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Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

in Gutsy

in Jaunty

Screen

Yes

Correct resolution?

No, comes up as 1280 x 720 with vesa driver, works at correct 1280 x 800 with proprietary nvidia driver

Correct refresh rate?

Seems fine

3D Acceleration

No. Proprietary nvidia (180) has desktop effects and 3d acceleration and a glxgears score of 1533.793 FPS

External monitor works?

Untested with vesa/nv, works with 'nvidia', use 'nvidia-settings'

External monitor - mirrors

Untested with vesa/nv, works with 'nvidia', use 'nvidia-settings'

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested with vesa/nv, works with 'nvidia', use 'nvidia-settings'

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Hibernates?

Yes

Suspend

No, bug filed.

Bug 359868

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Yes

Headphone jack

Does not work by default, have to unmute "Surround" in gnome-volume-control (Preferences > check Surround). Also does not mute the internal speakers when headphones are plugged in.

Bug 360181

Mic jack

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Wireless NIC

Yes

Modem

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

External mouse - USB

Works

External mouse - Serial

Untested

USB

Untested

Modem

Untested

Additional Hardware

CD/DVD drive

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

in Gutsy

in Jaunty

+ F1

Hotkey help

No

+ F2

Acer eSettings

No

+ F3

Acer ePower Management

Yes

+ F4

Sleep

Yes

+ F5

Display toggle

Untested

+ F6

Screen blank

Yes

+ F7

Touchpad toggle

Yes

+ F8

Speaker toggle

Yes

+ F11

Numlock

Yes

+ F12

Scroll lock

Untested

+ Home

Play/Pause

Yes

+ Page Up

Stop

Yes

+ Page Down

Previous track

Yes

+ End

Next track

Yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

in Gutsy

in Jaunty

Windows key + E

open all workspace

Yes

XF86HomePage

Web browser

Yes

XF86WLAN

Wireless communication button/indicator

Yes

XF86Mail

Mail

Yes

XF86Launch1

Acer Empowering Technology

No