ToshibaSatelliteM55

  • Contact: RukuArtic

  • Make: Toshiba
  • Brand: Satellite
  • Model: M55
  • Website: None -- (Is it that old!?)

Current Issues

Had many problems using "Install to Disk" app on 6.06 Desktop CD, after formatting sometimes did not recognize new partitions, locked up and closed, broke an NTFS partition on resizing. Fortunately, no data was lost.

Wireless configuration seems to be a tad buggy. If you go System>Administration>Networking and try to connect to a network that does not exist, the program sets up the hour glass and does not do anything. Then you have to close the application, but not force close.

When the screen dims when the shutdown button is pushed (upper right), the colors look a tad ugly. Perhaps not hardware but software.

Although install was slightly buggy, software worked out of the box. Good job. Will add more data when I have time.

Sometimes on unplugging the laptop, the battery icon does not change to the unplugged state. Or, if the laptop is booted without being plugged in, the icon shows that it is plugged in, but the tool tip says it is running on battery.

When the battery power goes critical, it does not do a soft shutdown. Is this normal?

If you switch to the second monitor and the aspect ratio is different (not widescreen), you are stuck with information going off screen.

If you switch to the second monitor when there is no second monitor attatched, the screen glitches. To fix, you can jump between TTY's (Ctrl+Alt+F1, Alt+F7). It would be nice to fix this.

Playing DVD's in Totem works, but the colors and contrast are wacky. This can be fixed manually with configuration.

Hardware details

in Breezy?

in Dapper (current development)?

Installation works?

Not Tested

Shaky, but yes.

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy?

in Dapper (current development)?

Screen

Untested

Yes

Correct resolution?

Untested

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Untested

Untested

3D Acceleration

Untested

Yes

External monitor works?

Untested

Yes (Fn+F5)

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Yes

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

No -- Laptop monitor shuts off

Power Management

Battery detected?

Untested

Yes

Hibernates?

Untested

Yes

Sleep

Untested

Untested

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

No

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

Untested

Lid Close

Untested

Locks Screen

Cpu frequency scaling

Untested

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Untested

Yes

Correct volume?

Untested

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Untested

Is a dial, works

Headphone jack

Untested

Yes

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Untested

Untested

Wireless NIC

Untested

Works

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

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

(Vertical) Yes / (Horizontal) No

External mouse - USB

Untested

Untested

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Yes

USB

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Not Available

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Works

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Not Available

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

Untested

Not available

CD/DVD drive

Untested

Can read, play and burn CD's, can play DVD's

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy?

in Dapper (current development)?

+ Space

Untested

Untested

+ Esc

Untested

Untested

+ F1

Untested

Untested

+ F2

Untested

Untested

+ F3

Untested

Untested

+ F4

Untested

Untested

+ F5

Untested

Untested

+ F6

Untested

Untested

+ F7

Untested

Untested

+ F8

Untested

Untested

+ F9

Untested

Untested

+ F10

Untested

Untested

+ F11

Untested

Untested

+ F12

Untested

Untested

+ 1

Untested

Untested

+ 2

Untested

Untested

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy?

in Dapper (current development)?

Hotkeys

Untested

Does not respond, working on with 3rd party

Notes

Laptop has been working very smoothly from install. The only thing that does not work are the hotkeys, which seems to be a global problem.

LaptopTestingTeam/Old/ToshibaSatelliteM55 (last edited 2010-02-26 23:58:26 by 94)