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Contact: ["AndreasSchildbach"] / ["ChuckShort"]
- Make: Dell
- Brand: Latitude
- Model: X1
Website: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/latit_x1?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz
Current Issues
The VBE (VESA BIOS Extensions) of the X1 BIOS A02 only knows the following VBE modes (ignoring the 8 and 16 bpp modes):
- Mode 50 : 640x480, 32 bits/pixel
- Mode 52 : 800x600, 32 bits/pixel
- Mode 54 : 1024x768, 32 bits/pixel
- Mode 58 : 1280x1024, 32 bits/pixel
- Mode 5a : 1600x1200, 32 bits/pixel
- Mode 5c : 1920x1440, 32 bits/pixel
As you can see, the X1 does not even support its own internal display, let alone many external displays you could connect. This is the reason you only get 1024 x 768 instead of the native 1280 x 768 out-of-the-box. In order to fix this, you have to patch one of the modes. You can use "855resolution", "915resolution" or a development version of the i810 driver for X.org (TODO: instructions). I recommend patching mode 5c, because you would most certainly not need 1920 x 1440.
I tried bugging Dell about this defect, but I got no reply. Maybe you could try, too?
There is an A03 BIOS available (on the Dell support site). Since there is no change to the VBE modes mentioned in the release notes, I did not try A03 yet. If you've got the chance, could you please verify if the VBE modes are any different than the above modes?
Hardware details
Hardware Information |
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Installation successful |
yes |
yes |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (Preview)? |
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Screen |
yes |
yes |
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Correct resolution? |
no, 1024x768 instead of 1280x768 |
no, 1024x768 instead of 1280x768 |
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Correct refresh rate? |
yes |
no |
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3D Acceleration |
guess not, glxinfo returns "direct rendering: No" |
yes |
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External monitor works? |
yes |
yes |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
no, but yes with special config |
not supported |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
yes |
yes |
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Hibernates? |
Untested |
no |
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Sleep |
Untested |
yes |
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Dim monitor on battery power and Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
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 |
Untested |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
yes |
yes |
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Wireless NIC |
yes, but unstable |
yes |
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Firewire |
yes |
yes |
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Bluetooth |
no, but yes with additional packages |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
yes |
yes |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Untested |
yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
yes |
yes |
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External mouse - USB |
yes |
yes |
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Additional Hardware |
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CD/DVD drive |
yes |
yes |
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CF cards |
no |
no |
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SD cards |
Untested |
Untested |
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internal keyboard |
yes |
yes |
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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 (Preview)? |
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+ Esc |
Standby |
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no |
yes |
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+ F1 |
Sleep |
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no |
no |
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+ F2 |
Wireless Switch (WLAN/BT) |
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yes |
yes |
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+ F3 |
Battery |
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no |
no |
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+ F4 |
Num Lock |
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yes |
yes |
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+ F5 |
Scroll Lock |
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Untested |
no |
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+ F8 |
CRT/LCD |
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Untested |
yes (cycles through "internal only", "external only" and "clone") |
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+ F10 |
Eject CD |
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no |
Untested (can't test with Live CD) |
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+ F11 |
Print Screen |
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yes |
yes |
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+ F12 |
Pause |
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Untested |
Untested |
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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 (Preview)? |
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Close Lid |
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yes (switches off displays) |
no |
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Power Button |
Shutdown |
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yes |
Untested |
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Fn + End |
Volume Mute |
0xa0 |
no, config in "Keyboard Shortcuts" |
yes |
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Fn + Pg Up |
Volume Up |
0xb0 |
no, config in "Keyboard Shortcuts" |
yes |
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Fn + Pg Down |
Volume Down |
0xae |
no, config in "Keyboard Shortcuts" |
yes |
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Fn + Crsr Up |
Screen Brightness Up |
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yes |
yes |
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Fn + Crsr Down |
Screen Brightness Down |
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yes |
yes |
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Notes
Overall, Ubuntu Hoary runs great on the X1, if you can live with having to patch the VBE BIOS.
SergioZanchetta/Old/DellLatitudeX1 (last edited 2010-02-26 16:51:33 by host226-241-dynamic)