DellLatitudeD430
Contact: ClaasTeichmann, Hirvinen, Kogen
- Make: Dell
- Brand: Latitude
- Model: D430
Website: Dell product page
Current Issues
strange (ticktack) noises from the harddrive (see notes)(I did not have this problem on Gutsy or Hardy - Hirvinen)
System Info
Dell Inc. Latitude D430 System-Version not Specified
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU U7600 @ 1.20GHz
- Display: 1280x800
ClaasTeichmann: I installed Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) using the alternate-CD, then I upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) via the upgrade-manager.
Hirvinen: I installed Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) using UNetbootin, since I did not have an optical drive. This worked fine for me, but note that this is an unsupported method. At least back up your data. See Installation. I then upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron).
Kogen: I installed Ubuntu 8.04 using the desktop-CD. Everything is working fine.
Hardware details
Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Gutsy |
in Hardy (current development) |
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Screen |
yes |
Yes |
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Correct resolution? |
yes (see notes) |
Yes |
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Correct refresh rate? |
yes |
Yes |
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3D Acceleration |
yes |
Yes |
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External monitor works? |
yes |
Yes |
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External monitor - mirrors |
yes |
Yes |
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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? |
yes |
Yes |
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Suspend |
yes |
Yes |
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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 |
Untested |
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 |
N/A |
N/A |
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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 |
Untested |
Yes |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
Partial (See notes) |
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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 |
Partial (See notes) |
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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 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Yes |
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USB |
Untested |
Yes |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Yes |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Yes |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
Yes |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
Untested |
Yes (See notes) |
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CD/DVD drive |
yes |
Yes (USB) |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Yes |
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Parallel Ports |
N/A |
N/A |
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Card reader(s) |
yes |
Yes (See notes) |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Gutsy |
in Hardy (current development) |
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+ F1 |
Sleep |
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Untested |
Yes |
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+ F3 |
Power Management |
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Untested |
No |
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+ F4 |
Num Lk |
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yes |
Yes |
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+ F5 |
Scroll Lk |
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Untested |
Yes |
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+ F7 |
? |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F8 |
CRT/LCD |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F11 |
Prnt Scrn/SysRq |
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Untested |
Yes |
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+ F12 |
Pause/Break |
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Untested |
Yes |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Gutsy |
in Hardy (current development) |
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Fn + Pg-Up |
Volume up |
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yes |
Yes |
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Fn + Pg-Down |
Volume down |
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yes |
Yes |
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Fn + End |
Mute |
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yes |
Yes |
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Fn + Up |
increase brightness |
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yes |
Yes |
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Fn + Down |
decrease brightness |
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yes |
Yes |
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Fn + Left |
auto brightness |
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yes |
Yes (See notes) |
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Notes
Resolution
After the installation the resolution seems to be correct although System/Preferences/Screen Resolution shows 1200x1024 instead of 1280x800. This can be corrected via displayconfig-gtk
Harddrive
Noises originating from the harddrive seem to be originating from a problem with the power-saving settings of the harddisk. The problem is discussed here (bug 59695) and here (bug 104535)
I used the following work-around taken from here (bug 59695):
- make a file named "99-hdd-spin-fix.sh". The important thing is starting with "99".
- make sure the file contains the following 2 lines:
hdparm -B 255 /dev/sda
- copy this file to 3 locations:
/etc/acpi/suspend.d/ /etc/acpi/resume.d/ /etc/acpi/start.d/
Touchpad
This is not a synaptics touchpad, so the nice utilities for configuring those don't work. So far I haven't been able to disable the bit too sensitive tap-to-click feature or turn this completely off. Will post here if I find a solution.
Bluetooth
According to Dell's driver downloads page D430 has a Dell 360 bluetooth module. I got it to work partially by installing the newest Windows driver (on Windows) from Dell's support page. (workaround discovered thanks to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=572335 ) The bluetooth device disappears on suspend-to-ram though.
Card reader
The card reader works now(2008-03-29) without having to do anything extra. A month ago it was necessary to issue command "sudo modprobe sdhci" before it would work.
Fingerprint reader
To use biometric authentication install and configure ThinkFinger.
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/DellLatitudeD430 (last edited 2010-02-26 20:36:44 by 94)