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CompalHEL81

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This laptop is sold in Italy by Marvel PC [http://www.marvelpc.it/] (and perhaps by others) as Ali-Book VBI serie 81. It can be purchased without a MS Windows License and with a custom configuration. Moreover, the Olidata Tehom CW 4800 seems to be the same computer. It has the same chassis and similar hardware.

Contact: Giuseppe Borzi ["Gborzi"]
Brand: Compal
Make : HEL
Model: 81

Current Issues

Card reader doesn't work
Internal modem doesn't work but there is some hope it will [http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00858.html]

System Info

bios-version:110B
system-manufacturer:COMPAL
system-product-name:HEL81I
system-version:*

Hardware details

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz T7200
2 GB 667 MHz RAM
Intel 945G chipset
FUJITSU MHV2080AH 80 GB 5400 rpm hard disk
Slimtype DVDRW SSM-8515S DVD writer
Intel Corporation Mobile GMA950 Graphics chipset
15.4" WXGA+ 1280x800 screen
Realtek RTL8111B wired NIC
Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG wireless NIC
VIA IEEE 1394 Host Controller firewire
ENE Technology Inc CB-712/4 Cardbus Controller

	in Edgy (current stable)?	in Feisty (current stable)?
Installation works?	Yes	Yes

Hardware Information
Screen & Monitors
Device	Works?		Bug #
Device	in Edgy (current stable)?	in Feisty (current stable)?	Bug #
Screen	Yes	Yes
Correct resolution?	Yes	Yes
Correct refresh rate?	Yes	Yes
3D Acceleration	Yes	Yes
External monitor works?	Yes	Yes
External monitor - mirrors	Untested	Untested
External monitor - extend desktop	Untested	Untested
Power Management
Battery detected?	Yes	Yes
Hibernates?	Yes, see note 1	Yes, see note 1
Sleep	Yes, see note 1	Yes, see note 1
Dim monitor on battery	Yes	Yes
Blank monitor on inactivity	Yes	Yes
Lid Close	Yes	Yes
Cpu frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
Sound
Sound works?	Yes, see note 5	Yes, see note 5
Correct volume?	Yes	Yes
Hardware volume switch	N/A	N/A
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Mic jack	Yes	Yes
Networking
Wired NIC	Yes, see note 2	Yes, see note 2	86798
Wireless NIC	Yes	Yes
PCMCIA NIC	Yes	Untested
Firewire	Untested	Untested
Bluetooth	N/A	N/A
Modem	No	Untested
Infrared	N/A	N/A
Touchpad & Mice
Touchpad	Yes, see note 3	Yes, see note 3
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click	Yes	Yes
Touchpad - Scroll down side	Yes	Yes
Touchpad - turned off while typing	No	No
External mouse - USB	Yes	Yes
External mouse - Serial	N/A	N/A
Docking Station/Port Replicator
AC through replicator	Untested	Untested
USB	Untested	Untested
Serial	Untested	Untested
Parallel	Untested	Untested
External Monitor - VGA	Untested	Untested
External Monitor - DVI	Untested	Untested
Modem	Untested	Untested
NIC	Untested	Untested
PS/2	Untested	Untested
Additional Hardware
Fingerprint reader	N/A	N/A
CD/DVD drive	Yes	Yes
PCMCIA cards	Yes	Untested
Parallel Ports	N/A	N/A
Card reader(s)	No	No

Function and other keys
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	in Edgy (current stable)?	in Feisty (current stable)?	Bug #
+ F1	Sleep		Yes	Yes
+ F2	Wireless on/off		No	No
+ F3	External monitor		Yes	Yes
+ F4	Brightness down		Yes	Yes
+ F5	Brightness up		Yes	Yes
+ F6	Mute		Yes, for headphone	Yes
+ F7	Volume down		Yes, for headphone	Yes
+ F8	Volume up		Yes, for headphone	Yes
+ F9	Start/Stop playing		Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts	Yes
+ F10	Pause		Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts	Yes
+ F11	Previous track		Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts	Yes
+ F12	Next track		Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts	Yes
+ Num lk	Scroll lock		Yes	Yes
+ Insert	Print Screen		Yes	Yes
+ Del	R Sist		Yes	Yes
Other special keys
Key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Key	Operation	Keycode	in Edgy (current stable)?	in Feisty (current stable)?	Bug #
Browser Key	Launch browser		Yes	Yes
Mail Key	Launch mail client		Yes	Yes
Key 1	Customizable		Yes, see note 4	Yes, see note 4
Key 2	Customizable		Yes, see note 4	Yes, see note 4

Notes

1) Before trying hibernate, I changed the value in /sys/power/image_size from the default 512 MB (in bytes) to the amount of memory (in bytes) of this laptop (2 GB). I have not tried hibernate with the default 512 MB value (edgy and feisty). The best settings in /etc/default/acpi-support to have sleep and hibernate always working are to disable SAVE_VBE_STATE, SAVE_VIDEO_PCI_STATE and USE_DPMS (edgy).

