DellInspiron8600
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| || + Esc || Suspend || || No || No || FIXME || | || + Esc || Suspend || || No || Triggers suspend - but suspend doesn't work || FIXME || |
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| || + F8 || CRT/LCD siwtch || || Untested || Untested || || | || + F8 || CRT/LCD siwtch || || Yes || Yes || || |
Dell Inspiron 8600
Information about this is currently available in a PDF here http://bur.st/~lathiat/dellinspiron8600.pdf
- Contact: ["Farhad Shakiba"]
- Make: Dell
- Brand: Inspiron
- Model: 8600
Current Issues
Hardware details
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in Hoary |
in Breezy (current stable) |
Installation works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Screen |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct resolution? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Yes |
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3D Acceleration |
No |
No |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hibernates? |
No |
Yes |
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Sleep |
No |
No |
FIXME |
Dim monitor on battery |
Yes |
Yes |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Yes |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct volume? |
Untested |
Untested |
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Hardware volume switch |
No |
Yes |
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Headphone jack |
Yes |
Volume Keys Have no Effect |
FIXME |
Mic jack |
Yes |
Yes |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
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Wireless NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
N/A |
N/A |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
No |
No |
FIXME |
External mouse - USB |
Yes |
Yes |
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External mouse - Serial |
N/A |
N/A |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
N/A |
N/A |
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CD/DVD drive |
Yes |
Yes |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
Untested |
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Card reader(s) |
N/A |
N/A |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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+ Space |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ Esc |
Suspend |
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No |
Triggers suspend - but suspend doesn't work |
FIXME |
+ F1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F2 |
Wirless Switch |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ F3 |
Battery Status |
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No |
No |
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+ F4 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F5 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F6 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F7 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F8 |
CRT/LCD siwtch |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ F9 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F10 |
Eject CDROM |
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No |
No |
FIXME |
+ F11 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F12 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ 1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ 2 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ Up Arrow |
Brighten LCD |
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Yes |
Yes |
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+ Down Arrow |
Dim LCD |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Key |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Notes
Alps Touchpad Fix (This information applies to ALL Alps touchpads with kernel 2.6.12+):
Update: synaptics driver 0.14.3 was added to breezy which allows the Alps touchpad to be configured for side-scroll and double taps.
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.
If you have trouble compiling the 0.14.3 driver I can supply a patch to resolve the issue. I can also supply a list of default values appropriate for side-scroll and drag/double taps.
Suspend Fix Uncomment "ACPI_SLEEP=true" in /etc/default/acpi-support
Suggestions: When the laptop resumes from hibernation or suspention there are two very loud pc speaker beeps as the laptop resumes. It would be appropriate for the user to have a method of disabling the beeps through graphical means, or we could simply unload pcspkr module.
Fn Key + Esc correctly suspends the laptop after uncomment the line above.
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/DellInspiron8600 (last edited 2010-02-26 17:42:24 by host226-241-dynamic)