MedionMD5400

Current Issues

Nvidia binary driver

By default the Nvidias proprietary driver gives you a black screen on VT7, enter VT1 (CTRL+ALT+F1) and update your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and add an "Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP" line in the Section "Device" :

Section "Device"
        ...
        Option          "UseDisplayDevice"       "DFP"
EndSection

This bug is tracked by bug 82312.

Suspend to RAM

add acpi_sleep=s3_bios to grub boot kernel options. Follow instructions in NvidiaLaptopBinaryDriverSuspend.

Hardware details

  • Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
  • 40 GB Harddisk, Hitachi DK23DA-40
  • CD-RW/DVD - QSI SBW-161
  • NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64 MB, AGP 4 x with TV-out

  • 512 Mb DDR RAM
  • 10/100 Mbit Fast-Ethernet LAN (RTL8139)
  • Internal 56k Modem: Creatix V9x DSP Data-Fax-Mod, Chipset: Intel 536ep
  • Sound: SIS7012 PCI
  • Synaptics touchpad with 2 buttons and 1 side-scroll (PS/2)
  • 3 Multimedia-Hotkeys
  • Li-Ion battery
  • 15" TFT XGA Display
  • 1 parallelport
  • 1 serialport (COM1)
  • IEEE 1394 FireWire

  • 4 x USB, one of which is 2.0
  • PCMCIA
  • Infrared (FIR)
  • Line + S/P-DIF out
  • Microphone

in Hoary (previous stable)?

in Breezy (current stable)?

Jaunty

Installation works?

yes

yes*)

yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

Jaunty

Screen

yes

yes

yes

Correct resolution?

yes

yes

yes

Correct refresh rate?

yes

yes

yes

3D Acceleration

yes

Untested

yes

External monitor works?

Untested

Untested

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

yes

yes

Untested

Hibernates?

yes

Untested

Untested

Sleep

yes

Untested

Untested

Dim monitor on battery

yes

yes

Untested

Blank monitor on inactivity

yes

Untested

Untested

Lid Close

yes

Untested

Untested

Cpu frequency scaling

yes

Untested

Untested

Sound

Sound works?

yes

yes

yes

Correct volume?

yes

yes

yes

Hardware volume switch

yes

yes

Untested

Headphone jack

Untested

yes

Untested

Mic jack

yes

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

yes

Untested

yes

Wireless NIC

Untested

Untested

N/A

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

yes

yes

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

N/A

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

yes

yes

yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

yes

yes

yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

yes

yes

yes

External mouse - USB

Untested

yes

yes

External mouse - Serial

yes

Untested

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

Untested

Untested

Untested

CD/DVD drive

yes

yes

yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

yes

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

Fn+Space

Untested

Untested

Fn+Esc

Untested

Untested

Fn+F1

Untested

Untested

Fn+F2

Untested

Untested

Fn+F3

toggle external screen

Untested

Untested

Fn+F4

Untested

Untested

Fn+F5

Untested

Untested

Fn+F6

mute/unmute hardware sound

works

works

Fn+F7

Untested

Untested

Fn+F8

dim screen

works

works

Fn+F9

brighten screen

works

works

Fn+F10

Untested

Untested

Fn+F11

Untested

Untested

Fn+F12

scroll lock

Untested

Untested

Fn+1

Untested

Untested

Fn+2

Untested

Untested

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

Key

Untested

Untested

Notes

LaptopTestingTeam/Old/MedionMD5400 (last edited 2010-02-26 21:08:25 by 94)