AsusM6800Ne

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Current Issues

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    ASUSTeK Computer Inc. BR

M6Ne BR 1.0 ||

Hardware details

in Breezy (current stable)?

in Dapper Flight 5 + updates (current developement)?

Installation works?

Yes (boot with nolapic at the end of boot options)

Yes (nolapic no more needed)

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy (current stable)?

in Dapper (current developement)?

Screen

Yes (sometimes flickering)

Yes (sometimes flickering)

[https://launchpad.net/malone/24270 #24270]

Correct resolution?

Yes (1400x1050)

Yes (1400x1050)

Correct refresh rate?

Yes (60Hz)

Yes (60Hz)

3D Acceleration

if you install and configure fglrx (explained in notes)

Yes (without fglrx, but with some warnings about r300_state.c and r300_render.c + quite slow rendering)

External monitor works?

with fglrx

Yes, with some resolution problems (I tested a very old monitor which wasn't automatically detected). So I had to add this in xorg.conf, Section "Device"BROption "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, CRT"BRBut I got in trouble with resolutions. I hope newer monitors are detected

[https://launchpad.net/malone/37574 #37574]

External monitor - mirrors

with fglrx

Yes (default)

External monitor - extend desktop

with fglrx

YesBRSpecify in xorg.conf, Section "Device"BROption "CRT2Position" "value" BRwhere value can be one of these:BRLeftOf , RightOf , Above , and Below

TV - out

with fglrx

No. I couldn't find any options in the xorg radeon driver

[https://launchpad.net/malone/37764 #37764]

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

Yes

Yes

Sleep

Yes

Yes, but reboot is broken at the end of runlevel 6 with a message: [numbers.numbers] Rebooting system. And ipw2200 is no more enabled

[https://launchpad.net/malone/29695 #29695] [https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/36403 #36403]

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes, remember that before the timeout triggers you have to wait screensaver to be started

[https://launchpad.net/malone/36568 #36568]

Lid Close

screen locked

the screen is locked if you keep the lid closed for at least 10 seconds

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Yes

Yes

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes (if network is dhcp and No dhcp servers are present (e.g. when cable is unlinked) boot hangs on configuring network interfaces so press CTRL C)

network not always enabled at startup (few times): I need to run dhclient eth0 + if dhclient is sleeping and a cable is inserted dhclient is not woken up!

[https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/36918 #36918]

Wireless NIC

Yes (might be some problems as in Wired NIC)

Yes, but at boot someone should check the latest card status, before deciding to swich it on

[https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/37010 #37010] [https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/37515 #37515]

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Yes (tested with an usb2 card)

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

No Bluetooth adapter

No Bluetooth adapter

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes (see notes)

Yes, but settings cannot be changed on the fly

[https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29595 #29595] BR [https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/37234 #37234]

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Yes

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

No serial port

No serial port

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

what's that?

what's that?

CD/DVD drive

Yes (see notes)

Yes (DMA already enabled by default)

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Not working

Not working

[https://launchpad.net/malone/36964 #36964]

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy (current stable)?

in Dapper (current developement)?

+ F1

Sleep

SLPB 00000080

Yes

+ F2

Toggle Wireless and Led

ATKD 0000005d

Yes

Yes

+ F5

Brightness Down

ATKD 0000002e

Yes (indicator missing!)

Yes (indicator missing!)

[https://launchpad.net/malone/29527 #29527]

+ F6

Brightness Up

ATKD 0000001f

Yes (indicator missing!)

Yes (indicator missing!)

[https://launchpad.net/malone/29527 #29527]

+ F7

LCD on/off

ATKD 00000034 (off) ATKD 00000033 (on)

Yes

Yes

+ F8

Switch LCD/External

ATKD 00000060

No

NO! (X) BRIT HANGS THE SYSTEM!

[https://launchpad.net/malone/36885 #36885]

+ F10

Toggle Sound

ATKD 00000032

Yes

Yes

+ F11

Decrease Volume

ATKD 00000031

Yes

Yes

+ F12

Increase Volume

ATKD 00000030

Yes

Yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy (current stable)?

in Dapper (current developement)?

Mail

Evolution

ATKD 00000050

Yes

Yes

Browser

Firefox

ATKD 00000051

Yes

Yes

Wireless

Toggle wireless and led

ATKD 0000005d

Yes

Yes

Touchpad

Toggle touchpad

ATKD 0000006a

if you add Option "SHMConfig" "on" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, touchpad section

same as breezy

[https://launchpad.net/malone/37234 #37234]

power 4 gear

switch different power configurations (e.g. performance, ondemand, powersave)

ATKD 0000005c

???locks screen???

???locks screen???

Previous

Previous song

ATKD 00000040

Yes

Yes

Stop

Stops song

ATKD 00000043

Yes

Not in totem

[https://launchpad.net/malone/22025 #22025]

Play/Pause

Play/Pause

ATKD 00000045

Yes

Yes (only with rhythmbox and totem)

Next

Next song

ATKD 00000041

Yes (only with rhythmbox and totem)

Yes (only with rhythmbox and totem)

CD Player

ejects cd

ATKD 0000004c

Yes

Yes

Notes