CompaqPresarioC304NR
Contact: Richard Johnson
- Brand: Compaq
- Make : Presario
- Model: C304NR
Website: Compaq Presario C304NR Website
- S/N: N/A
Operating Systems
All tests were performed with Kubuntu (6.10 Edgy & 7.04 Feisty)
Current Issues
Broadcom 4311 (rev 1) WiFi Card
FIXED - Thanks to this website
Edgy: Use the latest ndiswrapper from the ndiswrapper website (1.31 used for this system)
Download the latest drivers from HP
- 1280x800 Resolution
- FIXED: Install the 915resolution package from the Universe repositories. After it installs it will automatically configure your display, Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to restart X
System Info
bios-version:F.05 system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard system-product-name:Presario C300 (RL177UA#ABA) system-version:F.05
Hardware details
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in Edgy (current stable)? |
in Feisty (current development)? |
Installation works? |
YES |
YES |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Edgy (current stable)? |
in Feisty (current development)? |
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Screen |
YES |
YES |
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Correct resolution? |
NO |
NO |
install 915resolution |
Correct refresh rate? |
YES |
YES |
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3D Acceleration |
YES |
YES |
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External monitor works? |
YES |
YES |
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External monitor - mirrors |
YES |
YES |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
YES |
YES |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
YES |
YES |
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Hibernates? |
YES |
YES |
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Sleep |
YES |
YES |
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Dim monitor on battery |
YES |
YES |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
YES |
YES |
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Lid Close |
YES |
YES |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
YES |
YES |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
YES |
YES |
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Correct volume? |
YES |
YES |
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Hardware volume switch |
YES |
YES |
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Headphone jack |
YES |
YES |
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Mic jack |
YES |
YES |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
YES |
YES |
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Wireless NIC |
NO |
NO |
Refer to Current Issues up top |
PCMCIA NIC |
N/A |
N/A |
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Firewire |
N/A |
N/A |
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Bluetooth |
N/A |
N/A |
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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 |
YES |
YES |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
YES |
YES |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
YES |
YES |
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Touchpad - turned off while typing |
NO |
NO |
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External mouse - USB |
YES |
YES |
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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 |
Untested |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
N/A |
N/A |
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CD/DVD drive |
YES |
YES |
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PCMCIA cards |
N/A |
N/A |
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Parallel Ports |
N/A |
N/A |
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Card reader(s) |
N/A |
N/A |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Edgy (current stable)? |
in Feisty (current development)? |
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+ Space |
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|
N/A |
N/A |
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+ Esc |
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N/A |
N/A |
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+ F1 |
Help |
248 |
YES |
YES |
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+ F2 |
37 |
YES |
YES |
|
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+ F3 |
WWW |
178 |
NO |
NO |
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+ F4 |
Display |
none |
YES |
YES |
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+ F5 |
Sleep |
223 |
NO |
YES |
Wakeup kills keyboard |
+ F6 |
Lock |
146 |
NO |
NO |
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+ F7 |
-Bright |
none |
YES |
YES |
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+ F8 |
+Bright |
none |
YES |
YES |
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+ F9 |
Play/Pause |
162 |
YES |
YES |
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+ F10 |
Stop |
164 |
YES |
YES |
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+ F11 |
Reverse |
144 |
YES |
YES |
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+ F12 |
Forward |
153 |
YES |
YES |
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+ ArrowUp |
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N/A |
N/A |
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|
|
N/A |
N/A |
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|
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N/A |
N/A |
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N/A |
N/A |
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+ PgUp |
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N/A |
N/A |
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+ PgDown |
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N/A |
N/A |
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+ Insert |
Print Screen |
111 |
YES |
YES |
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+ Scroll |
Numlock |
none |
YES |
YES |
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+ Pause |
Break |
none |
YES |
YES |
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+ Delete |
Sys Rq ? |
none |
NO |
NO |
I have no idea what this is for |
Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Edgy (current stable)? |
in Feisty (current development)? |
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Multimedia Speaker Low |
Volume Down |
none |
YES |
YES |
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Multimedia Speaker Hi |
Volume Up |
none |
YES |
YES |
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Multimedia Speaker Mute |
Volume Mute |
none |
YES |
YES |
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WiFi |
WiFi On/Off |
none |
** |
** |
Turns WiFi On/Off after NdisWrapper is configured. Turning it back on requires sudo rmmod ndiswrapper && sudo modprobe ndiswrapper to start back up. Turning On/Off with KNetworkManager works great! |
Notes
This laptop receives an A- only due to the fact that I have to use NdisWrapper. Hopefully one day soon the Broadcom drivers will work correctly in the kernel so I can use Network Manager. Other than that, this laptop works excellent with Kubuntu Linux. The temperature stays cool as I just ran it wireless on my lap for 2.5 hours. That is how long the battery lasted on a full charge. The laptop went into hibernate mode successfully and came out successfully. KDE-Guidance is awesome, as it was 100% accurate the entire time running on battery. The speed of the laptop is great, as I did some packaging work with it this evening without any issues. Compilation times are great, graphics are awesome, sound is a little low, but I am sure there is a fix somewhere for it, unless that is the state of the sound system on this laptop.
SergioZanchetta/Old/CompaqPresarioC304NR (last edited 2010-02-26 14:37:11 by host226-241-dynamic)