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The graphics card lets you use "Xinerama" (DualHead) mode so you can have an extra wide desktop that stretches over two monitors.
See our [i915-xorg.conf] page. (This might possibly require the updated i810/i915 support from above, I didn't test this with the vesa driver).
!! BlueTooth
-The laptop has built-in BlueTooth. It appears to be attached to
the [USB] internal bus, so make sure your
kernel has CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB support. The kernel that came with
Ubuntu 5
.04 had this.
-
-Unfortunately I couldn't get this to work
-with a custom 2.6.11 kernel
) - every time
I got gnome-bluetooth-manager
to scan for other devices, I got a
+The laptop has built-in BlueTooth. It works with
the default
kernel in
Ubuntu 6
.06
(Dapper
), although
I had
to first issue
<verbatim>
-kernel: hci_cmd_task:
hci0 command tx timeout
+sudo hciconfig
hci0 up
</verbatim>
-message in dmesg/syslog
.
+from a command line. Maybe the graphical tools do this automatically, but I don't use bluetooth much so I don't know
.
!!Touchpad
With the default xorg.conf(5x) that Ubuntu (5.04 Hoary) generated, the
touchpad generates a middle-click when you tap it, which is very annoying.
@@ -40,19 +37,14 @@
You can still get a middleclick (mouse button2) by pressing buttons 1 and 3 simultaneously -- this assumes you have the Emulate3Buttons option for the default mouse ~InputDevice.
!! 6-in-1 Card Reader
+The card reader works with the default kernel in Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper).
+I couldn't get the 6-in-1 card reader to work with Ubuntu Hoary.
-I couldn't get the 6-in-1 card reader to work with Ubuntu's 2.6.10 LinuxKernel, or with a custom 2.6.11 kernel.
-These kernels support some card readers -- CONFIG_MMC found in Device Drivers -> MMC/SD Card -> MMC support) but only those using a ~WinBond chip (with the wbsd.ko driver).
-The [pci database|http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/pci.ids] lists the following devices found by <tt>lspci</tt>.
-Texas Instruments:
- 8033 PCIxx21 Integrated ~FlashMedia Controller%%%
- 8034 PCI6411, PCI6421, PCI6611, PCI6621, PCI7411, PCI7421, PCI7611, PCI7621 Secure Digital (SD) Controller
-Perhaps more recent kernel versions support the chips use in the card reader in these laptops.
!!Other
The "Expansion Port 2" slot is only for attaching the laptop to Compaq's docking station.
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