ApplePowerbookG4_15in_1.3GHz
gala.desrt.ca / gala.cas.mcmaster.ca
Contact: RyanLortie (desrt)
- Make: Apple
- Model: Powerbook 1.3GHz/1GB/60G/Combo/8T/APX
- S/N: N/A
Current Issues
Screen scrambled on wakeup: http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13450
- Internal modem is not working (no free drivers).
- External DVI connector is not working (haven't investigated very deeply).
- Airport Extreme card is not working (no drivers at all).
- No 3D acceleration (free drivers are available, but not in Ubuntu).
- Backlight control isn't perfectly synchronised with LCD blanking.
CVS Madwifi causes insomnia: http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/08/msg00074.html
Hardware details
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Screen |
Perfect |
Perfect |
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Correct resolution? |
Perfect |
Perfect |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Perfect |
Perfect |
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3D Acceleration |
No |
No |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Perfect |
Perfect |
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Hibernates? |
Untested |
Untested |
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Sleep |
Sometimes doesn't wake up |
Almost perfect |
13450 |
Dim/Blank monitor? |
Almost perfect |
Almost perfect |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
With minor tweaking |
With minor tweaking |
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Correct volume? |
Yes, but above 80% sounds bad |
Yes, but above 80% sounds bad |
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Hardware volume switch |
N/A |
N/A |
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Headphone jack |
Working |
Working |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Perfect |
Perfect |
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Wireless NIC |
No Support |
No Support |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
DWL-G560 AirPlus XtremeG working (CVS madwifi) |
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Firewire |
Sometimes |
Sometimes (depends on device) |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
N/A |
N/A |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Perfect |
Perfect |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
This is an option |
in pbbuttons.conf |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
N/A |
N/A (no hardware support) |
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External mouse - USB |
Perfect |
Perfect |
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External mouse - Serial |
N/A |
N/A |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
N/A |
N/A |
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USB |
N/A |
N/A |
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Serial |
N/A |
N/A |
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Parallel |
N/A |
N/A |
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External Monitor - VGA |
N/A |
N/A |
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External Monitor - DVI |
N/A |
N/A |
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Modem |
N/A |
N/A |
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NIC |
N/A |
N/A |
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PS/2 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
N/A |
N/A |
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CD/DVD drive |
Perfect |
Perfect |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Wireless NIC working with CVS madwifi |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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+ F1 |
Bright- |
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Almost |
Almost |
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+ F2 |
Bright+ |
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Almost |
Almost |
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+ F3 |
Mute |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ F4 |
Vol- |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ F5 |
Vol+ |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ Up |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ Down |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ Left |
Home |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ Right |
End |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Eject |
Eject CD |
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Untested |
Yes |
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SergioZanchetta/Old/ApplePowerbookG4_15in_1.3GHz (last edited 2010-02-26 15:28:37 by host226-241-dynamic)