eMachinesN12
Contact: Dougie Richardson, Stuart Guest
- Brand: eMachines
- Make : N-12
- Model: W340UA
Website: http://uk.emachines.com/
- S/N: Only needed if you have a Canonical supplied laptop
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
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in Feisty? |
in Gutsy? |
in Hardy (Current Development)? |
Installation works? |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Feisty? |
in Gutsy? |
in Hardy (Current Development)? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Feisty? |
in Gutsy? |
in Hardy (Current Development)? |
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+ 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 |
|
Brightness Down |
|
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
|
|
|
|
N/A |
Untested |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
N/A |
Untested |
N/A |
|
|
+ PgUp |
Volume up |
|
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
|
+ PgDown |
Volume Down |
|
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Feisty? |
in Gutsy? |
in Hardy (Current Development)? |
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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.
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/eMachinesN12 (last edited 2010-02-24 14:45:21 by host58-172-dynamic)