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Acer TravelMate 5760
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Acer TravelMate 5760 laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer TravelMate 5760. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer TravelMate 5760 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer TravelMate 5760 specifications page.
| Name | Acer TravelMate 5760 |
| Processor | Intel® CoreTM i5-2410M/i5-2520M/i5-2540M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.30/2.50/2.60 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.90/3.20/3.30 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W) Intel® CoreTM i3-2310M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.10 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W) |
| Screen | 15.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | up to 750GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel Centrino® Advanced-N 6205, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ |
Linux Compatibility
tested on openSuSE 11.4, Ubuntu 12.04
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | yes | |
| Screen | yes | |
| HDD | yes | |
| Optical Drive | yes | |
| Graphics | yes | |
| Sound | yes | intern speakers don't mute when earphone plugged in |
| Ethernet | Not out of the box | Yes, out of box on Ubuntu 12.04 |
| Wireless | yes | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | - | |
| USB | yes | |
| Card Reader | Not out of the box | Crash with XD-Card |
| Webcam | yes |
Notes
Ethernet Driver from http://www.belobog2.0fees.net/AR81Family-linux-v1.0.1.14/ CardReader Driver from http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=15&PFid=25&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#2
Ubuntu 12.04 - everything working right out of box with one issue (no brightness adjustment)
Summary
recommendable, if You don't need extern speakers (with ubuntu 12.04 speakers works fine)
