it.
There is already a bug filed for it, I just attached dmidecode to it: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/powernowd/+bug/24353
- The laptop will not wake up after you suspend it, and the system never hibernates. No known fix yet. - Hotplugging drives in the modular bay (both the removal and addition event) usually causes bad things to happen, like a crash... if it doesn't crash, it never works at the very least. - The internal WinModem has no drivers
Hardware details
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in Breezy? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
Installation works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Breezy? |
in Dapper (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 |
Yes (with nvidia driver) |
Yes (with nvidia driver) |
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External monitor works? |
Yes |
Yes |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Yes, requires nvidia driver manual configuration |
Yes, requires nvidia driver manual configuration |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Yes, requires nvidia driver manual configuration |
Yes, requires nvidia driver manual configuration |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hibernates? |
No |
No |
Hibernates in Dapper, doesn't restore from the saved session though |
Sleep |
No |
Yes |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Yes (requires A15 BIOS upgrade) |
Yes (requires A15 BIOS upgrade) |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Yes |
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Lid Close |
No |
Yes (fix with gnome-power-manager) |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
No |
Yes, but Incorrectly |
31384 |
Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct volume? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
Yes |
Yes |
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Headphone jack |
Yes |
Yes |
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Mic jack |
Yes |
Yes |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
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Wireless NIC |
N/A |
N/A |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
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Firewire |
Untested |
Yes |
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Bluetooth |
N/A |
N/A |
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Modem |
No |
No |
reportedly some models ship with a supported WinModem |
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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External mouse - USB |
Yes |
Yes |
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External mouse - Serial |
No |
No |
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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 |
N/A |
N/A |
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CD/DVD drive |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Internal drive works, hot-pluggable drive needs to be installed at boot to work, and is not removable without causing a lockup (only tested in Breezy thus far) |
PCMCIA cards |
Yes |
Yes |
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Parallel Ports |
Yes |
Yes |
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Card reader(s) |
N/A |
N/A |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Breezy? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
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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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+ F3 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F5 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F7 |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ F8 |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ F10 |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ 1 |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ 2 |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ End |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Breezy? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
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Volume Up |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Volume Down |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Play/Pause/E |
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No |
No |
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Stop/i |
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No |
No |
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Previous/1 |
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No |
No |
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Next/2 |
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No |
No |
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Notes
Disk drive hot-swapping causes crashes (except if you hot-swap a battery into the slot). Many features require a BIOS upgrade to fix bugs.
Latest Retest
- Make: Dell Brand: Inspiron Model: 8100
Current Issues
Power management (still) does not work (hibernation, suspending, even closing the lid). Closing the lid will cause the system to crash.
System Info
system-manufacturer: DELL
system-product-name: INSPIRON
system-version: A15
system-ram: 512 MB
system-CPU: 1.13/0.77 GHz Pentium III
Hardware details
Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
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in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS |
in Ubuntu 8.10 |
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Screen |
Good |
Good |
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Correct resolution? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Yes |
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3D Acceleration |
Yes (see notes) |
Untested |
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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? |
NO |
Untested |
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Suspends? |
NO |
Untested |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Yes |
Yes |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Yes |
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Lid Close |
NO |
Untested |
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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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Headphone jack |
Yes |
Yes |
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Mic jack |
Yes |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wireless NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
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Built-in NIC |
Yes |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Unjtested |
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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 |
NO |
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External mouse - USB |
Yes |
Untested |
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External mouse - PS/2 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Additional Hardware |
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CD/DVD drive |
Yes |
Untested |
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PCMCIA cards |
Yes |
Yes |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Works? |
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in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS |
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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 |
CRT/LCD |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F9 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F10 |
Eject CD |
Yes |
Yes |
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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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Volume up |
Volume up |
Yes |
Yes |
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Volume down |
Volume down |
Yes |
Yes |
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E key |
Play/pause |
Yes (see notes) |
Untested |
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i key |
Stop |
Yes (see notes) |
Untested |
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1 key |
Previous track |
Yes |
Untested |
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2 key |
Next track |
Yes |
Untested |
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Notes
The play/pause, stop, previous track and next track buttons only work with Rhythmbox and Totem, not with Amarok.
For 3D acceleration to work, you need to install drivers.
USB keyboards work with this laptop too.
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/DellInspiron8100 (last edited 2010-02-26 17:38:11 by host226-241-dynamic)