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Acer Aspire 7552G
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 7552G laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire 7552G. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Aspire 7552G page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 7552G specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire 7552G |
| Processor | AMD Phenom™ II Quad-Core Mobile Processor N930 (2MB L2 cache, 2.0GHz) |
| Screen | 17.3“ 1600×900 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 12GB |
| HDD | up to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon™ 5650 graphics |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer® InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | Right-click network manager, enable wireless. If greyed out, Alt+F3 then enable 10.04 |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Works | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Notes
FGLRX drivers for 3D hardware acceleration are available on ati/amd website. Extract the .zip then in terminal sudo ./name_of_driver_executable. Will work on restart(one of the few things requiring restart besides kernel upgrade :D)
Summary
In at least some instances, the Acer Aspire 7552G tends to run too hot, with a plain-vanilla GNU/Linux setup. YMMV.
acer_aspire_7552g.txt · Last modified: 2018/08/01 04:32 by shm00nix
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