## page was renamed from LaptopTestingTeam/DellInspiron8600
This is the Dell Inspiron 8600 (NOT 8600c)
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 * Contact: Daller, [[Tas50]]
 * Make: Dell
 * Brand: Inspiron
 * Model: 8600

== Current Issues ==
## List any issues you have with the current development release here

== Hardware details ==
|| || Dapper (LTS) || Edgy || Feisty || Gutsy || Hardy (LTS) || Intrepid ||
|| Installation works? || Yes || Yes || Untested || Yes || Yes || Yes ||

||<-7 tablewidth="75%"> '''Hardware Information''' ||
||<-7> '''Screen & Monitors''' ||
||<|2> '''Device''' ||<-6> '''Works?''' ||<|2> '''Bug #''' ||
|| in Dapper (LTS) || in Edgy || in Feisty || in Gutsy || in Hardy (LTS) || in Intrepid ||
|| Screen || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct resolution? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct refresh rate? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| 3D Acceleration || Yes *1 || Yes *1 || Yes *1 || Yes *1 || Yes *1 || Yes || ||
|| External monitor works? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested || Yes || ||
|| External monitor - mirrors || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| External monitor - extend desktop || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
||<-7> '''Power Management''' ||
|| Battery detected? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Hibernates? || Yes *2 || Yes *2 || Yes *2 || Yes *2 || Yes *2 || Untested || ||
|| Sleep || Yes *2 || Yes *2 || Yes *2 || Yes *2 || Yes *2 || Untested || ||
|| Dim monitor on battery || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Blank monitor on inactivity || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Cpu frequency scaling || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || ||
||<-7> '''Sound''' ||
|| Sound works? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct volume? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Hardware volume switch || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Headphone jack || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Mic jack || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || ||
||<-7> '''Networking''' ||
|| Wired NIC || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Wireless NIC || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes *4 || Yes *4 || Untested || ||
|| PCMCIA NIC || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Firewire || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Bluetooth || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Modem || No *3 || No *3 || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Infrared || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
||<-7> '''Touchpad & Mice''' ||
|| Touchpad || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Touchpad - Scroll down side || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| External mouse - USB || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested || Yes || ||
|| External mouse - PS2 || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
||<-7> '''Docking Station/Port Replicator''' ||
|| AC through replicator || Untested || Untested || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| USB || Untested || Untested || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Serial || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Parallel || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| External Monitor - VGA || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Yes || ||
|| External Monitor - DVI || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Modem || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| NIC || Untested || Untested || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| PS/2 || Untested || Untested || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || ||
||<-7> '''Additional Hardware''' ||
|| CD/DVD drive || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| PCMCIA cards || Yes || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested  || Untested || ||
|| Parallel Ports || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||

## Add or remove keys as needed for your laptop. Fill out action
||<-9 tablewidth="75%"> '''Function and other keys''' ||
||<|2> '''Fn key''' ||<|2> '''Operation''' ||<|2> '''Keycode''' ||<-5> '''Works?''' ||<|2> Bug # ||
|| in Dapper (LTS) || in Edgy (current stable) || in Feisty Herd 4 || in Gutsy || in Hardy ||
|| + Space || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + Esc || Suspend || || No || Yes*2 || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F1 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F2 || Wirless Switch || || Yes || Yes || Untested || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + F3 || Battery Status || || No || No || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + F4 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F5 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F6 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F7 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F8 || CRT/LCD switch || || Yes || Yes || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F9 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F10|| Eject CDROM || || Yes || ? || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F11 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F12 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + 1 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + 2 || || || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + Up Arrow || Brighten LCD || || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + Down Arrow || Dim LCD || || Yes || Yes ||  Yes  || Yes || Yes || ||

=== Notes ===
*1 - 3d-acceleration will work if you chose the "nVidia GeForce4 ti 4200 Go"  or "ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600" (Dell systems are configurable)

Additional Options need to be added to the /etc/X11/xorg.conf for the side scroll to be activated. Note the default Option values for an Alps touchpad will be different from synaptics because of the difference in sensitivity of the two devices.
Works by default in "Feisty"

*2 - both hibernate and sleep will fail with nvidia X driver unless this changes are made to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Option          "NvAGP" "1"

and these to /etc/default/acpi-support:

SAVE_VBE_STATE=false

POST_VIDEO=false

HIBERNATE_MODE=platform # this isn't needed, but Dell Inspiron 8600 supports this way of hibernation

In Hardy (and possibly other releases, though I only tested it in Hardy), hibernate and sleep both work with the proprietary nVidia driver if the file '/usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/20-video-quirk-pm-dell.fdi' is modified to include '8600' at the end of the key that contains '8500'.

*3 - Modem reports as a SmartLink, but it's in fact Conexant - doesn't work with smartlink drivers (provided by Ubuntu), but works with commercial Linuxant drivers.

'''Suspend Fix'''
Uncomment "ACPI_SLEEP=true" in '/etc/default/acpi-support'

Find "# kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro" in '/boot/grub/menu.lst' and add "nolapic" so that the line is:

"# kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro nolapic" (Keep it uncommented)

Fn Key + Esc correctly suspends the laptop after uncomment the line above.

*4 For systems that use a Dell TrueMobile 1300 wireless card with a Broadcom 4306 chipset, the card does not appear to be configured properly out of the box, though it can be made to work with some tweaking. In Hardy, the b43 driver works quite well, once the proper firmware is downloaded.