MSIMegabookGX700

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Hardware Specification

Hardware Details

  • Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20GHz
  • Memory: 2GB DDR2 667 (max. 4GB - on some sites they say only 2GB)
  • Video: nVidia 8600 M GT
  • Screen: non-Glossy 17" 1900x1200
  • Hard Disk: 250GB (250,059,350,016 bytes) 5400rpm WDC WD2500BEVS-22UST0
  • Optical: TOSHIBA DVDW/HD TS-L802A, DVD-ROM, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, HD DVD-ROM
  • WLan: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AGN
  • Lan: Realtek RTL8111/8168 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Mouse: Touchpad
  • Keyboard: US/Rus
  • 56k Modem
  • Bluetooth

  • FireWire: IEEE 1394, O2 Micro

  • SD Card Reader
  • webcam: 5602 ALi Corp.

lspci

  • 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
  • 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
  • 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Contoller #4 (rev 03)
  • 00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
  • 00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
  • 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
  • 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
  • 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
  • 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
  • 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
  • 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
  • 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
  • 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
  • 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
  • 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
  • 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
  • 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
  • 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)

  • 01:04.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02)

  • 01:04.2 Generic system peripheral [0805]: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MMC/SD Controller (rev 01)
  • 01:04.3 Mass storage controller: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MS/xD Controller (rev 01)
  • 03:00.0 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Turbo Memory Controller (rev 01)
  • 06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN Network Connection (rev 61)
  • 07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)

  • 08:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)

Current Issues

  • ACPI - not properly working AC/DC and battery management (Linux problem only) - will explain it bellow
  • webcam - not working

Hardware compatibility

Hardware Information

Device

Works? (Kubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon)

Remark

Bug #

Installation

yes

Screen

yes

Correct resolution

yes

3D Acceleration

yes

by nvidia driver - installed automatically

External monitor

yes

Power Management

Battery detected

PROBLEMS

see bellow

AC/DC detected

PROBLEMS

look "Battery detected"

Hibernation

yes

CPU speed step

yes

Dim monitor on battery power and Blank monitor on inactivity

yes

Sound

Sound works ?

yes

to be able to use headphones one must change /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base and add:options snd-hda-intel model=targa-dig, otherwise connecting headphones does not disconnect internal speakers (the system works then as 4+1 with subwoofer under the chasiss)

Headphone jack

yes

look "Sound works ?"

Mic jack

yes

Internal mic

yes

Networking

Wired NIC

yes

Wireless NIC

yes

PCMCIA NIC

yes

Firewire

untested

Bluetooth

untested

Modem

untested

MInfrared

untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

yes

External mouse - USB

yes

External mouse - Bluetooth

yes

Additional Hardware

CD/DVD drive

yes

SD Card Reader

yes

CD/DVD drive

yes

WLAN/Bluetooth Kill Switch

yes

webcam

NO

CPU speed step

yes

[1]To use HID devices without having to manually start a server and connect them every time, set HIDD_OPTIONS in /etc/defaults/bluetooth to 1 [2]ACPI problems: this is for sure software problem since it works in other operating systems (XP, Vista) so: this laptop disconnects AUTOMATICALLY power supply as soon as it gets fully charged then... Linux does not see AC/DC and it shows ... battery empty so if power management is ON then it tries to perform action related to low power I cannot figure it out when it happens but all problems starts when AC/DC disconnects automatically possible stages are:

  • no AC/DC
  • no battery
  • unknown AC/DC or/and battery

I tried on many distributions: none of them works correctly (Suse 10.3, Archlinux, Gentoo, Kubuntu)

uname -a: Linux baboon 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Wed Oct 10 06:00:47 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

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