This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5742G laptop.
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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 |
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 |
Ubuntu 10.10 64bit without additional drivers/modules
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