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 * Make: Everex
 * Model:Stepnote XT5000T

== Hardware details ==

 * Everex Stepnote XT5000T
 * AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50 1.6 GHz
 * 2048MB Memory (Using both slots)
 * 100 GB HDD - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm / 160 GB HDD - Serial ATA-150 Western Digital - 5400 rpm
 * DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/CD-RW Dual Layer Combo Drive
 * 17" XGA TFT Screen
 * NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 with 256MB VRam
 * 56K Modem
 * LAN 10/100
 * Atheros 5006EG 802.11b/g
 * USB 2.0 (3 ports)
 * DVI-I
 * S-Video
 * Microphone Port
 * Headphone Port
 * IEEE1394 FireWire port
 * ExpressCard 54
 * 4 in 1 Card reader
 * US Keyboard (with additional oddly placed buttons and numpad)
 * 2 Button Glide Pad
 * Built in speakers - left, right and a center subwoofer
 * Realtek ALC885 High-Definition Audio Codec

=== Notes ===

 * Has a killswitch at the front to toggle WLAN (proprietary)
 * Has a volume wheel at the front for the volume (proprietary)
 * Has five buttons above the keyboard - Media launcher, Mail launcher, reduced power mode, internet launcher and power off

== Installation Notes ==

 * Installed via downloaded Ubuntu LiveCD.



||<-5 tablewidth="75%"> '''Hardware Information''' ||
||<-5> '''Screen & Monitors''' ||
||<|2> '''Device''' ||<-3> '''Works?''' ||<|2> '''Bug #''' ||
|| Gutsy 7.10 || Hardy Heron || Jaunty 9.04 ||
|| Installation Successful || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Screen || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct resolution? || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct refresh rate? || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| 3D Acceleration || Yes || Yes || Yes || Use of restricted nVidia Drivers (must be connected to Internet to turn on)||
|| External monitor works? || Yes || Untested || Untested || ||
|| External monitor - mirrors || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| External monitor - extend desktop || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
||<-5> '''Power Management''' ||
|| Battery detected? || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Hibernates? || Yes || N/A  || Yes || ||
|| Sleep || Yes || N/A || Yes || ||
|| Dim monitor on battery power and Blank monitor on inactivity || Monitor dims ONLY when restarted on battery power. || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Lid close || If powered - default is blanks monitor, If set to suspend - suspends but doesn't seem to be rewakeable || Untested || blanks monitor by default, if set to suspend - suspends and rewakes successfully || ||
|| CPU Frequency Scaling || Untested || N/A || Untested || ||
||<-5> '''Sound''' ||
|| Sound works? || No || Yes (see note) || Yes (see note) || Easily corrected via the following directions - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=506303 ||
|| Correct volume? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Note this is after changing the config file as noted above ||
|| Hardware volume switch || No || No || No || the Fn combinations work, but the sound wheel doesn't for either main speakers, nor headset||
|| Headphone jack || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Mic jack || Untested || Untested || Yes || ||
|| Line-in jack || Untested || Yes || Untested || ||
||<-5> '''Networking''' ||
|| Wired NIC || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Wireless NIC || Yes (see note) || Yes (see note) || Yes (with either madwifi or ath5k driver) || Use of restriced Atheros/madwifi Drivers ||
|| PCMCIA NIC || N/A || N/A || N/A || Laptop has no PCMCIA slot ||
|| ExpressCard 54 || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Firewire || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Modem || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
||<-5> '''Touchpad & Mice''' ||
|| Touchpad || Yes (see note?) || Yes (see note?) || Yes || The scroll distance does not scale to the pad so it takes many touchpad strokes to cross the distance of the screen ||
|| Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || No || Yes || Yes || Touchpad clicking very sensitive(changing sensitivity settings and double-click threshold settings for mouse helps)  ||
|| Touchpad - Scroll down side || Yes || Yes || Untested (maybe N/A) || ||
|| External mouse - USB || Untested || Untested || Yes || ||
|| External mouse - Serial || N/A || N/A || N/A || Laptop has no serial port ||
||<-5> '''Additional Hardware''' ||
|| CD/DVD drive || Yes || Untested || Yes || ||
|| PCMCIA cards || N/A || N/A || N/A || Laptop has no PCMCIA slot ||
|| Parallel port || N/A || N/A || N/A || Laptop has no LPT port ||
|| SD Card Reader ||  Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| S-Video || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| DVI-Out || No || Untested || Untested || Use of Envy fixes problem - http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html||
|| WLAN Kill Switch || No || No || No || Probably proprietary - not output from either `acpi_listen` nor in `xev` nor in `/lib/udev/keymap -i input/event5` when I flip it (right/left), although it does turn on/off the front panel led for wifi, but has absolutely no effect in Linux ||
|| Volume Wheel || No || No || No || Probably proprietary (same as note on WLAN switch above - has no effect in Linux, and I don’t think alsa is going to fix/support this anytime in the near future either ||

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||<-7 tablewidth="75%"> '''Function and other keys''' ||
||<|2> '''Fn key''' ||<|2> '''Operation''' ||<|2> '''Key code''' ||<-3> '''Works?''' ||<|2> Bug # ||
|| Gutsy 7.10 || Hardy Heron || Jaunty 9.04 ||
|| +F1 || Sleep || || Untested || Untested || Yes || ||
|| +F3 || Toggle LCD/Display || || Untested || Untested || Yes || ||
|| +F5 || Toggle Touchpad On/Off || 0x65 || No || Untested || Yes (see note) || Installed pitti's ppa Jaunty "udev-extras" pkg and added udev-extras keymap + rule. See: [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/400921|Bug #400921 on Launchpad]]. Additionally, you will need to bind this key with "xbindkeys" to some external tool/app/script to toggle Touchpad function, similar to notes below on brightness up/down Fn keys (todo) ||
|| +F6 || Mutes or Unmutes Sound || || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| +F8 || Decreases the display brightness || 0x7F || No || Untested || Yes (see note) || see Bug #400921 linked above for details of installing "nvclock" and writing ~/.xbindkeysrc file and running `xbindkeys` to make brightness up/down work because this video dimming feature is not supported in gnome-power-manager and smartdimmer has bug with increasing brightness which has not yet been fixed ||
|| +F9 || Increases the display brightness || 0x6F || No ||  Untested || Yes (see note) || same as note above ||
|| +F10 || Decreases volume || || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| +F11 || Increases Volume || || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||

||<-7> '''Other special keys''' ||
||<|2> '''Key''' ||<|2> '''Operation''' ||<|2> '''Key code''' ||<-3> '''Works?''' ||<|2> Bug # ||
|| Gutsy 7.10 || Hardy Heron || Jaunty 9.04 ||
|| Power Button || Shut down/Hibernate Unit (depends on user setting) || || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Media Button || Launches Media Player || 0x5C || Yes || Untested || Yes (see note) || see note above for Bug #400921 ||
|| Mail Button || Launches Mail Application || 0xEC || Yes || Untested || Yes (see note) || see note above for Bug #400921 ||
|| Reduced Power Button || Toggles Reduced Power Mode || 0x67 || No || Untested || Yes (see note) || see note above for Bug #400921. Additionally, you will need to bind it with "xbindkeys" to some external tool/app/script to toggle fan/cpu speed (todo) ||
|| Internet Button || Lauches Browser || 0xB2 || Yes || Untested || Yes (see note) || see note above for Bug #400921 ||