HPNC6120
* Contact: [Jean-Louis Boers]
- Make: Hewlett Packard - Compaq
- Brand: NC6120
- Model: PR126UA#ABA
Website: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/321957-64295-89315-321838-f33-447346.html
- S/N: N/A
Current Issues
RE: Breezy PR release and subsequent.
EDIT 20 Sept 2005: Bah! hibernate is broken again after a fresh install of Breezy PR plus updates plus changes from my notes below. Selecting hibernate now makes it seem more like logging out and coming back to a screensaver lock.
Jean: do you have a workin swap partition that is big enough? -PaulSladen
None! I can safely say that this laptop is running at 100% for me after some minor editing to get things like ipw2200, suspend to ram and suspend to disk working properly. please see my notes below. My fixes have been submitted to bugzilla as well.
Any reference to the HP-ized Hoary by Thomas Schneller is the iso found at this link: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/custom/20050516/
Items marked as "N" (not working) refer to the out-of-the-box state.
Unable to test Bluetooth, Firewire, IR or Docking station. Equipment not available for testing.
Hardware details
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
Installation works? |
Y |
Y |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Screen |
Y |
Y |
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Correct resolution? |
Y |
Y |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Y |
Y |
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3D Acceleration |
N *NOTE 1 |
Y |
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External monitor works? |
Y |
Y |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Y |
Y |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
N |
N |
no automatic or gui method available. |
Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Y |
Y |
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Hibernates? |
N *NOTE 2 |
N *NOTE 2 for fix) |
15141 |
Sleep |
N |
N *NOTE 6 for for enabling suspend to ram |
5229 |
Dim monitor on battery |
Y |
Y |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Y |
Y |
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Lid Close |
Y - Blanking Only |
Y - Blanking Only *NOTE 6 for enabling suspend to ram action |
15142 |
Cpu frequency scaling |
Y |
Y |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Y |
Y |
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Correct volume? |
Y |
Y |
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Hardware volume switch |
Y |
Y |
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Headphone jack |
Y |
Y |
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Mic jack |
Y |
Y |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Y |
Y |
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Wireless NIC |
Y *Note 3 |
Y *Note 3 |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Y |
Y |
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Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
N *NOTE 4 |
Y |
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Infrared |
Untested |
Y |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Y |
Y |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
N *SEE NOTE 5 FOR FIX |
Y |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Y |
Y |
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External mouse - USB |
Y |
Y |
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External mouse - Serial |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator(Not available for testing) |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
NA |
NA |
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CD/DVD drive |
Y |
Y |
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PCMCIA cards |
Y |
Y |
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Parallel Ports |
Y |
Y |
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Card reader(s) |
N |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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+ Space |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ Esc |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ F1 |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ F2 |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ F3 |
Sleep |
|
N |
N *NOTE 6 FOR FIX |
5229 |
+ F4 |
External Monitor |
|
Y |
Y |
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+ F5 |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ F6 |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ F7 |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ F8 |
Battery |
|
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F9 |
Screen Dim |
|
Y |
Y |
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+ F10 |
Screen Bright |
|
Y |
Y |
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+ F11 |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ F12 |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ 1 |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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+ 2 |
NA |
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NA |
NA |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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WiFi On/Off |
WiFi On/Off |
|
Y |
Y |
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WiFi On/Off LED |
WiFi On/Off LED |
|
N |
N *SEE NOTE 7 FOR FIX |
15143 |
"I" Button |
Gnome Help |
|
Y |
Y |
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Presentation Mode Button |
Power Schema or Application |
|
N |
N |
5229 |
Volume Mute |
Volume Mute |
|
Y |
Y |
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Volume Down |
Volume Down |
|
Y |
Y |
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Volume Up |
Volume Up |
|
Y |
Y |
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Notes
*NOTE 1: 3D Accel works when using HP-ized Hoary from Thomas Schneller and Breezy.
*NOTE 2: Hibernate works when using HP-ized Hoary from Thomas Schneller.
Breezy PR plus updates: Suspend to disk (Hibernate) will work properly by adding the following to the /etc/default/acpi-support file.
# Add modules to this list to have them removed before suspend and reloaded # on resume. It should look something like MODULES="e1000 ipw2100" MODULES="ipw2200 ehci_hcd usbhid uhci_hcd ohci1394" <
add these 5 modules
*NOTE 3: Add ipw2200 to the "module" line in /etc/default/acpi-support fixes this problem with standby/hibernate.
Wireless IPW2200 works out of the box but is somewhat buggy. Configuration profiles get confused when switching between them. i.e. home vs work. Open vs. WEP. WiFi nic does not like to resume after hibernate. Sometimes does not always associate after a fresh start. Decent success obtained with network-manager (bug 15144 marked as will not fix, will include in next release) Better success obtained with GTKWiFi from cvs (version 1.09).
*NOTE 4: Modem works out of the box when using HP-ized Hoary from Thomas Schneller. Not with the regular Hoary 5.04 release. OK on Breezy.
*NOTE 5: TRACKPAD MOUSE ISSUE FIX. Applies to Hoary. Works out of the box on Breezy Colony 4 and later.
Hoary fix: The ultra sensitive mouse issue and the crazy tapping, tap=middle click, random tap clicks without touching the pad etc. have been solved.
Turns out the synaptics driver is not in the xorg config file and adding 4 more lines solves the random tapping stuff. I now have a fully useable touchpad on my HP NC6120. This has been tested on a stock Hoary and a <= Breezy colony 3 installation.Works out of the box on Breezy Colony 4 and PR and later.
edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and add the 4 identified lines to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf as I have oulined at http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=312603&postcount=4
*NOTE 6: Suspend to RAM works but you must edit /etc/default/acpi-support and uncomment the line that states : ACPI_SLEEP=true . Then you will find that after a reboot you will be able to use the Fn-F3 key and/or the logout applet to suspend to RAM. To get the lid switch to activate suspend to RAM, edit /etc/acpi/events/lidbtn and change "action=/etc/acpi/lid.sh" to "action=/etc/acpi/sleep.sh"
*NOTE 7: Wifi Status LED can be made to work easily by creating/editing /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200. i.e. 'sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200' add the following text to it, save, and after your next reboot you will have a functioning blue LED. 'options ipw2200 led=1'
The wifi on/off switch works properly for me on Breezy C-4 and later.