2) The current kernel driver for the ethernet card doesn't support link beat detection. The newer 1.05 version of the driver doesn't seem to support link beat detection yet (edgy). For feisty, see bug #86798.

3) The touchpad is identified by the system as an "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse" in /proc/bus/input/devices, so the Xorg synaptic driver is not loaded and not able to control the touchpad. Nevertheless, it works (edgy and feisty).

4) To have these two extra keys available, follow the ["MultimediaKeys"] howto. The scancodes are e074 and e073 (edgy and feisty).

5) I had noticed choppy sound in a game (glest [http://www.glest.org]) and a kernel error message "azx_get_response timeout". Both were solved adding a pci=noacpi option to the kernel in grub (edgy). Choppy sound problem on feisty too, solved adding a .openalrc file in $HOME with the following content (define devices '(esd alsa arts native)) and installing libesd0-dev (feisty).

6) When the wireless NIC is turned off with the front switch, the system sometimes fails to boot giving the soft lockup detected on CPU#X (with X=0 or 1) error message. This doesn't happen anymore since the latest kernel upgrade to 2.6.17.1-11.37 (edgy).

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+This laptop is sold in Italy by Marvel PC [http://www.marvelpc.it/] (and perhaps by others) as ''Ali-Book VBI serie 81''. It can be purchased '''without''' a MS Windows License and '''with''' a custom configuration. Moreover, the Olidata Tehom CW 4800 seems to be the same computer. It has the same chassis and similar hardware.
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-|| || in Edgy (current stable)? || in Feisty (current development)? ||
|| Installation works? || Untested || Untested ||
+ * Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz T7200
 * 2 GB 667 MHz RAM
 * Intel 945G chipset
 * FUJITSU MHV2080AH 80 GB 5400 rpm hard disk
 * Slimtype DVDRW SSM-8515S DVD writer
 * Intel Corporation Mobile GMA950 Graphics chipset
 * 15.4" WXGA+ 1280x800 screen
 * Realtek RTL8111B wired NIC
 * Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG wireless NIC
 * VIA IEEE 1394 Host Controller firewire
 * ENE Technology Inc CB-712/4 Cardbus Controller

