Contact: StephenShirley
- Brand: Dell
- Make : Inspiron
- Model: 9300
Website: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&id=inspn_9300&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn (no longer works)
- S/N: CN-0C5668-12961-57N-3675
Current Issues
System Info
bios-version:A05 system-manufacturer:Dell Inc. system-product-name:Inspiron 9300 system-version:Not Specified
Hardware details
|
in Edgy |
in Feisty |
in Karmic |
Installation works? |
Yes |
Untested |
Yes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
|
in Edgy (current stable)? |
in Feisty (current development)? |
in Karmic |
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Screen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Correct resolution? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D Acceleration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
External monitor works? |
No |
No |
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External monitor - mirrors |
No |
No |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
No |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hibernates? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sleep |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Yes |
Yes |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Yes |
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Lid Close |
Yes |
Yes |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Yes |
Untested |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct volume? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
Yes |
Untested |
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Headphone jack |
Yes |
Yes |
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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 |
N/A |
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 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - turned off while typing |
No |
No |
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External mouse - USB |
Yes |
Yes |
|
External mouse - Serial |
N/A |
N/A |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
N/A |
N/A |
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USB |
N/A |
N/A |
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Serial |
N/A |
N/A |
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Parallel |
N/A |
N/A |
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External Monitor - VGA |
N/A |
N/A |
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External Monitor - DVI |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Modem |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NIC |
N/A |
N/A |
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PS/2 |
N/A |
N/A |
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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 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Card reader(s) |
Yes |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
|
in Edgy (current stable)? |
in Feisty (current development)? |
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+ Esc |
stand by |
button/sleep SBTN 00000080 00000001 |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ F1 |
hibernate |
0xa5 |
No |
Untested |
|
+ F2 |
wireless |
e008 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ F3 |
battery status |
0xe0 0x71 |
No |
Untested |
|
+ F8 |
CRT/LCD |
0xAA |
No |
Untested |
|
+ F10 |
Eject |
e009 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ Prnt Scrn |
0xe0 0x2a 0xe0 0x37 0xe0 0xaa 0xe0 0xb7 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
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+ Num Lk |
Scroll Lk |
0x46 0xc6 |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ Pause |
Break |
0xe1 0x1d 0x45 0xe1 0x9d 0xc5 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ ArrowUp |
Brightness++ |
e006 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
Brightness-- |
e005 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
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+ PgUp |
Volume++ |
0xe0 0x30 0xe0 0xb0 |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ PgDown |
Volume-- |
0xe0 0x2e 0xe0 0xae |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ End |
Mute |
0xe0 0x20 0xe0 0xa0 |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ M |
0 |
0x52 0xd2 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ J |
1 |
0x4f 0xcf |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ K |
2 |
0x50 0xd0 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ L |
3 |
0x51 0xd1 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ U |
4 |
0x4b 0xcb |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ I |
5 |
0x4c 0xcc |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ O |
6 |
0x4d 0xcd |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ 7 |
7 |
0x47 0xc7 |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ 8 |
8 |
0x48 0xc8 |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ 9 |
9 |
0x49 0xc9 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ . |
. |
0x53 0xd3 |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ / |
+ |
0x4e 0xce |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ ; |
- |
0x4a 0xca |
Yes |
Untested |
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+ P |
* |
0x37 0xb7 |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ 0 |
/ |
0xe0 0x35 0xe0 0xb5 |
Yes |
Untested |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Edgy (current stable)? |
in Feisty (current development)? |
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Key |
|
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Untested |
Untested |
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Notes
Problems I have had is using the default fglrx driver in dapper. It will suspend/sleep but it will not hibernate. It will if I install the latest ati driver. But I thought that this was included in Dapper. Also the WiFi light does not work using the led=1 on the ipw2200 modulde. -- Blake14
- Both suspend-to-disk and suspend-to-RAM work for me on Feisty final. -- Jfinkels, 2007-04-24
I THOUGHT I was able to fix the WiFi indicator light problem using directions from one of the comments under this bug (although this bug is not for the Dell Inspiron 9300) https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/+bug/26464. Added a file /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200 with the contents "options ipw2200 led=1" (one way to do this is to issue the following command: touch /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200 && echo options ipw2200 led=1 > /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200). I then removed and reinstalled the ipw2200 driver (using the following command: sudo modprobe -r ipw2200 && sudo modprobe ipw2200). Now pressing <Fn>+<F2> will turn on both the Bluetooth indicator light and the WiFi indicator light (although the WiFi light has about a one second delay). HOWEVER, the light now remains on all the time and only turns off briefly when re-enabling wireless radio once it has been disabled, only to flash back on.
- Main volume control doesn't affect headphone port. -- Blake14
- The volume up, volume down, and mute buttons on the front bezel of the computer only affect the "Master" track. -- Jfinkels, 2007-04-24