LaptopTestingTeam/Old/DellInspiron1100

DellInspiron1100

Revision 9 as of 2007-04-07 04:33:28

	in Hoary¹?	in Breezy¹?	in Edgy Final¹?
Installation works?	Yes(CD)	Yes(Upgrade)	Yes(CD)

Hardware Information
Screen & Monitors
Device	Works?			Bug #
Device	in Hoary¹?	in Breezy¹?	in Edgy Final¹?	Bug #
Screen	Yes	Yes	Yes
Correct resolution?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Correct refresh rate?	Yes	Yes	Yes
3D Acceleration	Yes	Untested	Untested
External monitor works?	Untested	Untested	Yes
External monitor - mirrors	Untested	Untested	Untested
External monitor - extend desktop	Untested	Untested	Untested
Power Management
Battery detected?	Yes²	Yes²	Yes²
Hibernates?	Untested	Untested	Unteseted
Sleep	Untested	Untested	Untested
Dim monitor on battery	Untested	Yes	Untested
Blank monitor on inactivity	Untested	Yes	Yes
Lid Close	Untested	Untested	Untested
Cpu frequency scaling	Untested	Untested	Untested
Sound
Sound works?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Correct volume?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hardware volume switch	No³	Yes	Yes³
Headphone jack	Yes	Untested	Yes
Mic jack	Untested	Untested	Untested
Networking
Wired NIC	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wireless NIC	Yes⁴	Yes⁴	Untested⁴
PCMCIA NIC	Yes⁴	Yes⁴	Untested⁴
Bluetooth	Untested⁵	Untested⁵	Untested⁵
Modem	Untested	Untested	Untested
Infrared	N/A	Untested⁶	Untested⁶
Touchpad & Mice
Touchpad	Yes	Yes	Yes
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click	Yes	Yes	Yes
Touchpad - Scroll down side	Untested	N/A	N/A
External mouse - USB	Yes	Yes	Yes
External mouse - Serial	Untested	Untested	Untested⁷
Additional Hardware
CD/DVD drive	Yes(DVD untested)	Yes(DVD untested)	Yes⁸
PCMCIA cards	Yes	Yes	Untested

Function and other keys
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #

|| in Hoary¹? || in Breezy¹? || in Edgy Final¹? ||

2 separate machines used for this test, TM1 & TM2:
- TM1 tested Hoary & Breezy with BIOS A04, tester unknown
- TM2 tested Edgy Final with BIOS A04 initially then upgraded to A32 (via A22) to get around some power issues, tester ["ChrisCrane"]. The BIOS upgrade was done by using A22 as an interim step as per ["HardwareSupportMachinesLaptopsDell"]. Ubuntu is the only O/S on this box so I used the ISO files to create boot CDs.
Tells if on AC or Battery:
- TM1¹ No meter, been unable to updgrade BIOS on this model past A04, although A06 is also said to have the same ACPI flaw and A29+ is not for the same graphics chip so not recommended for upgrade.
- TM2¹ Metering works fine on A04 & A32. Although the hardware power light stopped working once it moved off A04 to A22 & A32.
These are Fn key based and worked differently on the 2 machines:
- TM1¹ Do not work by default, key reconfig untried.
- TM2¹ Works fine, however, only for the on-board speakers. External speakers used the earphone socket and were not affected by this control.
No built-in WiFi:
- TM1¹ PCMCIA WiFi card tested and works (Prism1)
- TM2¹ No WiFi card available
No built-in Bluetooth
No built-in InfraRed
No serial mouse port, only USB.
CD works fine. TM2¹ tested CD/RW burn as good; DVD plays using gxine ("on-screen" menu controls a bit iffy), Totem didn't have the necessary plug-in to play a commercial DVD.
TM2¹ Fn+F10 is labelled as InfraRed, but no on-board InfraRed. However, Fn+F10 opens CD/DVD drawer.