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This laptop is sold in Italy by Marvel PC [http://www.marvelpc.it/] (and perhaps by other) as ''Ali-Book VBI serie 81''.
 * Contact: Giuseppe Borzi
This laptop is sold in Italy by Marvel PC [http://www.marvelpc.it/] (and perhaps by other) as ''Ali-Book VBI serie 81''. It can be purchased '''without''' a MS Windows License and with a custom configuration.
 * Contact: Giuseppe Borzi ["Gborzi"]

This laptop is sold in Italy by Marvel PC [http://www.marvelpc.it/] (and perhaps by other) as Ali-Book VBI serie 81. It can be purchased without a MS Windows License and with a custom configuration.

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

Current Issues

  • Card reader doesn't work
  • Internal modem doesn't work (yet)

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 development)?

Installation works?

Yes

Untested

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Edgy (current stable)?

in Feisty (current development)?

Screen

Yes

Untested

Correct resolution?

Yes

Untested

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Untested

3D Acceleration

Yes

Untested

External monitor works?

Yes

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Untested

Hibernates?

Yes, see note 1

Untested

Sleep

Yes, see note 1

Untested

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Untested

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Untested

Lid Close

Yes

Untested

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Untested

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Untested

Correct volume?

Yes

Untested

Hardware volume switch

N/A

Untested

Headphone jack

Yes

Untested

Mic jack

N/A, the microphone is included and works

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes, see note 2

Untested

Wireless NIC

Yes

Untested

PCMCIA NIC

Yes

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

N/A

Untested

Modem

No

Untested

Infrared

N/A

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes, see note 3

Untested

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Untested

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Untested

Touchpad - turned off while typing

No

Untested

External mouse - USB

Yes

Untested

External mouse - Serial

N/A

Untested

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

Untested

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Untested

PCMCIA cards

Yes

Untested

Parallel Ports

N/A

Untested

Card reader(s)

No

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Edgy (current stable)?

in Feisty (current development)?

+ F1

Sleep

Yes

Untested

+ F2

Wireless on/off

Untested

Untested

+ F3

External monitor

Yes

Untested

+ F4

Brightness down

Yes

Untested

+ F5

Brightness up

Yes

Untested

+ F6

Mute

Yes, for headphone

Untested

+ F7

Volume down

Yes, for headphone

Untested

+ F8

Volume up

Yes, for headphone

Untested

+ F9

Start/Stop playing

Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts

Untested

+ F10

Pause

Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts

Untested

+ F11

Previous track

Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts

Untested

+ F12

Next track

Yes, if configured with Keyboard Shortcuts

Untested

+ Num lk

Scroll lock

Yes

Untested

+ Insert

Print Screen

Yes

Untested

+ Del

R Sist

Yes

Untested

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Edgy (current stable)?

in Feisty (current development)?

Browser Key

Launch browser

Yes

Untested

Mail Key

Launch mail clienat

Yes

Untested

Key 1

Customizable

Yes, see note 4

Untested

Key 2

Customizable

Yes, see note 4

Untested

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. The best settings in /etc/default/acpi-support to have sleep and hibernate always working are to disable SAVE_VBE_STATE and SAVE_VIDEO_PCI_STATE.

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.

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.

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

5) 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.


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