DellLatitudeD600

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Current Issues

As far as i can see, there are no major issues with this model.

(Updated - 2006-03-27)

Using first Kernel release of Dapper Flight5, I encountered some unexpected CPU soft lockup. This was regularly happening after a long period (1 hour) of not using the laptop, or when the network goes up.

  • What sort of CPU lock-up? Did the laptop overheat (eg. from not having the fan running, but having the screensavers run at full speed. -PaulSladen

Since last kernel update (2.6.15-19), I did not encounter the problem again. However, it is still too early to be completely sure of this.

  • Pleaes file a bug if you see it again -PaulSladen

Also, the ATI driver support is not good. I cannot for the moment activate the composite extension of the X server. The screen is then unreable with losts of strikes on it. Video performance are not fantastic Sad :(

  • Is this the open-source one, or the binary driver? -PaulSladen

Hardware details

in Hoary?

in Breezy?

in Dapper(Flight4)?

in Dapper(Flight5)?

Installation works?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary?

in Breezy?

in Dapper(Flight4)?

in Dapper(Filght5)?

Screen

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Untested

No*

No

Not out of the box

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?

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

Untested

Untested

Untested

No, does not boot properly

Sleep

Untested

Yes

Yes

Untested

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lid Close

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Untested

Yes

Yes

Untested

Mic jack

Untested

Yes

Yes

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes, but DHCP is damn slow

Wireless NIC

Untested

No*

Untested

Untested

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12788 #12788]

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Yes

Untested

Bluetooth

Untested

Yes

Untested

Seems to work, but could not synchronise my Palm (gnome-pilot problem)

Modem

Untested

No

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

No

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Untested

No

Untested

Untested

External mouse - USB

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Yes

Yes

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

CD/DVD drive

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Yes

Yes

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Sony SEMC DSS SyncStation with a Sony Ericsson P910i Symbian OS Mobile Phone

Untested

Yes - Detected Only

Untested

Untested

Palm Tungsten T5

Untested

Untested

Untested

No, /dev/pilot does not exist, and after creation (symlink) does not work either!

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary?

in Breezy?

in Dapper(Flight4)?

in Dapper(Flight5)?

+ Esc

Suspend

Untested

Yes

Yes

Untested

+ F2

Wireless toggle

e008

Untested

Yes

Yes (but no notification)

Untested

+ F3

Battery Monitor

e007

Untested

No

Yes

Untested

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13970 #13970]

+ F8

CRT/LCD

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

+ F10

CD Eject

e009

Untested

Untested

Yes

Yes

+ Page Up

Volume +

Untested

Untested

Yes

Yes

+ Page Down

Volume -

Untested

Untested

Yes

Yes

+ End

Mute

Untested

Untested

Yes

Yes

+ UpArrow

Brightness +

e006

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ DownArrow

Brightness -

e005

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary?

in Breezy?

in Dapper(Flight4)?

in Dapper(Flight5)?

Volume +

Volume +

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Volume -

Volume -

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mute

Mute

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

  • The bugzilla URL for the battery key is out of date, please update if this is still an issue -PaulSladen

Notes

Testing run on 2005-08-28:

  • tests are being run on Colony 3 LiveCD, this is just to make sure that everything works out of box too.
  • DRI used to work in the past, now it doesn't work anymore.
  • Wireless works with ndiswrapper and the proper ndis drivers.

Testing run on 2005-12-21:

  • tests are being run on Dapper Flight2 by ["Victor39"]
  • Hello,SamiHaahtinen.I have done a testing for flight2 on dell latitude d600.Would you please add a column on the table? so I can fill my result in it.If you are ready,mail to me please.Thank you! jianggw@bsw.net.cn

Testing run on 2006-03-15:

  • tests are being run on Dapper Flight5 by ["Huygens"], this was a clean install (apart /home) over a Kubuntu Breezy Badger.
  • My Dell Latitude D600: Centrino 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, CD/DVD Combo, 40GB HD, ATI Radeon Mobility 9000
  • Extra hardware: Palm Tungsten T5, Logitech Wheele Mouse USB, Canon PowerShot A70 (untested yet)

  • Partition schema:
    • - /boot ext3 - swap

      - LVM2: system (/) XFS & home (/home) JFS

A few comments

* Running the latest Dapper, the DRI works for me, as does the suspend to RAM, and have not been broken in the recent past. Should I add this to the Flight 2 column? This is with a clean install except for the /home partition. Also, I have an Intel 2200 mini-pci instead of the standard Dell card, and this works as well. The wireless toggle shortcut works with this card. - ConstantineEvans

* I did a clean flight4 install a few weeks ago, and have updated the tests. - ConstantineEvans


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