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Acer Aspire 5610-4610
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Charles Cosper
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5610-4610 laptop.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
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Specifications
| Name | Acer Aspire 5610-4610 |
| Processor | Intel Core Duo T2350 1.86Ghz |
| Screen | 15.4“ WXGA |
| RAM | 1GB |
| HDD | 160GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Double Layer |
| Graphics | Intel 950 |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11g Wireless |
| Other | 4 x USB2.0, Webcam |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-hda-intel module |
| Ethernet | Yes | BCm44xx module |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the ipw3945 module |
| 56K Modem | Yes | |
| USB | Yes | |
| PCMCIA | Yes | |
| Camera | Yes* | (See note 2) |
Notes
1. To get X to recognize the 1280×800 native resolution, use the i915resolution tool. 2. The camera works in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) after installing an app called “cheese” through synaptic package manager.
Summary
This laptop works very very well with an up to date Linux distribution. There were no problems getting it working. It was the most painless Linux install I've ever done. But the special keys for volume and media control and wifi switch doesn't work on windows you can solve that by installing acer launch manager.
