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| * Contact: ["YourName"] * Make: Your Make (eg. Acme) * Brand: Your Brand (eg. WidgetPro) * Model: Your Model (eg. 1234X) * Website: http://www.manufacturer.com/make/brand/model/info.html * S/N: Only needed if you have a Canonical supplied laptop |
* Contact: ["TennesseeLeeuwenburg2"] * Make: Dell * Brand: Inspiron * Model: 9400 |
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| ## List any issues you have with the current development release here | ## This is supposed to highlight dev release problems, but I am still working on getting Breezy working correctly. Also, I'm still getting my head around this wiki template. Without further ado, my problems are: == Issues with Breezy Badger == * Headphone jack does not mute internal speakers * Latest SMP kernel breaks keyboard. (sorry for this but first time i edit a wiki ever !!!) I know how to fix that... the "/etc/hotplug/blacklist" file just add pcmcia and pcmcia_core and that will be fixed * SMP Kernel boots into X and then just before GDM loads it hangs with mouse perpetually doing "hourglass" spin thing -purpleidea * Intermittent heat-related issues -- not properly understood * gnome-terminal and xterms not closing properly -- become uninterruptible == Issues with Dapper Drake == * Headphone jack does not mute internal speakers * (and "jack sense" options aren't available in sound mixer) http://www.math.umd.edu/~olsson/jerome-install.html was recommended to me for fixing the line jack sense. I'm not a kernel haxor (yet) so I'll just put this here for now. * ''If you open a Gnome Terminal and run `alsamixer` you should be able to use the arrow keys to move to the two sense options and use the 'm' key to toggle them on/off.'' -PaulSladen * '' I can only repeat myself and say that these are not present, therefore they cannot be toggled by alsamixer, any other mixer, or by any means.'' -TennesseeLeeuwenburg * sound quality is not what it's supposed to be. often "crackles", although sounds perfect in windows. (used to get a hardware baseline) --purpleidea ''It does this in Windows for me too'' -- TennesseeLeeuwenburg2 when I install XMMS and use the "OSS Driver 1.2.10 [libOSS.so]" sound quality is perfect! and OSS configuration picks up the correct soundcard (because it matches what the bios says) as a SigmaTel STAC9200. If you switch the output plugin to the "ALSA 1.2.10 output plugin [libALSA.so]" sound quality goes back to bad cracklyness. The ALSA plugin options also list the mixer card as "HDA Intel". Note that between the two, the OSS seems to be significantly louder than ALSA. While I am playing around with ALSA, please go do the same, and test the above to see if it fixes sound for you. --purpleidea. * ''This may happen in the volume levels are too high. Does turning them down help? (This also applies to the separate hardware mixer if there is one'' -PaulSladen Nope :( --purpleidea ''This is really beginning to drive me nuts. I have to listen to my co-workers!'' --TennesseeLeeuwenburg2 == Issues now fixed in Dapper Drake == * Hard disk spins down far too soon/often, no obvious control mechanism (i.e. in "power settings" or "disks" -- don't know where else to look) ''This the spin-down on AC power, on Battery, on both. It is reproducible if you start from a clean reboot?'' -PaulSladen '' AC Power, haven't checked with battery. Happens 100% of the time, reboots do not affect.'' --TennesseeLeeuwenburg2 '' The problem just ... went away one update.'' --TennesseeLeeuwenburg2 * SMP Kernel seems to work now in Flight4. Although either the gnome cpufreq-monitor applets are working strangely for the 2nd cpu or there are still some issues to be worked out of the kernel. (likely) --purpleidea. |
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| || Installation works? || || || | || Installation works? || yes || untest || |
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| || Screen || Untested || Untested || || || Correct resolution? || Untested || Untested || || || Correct refresh rate? || Untested || Untested || || || 3D Acceleration || Untested || Untested || || || External monitor works? || Untested || Untested || || |
|| Screen || yes || yes || || || Correct resolution? || yes || yes || || || Correct refresh rate? || yes || yes || || || 3D Acceleration || no || yes (fixed in latest upgrade) || || || External monitor works? || Untested || yes || || |
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| || External monitor - extend desktop || Untested || Untested || || | || External monitor - extend desktop || Untested || yes || || |
