- Contact: Thariq Ahmad - thariq (at) yahoo (dot) com
- Make: MSI
- Brand: CR Series
- Model: CR400X
Website: http://asia.msi.com/index.php?func=prodpage2&maincat_no=135&cat2_no=680
- Kernel Version: 2.6.28-14-generic
System Info
system-manufacturer: Micro-Star International
system-product-name: CR400 / CR401
system-version: Ver.001
Hardware details
Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy) |
in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) |
in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) |
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Screen |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Correct resolution? |
Untested |
Untested |
YES, with nVidia Drivers (1366x768) |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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3D Acceleration |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Hibernates? |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Suspend |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Lid Close |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Correct volume? |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Headphone jack |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Wireless NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
YES, with Ralink RT3090 Drivers |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Firewire |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Modem |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Infrared |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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External mouse - USB |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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External mouse - Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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CD/DVD drive |
Untested |
YES |
YES |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Card reader(s) |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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E-SATA |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Built-In Webcam |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy) |
in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) |
in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) |
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+ Space |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ Esc |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F2 |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F3 |
Lock Trackpad |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F4 |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F5 |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F6 |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F7 |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F8 |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F9 |
Bluetooth |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F10 |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F11 |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ F12 |
Suspend |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ Up |
Brightness Up |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ Down |
Brightness Down |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ Right |
Volume Up |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ Left |
Volume Down |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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+ End |
Mute |
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Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy) |
in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) |
in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) |
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Windows key + E |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Notes
Graphics
Screen Resolution
The full 1366x768 native resolution is not supported by Jaunty out of the box. However, once a system update is run and the nVidia driver is enable through System ==> Administration ==> Hardware Drivers, Ubuntu should default to 1366x768.
Wireless
Wireless NIC
Kernel 2.6.28-14-generic doesn't support the Wireless NIC. The NIC in the MSI is a RT3090 while the available driver in the Jaunty CD is for the RT2860. We will need to replace the kernel module for the RT2860 with a recompiled module for the RT3090. You will need to get the headers for your kernel;
$sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
Obtain RALink driver source at http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html
Get the RT3090 driver - (as at this posting, 2009_0612_RT3090_Linux_STA_V2.1.0.0_DPO.tar.gz) and uncompress the tarball in something like usr/local/src
You will need to recompile this source EVERY TIME you change kernel as you will have a new set of kernel sources and a new kernel. Follow the instructions in README_STA_pci in the source root directory. In os/linux/config.mk, set HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y and HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y.
In the source root directory;
$make
Rename the old RT2860 module binary.
$sudo mv /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt2860sta.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt2860sta.ko.old
Replace the supplied RT2860 module with the RT3090 module.
$sudo mv ./os/linux/rt3090sta.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt2860sta.ko
Rename the configuration file and folder.
$sudo mv /etc/Wireless/RT3090STA /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA $sudo mv /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT3090STA.dat /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860.dat
Run modprobe
$sudo modprobe rt2860sta
Reboot the computer and you should have wireless NIC working. Test with iwconfig.