LaptopTestingTeam/Old/ToshibaSatelliteP205D

ToshibaSatelliteP205D

Contact: BenRomer2
Make: Toshiba
Brand: Satellite
Model: P205D-S7454
Website: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modelLanding.jsp?ProductMenu_0=Portables&ProductMenu_1=Satellite&model_find=&ProductMenu_2=1854780&x=24&y=8&BV_SessionID=%40%40%40%400347867578.1194025709%40%40%40%40&BV_EngineID=ccccaddmgfhdhdecgfkceghdgngdgmn.0&moid=1854780&rpn=PSPBLU&smoid=true&ct=MH&ListType=Model

Current Issues

Intel HD sound module requires parameters and backports package to function correctly (see notes).
Atheros 5007EG chipset is not supported in current madwifi package (see notes).

System Info

sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer

TOSHIBA

sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name

Satellite P205D

sudo dmidecode -s system-version

PSPBLU-017009

Hardware details

Screen & Monitors
Device	Works?		Bug #
Device	in Ubuntu 6.10 LTS	in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy)	Bug #
Screen	Untested	Works
Correct resolution?	Untested	Works, restricted driver
Correct refresh rate?	Untested	Works
3D Acceleration	Untested	Works
External monitor works?	Untested	Works
External monitor - mirrors	Untested	Untested
External monitor - extend desktop	Untested	Untested
Power Management
Battery detected?	Untested	Works
Hibernates?	Untested	Hang
Suspend	Untested	Hang
Dim monitor on battery	Untested	No
Blank monitor on inactivity	Untested	Yes
Lid Close	Untested	Yes
Cpu frequency scaling	Untested	Yes
Sound
Sound works?	Untested	Yes, when fixed (see notes)
Correct volume?	Untested	Yes
Hardware volume switch	Untested	Works
Headphone jack	Untested	Works
Mic jack	Untested	Works
Built-in Mic	Untested	Works
Networking
Wired NIC	Untested	Works (with r8101 driver)
Wireless NIC	Untested	Unsupported (works with ndiswrapper)
PCMCIA NIC	Untested	Untested
Firewire	Untested	Works
Bluetooth	N/A	N/A
Modem	Untested	Untested
Infrared	N/A	N/A
Touchpad & Mice
Touchpad	Untested	Works
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click	Untested	Yes
Touchpad - Scroll down side	Untested	Yes
External mouse - USB	Untested	Yes
External mouse - Serial	N/A	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	Untested
CD/DVD drive	Untested	Works
PCMCIA cards	Untested	Untested
Parallel Ports	Untested	Untested
Card reader(s)	Untested	Works with SD only

Function and other keys
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS?	in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy)	Bug #
+ Space (magnify)			Untested	Fails
+ Esc (mute)			Untested	Works
+ F1 (lock)			Untested	Fails
+ F2 (mic)			Untested	Fails
+ F3 (suspend)			Untested	Untested
+ F4 (hibernate)			Untested	Untested
+ F5 (monitor)			Untested	Untested
+ F6 (darken)			Untested	Fails
+ F7 (brighten)			Untested	Fails
+ F8 (wireless)			Untested	Fails
+ F9 (touchpad)			Untested	Fails
Other special keys
Key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Key	Operation	Keycode	in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS	in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy)	Bug #
Internet Browser			Untested	Works
Media Player			Untested	Fails
Play/Pause			Untested	Works
Stop			Untested	Works
Previous Track			Untested	Works
Next Track			Untested	Untested

Notes

Intel HD Audio

On initial installation, Gutsy selects the snd-intel-hda module for the audio chipset, but by default the driver will not provide all of the available sound controls, and it will not mute the built-in speakers when a headset is plugged in. This can be fixed:

* adding the line "options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba" to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base * install the backport modules "sudo aptitude install linux-backports-modules"

Atheros 5007EG Wireless

The built-in wireless adapter is not currently supported by the madwifi package. It is also incorrectly identified as a 5006EG. If you try to use the madwifi driver in Gutsy you will see this message:

wifi%%d: unable to attach hardware: 'Hardware revision not supported' (HAL status 13)

It is possible to use the ndiswrapper package and a copy of the 5007EG driver for Windows to get the wireless card to function, but it has a minor problem. Sometimes the driver will start, but it will fail to give the wireless card a MAC address. This can be seen in dmesg output ( use the command "dmesg | grep wlan0" ):

wlan0: ethernet device 00:00:00:00:00:00 using serialized NDIS driver: net5211, version: 0x50003, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: , 168C:001C.5.conf

In this case you can give the driver another chance to work by repeating the following steps:

1. remove the driver using "sudo rmmod ndiswrapper" 2. reinstall the driver using "sudo modprobe ndiswrapper" 3. check the MAC address has been assigned by using the "dmesg | grep wlan0" command. If a valid MAC address is shown, the card is now working properly.

LAN Adapter failure

The built-in wired LAN adapter can fail during sustained large transfers using the r8169 driver, in which case the following error will appear:
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
The laptop has a Realtek 8101 LAN adapter chipset, and the 8169 driver does not support it cleanly; to fix this, use the Realtek 8101 driver that is kept on their website at http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=7&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#2 .
1. acquire the source tarball for the 8101 driver from the above website. 2. blacklist the r8169 driver by appending the line "blacklist r8169" to the file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist 3. unpack the source tarball, build it with "make", then install it with "sudo make install". 4. remove the r8169 driver from the kernel with the "sudo rmmod r8169" command. The wired LAN will stop functioning. 5. add the 8101 driver to the kernel with the "sudo modprobe r8101" command. The wired LAN should come back up and connect to the network as it was. 6. finally, run the command "sudo update-initramfs -u" to update the initrd files so they contain the correct driver. This prevents a problem on the next reboot where the r8169 driver would be loaded by the kernel during initial bootup, in addition to the r8101 driver, causing the LAN adapter to not work.

APIC errors

The x86_64 kernel will report frequent APIC errors on this laptop with the 1.00 BIOS:
APIC error on CPU0: 40(40) APIC error on CPU1: 40(40)
This appears to be a BIOS problem. The kernel will not boot if APIC is disabled ( apic=off ) and it will hang if APIC is disabled for PCI ( pci=noioapic ). The most recent BIOS update (1.30) does not fix this problem.

LaptopTestingTeam/Old/ToshibaSatelliteP205D (last edited 2010-03-02 17:50:57 by host226-241-dynamic)

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