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• Contact: ["LukaRenko"]

• Make: HP
• Brand: Compaq
• Model: nw8240 (PY442EA#ABB)

• Website: [http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/sm/WF06b/21675-283229-283229-283229-283239-12115746-48918183.html English]

• S/N: N/A

Current Issues

Dapper:

• Flight 4: install from gxfboot results in kernel panic - [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu/+bug/31974 #31974] - Status: workaround - press Esc and boot from text mode

• Flight 3/4: blank screen after installation - X not configured properly (was OK in Flight 2!) - [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/29357 #29357], [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/31655 31655] - Status: workaround (see note *6)

Breezy and Dapper:

• Default DPI setting is ugly (too big) and no way to configure - [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/kdebase/+bug/25656 #25656] - Status: workaround (see note *1)

• Special key assignment for volume controls - [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/meta-kde/+bug/27542 #27542] - Status: workaround (see note *2)

• Special key assignment for Info, Presentation, Sleep, Battery keys - [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/20317 #20317] - Status: workaround (see note *2)

• KsCD does not play CDs out of the box - Status: workaround (see note *3)

• Hibernation/Suspend does not work by default - Status: hibernate works with fglrx drivers from ATI (see note *4)

Hardware details

Notes

Note: testing Breezy and Dapper Flight (dual-boot)

1. DPI setting: I have set it to 100 DPI which looks right for 1920x1200 display.

   • By default, DPI was set to 147, 145 according to /var/log/Xorg.0.log. You need to change ServerArgsLocal variable in /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc and add -dpi 100 string. BR Note: you may need to redo this after KDE upgrades. Note: there are discussions that something will be done in regards to font size - see ["Kubuntu/Meetings/16-02-06"].

2. Special keys: by default only brightness keys work.

   •      keycode 187 = XF86Launch0
          keycode 148 = XF86Launch1
          keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute
          keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume
          keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
          keycode 223 = XF86Sleep
          keycode 244 = XF86Launch2

     • Hi Luka. This should be remapped in 'hotkey-setup' so that you don't need to load a separate X keymap. Could you drop to a console (Ctrl-Alt-F1 and login) and run 'showkey -u', I'm after keycodes that look like 0xe0 0x?? and then file these above, many thanks -PaulSladen

     This should be handled by proper Keyboard Layout in X.org - as a workaround you can select "Laptop/notebook Compaq (eg.Armada)" layout which will enable at least audio keys.

     I have submitted bug to bugs.freedesktop.org - see [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5893 bug 5893].

3. KsCD: does not play audio CDs

   • CD/DVD works with Amarok, K3B and similar, but it does not play audio CDs with default player (KsCD). BR Workaround: Configure KsCD -> CD Player and enable "Use direct digital playback" BR If this does not work, try changing "Select audio backend:" to arts (instead of alsa).

4. fglrx drivers from ATI: make 3D acceleration and hibernation work

   • Breezy: BR I have installed ATI drivers for FireGL, version 8.19.10 from www.ati.com. I have used the instructions listed under ["BinaryDriverHowto/ATI"]. BR Note: you should remove restricted packages from machine before doing the install (sudo apt-get remove linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r)). BR Dapper: BR Install xorg-driver-fglrx and fglrx-control packages and specify fglrx as Driver in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

5. Dapper Flight 2: eth0 down after boot - FIXED in Flight 3

6. Dapper Flight 3/4: monitor sync ranges not autodetected (blank screen after install)

   • I had to manually add sync ranges to /etc/X11/xorg.conf. I had to add the following lines to Monitor section:

   •         HorizSync       73.2
             VertRefresh     60

     Note: I got this numbers from Breezy /var/log/Xorg.0.log where autodetectection works. Note: I just switch to fglrx in Flight 4 - less problems in general.

7. Dapper Flight 4: ipw2200 module need hwcrypto=0 to work

8. Next note should go here...

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