DellPrecisionM4400

Current Issues

System Info

system-manufacturer: Dell Inc.

system-product-name: Precision M4400

system-version: Not Specified

Current Kernel version

2.6.31-14-generic

Hardware details

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Jaunty

in Karmic

Screen

Excellent

Excellent

Correct resolution?

YES

YES

Correct refresh rate?

YES

YES

3D Acceleration

YES

YES

External monitor works?

YES

YES

External monitor - mirrors

YES

YES

External monitor - extend desktop

YES

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

YES

YES

Hibernates?

Untested

Untested

Suspend

YES

YES

Dim monitor on battery

YES

YES

Blank monitor on inactivity

YES

YES

Lid Close

YES

YES

Cpu frequency scaling

YES

YES

Sound

Sound works?

YES

YES

Correct volume?

NO

YES

Hardware volume switch

YES

YES

Headphone jack

YES

YES

Mic jack

YES

YES

Networking

Wired NIC

YES

YES

Wireless NIC

YES

YES

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

N/A

N/A

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

YES

YES

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

YES

YES

Touchpad - Scroll down side

YES

YES

Pointing stick

YES

YES

External mouse - USB

YES

YES

External mouse - Serial

N/A

N/A

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

Untested

Untested

CD/DVD drive

YES

YES

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

E-SATA Port

YES

YES

Contactless smart card reader

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Jaunty

in Karmic

+ F1

Sleep

YES

YES

+ F2

Inhibit battery recharge

YES

YES

+ F3

Display battery info

NO

NO

+ F4

Num lock

NO

NO

+ F5

DONT KNOW

NO

NO

+ F8

CRT/LCD

YES

YES

+ F10

SysRq

NO

NO

+ F11

Print screen

YES

YES

+ F12

Pause

NO

NO

+ ArrowUp

Increase brightness

YES

YES

+ ArrowDown

Decrease brightness

YES

YES

+ ArrowLeft

Auto brightness

YES

YES

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Jaunty

in Karmic

Mute

YES

YES

Volume down

YES

YES

Volume up

YES

YES

Notes

Great laptop choice for Linux, as all works out of the box. When getting a modem the HUAWEI E220 HSDPA USB MODEM works.


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