Laptop/Acer

Model List

Model version	Arch Linux install CD version	Hardware support								Remarks
		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 Wi-Fi problems Frequency scaling: powernow-k8 driver	untested	KeyTouch works for hotkeys Volume control 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.