HPNW9440

Current Issues

Hibernation, and IEEE-1394 don't function well (sleep problem is solvable, see below)

System Info

## Put the output of the following command here:
## (cd /var/lib/acpi-support/ ; grep . -r *-*)

bios-version:68YAF Ver. F.1B
system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard
system-product-name:HP Compaq nw9440 (EY314EA#UUZ)
system-version:F.1B

ATTENTION: don't upgrade the BIOS to a version next to F14 !!
           This is a very nightmare for the video driver.
           I have upgraded my bios to the F17 version, and my
           video freeze continuously and display artefacts.
           I have downgraded to the F14 version and now all
           function very well.
           Perhaps with the new nVidia drivers on-coming with
           Feisty, the newest BIOS version will function well too.

NOTE: Everything works perfectly with a model shipped with F17 BIOS
      already (tested on dapper, next upgraded to edgy, with nVidia
      beta drivers from official ubuntu repositories and also with 
      the ones found on nVidia website).

UPDATE 02.05.2007: after the upgrade to Feisty, with new nVidia drivers,
                   I have updated my BIOS to the last F19 version without 
                   problems. So the problem is resolved.

UPDATE 17.06.2007: upgrade to BIOS version F.1A gives no problem also
UPDATE 06.08.2007: upgrade to BIOS version F.1B (28.06.2007) gives no problem also

Hardware details

in Dapper?

in Edgy?

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

Installation works?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

laptop with: - CPU Intel Centrino Duo - nvidia QUADRO FX 1500M - Wireless, Bluetooth, wired ethernet connections - plain keyboard like a desktop PC - 2 buttons Touchpad, 3 buttons Pointstick - Fingerprint Sensor - Smart card reader - 7 in 1 card reader (SD.MS/Pro.MMC.SM.XD) - 17 WUXGA (1920x1200) 16 bit screen - i-1394, 4 USB 2.0

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper?

in Edgy?

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

Screen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes (with Nvidia drivers)

Yes (with Nvidia drivers)

Yes (with Nvidia drivers)

Yes (with Nvidia drivers)

External monitor works?

Untested

Yes

Yes

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Yes (with Nvidia drivers 9746)

Yes (Feisty comes with NVidia drivers 9755)

Untested

Character console (CTRL+ALT+F1/F6)

Yes (Xorg) - No (XGL/Compiz)

Yes

Yes (see workaround below)

Yes

#56042

Logout graphical messages

Yes (Xorg) - No (XGL/Compiz)

Yes

Yes

Yes

#56042

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes, but no update of battery state and no switch between battery and AC power adapter

Yes, with workaround

Yes

Yes

#53059 (see psmouse workaround at the end of this bug report)

Hibernates?

No, the wakening dont' function

No

No (maybe, see bug report)

No

#53060

Sleep

No, the wakening don't function

No

Yes (see bug report and workaround)

Yes

#53060

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lid Close

Untested

No (kills graphics device with beta nvidia driver)

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Yes, with workaround for max frequency

Yes

Yes

See workaround in the Notes section below (edgy only)

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Infrared

no infrared

no infrared

no infrared

no infrared

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes, Synaptics Touchpad (2 buttons) and Synaptics Pointstick (3 buttons)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - turned off while typing

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Laptop Interfaces

IEEE-1394 (FireWire i-Link)

Yes (with the external device already connected when turning on the laptop)

Yes

Yes (with the external device already connected when turning on the laptop)

Yes (with the external device already connected when turning on the laptop)

No (with the external device connected after turning on the laptop)

No (with the external device connected after turning on the laptop)

No (with the external device connected after turning on the laptop)

#74426

USB

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

hardware recognized (Fingerprint Sensor from AuthenTec, Inc.) , but no software to use it

Untested

Untested

Untested

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

No [7-in-1 Media Reader (SD-MS/Pro MMC SM XD)]

No

No

No

#17660

Card reader(s)

Untested Smart Card Reader

Untested

Untested

Untested

Integrated Microphone

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper?

in Edgy?

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

+ F3

Sleep or Hibernate

??

Yes, but sleep/hibernation don't function

No

Yes. Sleep

Yes. Sleep

+ F4

Switch monitor

??

Untested

Yes

Untested

Untested

+ F8

Battery state

??

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ F9

Display intensity down

??

No

No

No

No

+ F10

Display intensity up

??

No

No

No

No

+ F11

Light sensor On-Off

??

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ home

Print screen

??

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ end

sys req, but make a print screen

??

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper?

in Edgy?

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

extra key: Info

open the Ubuntu help window

0xf5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

extra key: wireless-bluetooth on/off

switch on/off

??

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

extra key: presentation

start a presentation

??

no presentation assigned

no presentation assigned

no presentation assigned

no presentation assigned

extra key: audio on/off

switch on/off

0xa0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

extra key: audio volume

down

0xae

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

extra key: audio volume

up

0xb0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

extra key: calculator

open the gnome calculator

0xa1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Notes

To get dual-core recognized

In order for the processor to be recognized as dual-core, you have to use the generic kernel, by installing the "linux-generic" package with synaptic.

Video driver issues

Some problems (e.g. screen flickering, character console troubles, suspension) that occur with the proprietary nVidia drivers can be solved by appending the following two lines to the file "/etc/modprobe.d/options":

options nvidia NVreg_SoftEDIDs=0
options nvidia NVreg_RegistryDwords="PerfLevelSrc=0x2222"

To get suspension to work

In order for mouse and keyboard to work properly after wakeup from suspension, create a file called "97-keyb_unlock.sh" inside the directory "/etc/acpi/resume.d" and write the following two lines into it:

echo -n "i8042" > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/i8042/unbind
echo -n "i8042" > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/i8042/bind

If using Compiz/Beryl, i.e. the proprietary nVidia drivers, see the previous note also.

To get the maximum speed out of the processor (edgy only)

(This was taken from the workaround for nx7400)

Note: this assumes that you are using the "generic" kernel (see previous note)

In edgy, the problem is that "cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq" gives 2000000 but "cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq" gives 2333000 for my processor. To set the maximum frequency to 2333000 do following:

# sudo -s
# cd /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/
# echo cpuinfo_max_freq > scaling_max_freq
# cd /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/
# echo cpuinfo_max_freq > scaling_max_freq

To make settings permanent make a file /etc/init.d/setcpumaxfreq

echo /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
echo /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq

Add execution permissions and add to boot scripts:

# sudo chmod a+x /etc/init.d/setcpumaxfreq
# sudo update-rc.d setcpumaxfreq defaults


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