I am running Centos 6.2 32-bit on an Acer Aspire 5749Z laptop. With the exception of the touch-pad, everything seems to work fine.
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Name | Acer Aspire 5749Z |
Processor | Intel Pentium Processor B960 (2MB L3 cache, 2.20GHz) |
Screen | 15.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
RAM | Up to 8GB |
HDD | up to 500GB |
Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
Graphics | Intel HD Graphics |
Network | 10/100 Ethernet IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
Device | Compatibility | Comments |
---|---|---|
Processor | Works | |
Screen | Works | |
HDD | Works | |
Optical Drive | Works | |
Graphics Chip | Works | |
VGA Out | Works | |
HDMI Out | Not Tested | |
Sound | Works | |
Built-in Microphone | Works | |
Headphone Jack | Works | |
Ethernet | Works | |
Wireless | Works | |
USB | Works | |
Card Reader | Not Tested | |
Webcam | Works | |
Touch Pad | Does not work | |
Suspend/Resume | Not Tested |
The touch pad may actually work - I don't use it, so I didn't attempt to configure it. I had to update the kernel before the wired ethernet would work.
No major issues