DellInspiron5100
Contact: LoicPefferkorn: I no longer have this laptop / ZebX / BenWilliams
- Make: Dell
- Brand: Inspiron
- Model: 5100 (bios: A32 / A29 for Hoary / A32 for Dapper)
- Website:
Current Issues
Hardware details
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
in Dapper Beta2? |
Installation works? |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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)? |
in Dapper Beta2? |
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Screen |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
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Correct resolution? |
yes, 1024x768 |
yes, 1024x768 |
yes, 1400x1050 |
|
Correct refresh rate? |
yes (lcd panel) |
yes (lcd panel) |
yes (lcd panel) |
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3D Acceleration |
yes (direct rendering ok) |
yes (direct rendering ok) |
yes (direct rendering ok) |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Yes |
No |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Yes |
No |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
No |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Hibernates? |
Untested |
yes |
No, system powers down but reboots when power button is pressed |
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Sleep |
Untested |
Untested |
yes |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Untested |
no (min bright, plug out power cable, screen becomes brighter, max bright, plug out power cable -> min bright |
yes |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
Untested |
No |
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Lid Close |
Untested |
no (nothing happens) |
No |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Untested |
N/A |
No |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Correct volume? |
Untested |
too high ? |
yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
N/A |
Keyboard volume Fn keys work |
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Headphone jack |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
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Wireless NIC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
N/A |
yes, orinoco gold wireless nic |
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Firewire |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Bluetooth |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Infrared |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Touchpad & Mice |
|| Touchpad || yes || Untested || yes || ||
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
no |
yes |
yes |
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External mouse - USB |
yes |
Untested |
yes |
|
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 |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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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 |
Untested |
N/A |
N/A |
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CD/DVD drive |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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PCMCIA cards |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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Parallel Ports |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Card reader(s) |
N/A |
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 Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
in Dapper Beta2? |
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+ Space |
none |
|
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ Esc |
"Sleep mode"/mode veille |
generate no keycode in xev |
no |
Untested |
no |
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+ F1 |
none |
|
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F2 |
none |
|
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F3 |
none |
|
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F4 |
none |
|
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F5 |
none |
|
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F6 |
none |
|
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F7 |
none |
|
Untested |
Untested |
| Untested |
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+ F8 |
crt/lcd |
generates no keycode in xev |
Untested |
Untested |
No |
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+ F9 |
none |
|
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
+ F10 |
eject cdrom |
generates no keycode in xev |
no |
Untested |
yes |
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+ F11 |
verr num |
77 (keysym 0xff7f, Num_Lock) |
yes |
Untested |
yes |
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+ F12 |
scroll lock |
78 (keysym 0xff14, Scroll_Lock |
no |
Untested |
no |
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+ Page Up |
Volume Up |
|
No |
Untested |
Yes |
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+ Page Dn |
Volume Down |
|
No |
Untested |
Yes |
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+ End |
Mute |
|
No |
Untested |
Yes |
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+ Up Arrow |
Brighten LCD |
212 |
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
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+ Down Arrow |
Dim LCD |
|
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
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+ Insert |
Print screen |
|
Yes |
Untested |
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)? |
in Dapper Beta2? |
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Key |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Notes
Lid requires some extra tweaking to get working on a 5100. The radeontool package needs to be installed, uncomment the "RADEON_LIGHT=true" line in /etc/default/acpi-support, and add the "acpi_irq_balance" option to the Ubuntu entry in GRUB.
SergioZanchetta/Old/DellInspiron5100 (last edited 2010-02-26 16:57:52 by host226-241-dynamic)