DellInspiron5150

Revision 22 as of 2006-05-05 15:41:19

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Current Issues

  • Fn + Esc (the Suspend hotkey) does not work, even though the Suspend feature itself works (when activated from the menu, e.g.) [This is on Breezy]
  • Fn + F10 (Eject CD drive tray hotkey) does not work, with or without a CD in the drive. [This is on Breezy]
  • In the default install, Suspend/Sleep support is disabled in /etc/default/acpi-support. First line needs to be uncommented to enable. Is there any reason for this? [This is on Breezy]
  • 5 button USB mouse is not properly detected as 5-button. Have to manually edit xorg.conf to enable extra buttons. [This is on Breezy]

Hardware details

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

Breezy (stable)

in Dapper (current development)?

Screen

Works

Works

Correct resolution?

Yes, 1600x1200

Yes, 1400x1050

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes

glxinfo says no direct rendering

External monitor works?

Works

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Works

Hibernates?

No

Works on non-smp kernel

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15556 15556]

Sleep

Yes (after uncommenting first line of /etc/default/acpi-support to enable)

Works on non-smp kernel

[http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15556 15556]

Dim/Blank monitor?

Yes

Works

Dims monitor when removing AC

Sound

Sound works?

Works

Tested

Correct volume?

Works

Tested

Hardware volume switch

Works

Untested

Headphone jack

Works

Tested

Mic jack

Works

Works

Networking

Wired NIC

Works

Works

Wireless NIC

Yes (Intel 2200bg)

Works

Needs ndiswrapper drivers to be configured manually.

PCMCIA NIC

Works

Untested

USB

Works

Works

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Works

Tested

Touchpad - Tap to click

Works

Works

Touchpad - Tap with two fingers = middle click

Works

Untested

Touchpad - Tap with three fingers = right click

Works

Untested

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Works

Works

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Works

Works

Touchpad - Scroll horizontal

Works, depending on application

Untested

External mouse - USB

Works

Tested

External mouse - USB, 5 Button

Works, after [http://pykeylogger.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu:Chronicles#Five_.285.29_Button_mouse enabling in xorg.conf]

Untested

External mouse - Serial

No Serial Port

No Serial Port

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

Untested

Untested

CD/DVD drive

Works

Works

PCMCIA cards

Works

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy(current stable)?

in Dapper (current development)?

+ Space

Untested

Untested

+ Esc

Suspend

No

Untested

+ F1

Untested

Untested

+ F2

Disable wireless card

Works

Works

+ F8

CRT/LCD

Works

Works

+ F9

Untested

Untested

+ F10

Eject CD Drive

No

Works (flight 5)

+ F11

Num Lock

Works

Works

+ F12

Scroll Lock

Works

Works

+ Insert

Print Screen

Works

Works

+ Arrow Up

Increase Screen Brightness

Works

Works (thought BIOS)

+ Arrow Down

Decrease Screen Brightness

Works

Works (thought BIOS)

+ Page Up

Volume Up

Works

Works

+ Page Dn

Volume Down

Works

Works

+ End

Mute

Works

Works

Notes

  • PCMCIA Works ( tested with a pcmcia wireless network card D-Link AirPlus DWL-G650 )

  • Fn + Page Up/Dn and Fn + End work provided that they are configured in System>Preferences>Keyboard Shortcuts. (Note this also works in Flight 2) [Another note - these work on my Breezy install by default, without having to fiddle with Keyboard Shortcuts ~~["Nanotube"]]

  • While Fn + Esc (Suspend) does not work, the Suspend feature itself does work. You can set something like Ctrl + Esc to act as the Suspend key, by configuring in System>Preferences>Keyboard Shortcuts (look for the Sleep function).


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