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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 [[http://www.lapwik.com/acer_aspire_5742g|Acer Aspire 5742G page on LapWik]]. | ||
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| + | ===== Editing This Page ===== | ||
| + | If you would like to edit this page please first view our [[Editing Guidelines]]. | ||
| + | ===== Specifications ===== | ||
| + | For full specifications see the [[http://www.lapspecs.com/wiki/acer+aspire+5742g|Acer Aspire 5742G specifications page]]. | ||
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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" (1366x768) 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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