AcerAspire5002WLCi

Current Issues

Native bcm43xx drivers for the Broadcom 4318 rev 2 do not support anything above 11 mbps (802.11b) connection speed

System Info

bios-version:3A27
system-manufacturer:Acer, inc.
system-product-name:Aspire 5000
system-version:Not Applicable

Hardware details

  • Acer Aspire 5002 WLCi
  • AMD Turion 64 Ml-30 processor (1MB L2 cache, 1.6 GHz)
  • 15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD (1280x800 native resolution)

  • SiS 760 intergrated graphics card (from 32 to 128 MB of memory shared from main system memory)
  • 60 GB ATA/100 HDD @ 4200 RPM
  • DVD(single layer)/CD-RW Combo drive
  • 512 MB DDR333 SDRAM (from 32 to 128 MB shared with the intergrated graphics card)
  • Agere '97 Modem
  • SiS 900 intergrated 10/100 Mb ethernet port
  • WLAN (Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02))

  • 3 x USB 2.0 ports
  • Intergrated speakers
  • Mono Line in, line out audio jacks
  • PC Card slot for one Type II card, 32-bit PC CardBus architecture

  • Synaptics touchpad with four-way integrated scroll button
  • 88-key keyboard, inverted T cursor layout, embedded numeric keypad, hotkey controls

Notes

  • Has a switch with LED at the front to toggle WLAN, ndiswrapper drivers have it flashing during data transmission
  • Has a switch with LED for Bluetooth due to the generic case design, there is no actual Bluetooth module
  • Dimensions with lid closed: 14.3" (364.0mm) W x 11.0" (279.0mm) D x 1.3" - 1.5" (33.9mm - 38.9mm) H
  • Weight: 6.2 lb. (2.8kg)
  • ACPI 1.0b compliant

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper (current stable)?

in Edgy (current development)?

Screen

Yes

Untested

Correct resolution?

Yes, had to run sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg after install

Untested

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Untested

3D Acceleration

Not supported by hardware

Untested

External monitor works?

No

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

No

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

No

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Works from initial installation

Untested

Hibernates?

Untested

Untested

Sleep

Untested

Untested

Dim monitor on battery

No

Untested

Blank monitor on inactivity

Works from initial installation

Untested

Lid Close

Works from initial installation

Untested

Cpu frequency scaling

Works from initial installation

Untested

Sound

Sound works?

Works from initial installation

Untested

Correct volume?

Works from initial installation

Untested

Hardware volume switch

Untested

Untested

Headphone jack

Works from initial installation

Untested

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Works from initial installation

Untested

Wireless NIC

54 Mbps with ndiswrapper, 11 Mbps with bcm43xx drivers

Untested

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

No hardware

Untested

Bluetooth

No hardware

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

No hardware

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Works from initial installation

Untested

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Works from initial installation (xorg synaptics drivers)

Untested

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Works from initial installation (xorg synaptics drivers)

Untested

Touchpad - turned off while typing

No

Untested

External mouse - USB

Works from initial installation

Untested

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Untested

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

No hardware

Untested

CD/DVD drive

Works from initial installation

Untested

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

No hardware

Untested

Card reader(s)

No hardware

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper (current stable)?

in Edgy (current development)?

+ F1

Help window

No

Untested

+ F2

Not a clue

Untested

Untested

+ F3

Not a clue

Untested

Untested

+ F4

Suspend or Hibernate

Untested

Untested

+ F5

switches to external monitor

Untested

Untested

+ F6

turns off/on screen backlight

Yes

Untested

+ F7

turns off/on touchpad

Yes

Untested

+ F8

mute/unmute sound

Yes

Untested

+ F11

numlock

Yes

Untested

+ F12

scroll lock

No

Untested

+ ArrowUp

turn volume up

Yes

Untested

+ ArrowDown

turn volume down

Yes

Untested

+ ArrowRight

increases the displays brightness

Yes

Untested

+ ArrowLeft

decreases the displays brightness

Yes

Untested

+ Home

media play/pause button

Yes

Untested

+ PgUp

media stop button

Yes

Untested

+ PgDown

media previous button

Yes

Untested

+ End

media next button

Yes

Untested

Notes

Does it really differ from LaptopTestingTeam/AcerAspire5002WLMi ?


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