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Hardware Profile

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CPU                             Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
LCD Panel                       15.4 in WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050)
Memory                          2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
Video Cards                     128MB NVIDIA® GeForce 8400M GS
Hard Drive                      160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Integrated NIC and Modem        Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem (Broadcom)
Optical Drive                   8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Card                      (Sigmatel)
Wireless Cards                  Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g
Camera                          Integrated Creative 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
Bluetooth Wireless              Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)

Testing Results for Gusty Gibbon Tribe 5 ISO

Initial graphics screen comes up and after selecting Start or install Ubuntu the following error comes up:

BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu1) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for list of built-in commands.

/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
(initramfs)

After googling, found suggestion to run: modprobe piix, but this just returns the error:

FATAL: Module piix not found

At this point I gave up on the graphical installer and tried the alternate text mode ISO.

Testing Results for Gusty Gibbon Tribe 5 Alternate Text Mode ISO

Does X start correctly?

X does start correctly.

Is X running at the correct resolution?

The correct resolution (1680x1050) can be selected.

Does glxinfo return "direct rendering: Yes"?

The command returns the following output:

Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

This while using the non-restricted driver.

Does the restricted driver work?

After enabling the restricted driver X fails to start.

update: 09-09-2007

After applying updates the restricted driver now works. Output from glxinfo |grep rendering gives:

direct rendering: Yes

Output from glxgears gives:

14029 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2805.761 FPS

However, the same font size is rendered larger by the restricted driver than by the non-restricted driver. Fonts of size 10 now render like fonts of size 12 bold with the non-restricted driver.

Does wired networking work?

Wired networking does work.

Does wireless networking work?

Wireless networking also works.

Does the trackpad work?

Trackpad works and the right hand side emulates a mouse scroll wheel.

Does sound work?

Line out (headphones) works but the speakers don't. Line in (microphone) does not work, tried testing with Sound Recorder.

Do volume hot-keys work?

Volume hot-keys correctly raise and lower the volume. Mute hot-key also works. Start, Pause, Backward, Forward, and Stop hot-keys also work.

Do brightness hot-keys work?

Brightness hot-keys correctly decrease and increase the screen brightness.

Does wireless button work?

Wireless button correctly disables and enables the wireless networking.

Is cpu frequency scaling supported?

The output from running: sudo invoke-rc.d powernowd restart:

 * Stopping powernowd:                           [OK]
 * Starting powernowd...                         [OK]

Does integrated camera work?

Ekiga does not recognise the camera.