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Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 7.10

Hardy alpha 4

Karmic Koala

Screen

yes

yes

yes

Correct resolution?

yes

yes

yes

Correct refresh rate?

yes

yes

yes

3D Acceleration

yes, nvidia driver

yes, nvidia driver and intel GM965

yes, intel GM965 (sometime flicker, eg when gnome-do is launched)

External monitor works?

Untested

only on intel GM965

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

yes

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

no

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

yes

yes

yes

Hibernates?

yes

no (may be, because i have reduced swap memory to less than 500 mb)

yes

Suspend

yes

yes

yes

Dim monitor on battery

yes

yes

yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

yes

yes

Lid Close

yes

yes

yes

Cpu frequency scaling

yes

yes

yes

Sound

Sound works?

yes

partial

yes

Correct volume?

yes

yes

yes

Hardware volume switch

yes

yes

yes

internal speakers

untested

yes

yes

Headphone jack

yes

yes

yes

Mic jack

no

no

yes (sometimes stop working when using skype, restarting skype fix the problem)

Networking

Wired NIC

yes

yes

yes

Wireless NIC

yes

yes

yes

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

Untested (bluetooth not available)

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

yes

yes

yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

yes

yes

yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

yes

yes

yes

External mouse - USB

yes

yes

yes

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested (serial port not available)

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

Untested

USB

yes

yes

yes

Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested (port not available)

Parallel

Untested

Untested

Untested (port not available)

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

yes

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

Untested

Untested

Untested

CD/DVD drive

Untested

yes

yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

yes

yes

yes

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 7.10

Hardy alpha 4

Karmic Koala

+ Esc

Suspend

Untested

Yes

yes

+ F1

Hibernate

Untested

yes

yes

+ F3

Power Management information

Untested

no

partial (a notification pop up but just says "Power Management Informtation )

up/down arrows

regulate LCD brightness

Untested

Untested

yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 7.10

Hardy (current development)

MediaDirect

Untested

yes

yes