DellInspiron1501
Contact: RjMarsan, 787b for Feisty,Purpleleave, krizzbuntu
- Brand: Dell
- Make : Inspiron
- Model: 1501
- S/N: N/A
Current Issues
Edgy:
- The Sleep function works, but it refuses to resume
- Hibernate just doesn't work alltogether
- In order for Ubuntu to see the hard drive (like when you want to install it) the parameter "acpi=force irqpoll" must be added
- to avoid the pesky irq trap b0 messages in dmesg, you need to add "pci=nomsi" (which I found had a significant affect on performance)
Feisty:
- Dell 1390 (Broadcom 4311) works, but requires fwcutter to get the firmware, and is limited to 11 mbps. Ndiswrapper can be used for full funtionality
- Changing brightness with keyboard shortcuts doesn't work.
Interpid:
- Very very rarely the Broadcom STA wireless driver doesnt load on cold start, reboot fixes it.
Use fglrx for AltGr-Fix
System Info
bios-version:1.4.0 system-manufacturer:Dell Inc. system-product-name:Inspiron 1501 system-version:Not Specified
RjMarsan,(Edgy)
bios-version: 2.1.0 system-manufacturer: Dell Inc. system-product-name: Inspiron 1501 system-version: Not Specified
787b,Purpleleave,(Feisty)
bios-version: 2.6.3 system-manufacturer: Dell Inc. system-product-name: Inspiron 1501 system-version: Not Specified
krizzbuntu,(Interpid)
Hardware details
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in Edgy (current stable)? |
in Feisty (current development)? |
in Interpid (8.10) |
Installation works? |
After adding "acpi=force irqpoll" |
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)? |
in Interpid (8.10) |
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Screen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Correct resolution? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
3D Acceleration |
No (need fglrx) |
No,Fix |
Yes (opensource and fglrx) |
|
External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hibernates? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sleep |
Sleeps but won't resume |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
|
Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lid Close |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cpu frequency scaling |
only 2 steps (maybe its just the Turion) |
Yes, 3 steps |
Yes |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct volume? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hardware volume switch |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Headphone jack |
Yes |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Mic jack |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Wireless NIC |
After installing ndiswrapper |
Yes, 11mbps max Fix |
Yes (using STA with WPA2) |
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PCMCIA NIC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Firewire |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Bluetooth |
Untested |
Untested |
N/A |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Infrared |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - turned off while typing |
No |
No,Fix |
Yes (with syndaemon) |
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External mouse - USB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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External mouse - Serial |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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CD/DVD drive |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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PCMCIA cards |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Express Card |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Card reader(s) |
Untested |
SD only. No MMC. Memory Stick untested |
Untested |
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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)? |
in Interpid (8.10) |
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+ Space |
|
|
Yes |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ Esc |
Suspend |
|
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
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+ F1 |
Hibernate |
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
+ F2 |
WiFi on/off |
|
Yes |
No,(with Ndiswrapper Yes) |
Yes (with STA) |
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+ F3 |
Battery Status |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F8 |
CRT/LCD |
|
Yes |
Untested |
Untested |
|
+ F10 |
CD-Rom Eject |
|
Yes |
No (for 787b), Yes (for Purpleleave) |
Yes |
|
+ Arrow Up |
Increase Brightness |
|
No |
No |
Yes |
|
+ Arrow Down |
Decrease Brightness |
|
No |
No |
Yes |
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+ Pg Up |
Volume Up |
|
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
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+ Pg Down |
Volume Down |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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+ End |
Mute |
|
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Edgy (current stable)? |
in Feisty (current development)? |
in Interpid (8.10) |
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Key |
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Notes
Edgy: So far every problem I've encountered has a workaround, except for the suspend/hibernate thing. Also, for some reason my keyboard has the control and shift key lock up at random times, but then hitting them turns it off again.
SergioZanchetta/Old/DellInspiron1501 (last edited 2010-02-26 16:03:32 by host226-241-dynamic)