filling in the form for my Compaq Evo N150

[Duncan Lithgow]

On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 01:31 +1030, Karl Goetz wrote: 
> Duncan Lithgow wrote:
> > I need some pointers filling in these bits:
> >From my manual:
> > 
> > * How do I know what the correct refresh rate is?  
> 60Hz at 1024x768 on a 14.1" TFT
Well it's 60Hz I'll need to go and check the resolution later. But my
question was how do I find out what it should be? Is that one for the
manufacturers website?

> > * How do I know if 3D Acceleration is/should be working?
> See thread (glxinfo | grep rendering)
Done, it works thanks.

> > * 'Battery detected?' Does that mean 'Has it noticed i have a battery'
> > or what?
> yeh. can it see the battery.
Done, works

> > * What is 'Cpu frequency scaling' and how do I know if my laptop
> > supports it?
> CPU frequency scaling is "does this clock down when not being heavily used?"
> The answer in your case : I think so. Your CPU is a P3?
Danilo posted this and added it to the wiki:
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Start a terminal and type the following:

    sudo invoke-rc.d powernowd restart

It should _not_ print "CPU frequency scaling not supported".
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Evo N150 doesn't seem to support it.

> > * There are some special keys on the Compaq EvoN150 - how should I fill
> > in the info for them? (None of them work)
I'm still looking for a solution to this, how do i identify them to developers?
> 
> PS. send me your laptops serial number and i'll probably be able to work
> out anything we havent got yet.
Not sure which one is the serial number...
If you mean series number: series PP2110

Duncan
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