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Acer Aspire 5742G
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5742G laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire 5742G. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Aspire 5742G page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 5742G specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire 5742G |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-460M Mobile Processor (3MB Intel® Smart Cache, 2.53GHz) Intel® Core™ i3-370M Mobile Processor (3MB cache, 2.40 GHz) Intel® Pentium® Processor P6100 (3MB L3 cache, 2.0GHz) |
| Screen | 15.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | up to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® 420M graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® 540M graphics |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer® InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes/No | GMA HD working fine/NV Optimus not supported |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | BCM57780 |
| Wireless | Yes | AR9287 |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Card Reader | Yes | tested SD 1GB/MMC 1GB/SDHC 8GB |
| Webcam | Yes |
Problems and Solutions
- Problem (at 2011.10.29): screen brightness cannot be changed
- Solution: add 'acpi_backlight=vendor' in /etc/default/grub after 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=“quiet splash '
- run 'sudo update-grub' from the terminal
Notes
Ubuntu 10.10 64bit without additional drivers/modules
Summary
everything running fine so far except: - display brightness can't be changed by default - only the Intel GMA HD can be used due to the lack of NV Optimus support for Linux
acer_aspire_5742g.txt · Last modified: 2017/09/10 21:41 by don
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