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Acer Aspire 5534
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5534 laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire 5534. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Aspire 5534 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 5534 specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire 5534 |
| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core processor : 1MB On-Die L2 Cache AMD Athlon 64 processor : 512KB On-Die L2 Cache |
| Screen | Monitor Size and resolutions 15.6“ HD (1366 x 768) |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon HD 3200 |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 160GB - 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD Super Multi |
| Network | 10/100/1000 802.11b/g |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | No problems there, install went in cleanly and all is great. |
| Optical Drive | Works | ATI drivers - on boot I get a few seconds of random flicker, then all works well |
| Graphics | Works | For full support install the proprietary ATI drivers, see the guides section here for details. |
| Sound | Works | Output is working great, Internal mic - not working yet (looking for a fix) |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works with update | See notes |
| Bluetooth | Not Present | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Works |
Notes
This laptop was tested with Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 11.10.
Wireless
Wireless support does work but most current Linux distribution don't support it fully at the moment. You need to install the latest version of the compat-wireless drivers for fully functioning wireless.
In Ubuntu 9.10 you should try installing the linux-backports-modules-karmic package before installing the above as this includes updated wireless drivers as well.
In Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.1 the wireless worked out of the box.
Summary
With older distros the wireless component of the Acer Aspire 5534 is the main obstacle with this laptop. A bit of work should get it working properly and newer Linux distributions seem to have solved this issue.