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| || Hibernates? || Untested || Untested || || || Sleep || Untested || Untested || || || Dim monitor on battery || Untested || Untested || || || Blank monitor on inactivity || Untested || Untested || || |
|| Hibernates? || no || yes! (flight4) || || || Sleep || Untested || no || || || Dim monitor on battery || yes, but can't adjust! || yes, but can't adjust! || || || Blank monitor on inactivity || yes || yes || || |
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| || Sound works? || Untested || Untested || || || Correct volume? || Untested || Untested || || || Hardware volume switch || Untested || Untested || || || Headphone jack || Untested || Untested || || |
|| Sound works? || yes || yes; see above --purpleidea || || || Correct volume? || yes || yes || || || Hardware volume switch || Untested || yes || || || Headphone jack || partial || partial || || |
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| || Wired NIC || Untested || Untested || || || Wireless NIC || Untested || Untested || || || PCMCIA NIC || Untested || Untested || || |
|| Wired NIC || yes || yes || || || Wireless NIC || NO(need krn2.6.15) || YES!!! with: http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net || || || PCMCIA NIC || Don't Exist || Don't Exist || || |
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| || Bluetooth || Untested || Untested || || | || Bluetooth || Yes || Untested || || |
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| || Touchpad || Untested || Untested || || || Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || Untested || Untested || || || Touchpad - Scroll down side || Untested || Untested || || || External mouse - USB || Untested || Untested || || |
|| Touchpad || yes || yes || || || Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || yes || yes || || || Touchpad - Scroll down side || no || no || || || External mouse - USB || yes || yes || || || External mouse - Bluetooth || yes || Untested || || |
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| || NIC || Untested || Untested || || | || NIC || yes || yes || || |
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| || CD/DVD drive || Untested || Untested || || || PCMCIA cards || Untested || Untested || || |
|| CD/DVD drive || yes || Untested || || || PCMCIA cards || Don't Exist || Don't Exist || || || ExpressCard cards || Untested || Untested || || |
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| ## Add or remove keys as needed for your laptop. Fill out action ||<-6 tablewidth="75%"> '''Function and other keys''' || ||<|2> '''Fn key''' ||<|2> '''Operation''' ||<|2> '''Keycode''' ||<-2> '''Works?''' ||<|2> Bug # || || in Breezy? || in Dapper (current development)? || || + 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 || || || + 1 || || || Untested || Untested || || || + 2 || || || Untested || Untested || || ||<-6> '''Other special keys''' || ||<|2> '''Key''' ||<|2> '''Operation''' ||<|2> '''Keycode''' ||<-2> '''Works?''' ||<|2> Bug # || || in Breezy? || in Dapper (current development)? || || Key || || || Untested || Untested || || |
## Special / function keys Removed this section for time being |
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This is a first time edit on a WIKI for me (["DigitalLF"]) but i will do all i can to help with anything on this laptop. * ''Excellent, many thanks for any testing you are able to do - hopefully you'll get a better experience out of it too!'' -PaulSladen * i have now found out how to get the wifi working and i get around 200kbs better speed in linux then i get in windows so it seems like it works great on my home-unencrypted network :D -DigitalLF |
* Contact: ["TennesseeLeeuwenburg2"]
- Make: Dell
- Brand: Inspiron
- Model: 9400
Current Issues
Issues with Breezy Badger
* Headphone jack does not mute internal speakers
* Latest SMP kernel breaks keyboard.
(sorry for this but first time i edit a wiki ever !!!) I know how to fix that... the "/etc/hotplug/blacklist" file just add pcmcia and pcmcia_core and that will be fixed
* SMP Kernel boots into X and then just before GDM loads it hangs with mouse perpetually doing "hourglass" spin thing -purpleidea
* Intermittent heat-related issues -- not properly understood
* gnome-terminal and xterms not closing properly -- become uninterruptible
Issues with Dapper Drake
* Headphone jack does not mute internal speakers
* (and "jack sense" options aren't available in sound mixer) http://www.math.umd.edu/~olsson/jerome-install.html was recommended to me for fixing the line jack sense. I'm not a kernel haxor (yet) so I'll just put this here for now.
