[SOLVED?] Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

[Boaz Rymland]

Michael Shiloh wrote:
> I'd love to know if the Arduino IDE and FTDI USB serial port drivers 
> function properly. Do you have an Arduino, or can you borrow one from 
> someone to test?
Possibly I have one - I just need to know how it looks like to figure 
that out :-)
What's that? This?: http://www.arduino.cc/ . If so, then I don't have one.

If you have that thing and want me to plug it into the USB, mail me 
privately to see if its possible.

Boaz.

>
> Of course the first part (Arduino IDE) can be downloaded for free and 
> tested.
>
> IIRC Ubuntu 9.04 includes the FTDI driver already.
>
> Thanks!
> Michael
>
> Boaz Rymland wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>> So I made the move and bought it. Here are my findings:
>>
>>
>> *Maker + Model:* Acer 5738ZG. That's a little upgraded in comparison 
>> to the original model suggested - with 4GB RAM and NVIDIA GPU. The 
>> rest of the specs are the same.
>>
>> *Distro Installed: *Ubuntu 9.04, amd64.*
>> *
>>
>> *Wifi:* worked out of the box (atheros).
>>
>> *Touchpad:* Worked out of the box, but disabling it and then trying 
>> to enable it - it is not enabled, until X (or was it machine?) 
>> restart. Anybody got a link for a solution?
>>
>> *Card Reader:* Worked out of the box, at least with SD card (didn't 
>> try other types).
>>
>> *X: *This laptop model is equipped with NVIDIA G105M chipset. I 
>> didn't work out of the box: ubuntu installed its latest nvidia 
>> drivers but those were too old to know this card. When vesa or some 
>> other default driver was used, X run, but not in optimal resolution 
>> and no acceleration. I battled it too much apparently and all you 
>> need to do is install the latest drivers from nvidia (185), skipping 
>> the ubuntu repos driver, and use a nice(?) xorg.conf I've found on 
>> the web (for laptops with my GPU/screen specs).
>>
>> *Power management:* with the nvidia driver mentioned above used, 
>> power management worked perfectly. I configured my laptop to do as I 
>> wish upon lead closing (for AC/battery) and it works smoothly. CPU 
>> Scaling was also perfectly supported.
>>
>> *Bluetooth? *not on this model.  just ordered a tiny BT USB dongle. 
>> Hope that it works... .
>>
>> *WebCam:* not working out of the box. Haven't really tried setting it 
>> up yet.
>>
>> *Sound:* worked out of the box.
>>
>> *Anything else? *mail me for questions... .
>>
>>
>> Boaz.
>>
>>
>> Boaz Rymland wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>> Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any 
>>> other Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for 
>>> "linux" word in laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively 
>>> only Acer results: 
>>> http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C-PCLaptop&keyword=linux 
>>> <http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C-PCLaptop&keyword=linux>). In 
>>> specific - how well all hardware goodies work in linux - power 
>>> management/scaling, wifi, bluetooth, card reader, X, etc etc...
>>>
>>>
>>> The model is *Acer Aspire AS5738Z-422G25MN*. It comes with Intel 
>>> Dual Core T4200 and Intel GMA 4500.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Boaz.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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