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# HCL/Laptops/Acer

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Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
Full Systems
Laptops - Desktops - Servers
Components
Video Cards - Sound Cards - Wired Net Adapters - Modems - Wireless Adapters - Bluetooth Adapters - Printers - Scanners - TV Cards - Digital Cameras - Web Cameras - UPS - CD and DVD Writer/Readers - Gadgets - Keyboards - Main Boards

## Models

Model Version | Arch Linux Install CD Version | Hardware Support | Remark
--- | --- | --- | ---
Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power Management | Modem | Other
TravelMate 2413NLC | Gimmick 0.7.2 | Intel GMA 915 driver i810 | Intel 82801FB with internal microphone | OK | - | - | Suspend to RAM: Yes Disk: Yes Battery: Yes Frequency scaling of CPU: Yes | untest | Hotkeys: untest
Aspire 5100-3825 | 0.8 (Voodoo) | ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 | Intel | RealTek | Atheros | n/a |  | untested | Hotkeys: untested
Aspire 1501LMi | 0.9 (Don't panic) | ATI Radeon 9600 HW acceleration only with proprietary driver | VIA OK | Broadcom OK | untested | none | Suspend to RAM: ?? Disk: Yes Battery: Yes Frequency scaling of CPU: Yes | untested | Hotkeys: untested
Travelmate 6292 | Core Dump, Overlord | intel x3100 HW acceleration with Intel's opensource driver, ~1100 fps in the glxgears | Intel HDA OK (model=acer) | Broadcom BCM5787M OK | Intel iwl4965 OK | Broadcom OK | Suspend to RAM: ?? Disk: Ok Battery: Yes Frequency scaling of CPU: Yes | untested | Hotkeys: untested FireWire Texas Instruments TSB43AB23: OK(?) | FireWire detects well but I haven't tested it yet
Aspire 5024 | 0.7.2 | ATI Radeon X700 Runs compiz on both fglrx>=8.02 and radeon driver | AC97 OK | RealTek OK | Broadcom 4318 Needs acer_apci + firmware or ndiswrapper driver | n/a | Battery: Yes Suspend: Video and wifi probs Frequency scaling: powernow-k8 driver | untested | KeyTouch works for hotkeys Volume controle etc.
Aspire 7720 | 2009.02 | Intel i965 . | ALC268 working OK | Broadcom BCM5787M (tg3) OK | Intel 3945 Needs microcode | Detected, works | Battery: Yes Suspend: Seems to work ok Hibernation: still flaky (often hangs in the middle of restoring) | with linuxant drivers, might work | webcam: uvcvideo driver; card reader: only SD cards seem to work; Special keys (Acer Arcade, direct access to browser/mail) seem to not work; volume knob at the side is seen as a multimedia key. | Firewire seems to be recognized, untested. For 64-bit, update BIOS to fix ACPI and wireless problems.
Aspire 7730 | 2009.08 i686 & x64 | Intel Mobile 4 Series i810 Autoconfiguration works. Compiz OK, with indirect rendering. | ALC888 Playback & internal mic OK, mic input socket not tested 'options snd-hda-intel model=laptop' added to /etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf to get headphone cutout working | OK | OK, with iwlagn | None | Suspend to RAM OK Suspend to disk crashes on i686, OK on x64 Frequency scaling OK (using cpufreq) | Untested | Hotkeys OK Webcam OK HDMI untested Card reader untested | Problem booting install CD Solved with 'ln -sf /dev/sr0 /dev/archiso' at ramfs$
TravelMate 8371G (TM8371G-944G32n) | 2010.05 x86-64 | Intel GM45, works with 'i915'. Radeon HD 4330 listed, but cannot switch to it. | OK | OK, works with 'r8169' | OK, works with 'iwlagn' | OK, works with 'btusb' | s2ram works (see remarks), s2disk works, cpu scaling works, no fan control | No modem | Webcam works with 'uvcvideo'. Card reader works. Fingerprint reader does not seem to have a driver! | Suspend to RAM only works with the 'i8042.reset=1' kernel parameter. Otherwise it fails to wake up, and ends up rebooting itself uncleanly! Generally, this Acer seems to work quite well with Arch Linux :-)
Aspire 4935 | 2009.08 x64 | Nvidia Geforce 9300M GS | OK, Intel HDA | OK | OK | Untested | Suspend to ram OK Suspend to disk OK Frequency scaling OK (using cpufreq) | Untested | Hotkeys OK Audio touch panel NOT working Webcam OK HDMI OK | By "audio touch panel" I mean the illuminated plastic hotkey touch panel on the righthand side of the keyboard.
AspireOne D255e | Archboot 2010.12-1 | Intel GMA 3150 | OK | OK, Atheros 8132 worked only with latest Archboot not official images | OK, Broadcom worked only with latest Archboot not official images | Untested | Untested | Untested | Hotkeys OK Synaptic Touchpad OK
Aspire 2920Z | 2009.2 | Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller | OK, Intel Corporation 82801H | OK, Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express | OK, Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN | n/a | Suspend to RAM: OK. Suspend to disk: OK. CPU freq scaling: untested | Untested | Hotkeys: web, mail, wireless OK. Blue e on the left: not working Synaptic Touchpad OK | Not everything worked fine on fresh installation. Requires some work.

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