eMachinesN12

Hardware details

  • AMD Sempron 3200+ (1.6GHz/800MHz)
  • 256MB DDR2 Memory as supplied, 768MB Installed (128MB allocated to video)
  • 40GB HDD 4200 RPM
  • DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
  • 14.1" XGA TFT Screen
  • nVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 128MB DDR2 (Shared)

  • 56k Modem
  • LAN (nVidia MCP51)
  • WLAN (RTL-8185 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless)
  • Card reader
  • UK Keyboard

Current Issues

Will not run Gutsy Gibbon live cd - boots into X then hangs. Virtual consoles respond on initial keystrokes but hang within a few inputs.

System Info

bios-version:79.02
system-manufacturer:GATEWAY
system-product-name:N-12
system-version:REFERENCE

Hardware details

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

in Hardy (Current Development)?

Installation works?

Yes

No

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

in Hardy (Current Development)?

Screen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Untested

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes

Untested

Yes

#127280 (N/A with Hardy Heron)

External monitor works?

Yes

Untested

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Untested

Yes

Hibernates?

No

Untested

No

Locks up on restart

Sleep

Yes

Untested

Yes

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Untested

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Untested

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Untested

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Untested

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

No

No

Yes

ALSA #2948 (N/A with Hardy Heron)

Correct volume?

Appears To

Untested

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Appears To

Untested

N/A

Headphone jack

Untested

Untested

Yes

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Untested

Yes

Wireless NIC

With ndiswrapper

Untested

With ndiswrapper

Supported in 6.06LTS without ndiswrapper

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Untested

Firewire

N/A

Untested

N/A

Bluetooth

N/A

Untested

N/A

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

Infrared

N/A

Untested

N/A

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Untested

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Untested

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Untested

Yes

Touchpad - turned off while typing

No

Untested

No

External mouse - USB

Yes

Untested

Yes

External mouse - Serial

N/A

Untested

N/A

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

N/A

Untested

N/A

USB

N/A

Untested

N/A

Serial

N/A

Untested

N/A

Parallel

N/A

Untested

N/A

External Monitor - VGA

N/A

Untested

N/A

External Monitor - DVI

N/A

Untested

N/A

Modem

N/A

Untested

N/A

NIC

N/A

Untested

N/A

PS/2

N/A

Untested

N/A

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

N/A

Untested

N/A

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Untested

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Yes

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

N/A

Untested

N/A

Card reader(s)

Yes

Untested

Yes

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

in Hardy (Current Development)?

+ Space

Space

65

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ Esc

Esc

9

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ F1

Toggle indicator lights

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ F2

Turn off wireless

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ F3

Sleep

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ F4

Switch monitor

Yes

Untested

Untested

+ F5

N/A

Untested

N/A

+ F6

N/A

Untested

N/A

+ F7

N/A

Untested

N/A

+ F8

N/A

Untested

N/A

+ F9

Play/pause

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ F10

Stop

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ F11

Previous

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ F12

Next

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ ArrowUp

Brightness up

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ ArrowDown

Brightness Down

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ ArrowRight

N/A

Untested

N/A

+ ArrowLeft

N/A

Untested

N/A

+ PgUp

Volume up

Yes

Untested

Yes

+ PgDown

Volume Down

Yes

Untested

Yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

in Hardy (Current Development)?

Fn + Home

Turn off audio

56

Yes

Untested

Yes

Notes

Great little laptop, cheap (available in ASDA supermarkets.

No longer in production - dropped from eMachines in UK.

Also known as Gateway MX3412.

If the Wireless NIC doesn't appear to work, check /etc/modules and make sure that the "ndiswrapper" module is included.


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