Contact: AigarsMahinovs, MikaelNilsson, ColinRiebel
- Brand: Dell
- Make : XPS
- Model: M1710
Website: http://www.dell.com
Current Issues
- External monitor hotkey does not work and if X is restarted with external monitor plugged in, then picture shows up in the externam monitor only
System Info
bios-version:A05 system-manufacturer:Dell Inc. system-product-name:MXG061 system-version:Not Specified
Hardware details
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in Dapper (stable)? |
in Edgy (stable)? |
in Feisty (current stable)? |
Installation works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
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Bug # |
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in Dapper (stable)? |
in Edgy (stable)? |
in Feisty (current stable)? |
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Screen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct resolution? |
Yes (1920x1200) |
Yes (1920x1200) |
No (Max 1024x768) |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
3D Acceleration |
Not by default, works with nvidia |
Yes |
Yes |
|
External monitor works? |
No, hotkey support not working in latest nvidia drivers (see here) |
Same as Dapper |
Same as Edgy |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
Unable to Test |
|
External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
Unable to Test |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hibernates? |
No |
Yes, 90% of the time |
Yes |
|
Sleep |
No |
Yes, 97% of the time |
Yes |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lid Close |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cpu frequency scaling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct volume? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Headphone jack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mic jack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Wireless NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PCMCIA NIC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Firewire |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Bluetooth |
Untested |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Touchpad - turned off while typing |
No |
No |
No |
|
External mouse - USB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
External mouse - Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Yes (Dell D/Port) |
Yes (Dell D/Port) |
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USB |
Untested |
Yes (Dell D/Port) |
Yes (Dell D/Port) |
|
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 |
Yes (Dell D/Port) |
Yes (Dell D/Port) |
|
PS/2 |
Untested |
Yes (Dell D/Port) |
Yes (Dell D/Port) |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
CD/DVD drive |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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PCMCIA cards |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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ExpressCard slot1 |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Card reader(s) |
Yes |
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 Dapper (stable)? |
in Edgy (stable)? |
in Feisty (current stable)? |
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+ Esc |
Stand by |
|
No |
Yes, mostly |
Yes |
|
+ F1 |
Hybernate |
|
No |
Yes, mostly |
Yes |
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+ F2 |
Wireless on/off |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F3 |
Battery indicator |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F8 |
External monitor switch |
|
No |
No |
Untested |
|
+ F10 |
Eject |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ ArrowUp |
Brightness up |
|
Yes |
No (Restarts X) |
Yes |
|
Brightness down |
|
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
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+ PgUp |
Volume up |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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+ PgDown |
Volume down |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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+ End |
Mute |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
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Bug # |
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in Dapper (stable)? |
in Edgy (stable)? |
in Feisty (current stable)? |
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Numpad |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Media keys (volume) |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Media keys (playback) |
|
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Yes, not configured by default |
Same as Dapper |
Same as Edgy |
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Notes
I can attest that it works in Debian Etch/Lenny 2.6.18-5-amd64, but you must add "pciehp pciehp_force=1" to /etc/modules. Also, the old BIOS revisions have bugs relating to the ExpressCard slot, so one should probably update to A07. (1)