FujitsuAmiloLi1818
Contact: ["PhilWyett"]
- Make: Fujitsu-Siemens Computers
- Brand: Amilo
- Model: Li1818
Website: [http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/home/products/notebooks/amilo_li_18xx.html Amilo Li1818 on Fujitsu-Siemens Computers Homepage]
Current Issues
- Under 8.04. usplash is 640x480 resolution - Looks bad. 7.10 not affected.
- Under 8.04. Firefox included being in a beta state. Expect some websites not support it and tell you to go away.
Under 8.04. Slow shutdown and a mass of NetworkManager error messages at each reboot or shutdown. 7.10 not affected.
Unless you're a developer or like bugs 7.10 is the place to stay at present!
System Info
bios-version: V1.14c
system-manufacturer: FUJITSU SIEMENS
system-product-name: AMILO Li 1818
system-version: Not Specified
Chipset: Intel 945GM
CPU: Intel® Core™ Duo
HDD: 120GB SATA (5400rpm)
ODD: 8x Multi-format DVD burner with dual layer
Display: 17” TFT WXGA, 1440 x 900 pixel
Graphics: Intel 950
I/O Interfaces: 3x USB (version 2.0); 1x VGA (VESA compatible); 1x RJ11 for modem 56 Kbps (.V92); 1x RJ45 for LAN (10/100); 1x line out shared with headphone out (stereo); 1x line in shared with microphone in (mono)
Communications: Built-in 56Kbps, .V92 fax modem (MDC 1.5); Realtek Semiconductor Co. Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ 10/100Mbps LAN; SiS u163 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN (WLAN) solution
Hardware details
Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
|
in 7.10 |
in 8.04 |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Screen |
Works |
Works |
|
Correct resolution? |
Yes* |
Yes* |
|
Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Yes |
|
3D Acceleration |
Works |
Works |
|
External monitor works? |
Yes |
Yes |
|
External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Power Management |
|||
Battery detected? |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hibernates? |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Suspend |
Works |
Works |
|
Dim monitor on battery |
Works |
Works |
|
Blank monitor on inactivity |
Works |
Works |
|
Lid Close |
Works |
Works |
|
Cpu frequency scaling |
Works |
Works |
|
Sound |
|||
Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Correct volume? |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hardware volume switch |
Works |
Works |
|
Headphone jack |
Works** |
Works** |
|
Mic jack |
Works |
Works |
|
Networking |
|||
Wired NIC |
Works |
Works |
|
Wireless NIC |
Works*** |
Works*** |
|
PCMCIA NIC |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Firewire |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Bluetooth |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Infrared |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Touchpad & Mice |
|||
Touchpad |
Works |
Works |
|
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Works |
Works |
|
Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Works |
Works |
|
External mouse - USB |
Works |
Works |
|
External mouse - Serial |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
N/A |
N/A |
|
CD/DVD drive |
Works |
Works |
|
PCMCIA cards |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Parallel Ports |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Card reader(s) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
|
in 7.10 |
in 8.04 |
||||
+ F1 |
Sleep |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F3 |
Mute |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F4 |
LCD/Monitor Switch |
|
Untested |
Untested |
|
+ F5 |
Volume Up |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F6 |
Volume Down |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F7 |
Brightness Up |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F8 |
Brightness Down |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
|
in 7.10 |
in 8.04 |
||||
Wifi Button |
Turns wifi on/off |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Fan Button |
Fan silent/normal mode |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Notes
* Will sometimes miss on resolution and leave you with a blank screen. Press power button to force shutdown. Under 8.04 currently the usplash screen is at 640x480 bug to be filed (27/04/2008).
** Same with 7.10 and 8.04. Headphone jack works but will not mute main speakers. Add line 'options snd-hda-intel model=lenovo-nb0763' to the bottom of file /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base to fix.
*** Wireless driver will not work out of the box with either 7.10 or 8.04 and requires ndiswrapper used with SiS u163 Windows driver. Once done works fine. Follow the instructions below to install the driver.
Download u163 wlan driver from SiS website http://www.sis.com/download/
Unpack the files: sis163u.cat, sis163u.inf and SiS163u.sys from the /R105_Logo/SetupNT/USB/ directory within the archive and place in a location of your choice on your system.
Install ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 via your preferred method.
From the terminal run: sudo ndiswrapper -i /your_path_to/sis163u.inf.
We now check if the driver has correctly installed. From the terminal run: ndiswrapper -l. If all is good you will see the following output: sis163u : driver installed
- device (0BF8:100F) present
Next we do the dependencies and load up the ndiswrapper kernel module. Run: sudo depmod -a followed by sudo modprobe ndiswrapper. This will load everything and allow you to use NetworkManager to check if any wireless networks are available. Note: Rebooting will drop the module.
To have the module loaded at every boot add ndiswrapper to a newline at the bottom of /etc/modules.