DellLatitudeX200

Current Issues

Sleep doesn't work, X-Performance could be better, some Buttons refuse to work (not thoroughly tested)

Hardware details

in Hoary

in Breezy

Installation works?

yes (with vga=771)

yes (with vga=771)

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary

in Breezy

Screen

yes

yes

Correct resolution?

yes

yes

Correct refresh rate?

yes

yes

3D Acceleration

Untested

yes

External monitor works?

Untested

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

yes

yes

Hibernates?

yes

yes

Sleep

no

no

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

yes

yes

Lid Close

Untested

yes

Cpu frequency scaling

yes

yes

Sound

Sound works?

yes

yes

Correct volume?

yes

yes

Hardware volume switch

no

yes

Headphone jack

yes

yes

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

yes

yes

Wireless NIC

n/a

n/a

PCMCIA NIC

yes (Netgear MA521)

yes (Netgear MA521)

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

n/a

n/a

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

n/a (?)

n/a (?)

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

yes

yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

yes

yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

yes

yes

External mouse - USB

yes

yes

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

yes

yes

USB

yes

yes

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

n/a

n/a

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

yes

yes

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

n/a

n/a

CD/DVD drive

yes

yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary

in Breezy

Fn+Esc

SleepBtn

yes

yes

Fn+F4

Num-Lock

yes

yes

Fn+F5

Scroll-Lock

yes

yes

Fn+F8

CRT/LCD

Untested

yes

Fn+F10

eject

0x74

Untested

dunno

Fn+F11

Print

Untested

yes

Fn+F12

Pause

Untested

yes

Fn+End

Volume On/Off

no

yes

Fn+Del

Insert

Untested

yes

Fn+Page-Up

Volume Up

no

yes

Fn+Page-Dn

Volume Down

no

yes

Fn+Arr-Up

Brightness Up

yes

yes

Fn+Arr-Dn

Brightness Down

yes

yes

Fn+[*]

Numpad-Keys

yes

yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary

in Breezy

Power

PowerBtn

Untested

yes

i-Button

0x81

Untested

dunno

Notes

This Laptop already works pretty well out of the box in Ubuntu. The few Buttons not/partially working should be able to become assigned to an action. Watch out!!! The Power-Button initiates an "init 0" - that killed my first Report Wink ;-)

SergioZanchetta/Old/DellLatitudeX200 (last edited 2010-02-26 16:55:35 by host226-241-dynamic)