DellLatitudeD600
Contact: ["Victor39"],["ConstantineEvans"]
- Make: Dell
- Brand: Latitude
- Model: D600
Website: http://support.dell.com/ (No URL for info, badly built site)
Current Issues
As far as i can see, there are no major issues with this model.
(Updated - 2006-04-01)
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
--> Perhaps better discuss it in a forum thread, check it here: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=151829 -Huygens
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.
Please 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
Is this the open-source one, or the binary driver? -PaulSladen
I see a distorted display too since last opensource ati driver update. See https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/36887 - AchimBohnet
--> I am using the binary driver from Dapper repository, and I have been following this forum thread to install it: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=143283 -Huygens
Hardware details
|
in Hoary? |
in Breezy? |
in Dapper(Flight4)? |
in Dapper(Flight5)? |
Installation works? |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary? |
in Breezy? |
in Dapper(Flight4)? |
in Dapper(Filght5)? |
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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 |
Yes (mirrored automatically) |
|
External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
|
External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Yes but not straight forward, see Note 1 at the end of the page |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hibernates? |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
No, does not boot properly |
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Sleep |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Dim monitor on battery |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Lid Close |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cpu frequency scaling |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct volume? |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Headphone jack |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
|
Mic jack |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, but DHCP is damn slow [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=151823 Forum Thread] |
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Wireless NIC |
Untested |
No* |
Untested |
Untested |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
Yes |
Untested |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
Yes |
Untested |
Seems to work, but could not synchronise my Palm (gnome-pilot problem) |
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Modem |
Untested |
No |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
Untested |
No |
Untested |
Untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Untested |
No |
Untested |
Yes |
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External mouse - USB |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
External mouse - Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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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 |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
NIC |
Untested |
Yes |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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CD/DVD drive |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (read CD&DVD, write CD) |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Card reader(s) |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Sony SEMC DSS SyncStation with a Sony Ericsson P910i Symbian OS Mobile Phone |
Untested |
Yes - Detected Only |
Untested |
Untested |
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Palm Tungsten T5 |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
No, /dev/pilot does not exist, and after creation (symlink) does not work either! |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary? |
in Breezy? |
in Dapper(Flight4)? |
in Dapper(Flight5)? |
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+ 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 |
|
+ F8 |
CRT/LCD |
|
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
No effect |
|
+ 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 |
|
Brightness - |
e005 |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary? |
in Breezy? |
in Dapper(Flight4)? |
in Dapper(Flight5)? |
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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
- (updates from 20060401) test with an external monitor on-going, however, if someone knows how to extend the desktop to 2 screens, I am willing to know how to do this!
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
* Sleep works on my D600 in Flight 5 - JohanrammEricson
Notes
Note 1: Support for big desktop (2 screen with an extended desktop) works at least in the following case: having ATI binary driver (fglrx) installed and configure, and executing the aticonfig command line (make a back-up of /etc/X11/xorg.conf before using this tool). However, I did not manage to have the laptop LCD set to 1024x768 (my max resolution) with the external screen set to a different resolution.
- If you have your 2nd screen on the left of your laptop, execute: sudo aticonfig --dtop=horizontal,reverse
- If you have your 2nd screen on the right of your laptop, execute: sudo aticonfig --dtop=horizontal