EverexStepNoteXT5000T
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- Make: Everex
Model:Stepnote XT5000T
Hardware details
- Everex Stepnote XT5000T
- AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50 1.6 GHz
- 2048MB Memory (Using both slots)
- 100 GB HDD - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm / 160 GB HDD - Serial ATA-150 Western Digital - 5400 rpm
- DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/CD-RW Dual Layer Combo Drive
- 17" XGA TFT Screen
NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 with 256MB VRam
- 56K Modem
- LAN 10/100
- Atheros 5006EG 802.11b/g
- USB 2.0 (3 ports)
- DVI-I
- S-Video
- Microphone Port
- Headphone Port
IEEE1394 FireWire port
ExpressCard 54
- 4 in 1 Card reader
- Windows VISTA Professional
- US Keyboard (with additional oddly placed buttons and numpad)
- 2 Button Glide Pad
- Built in speakers - left, right and a center subwoofer
- Realtek ALC885 High-Definition Audio Codec
Notes
- Has a killswitch at the front to toggle WLAN.
- Has a volume wheel at the front ror the volume
- Has five buttons above the keyboard - Media launcher, Mail launcher, reduced power mode, internet launcher and power off
Post-Installation Notes (Ubuntu 7.10 x86_64)
- Installed via downloaded Ubuntu LiveCD.
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Gutsy 7.10? |
in Hardy Heron? |
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Installation Successful |
Yes |
N/A |
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Screen |
Yes |
N/A |
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Correct resolution? |
Yes |
N/A |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
N/A |
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3D Acceleration |
Yes |
N/A |
Use of restricted nVidia Drivers |
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External monitor works? |
Yes |
N/A |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
N/A |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
N/A |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
N/A |
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Hibernates? |
Yes |
N/A |
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Sleep |
Yes |
N/A |
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Dim monitor on battery power and Blank monitor on inactivity |
Monitor dims ONLY when restarted on battery power. |
N/A |
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Lid close |
If powered - default is blanks monitor, If set to suspend - suspends but doesn't seem to be rewakeable |
N/A |
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CPU Frequency Scaling |
Untested |
N/A |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
No |
N/A |
Easily corrected via the following directions - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=506303 |
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Correct volume? |
Yes |
N/A |
Note this is after changing the config file as noted above |
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Hardware volume switch |
No |
N/A |
the Fn combinations work, but the sound wheel doesn't for either main speakers, nor headset |
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Headphone jack |
Yes |
N/A |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
N/A |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes |
N/A |
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Wireless NIC |
Yes |
N/A |
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Use of restriced Atheros/madwifi Drivers |
PCMCIA NIC |
N/A |
N/A |
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ExpressCard 54 |
Untested |
N/A |
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Firewire |
Untested |
N/A |
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Modem |
Untested |
N/A |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes |
N/A |
The scroll distance does not scale to the pad so it takes many touchpad strokes to cross the distance of the screen |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
No |
N/A |
no touchpad clicking except at apparently at random (changing sensitivity settings and double-click threshold settings for mouse helps) |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Yes |
N/A |
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External mouse - USB |
Untested |
N/A |
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External mouse - Serial |
N/A |
N/A |
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Additional Hardware |
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CD/DVD drive |
Yes |
N/A |
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PCMCIA cards |
N/A |
N/A |
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Parallel port |
N/A |
N/A |
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SD Card Reader |
Untested |
N/A |
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S-Video |
Untested |
N/A |
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WLAN Kill Switch |
No |
N/A |
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Volume Wheel |
No |
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 Gutsy 7.10 |
Hardy Heron |
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+ F1 |
Sleep |
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Untested |
N/A |
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+ F3 |
? |
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Untested |
N/A |
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+ F5 |
Enables or Disables Touch pad function |
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No |
N/A |
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+ F6 |
Mutes or Unmutes Sound |
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Yes |
N/A |
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+ F8 |
Decreases the display brightness |
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No |
N/A |
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+ F9 |
Increases the display brightness |
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No |
N/A |
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+ F10 |
Decreases volume |
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Yes |
N/A |
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+ F11 |
Increases Volume |
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Yes |
N/A |
Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Gutsy 7.10 |
Hardy Heron |
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Key |
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Untested |
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Power Button |
Shut down/Hibernate Unit (depends on user setting) |
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Yes |
N/A |
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Media Button |
Launches Media Player |
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Yes |
N/A |
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Mail Button |
Launches Mail Application |
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Yes |
N/A |
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Reduced Power Button |
Toggles Reduced Power Mode |
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No |
N/A |
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Internet Button |
Lauches Browser |
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Yes |
N/A |
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