If you open a Gnome Terminal and run alsamixer you should be able to use the arrow keys to move to the two sense options and use the 'm' key to toggle them on/off. -PaulSladen
I can only repeat myself and say that these are not present, therefore they cannot be toggled by alsamixer, any other mixer, or by any means. -TennesseeLeeuwenburg
* sound quality is not what it's supposed to be. often "crackles", although sounds perfect in windows. (used to get a hardware baseline) --purpleidea It does this in Windows for me too -- TennesseeLeeuwenburg2
when I install XMMS and use the "OSS Driver 1.2.10 [libOSS.so]" sound quality is perfect! and OSS configuration picks up the correct soundcard (because it matches what the bios says) as a SigmaTel STAC9200. If you switch the output plugin to the "ALSA 1.2.10 output plugin [libALSA.so]" sound quality goes back to bad cracklyness. The ALSA plugin options also list the mixer card as "HDA Intel". Note that between the two, the OSS seems to be significantly louder than ALSA. While I am playing around with ALSA, please go do the same, and test the above to see if it fixes sound for you. --purpleidea.
This may happen in the volume levels are too high. Does turning them down help? (This also applies to the separate hardware mixer if there is one -PaulSladen
Nope 
--purpleidea
This is really beginning to drive me nuts. I have to listen to my co-workers! --TennesseeLeeuwenburg2
Issues now fixed in Dapper Drake
* Hard disk spins down far too soon/often, no obvious control mechanism (i.e. in "power settings" or "disks" -- don't know where else to look)
This the spin-down on AC power, on Battery, on both. It is reproducible if you start from a clean reboot? -PaulSladen AC Power, haven't checked with battery. Happens 100% of the time, reboots do not affect. --TennesseeLeeuwenburg2 The problem just ... went away one update. --TennesseeLeeuwenburg2
* SMP Kernel seems to work now in Flight4. Although either the gnome cpufreq-monitor applets are working strangely for the 2nd cpu or there are still some issues to be worked out of the kernel. (likely) --purpleidea.
Hardware details
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in Breezy? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
Installation works? |
yes |
untest |
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 |
no |
yes (fixed in latest upgrade) |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
yes |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
yes |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Untested |
Untested |
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Hibernates? |
no |
yes! (flight4) |
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Sleep |
Untested |
no |
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Dim monitor on battery |
yes, but can't adjust! |
yes, but can't adjust! |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
yes |
yes |
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Lid Close |
Untested |
Untested |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Untested |
Untested |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
yes |
yes; see above --purpleidea |
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Correct volume? |
yes |
yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
yes |
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Headphone jack |
partial |
partial |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
yes |
yes |
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Wireless NIC |
NO(need krn2.6.15) |
YES!!! with: http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Don't Exist |
Don't Exist |
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Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
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Bluetooth |
Yes |
Untested |
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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 |
no |
no |
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External mouse - USB |
yes |
yes |
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External mouse - Bluetooth |
yes |
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 |
yes |
yes |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
Untested |
Untested |
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CD/DVD drive |
yes |
Untested |
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PCMCIA cards |
Don't Exist |
Don't Exist |
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ExpressCard cards |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
Untested |
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Card reader(s) |
Untested |
Untested |
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Removed this section for time being
Notes
This is a first time edit on a WIKI for me (["DigitalLF"]) but i will do all i can to help with anything on this laptop.
Excellent, many thanks for any testing you are able to do - hopefully you'll get a better experience out of it too! -PaulSladen
i have now found out how to get the wifi working and i get around 200kbs better speed in linux then i get in windows so it seems like it works great on my home-unencrypted network
-DigitalLF
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/DellInspiron9400 (last edited 2010-10-27 01:25:15 by c-67-184-66-91)