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Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

in Gutsy (current development)

Screen

1280x800

1280x800

Correct resolution?

must be set manually

Y

Correct refresh rate?

60Hz

60Hz

3D Acceleration

Untested

Y

External monitor works?

Untested

Y

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Y

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Y

Y

Hibernates?

Y

Y

Suspend

Y

Y

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

Untested

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

Y

Lid Close

Untested

Untested

Cpu frequency scaling

Untested

Untested

Sound

Sound works?

Y

Y

Correct volume?

Y

Y

Hardware volume switch

Y

Y

Headphone jack

Y

Y

Mic jack

Y

Y

Networking

Wired NIC

Y

Y

Wireless NIC

Y

Y

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Y (need manual config)

Y

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Y

Y

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Y

Y

External mouse - USB

Y

Y

External mouse - Serial

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

USB

Y

Y

Serial

Parallel

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Y

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

N/A

N/A

CD/DVD drive

Y

Y

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

N/A

N/A

Card reader(s)

N

N

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS?

in Gutsy (current development)?

+ Space

Change resolution

N

N

+ Esc

Enable/disable sound

Y

Y

+ F1

Blank/lock screen

N

N

+ F2

Change power saving mode

N

N

+ F3

Suspend to RAM (Standby)

Untested

Untested

+ F4

Suspend to disk (Hibernate)

Untested

Untested

+ F5

Change display

Untested

Untested

+ F6

Lower brightness

Y

Y

+ F7

Raise brightness

Y

Y

+ F8

Lock/unlock Wi-Fi

Y

Y

+ F9

Lock/unlock touchpad

Y

Y

+ F10

Fn-lock/unlock (arrows on numpad)

Y

Y

+ F11

Numlock ON/OFF

Y

Y

+ F12

Scroll lock

N

N

+ 1

Zoom Out

N

N

+ 2

Zoom In

N

N

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

Gutsy (current development)

Internet

Launch Browser

N

N

CD/DVD

Play a CD/DVD

N

N

Play/Pause

Play or Pause

N

N

Stop

Stop

N

N

Next track

Next track/chapter

N

N

Prev track

Prev track/chapter

N

N