DellLatitudeD500
Contact: RolandHagemann
- Make: Dell
- Brand: Latitude
- Model: D500
Website: http://www.dell.com
Current Issues
I'm having problems with the xserver in Breezy, that I haven't had in Hoary !
When I switch to the console using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and then back to X via Ctrl-Alt-F7 the xserver crashes and restarts so I end up at the login screen again. This is of course not only annoying when using the console, but I also can't use suspend to disk because of this. I filed a bug report (Bug #17698), but haven't got any response yet.
Oh, the problem does not occur when using the breezy live-cd.
Another less annoying problem is regarding the execution order of init scripts: wpasupplicant is started after ntp-date, causing ntp-date to wait until I press Ctrl-C, since the network isn't available at that point. I hope this will be fixed, although wpasupplicant is in universe (Bug #16551)
Hardware details
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in Hoary (old stable)? |
in Breezy (current stable)? |
Installation works? |
yes |
yes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (old stable)? |
in Breezy (current stable)? |
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Screen |
yes |
yes (problems with Xserver, see above) |
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Correct resolution? |
yes (for the console vga=773) |
yes (vga=773) |
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Correct refresh rate? |
yes |
yes |
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3D Acceleration |
Untested |
yes |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested (worked with other distributions though) |
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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? |
yes, but very slow (better with custom kernel and suspend2-patch) |
Untested |
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Sleep |
no |
no (screen doesn't wake up) |
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Dim monitor on battery |
yes (BIOS) |
yes(BIOS) |
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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 |
yes |
yes, but prefer govenor ondemand instead of userspace |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
yes |
yes |
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Correct volume? |
Untested |
Untested |
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Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
Untested |
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Headphone jack |
yes |
yes |
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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 |
yes |
yes (ndiswrapper, wpasupplicant) |
but: #16551 |
PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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Firewire |
n/a |
n/a |
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Bluetooth |
n/a |
n/a |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
yes |
Untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
yes |
yes |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
yes |
yes, but psmouse should be loaded with proto=exps |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
n/a |
n/a |
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External mouse - USB |
yes |
yes |
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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 |
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 |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
Untested |
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Card reader(s) |
Untested |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Fn+Space |
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Untested |
no |
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Fn+Esc |
Hibernate |
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works |
Untested |
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Fn+F1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F2 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F3 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F4 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F5 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F6 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F7 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F8 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F9 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F10 |
eject |
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Untested |
no |
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Fn+F11 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+F12 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Fn+2 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary |
in Breezy |
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Fn+Pg-Up |
Vol-Up |
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Untested |
yes |
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Fn+Pg-Down |
Vol-Down |
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Untested |
yes |
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Notes
Additional information about using Linux on this laptop: http://www.physik.uni-freiburg.de/~roland/dell_d500/
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/DellLatitudeD500 (last edited 2008-08-06 16:23:28 by localhost)