|| || in Edgy (current stable)? || in Feisty (current stable)? ||
|| Installation works? || Yes || Yes ||
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-|| in Edgy (current stable)? || in Feisty (current development)? ||
|| Screen || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Correct resolution? || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Correct refresh rate? || Untested || Untested || ||
|| 3D Acceleration || Untested || Untested || ||
|| External monitor works? || Untested || Untested || ||
+|| in Edgy (current stable)? || in Feisty (current stable)? ||
|| Screen || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct resolution? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct refresh rate? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| 3D Acceleration || Yes || Yes || ||
|| External monitor works? || Yes || Yes || ||
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-|| Battery detected? || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Hibernates? || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Sleep || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Dim monitor on battery || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Blank monitor on inactivity || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Lid Close || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Cpu frequency scaling || Untested || Untested || ||
+|| Battery detected? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Hibernates? || Yes, see note 1 || Yes, see note 1 || ||
|| Sleep || Yes, see note 1 || Yes, see note 1 || ||
|| Dim monitor on battery || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Blank monitor on inactivity || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Lid Close || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Cpu frequency scaling || Yes || Yes || ||
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-|| Sound works? || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Correct volume? || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Hardware volume switch || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Headphone jack || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Mic jack || Untested || Untested || ||
+|| Sound works? || Yes, see note 5 || Yes, see note 5 || ||
|| Correct volume? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Hardware volume switch || N/A || N/A || ||
|| Headphone jack || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Mic jack || Yes || Yes || ||
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-|| Wired NIC || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Wireless NIC || Untested || Untested || ||
|| PCMCIA NIC || Untested || Untested || ||
+|| Wired NIC || Yes, see note 2 || Yes, see note 2 || 86798 ||
|| Wireless NIC || Yes || Yes || ||
|| PCMCIA NIC || Yes || Untested || ||
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-|| Bluetooth || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Modem || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Infrared || Untested || Untested || ||
+|| Bluetooth || N/A || N/A || ||
|| Modem || No || Untested || ||
|| Infrared || N/A || N/A || ||
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-|| Touchpad || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Touchpad - Scroll down side || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Touchpad - turned off while typing || Untested || Untested || ||
|| External mouse - USB || Untested || Untested || ||
|| External mouse - Serial || Untested || Untested || ||
+|| Touchpad || Yes, see note 3 || Yes, see note 3 || ||
|| Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Touchpad - Scroll down side || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Touchpad - turned off while typing || No || No || ||
|| External mouse - USB || Yes || Yes || ||
|| External mouse - Serial || N/A || N/A || ||
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-|| Fingerprint reader || Untested || Untested || ||
|| CD/DVD drive || Untested || Untested || ||
|| PCMCIA cards || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Parallel Ports || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Card reader(s) || Untested || Untested || ||
+|| Fingerprint reader || N/A || N/A || ||
|| CD/DVD drive || Yes || Yes || ||
|| PCMCIA cards || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Parallel Ports || N/A || N/A || ||
|| Card reader(s) || No || No || ||
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-|| in Edgy (current stable)? || in Feisty (current development)? ||
|| + Space || || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + Esc || || || Untested || Untested  || ||
|| + F1 ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F2 ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F3 ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F4 || || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F5 || || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F6 ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F7 ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F8 ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F9 || || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F10 || || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F11 ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + F12 ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + ArrowUp || || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + ArrowDown || || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + ArrowRight || || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + ArrowLeft ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + PgUp ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
|| + PgDown ||  || || Untested || Untested || ||
+|| in Edgy (current stable)? || in Feisty (current stable)? ||
|| + F1 || Sleep || || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + F2 || Wireless on/off || || No || No || ||
|| + F3 || External monitor || || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + F4 || Brightness down || || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + F5 || Brightness up || || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + F6 || Mute || || Yes, for headphone || Yes || ||
|| + F7 || Volume down || || Yes, for headphone || Yes || ||
|| + F8 || Volume up || || Yes, for headphone || Yes || ||
|| + F9 || Start/Stop playing || || Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts || Yes || ||
|| + F10 || Pause || || Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts || Yes || ||
|| + F11 || Previous track || || Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts || Yes || ||
|| + F12 || Next track || || Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts || Yes || ||
|| + Num lk || Scroll lock || || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + Insert || Print Screen|| || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + Del || R Sist|| || Yes || Yes || ||
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-|| in Edgy (current stable)? || in Feisty (current development)? ||
|| Key || || || Untested || Untested || ||
+|| in Edgy (current stable)? || in Feisty (current stable)? ||
|| Browser Key || Launch browser || || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Mail Key || Launch mail client || || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Key 1 || Customizable || || Yes, see note 4 || Yes, see note 4 || ||
|| Key 2 || Customizable || || Yes, see note 4 || Yes, see note 4 || ||
=== Notes ===
1) Before trying hibernate, I changed the value in /sys/power/image_size from the default 512 MB (in bytes) to the amount of memory (in bytes) of this laptop (2 GB). I have not tried hibernate with the default 512 MB value (edgy and feisty). The best settings in /etc/default/acpi-support to have sleep and hibernate always working are to disable SAVE_VBE_STATE, SAVE_VIDEO_PCI_STATE and USE_DPMS (edgy).
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-=== Notes ===
+) The current kernel driver for the ethernet card doesn't support link beat detection. The newer 1.05 version of the driver doesn't seem to support link beat detection yet (edgy). For feisty, see bug #86798.
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+) The touchpad is identified by the system as an "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse" in /proc/bus/input/devices, so the Xorg synaptic driver is not loaded and not able to control the touchpad. Nevertheless, it works (edgy and feisty).
-Line 116:
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+) To have these two extra keys available, follow the ["MultimediaKeys"] howto. The scancodes are e074 and e073 (edgy and feisty).
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+) I had noticed choppy sound in a game (glest [http://www.glest.org]) and a kernel error message "azx_get_response timeout". Both were solved adding a pci=noacpi option to the kernel in grub (edgy). Choppy sound problem on feisty too, solved adding a .openalrc file in $HOME with the following content ''(define devices '(esd alsa arts native))'' and installing libesd0-dev (feisty).

6) When the wireless NIC is turned off with the front switch, the system sometimes fails to boot giving the ''soft lockup detected on CPU#X'' (with X=0 or 1) error message. This doesn't happen anymore since the latest kernel upgrade to 2.6.17.1-11.37 (edgy).

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