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Models covered
Precision M70
- Video card: nVidia Quadro FX Go1400
- Screen size: 17" WUXGA (1920x1200)
- Wireless card: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG
- Disk: 80G; Ram size: 2G; DVD-RW
- Bluetooth
Overall Status
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Boot Standard Kernel: |
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LAN network card: |
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Detect CD/DVD: |
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Detect hard drives: |
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CPU Frequency Scaling |
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Hibernation |
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Sleep / Suspend |
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Xorg |
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- OpenGL |
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- Resize-and-Rotate(randr) |
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Switch to External Screen |
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Mouse |
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- Built-in (Trackpoint) |
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- Built-in (Touchpad) |
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Modem |
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Smartcard Reader |
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Wireless/Wifi |
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Bluetooth |
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Keyboard's Hotkeys |
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Legend :
= OK ; Unsupported(No Driver) ; = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
= Configuration Required; = Only works with a proprietary driver
Important Note
The only thing to be aware of is that WIFI is unavailable until you load the firmware, so installation is done via the LAN.
Configuration
Display
lspci: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation NV41 [Quadro FX Go1400] [10de:00cc] (rev a2)
The only thing I needed to do was to load the nVidia drivers to get the 3D stuff working, other than that it worked out the box.
Audio
lspci: 00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:266e] (rev 03)
Works out the box
Keyboard
The multimedia keys require the .Xmodmap file, see .Xmodmap
Mouse
The trackpad is an ALPS so xorg.conf needs to be changed: Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
#Change the protocol here :
Option "Protocol" "alps"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection
Power Management
Works out the box
WiFi
lspci: 03:03.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection [8086:4220] (rev 05)
Read the page ipw2200
Modem
- (not covered yet)
System Summary
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller [8086:2590] (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM Express PCI Express Root Port [8086:2591] (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2660] (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 [8086:2658] (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 [8086:2659] (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 [8086:265a] (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 [8086:265b] (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:265c] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev d3)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:266e] (rev 03)
00:1e.3 Modem [0703]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller [8086:266d] (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:2641] (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller [8086:2653] (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation NV41 [Quadro FX Go1400] [10de:00cc] (rev a2)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1677] (rev 01)
03:01.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCI6515 Cardbus Controller [104c:8036]
03:01.5 Communication controller [0780]: Texas Instruments PCI6515 SmartCard Controller [104c:8038]
03:03.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection [8086:4220] (rev 05)
lsusb
lsusb -v | grep -E '\<(Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)' 2>/dev/null Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
bDeviceClass 9 Hub
bDeviceProtocol 1 Single TT
iProduct 2 EHCI Host Controller
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
bDeviceClass 9 Hub
bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed hub
iProduct 2 UHCI Host Controller
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
bDeviceClass 9 Hub
bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed hub
iProduct 2 UHCI Host Controller
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 413c:8103 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 350 Bluetooth
bDeviceClass 224 Wireless
bDeviceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
iProduct 0
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
bDeviceClass 9 Hub
bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed hub
iProduct 2 UHCI Host Controller
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
bDeviceClass 9 Hub
bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed hub
iProduct 2 UHCI Host Controller
USB Host controllers entries (without OHCI, UHCI, EHCI) are removed too.
Resources
Attachments
Some configuration files and sample outputs.
Useful Links
Product Homepage :
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/precn_m70?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh