I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Acer Aspire 5750ZG. It mostly works, but there are some problems that you should solve and a few tweaks that will lower the temperature, fan noise, and make your laptop battery last longer. See notes!
Name | Acer Aspire 5750ZG |
Processor | Intel® Pentium® Processor B960 (2M Cache, 2.20 GHz) |
Chipset | Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset, Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset (Sandy Bridge) |
Screen | 15.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
RAM | 8GB |
HDD | 500GB |
Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
Graphics | Optimus combo: Intel HD Graphics + NVIDIA GeForce 610M |
Wired Network | Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10) |
Wireless Network | Broadcom Corporation BCM43227 802.11b/g/n |
Analog Sound | HD Intel PCH - Intel CoguarPoint HDMI |
Device | Compatibility | Comments |
---|---|---|
Processor | Works | |
Screen | Works | |
HDD | Works | |
Optical Drive | Works | |
Graphics Chip | Works | |
VGA Out | Works | Should install bumblebee 3.0 in order to use NVIDA GeForce 610M card |
HDMI Out | Works | |
Sound | Works | |
Bulti-in Microphone | Works | |
Headphone Jack | Works | |
Ethernet | Works | |
Wireless | Works | Must use restricted drivers: Broadcom STA wireless driver |
USB | Works | |
Card Reader | Not Tested | |
Webcam | Works | |
Touch Pad | Works | |
Suspend/Resume | Works |
Acer Aspire 5750ZG is not made with Linux in mind but with a bit of tweaking it will work well. I've wrote a guide on how to set it up: