Contact: WitWilinski
- Make: ASUS
- Model: A3L (A3509LBH)
- WARNING: This description is still incomplete
Current Issues
The Celeron M processor needs p4-clockmod module for speedstepping - not natively supported by powernowd, needs scripts modifications (PaulSladen: p4-clockmod is deprecated. Scaling is not enabled on the P4-desktop chips because it doesn't actually save any power. The throttling is just there stop the chip melting under load; a large latency is introduced when the chip switches between throttle-levels and this is preferable to avoid).
- IRDA doesn't work at all (irdadump shows only the computer)
- The internal PCMCIA card reader is a passive one - not supported by Linux
- Software suspend: 3D accelleration doesn't work after resume
- Laptop mode is totally untuned for any usage - watching a movie is impossible, had to modify some ACPI events
- Switching to an external display is near-to-impossible. The only thing that's possible to achieve is enabling external display with laptop's LCD disabled (needs editing of xorg.conf and server restart)
- synaptics driver doesnt work correctly (no extended functions) if psmouse is a kernel module. Works good with psmouse built into the kernel
- the soundcard module is generating a lot of kernel messages (not corrected since 2.6.7, error in snd-intel8x0 only)
no program for managing wireless connection. WiFi Radar could be installed by default
Hardware details
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Screen |
works |
works |
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Correct resolution? |
yes |
yes |
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Correct refresh rate? |
yes |
yes |
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3D Acceleration |
works |
works |
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External monitor works? |
yes (*) |
yes (*) |
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External monitor - mirrors |
no |
no |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
no |
no |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
yes |
yes |
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Hibernates? |
no |
no |
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Sleep |
crashes |
crashes |
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Dim/Blank monitor? |
works |
works |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
minor issues |
minor issues |
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Correct volume? |
yes |
yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
none |
none |
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Headphone jack |
works |
works |
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Mic jack |
works |
works |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
works |
works |
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Wireless NIC |
partially |
partially |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
not working |
not working |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
works |
works |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
yes |
yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
no(*) |
no(*) |
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External mouse - USB |
works |
works |
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External mouse - Serial |
no rs232 |
no rs232 |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
Untested |
Untested |
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CD/DVD drive |
works |
works |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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+ Space |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ Esc |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F2 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F3 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F4 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F5 |
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decrease brightness (hardware) |
Untested |
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+ F6 |
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increase brightness (hardware) |
Untested |
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+ F7 |
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LCD on/off |
Untested |
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+ F8 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F9 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F10 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F11 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F12 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ 1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ 2 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Key |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Notes