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HPPavilionDV9297ea

Contact: Andrew Henry
Brand: HP
Make : Pavilion
Model: DV9297ea
Website: http://www.hp.com

Current Issues

7.04 1440x900 resolution not working OOTB with nv driver. There is a fix for this for i386 but not amd64 that has been released on the bug page: BUG 98703, but hopefully it will eventually make its way into the repositories. This is not a problem when using the nvidia-glx driver.

System Info

bios-version:F.14
system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard
system-product-name:HP Pavilion dv9000 (RR358EA#UUW)
system-version:Rev 1

Hardware details

	in Edgy (current stable)?	in Feisty Release?
Installation works?	Untested	yes

Hardware Information
Screen & Monitors
Device	Works?		Bug #
Device	in Edgy (current stable)?	in Feisty Release?	Bug #
Screen	Untested	yes
Correct resolution?	Untested	yes
Correct refresh rate?	Untested	yes
3D Acceleration	Untested	yes
External monitor works?	Untested	yes* (see note below)
External monitor - mirrors	Untested	yes
External monitor - extend desktop	Untested	yes
Power Management
Battery detected?	Untested	yes
Hibernates?	Untested	no, it suspends instead
Sleep	Untested	yes
Dim monitor on battery	Untested	yes
Blank monitor on inactivity	Untested	yes
Lid Close	Untested	yes
Cpu frequency scaling	Untested	yes, 2 step scaling
Sound
Sound works?	Untested	yes
Correct volume?	Untested	yes
Hardware volume switch	Untested	yes
Headphone jack	Untested	yes
Mic jack	Untested	yes
Networking
Wired NIC	Untested	yes
Wireless NIC	Untested	yes
PCMCIA NIC	Untested	Untested
Firewire	Untested	yes
Bluetooth	Untested	Untested
Modem	Untested	Untested
Infrared	Untested	Untested
Touchpad & Mice
Touchpad	Untested	yes
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click	Untested	yes
Touchpad - Scroll down side	Untested	yes
Touchpad - turned off while typing	Untested	yes
External mouse - USB	Untested	yes
External mouse - Serial	Untested	n/a
Docking Station/Port Replicator
AC through replicator	Untested	Untested
USB	Untested	Untested
Serial	Untested	Untested
Parallel	Untested	Untested
External Monitor - VGA	Untested	Untested
External Monitor - DVI	Untested	Untested
Modem	Untested	Untested
NIC	Untested	Untested
PS/2	Untested	Untested
Additional Hardware
Fingerprint reader	Untested	n/a
CD/DVD drive	Untested	yes
PCMCIA cards	Untested	yes* (see note below)
Parallel Ports	Untested	n/a
Card reader(s)	Untested	yes, with SD

Function and other keys
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	in Edgy (current stable)?	in Feisty Release?	Bug #
+ Space	n/a		Untested	Untested
+ Esc	n/a		Untested	Untested
+ F1	Help		Untested	yes
+ F2	Print		Untested	Untested
+ F3	Web		Untested	yes
+ F4	Externel monitor		Untested	Untested
+ F5	sleep		Untested	no (works ok in SW though)
+ F6	Lock		Untested	yes
+ F7	Brightness down		Untested	yes
+ F8	Brightness up		Untested	yes
+ F9	Play		Untested	no
+ F10	Stop		Untested	no
+ F11	Previous		Untested	no
+ F12	Next		Untested	no
+ ArrowUp	n/a		Untested	n/a
+ ArrowDown	n/a		Untested	n/a
+ ArrowRight	n/a		Untested	n/a
+ ArrowLeft	n/a		Untested	n/a
+ PgUp			Untested	Untested
+ PgDown			Untested	Untested
Other special keys
Key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Key	Operation	Keycode	in Edgy (current stable)?	in Feisty (current development)?	Bug #
Key			Untested	Untested

Notes

This is the first version of ubuntu where almost everything has worked out of the box for me! web cam/modem has not been tested and probably does not work, but Xorg nv driver works OOTB but only 1280x800 at the moment due to bug listed above. Nvidia-glx works great, wireless Intel 3945 worked straight OOTB with NetworkManager! Very impressive. All hardware keys for volume control, brightness, touchpad on/off and mute work OOTB. The media player controls do not work however. Most problem free install I've ever done.

External monitor

External monitor works almost perfectly with nvidia-glx driver. If you run nvidia-settings utility, you can use an external monitor in Twinview mode perfectly with right, left and below configurations, as well as clone. I say almost perfectly: If you connect the monitor when booting, then usplash is cloned perfectly, but when GDM starts, the laptop display blanks and only the external monitor works. If you connect the external monitor after booting, it works perfectly. Tested with a Hercules 17" LCD monitor. I have not tested with the Xorg nv driver.

N.B. tested with Herd 5, not final release.

PCMCIA

I have tested a HP branded Yuan EC300 DVB-T TV tuner card which is a PC Express/34 card. Dmesg shows that this card is correctly identified, but for some reason it gets 'unmounted' after a flurry of 'success' messages--it doesn't fail, it exits gracefully. After much forum searching, I believe that the 'failure' is with the card itself, which leads me to believe that the actual PC Express/34 slot is working perfectly, and it depends on whether your specific card is fully supported by the kernel.

Hibernate & Sleep

These only seem to work properly with the nvidia-glx driver. I have not been able to get them to work with the Xorg nv driver. Hibernate does not actually hibernate in Feisty beta...it suspends instead...exact same behaviour as suspend when clicking the Gnome Shutdown button.