DellInspiron600m
- Contact: ["Richard Ferguson"]
- Make: Dell
- Model: Inspiron 600m
Website: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/entnb_600m?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
- S/N: Only needed if you have a Canonical supplied laptop
Current Issues
Hardware details
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in Breezy (current stable)? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
Installation works? |
Yes |
Untested |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Breezy (current stable)? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
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Screen |
Yes |
Untested |
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Correct resolution? |
Yes |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Untested |
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3D Acceleration |
Yes |
Untested |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
Untested |
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Hibernates? |
Yes |
Untested |
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Sleep |
Yes* |
Untested |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Yes** |
Untested |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Untested |
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Lid Close |
Yes |
Untested |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Yes |
Untested |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Untested |
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Correct volume? |
Yes |
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Headphone jack |
Untested |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes |
Untested |
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Wireless NIC |
Yes |
Untested |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes |
Untested |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Yes***** |
Untested |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Yes***** |
Untested |
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External mouse - USB |
Yes |
Untested |
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External mouse - Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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CD/DVD drive |
Yes |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
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Card reader(s) |
Yes*** |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Breezy (current stable)? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
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+ Esc |
Sleep |
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Yes**** |
Untested |
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+ F2 |
Wireless |
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Yes |
Untested |
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+ F3 |
Battery? |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F8 |
CRT/LCD |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F10 |
Eject |
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No |
Untested |
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+ Page Up |
Volume Up |
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Yes |
Untested |
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+ Page Dn |
Volume Down |
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Yes |
Untested |
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+ End |
Mute |
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Yes |
Untested |
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+ Up Arrow |
Increase Brightness |
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Yes** |
Untested |
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+ Down Arrow |
Decrease Brightness |
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Yes** |
Untested |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Breezy (current stable)? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
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Volume Up |
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Yes |
Untested |
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Volume Down |
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Yes |
Untested |
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Mute |
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Yes |
Untested |
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Notes
* I noticed in /var/log/acipd that the 600m has issues with vbetool, specifically segmentation faults. So I commented out the vbe sections in /etc/default/acpi-support. After those changes suspend to ram (sleep) worked. Standby mode also worked when configured in /etc/default/acpi-support.
To edit /etc/default/acpi-support, comment out the options SAVE_VBE_STATE and POST_VIDEO.
** Not sure if this is controlled by the bios or ubuntu because it worked on my gentoo intall without any custom configuration.
*** I used an 8-1 card reader and everything was detected and auto-mounted perfectly.
**** Need to enable acpi sleep in /etc/default/acpi-support.
***** I was able to get the touchpad to scroll with a little effort. But for the record, it doesn't work out of the box.
The root cause of the trouble is that Xorg is listening to the wrong device for the touchpad events. Normally, Xorg uses the /dev/input/eventX device to listen to the touchpad. On my machine the touchpad is /dev/input/event2 but Xorg autodetects the touchpad as /dev/input/event1. In order to fix this problem I had to modify the xorg.conf file to hardcode the correct device.
To find the correct device for your system run 'cat /proc/bus/input/devices' and look for the touchpad to be listed. In the same section of the output you should see the eventX device associated with the touch pad.
To edit xorg.conf look for the following lines,
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
and replace with, where 'event2' matches what the above command defined.
Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2" Option "Protocol" "event"
Restart X and your touchpad should work. For further customization of your touchpad see http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/.
More testing to come, I have only had Ubuntu on my laptop for a few days. I'll try and update as I find out new information.