User Tools
Table of Contents
Acer Extensa 5620
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Acer Extensa 5620 laptop.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
Editing This Page
If you would like to edit this page please first view our Editing Guidelines.
Specifications
| Name | Acer Extensa 5620 |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 1.5GHz |
| Screen | 15.4“ WXGA Widescreen |
| RAM | 1GB |
| HDD | 120GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02) |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | See notes |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the iwl3945 driver |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Partial | SD cards only, others don't seem to work |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested |
Notes
The microphone does not seem to function properly at the moment. Hopefully an ALSA update will fix this issue.
An up to date distribution is required to get much of the hardware in this laptop working properly. Ubuntu 7.10, Fedora 8 and other distributions release around this time should support the Extensa 5620 just fine.
Summary
The Acer Extensa 5620 works just fine under Linux. As long as a recent Linux distribution is used you shouldn't have any problems at all.
