DellXPSM1710

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

in Dapper (stable)?

in Edgy (stable)?

in Feisty (current stable)?

Installation works?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper (stable)?

in Edgy (stable)?

in Feisty (current stable)?

Screen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes (1920x1200)

Yes (1920x1200)

No (Max 1024x768)

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

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

Unable to Test

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Unable to Test

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

No

Yes, 90% of the time

Yes

Sleep

No

Yes, 97% of the time

Yes

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Yes

Yes

Yes

Networking

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

Infrared

N/A

N/A

N/A

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Untested

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

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Yes (Dell D/Port)

Yes (Dell D/Port)

USB

Untested

Yes (Dell D/Port)

Yes (Dell D/Port)

Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

Untested

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)

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

Untested

Untested

Untested

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

N/A

N/A

N/A

ExpressCard slot1

Untested

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper (stable)?

in Edgy (stable)?

in Feisty (current stable)?

+ Esc

Stand by

No

Yes, mostly

Yes

+ F1

Hybernate

No

Yes, mostly

Yes

+ 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

+ ArrowDown

Brightness down

Yes

No

Yes

+ PgUp

Volume up

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ PgDown

Volume down

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ End

Mute

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper (stable)?

in Edgy (stable)?

in Feisty (current stable)?

Numpad

Yes

Yes

Yes

Media keys (volume)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Media keys (playback)

Yes, not configured by default

Same as Dapper

Same as Edgy

Notes


CategoryLaptop

  1. 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)

SergioZanchetta/Old/DellXPSM1710 (last edited 2010-02-26 14:49:47 by host226-241-dynamic)