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Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T laptop.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T |
| Processor | Intel® Core i5-520UM processor (3 MB L3 cache, 1.06 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 1.86 GHz, DDR3 800 MHz, 18 W) |
| Screen | 11.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | up to 640GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | Also keyboard 'blank screen' and screen brightness controls work |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | NaN | There is none |
| Graphics | Works | Also OpenGL works with the standard drivers for Intel |
| Sound | Works | Driver snd_hda_intel; also integrated mic works |
| Ethernet | Works | With standard driver atl1c |
| Wireless | Works | With driver provided by Broadcom (wl) |
| Bluetooth | Works | With standard driver btusb |
| Modem | NaN | There is none |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Works | With standard MMC driver |
| Webcam | Works | With driver uvcvideo |
Notes
Everything works smoothly under Gentoo Linux kernel 2.6.38. The only device giving any problems was the wireless, and even that works well with the manufacturer drivers (package net-wireless/broadcom-sta in Gentoo). – June 23 2011
Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T works with Linux here.
