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Acer TravelMate 8471
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer TravelMate 8471 laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer TravelMate 8471. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer TravelMate 8471 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer TravelMate 8471 specifications page.
| Name | Acer TravelMate 8471 |
| Processor | Intel Core2 Duo Processor: 3MB On-Die L2 Cache |
| Screen | 14“ WXGA (1366 x 768) |
| Graphics | Intel GMA 4500MHD |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | Unknown |
| Optical Drive | DVD Super Multi |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | yes | |
| Screen | yes | |
| HDD | yes | |
| Optical Drive | yes | |
| Graphics | yes | Intel Graphics, that means KernelModeSetting and full 3D support |
| Sound | yes | everything, to get internal mic working install linux-backports-modules-alsa-karmic-generic (see http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/acer-travelmate-8371-fingerscanner/2/) |
| Ethernet | yes | |
| Wireless | yes | random disconnects of the Intel 5100 chips requiring reboots (see notes) |
| Bluetooth | yes | |
| Modem | n/a | |
| USB | yes | |
| Card Reader | yes | |
| PCMCIA | n/a | |
| Fingerprint Reader | No Driver | Egistec |
| Webcam | yes |
Notes
Suspend to Ram works with kernel commandline option i8042.reset=1. Suspend to Disk (aka hibernate) works. Starting with linux-kernel 2.6.34-rc5 (perhaps even 2.6.33) there are no wlan problems any more.
Summary
acer_travelmate_8471.txt · Last modified: 2017/10/07 16:56 by don
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