CompaqArmadaE500

Current Issues

The laptop has to be plugged into docking stations on boot for anything except the power passthrough to work.
Most of the fn+key combos dont work

Suspend and resume work perfectly on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper), but fails about 1 in 10 times on Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy). If your using U5.10, use the work around given here - https://launchpad.net/bugs/38587

There is no LT modem moduels for Ubuntu 5.10 *at all*. The LT modem module is available for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS -386 kernel, but /not/ the 686 one.

If your system doesnt give you a suspend option, do the following:

Press Alt+F2, and type in 'gconf-editor'
Browse to Apps -> Gnome-power-manager, and enable the 'Can suspend' option (its a tickbox)

System info

itshare@SpanishArmada:~$ cat dmi
#!/bin/bash
sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer
sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name
sudo dmidecode -s system-version

itshare@SpanishArmada:~$ sh dmi
Compaq
Armada E500
Not Specified

Hardware details

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (old stable)?

in Breezy (old stable) ?

in Dapper (stable)

Screen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

ATI RAGE, Untested

External monitor works?

Untested

no

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

no

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

no

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

Untested

yes

Untested

Suspend

Untested

yes

Yes

Dim/Blank monitor?

Yes *1

yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

yes

Untested

Hardware volume switch

Yes

yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Yes

yes

Untested

Mic jack

Untested

yes

Untested

Built-in mic

Yes

yes

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Not present

Partly

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

yes

Wireless only

Firewire

Not present

Bluetooth

Not present

Modem

Yes

No

Yes and No

Infrared

Yes *3

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Yes

Yes

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

Yes

Yes

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

yes

Yes

USB

Untested

yes

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested

Mic jack

Untested

didnt work - same issue as headset?

Untested

Headset jack

Untested

Sound still came out of laptop speakers

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

yes

Untested

Modem

Its actualy part of the laptop - not base station

NIC

Its actualy part of the laptop - not base station

PS/2

Untested

yes

Untested

Additional Hardware

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Untested

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Yes

Yes

Yes

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary

in Breezy

+ F4

External monitor

0x3e 0xbe

Untested

no

+ F5

Un/mute sound

0x3f 0xbf

Untested

no

+ F6

Lock screen

0x40 0xc0

Untested

no

+ F7

battery life?

0x41 0xc1

Untested

Untested

+ F8

Performance?

0x42 0xc2

Untested

Untested

+ F9

Contrast

0x43 0xc3

Untested

no

+ F10

Brightness

0x44 0xc4

Untested

yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (old stable)?

in Breezy (current stable)

Key

Untested

Untested

+Insert

Print Screen

0xe0 0x52 0xe0 0xd2

Untested

yes

+Home

Scroll

0xe0 0x47 0xe0 0xc7

Untested

Untested

+Page Up

Pause

0xe0 0x49 0xe0 0xc9

Untested

Untested

+Delete

Sysrq (?)

0xe0 0x53 0xe0 0xd3

Untested

no, sends Print screen

36678

+End

Number Lock

0xe0 0x4f 0xe0 0xcf

Untested

yes

+Page Down

Break

0xe0 0x51 0xe0 0xd1

Untested

Untested

Info key

Unknown

see note below

Untested

Untested

Home

Unknown

see note below

Untested

Untested

Search

Unknown

see note below

Untested

Untested

Email

Unknown

see note below

Untested

Untested


The keycodes bellow came from syslog. All other codes were from showkey. I asume the first instance is press and the next is release.

I key (has an 'i' on it, similar font tothat used for information booths etc)
Mar 26 14:03:43 localhost kernel: [4377275.011000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xa3 on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:43 localhost kernel: [4377275.011000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e023 <keycode>' to make it known.
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.133000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xa3 on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.133000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e023 <keycode>' to make it known.

Home key (has a little picture of a house)
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.769000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x9f on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.769000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01f <keycode>' to make it known.
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.915000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x9f on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:44 localhost kernel: [4377275.915000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01f <keycode>' to make it known.

Search key (i asume, because it has a picture of a magnifing glass)
Mar 26 14:03:45 localhost kernel: [4377276.404000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x9a on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:45 localhost kernel: [4377276.404000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01a <keycode>' to make it known.
Mar 26 14:03:45 localhost kernel: [4377276.550000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x9a on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:45 localhost kernel: [4377276.550000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01a <keycode>' to make it known.

Email (has an envolope on the button)
Mar 26 14:03:46 localhost kernel: [4377277.196000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x9e on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:46 localhost kernel: [4377277.196000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01e <keycode>' to make it known.
Mar 26 14:03:46 localhost kernel: [4377277.326000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x9e on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 26 14:03:46 localhost kernel: [4377277.326000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01e <keycode>' to make it known.

Notes by original author

When in docking station the monitor only runs at 60hz, and whines.

*1) Does switch into "console" (blank screen with blinking cursor), but doesn't blank the screen.

*2) Serial port and Infrared have the same irq : if you change one with "setserial" it works fine in SIR mode.

Hello "Levulcain", please could you file a bug in the Bugzilla. BTW, if you do setserial /dev/ttySx uart none, that should stop the kernel serial driver operating on that port and allow you to use the IR drivers again. Does this work?

SergioZanchetta/Old/CompaqArmadaE500 (last edited 2010-02-26 16:51:48 by host226-241-dynamic)