AcerAspire5315-2492
Contact: AndrewZajac
- Make: ACER
- Brand: ASPIRE
- Model: 5315-2492
Current Issues
Wireless needed patch to get working. There are at least two methods to get it to work:
Proprietary wireless driver
This procedure must be repeated every time the kernel gets updated. The wireless quality is better using the proprietary driver.
http://madwifi.org/ticket/1192
0. Connect to wired network and install build-essential (sudo apt-get install build-essential) 1. wget http: / /snapshots.madwifi.org/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3835-20080801.tar.gz
Note: alternative link: http://eeedora.googlecode.com/svn-history/r138/trunk/generate-rpms/madwifi/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3835-20080801.tar.gz
2. tar -zxvf madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3835-20080801.tar.gz 3. cd madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3835-20080801 4. sudo make 5. sudo make install 6. System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers -> Uncheck both hal and Atheros support 7. sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist -> blacklist ndiswrapper (Do this if you had tried ndiswrapper)
Free/Libre driver
(As of 2008/10/16, Hardy's updated kernel supports the native linux driver for this device, but you need to blacklist the ath_pci module for the nonfree driver in the restricted-modules package so that they do not conflict. You only need to do this once, but the free driver works very well, but not as well as the non-free one.)
For Intrepid (currently not release 2008-10-13), adding
"blacklist ath_pci" to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
and rebooting results in working wireless. The Ath9k driver is the completely FOSS driver for the wireless chip and it works almost as well as the proprietary madwifi driver. Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/182489
Wireless caveat
The LED doesn't light up when I press the wireless button. If you press it, you may dissable wireless without knowing it. If you power off and then power on (not reboot), wireless should be on. I may have wasted my time trying to "fix" the wireless when I merely disabled it by pressing a button I didn't think did anything...
System Info
system-manufacturer: ACER
system-product-name: ASPIRE 5315-2492 (5715Z/5315 Series)
system-version:
Hardware details
Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
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Bug # |
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in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS |
in Gutsy |
in Hardy (current development) |
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Screen |
Untested |
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Works |
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Correct resolution? |
Untested |
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YES |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Untested |
NO |
YES |
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3D Acceleration |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Untested |
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YES |
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Hibernates? |
Untested |
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YES |
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Suspend |
Untested |
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YES |
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Dim monitor on battery |
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YES |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
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YES |
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Lid Close |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Untested |
Untested |
YES |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Untested |
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YES |
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Correct volume? |
Untested |
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YES |
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Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
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YES |
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Headphone jack |
Untested |
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YES |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Untested |
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YES |
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Wireless NIC |
Untested |
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YES |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Bluetooth |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Untested |
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YES |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Untested |
YES |
YES |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Untested |
YES |
YES |
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External mouse - USB |
Untested |
YES |
YES |
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External mouse - Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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CD/DVD drive |
Untested |
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YES |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Card reader(s) |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS |
in Gutsy |
in Hardy (current development) |
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+ Space |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ Esc |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F2 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F3 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F4 |
Hibernate |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F5 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F6 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F7 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F8 |
MUTE |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F9 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F10 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F11 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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+ F12 |
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Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS |
in Gutsy |
in Hardy (current development) |
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Windows key + E |
open all workspace |
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Untested |
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Notes
I installed Ubuntu from a USB flash drive. The installation took six minutes to complete!
LaptopTestingTeam/AcerAspire5315-2492 (last edited 2009-03-22 15:04:07 by masqi3)