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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

Edgy

• Edgy RC: wrong screen resolution (1024x768) with Desktop CD - Status: workaround (see note *12)

Edgy and Dapper:

• Dapper-Edgy RC: wrong screen resolution after lid open - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/40808 40808] - Status: workaround (see note *8)

Dapper:

• Flight3-Release: blank screen after installation (was OK in Flight2) - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/22985 #22985] - Status: workaround (see note *6)

• Flight4-Release: suspend to RAM almost works with "ati" driver - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/33827 #33827] - Status: workaround (see note *9)

• Flight4-Release: system hangs on restart of X server with fglrx - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/30447 #30447] - Status: workaround (see note *10)

Breezy and Dapper:

• Special key assignment for volume controls - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/46948 #46948] - Status: workaround (see note *2)

• Special key assignment for Info, Presentation, Sleep, Battery keys - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/20317 #20317] - Status: workaround (see note *2)

• KsCD does not play CDs out of the box - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/30809 #30809] - Status: workaround (see note *3)

Closed issues

• Knot2: white stripes when booting Desktop CD - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/58455 #58455] - Status: fixed with usplash in Edgy RC

• Knot1/2: blank screen after Desktop CD boot/install - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/22985 #22985] - Status: fixed with new xorg ati driver in Edgy RC

• Flight 4 & Beta: suspend to RAM does nothing from klaptop - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/32785 #32785] - Status: fixed in acpi-support

• Flight 5/6: major regression - installation hangs on splash screen - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/34586 #34586] - Status: general issue with ATI x700/x800 cards - FIXED with daily CD 2006-04-08 and confirmed with Beta

• Flight 5: hibernate broken with recent kernels - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/34587 #34587] - Status: FIXED with kernel 2.6.15-20

• Flight 4/6: install from gxfboot results in kernel panic - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/31974 #31974] - Status: workaround - press Esc and boot from text mode - cannot reproduce with Beta

• Breezy: Default font size is too huge on 147 DPI - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/25656 #25656] - Status: fixed with Dapper (see note *1)

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

Hardware details

Notes

1. CLOSED: Default font sizes: default font size is huge on 147 DPI display - FIXED in Dapper Beta

2. Special keys: by default wireless and brightness keys work (as they are HW keys). - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/46948 #46948]

   • Other keys, have properly assigned xkeysyms, just that some operations do not work yet (Sleep, Battery, Presentation) as no action is assigned.

     Key	showkey -u	Keycode	lshal -m	Ubuntu	Kubuntu
     Fn+F3 (Sleep)	0xe0 0x5f 0xe0 0xdf	223	sleep	Yes	XF86StandBy
     Fn+F8 (Battery)	0xe0 0x59 0xe0 0xd9	241	battery	NO	XF86LaunchB
     Info	0xe0 0x750xe0 0xf5	245	help	Help	Help
     Presentation	0xe0 0x1f 0xe0 0x9f	205	presentation	NO	XF86LaunchC
     Mute	0xe0 0x20 0xe0 0xa0	160	mute	Yes	Yes
     Volume Down	0xe0 0x2e 0xe0 0xae	174	volumedown	Yes	Yes
     Volume Up	0xe0 0x30 0xe0 0xb0	176	volumeup	Yes	Yes

     See KubuntuLaptopButtons specification for more details how this will be addressed for Edgy.

3. KsCD: does not play audio CDs - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/30809 #30809]

   • 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 support

   • I have used the instructions listed under ["BinaryDriverHowto/ATI"]. BR Breezy: fixes hibernation (which does not work with "ati" driver) BR Dapper: fixes suspend to RAM (which does not work without workaround with "ati" driver) BR Edgy: fixes lid close screen corruption

5. CLOSED: Dapper Flight2: eth0 down after boot - FIXED in Flight3

6. CLOSED: Dapper Flight3-Release; Edgy Knot1/2: monitor layout not autodetected (blank screen after install) - FIXED in Edgy RC

7. CLOSED: Dapper Flight4: ipw2200 module need hwcrypto=0 to work - FIXED in Flight6

8. Dapper Beta-Release/Edgy RC: after opening lid, display is in wrong resolution ("ati" driver) - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/40808 40808]

   • When closing lid, display is blank as it should, but after reopening I just get completely strange resolution as I can only see what is the mouse arrow (which is approfimately 3 times the original size and streched). This is only with "ati" driver, while "fglrx" driver does not have this problem. BR Workaround: you can get back to normal by switching consoles (Ctrl-Alt-F1, Ctrl-Alt-F7).

9. CLOSED: Dapper Beta-Release: suspend to RAM works, but resume needs help ("ati" driver) - FIXED in Edgy RC

10. Dapper Flight4-Release: system hangs on restart of X server with fglrx - [https://launchpad.net/bugs/30447 #30447]

    • When X server is restarted it may hang the system. This only happens with "fglrx" driver, while "ati" works as expected. BR Workaround: add (uncomment) the line TerminateServer=true in section [X-:*-Core] in /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc file

11. CLOSED: Edgy Knot2: Desktop CD boots into white stripes - FIXED in Edgy RC

12. Edgy RC: wrong resolution detected by Desktop CD

    • When Desktop CD boots, I get 1024x768 resolution instead of 1920x1200 resolution. This causes over sized usplash as well as desktop. If I install with Alternate CD, it asks me for resolution (it should probably auto detect it) and it works if 1920x1200 is specified.

13. Next note should go here...

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