DellInspironB130

Current Issues

Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 final tested. Monitor, 3D acceleration,and right alt work correctly.

Hibernation switch (Fn + F1) still fails. Software hibernate (button from menu) still works.

ExpressCard port, VGA port, and dialup port are currently untested.

System Info

bios-version:A10;
system-manufacturer:Dell Inc.
system-product-name:ME051
system-version:Not Specified

Linux Delllaptop 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

Hardware details

in Dapper 6.06?

in Edgy 6.10?

in Gutsy 7.10?

Installation works?

Untested (Live CD Boot)

Works

Works (Live CD installer)

Hardware Information

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper Dapper 6.06?

in Edgy Eft 6.10?

in Gutsy Gibbon 7.10?

in Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS?

Screen & Monitors

Screen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

No. Max is set to 1024X768

No. Max is set to 1024X768

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

External monitor works?

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sleep

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dim monitor on battery

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Yes

Yes

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - turned off while typing

Untested

No

No

No

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Additional Hardware

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper 6.06?

in Edgy 6.10?

in Gutsy 7.10?

In Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS?

+ Esc

Standby

None

Does nothing

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ F1

Hibernate

0xa5

Untested

No

No

Untested

+ F2

Wifi

None

Does nothing

Yes, but status LED doesn't

Yes, but status LED doesn't

Yes, but status LED doesn't

+ F3

Battery

0xf1

Yes

Yes (Ubuntu), No (Kubuntu)

Yes

Yes

+ F8

CRT/LCD

0xaa

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

+ F10

Eject CD

0xcc

Yes (Ubuntu?)

Yes (Ubuntu), No (Kubuntu)

Yes

Yes

+ ArrowUp

Brightness up

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ ArrowDown

Brightness down

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ End

Mute

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ PgUp

Sound Up

0xd4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ PgDown

Sound Down

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ Num Lk

Scroll Lk

0x5d, keycode 78

Untested

Yes, but LED doesn't

Yes, but LED doesn't

Yes

Right Alt Key

Alt

Untested

No

Yes

Yes

63365

Notes

* Wireless card used was an Intel 2200BG. Installer correctly configured the card without user intervention.

xev output:

Scroll Lock:

KeyPress event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x3600001,
    root 0x58, subw 0x0, time 3468685562, (1,63), root:(7,114),
    state 0x4, keycode 54 (keysym 0x63, c), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (03) ""
    XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (03) ""
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x3600001,
    root 0x58, subw 0x0, time 3468685631, (1,63), root:(7,114),
    state 0x4, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False


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