AcerAspire5004WLMi

  • Contact: [JiPi] (Hoary and Breezy), VickiNemeth (Dapper 32-bit) (help accepted)

  • Make: ACER
  • Brand: Aspire
  • Model: 5004WLMi
  • Website: http://www.acer.com/

  • S/N: Only needed if you have a Canonical supplied laptop

Current Issues

  • The default bootup vga console makes the screen roll over to the top which makes it difficult for setup. Setting vga=791 solves the problem tentatively.
  • Changing the brightness of the LCD backpanel using the Function keys sometimes put the system to hibernate mode
  • Wireless with Broadcom BCM94318 therefore requires ndiswrapper (latest from sourceforge with 64-bit windows drivers (which ACER doesn't have for this model) and therefore requires picking up the driver from another notebook reference.
  • x works from scratch but it is integrated video which Thomas Winischhofer does not recommend. Let's see if it can be put into accelerated mode.

Hardware details

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

in Dapper (stable)?

Installation works?

yes

yes

yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

Screen

yes

yes

Correct resolution?

yes

yes

Correct refresh rate?

yes

yes

3D Acceleration

no

no

External monitor works?

Untested

no

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

no

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

no

no

Hibernates?

no

yes (but thru brightness reduction key)

Sleep

Untested

Untested

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

Untested

Blank monitor on inactivity

no

Untested

Lid Close

Untested

Untested

Sound

Sound works?

yes

yes

Correct volume?

yes

yes

Hardware volume

yes

yes

Headphone jack

yes

yes

Mic jack

yes

yes

Networking

Wired NIC

yes

yes

Wireless NIC

no

no

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

Modem

no

no

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Untested

Weird buttons

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

yes

yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Untested

Untested

External mouse - USB

yes

yes

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

Untested

Untested

CD/DVD drive

Reading ok, writing ok

reading ok, writing ok

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

Fn+Space

Untested

Untested

Fn+Esc

Untested

Untested

Fn+F1

Untested

Untested

Fn+F2

Untested

Untested

Fn+F3

Untested

Untested

Fn+F4

Untested

Untested

Fn+F5

Untested

Untested

Fn+F6

Untested

Turns off LCD Backlight

Fn+F7

Untested

Locks the TouchPad

Fn+F8

Untested

mute/unmute sound

Fn+F9

Untested

Untested

Fn+F10

Untested

Untested

Fn+F11

Untested

NumLock

Fn+F12

Untested

Untested

Fn+1

Untested

Untested

Fn+2

Untested

Untested

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary (current stable)?

in Breezy (current development)?

Key

Up Arrow

Increase Volume

Untested

yes

Key

Down Arrow

Decrease Volume

Untested

yes

Key

Left Arrow

Decrease LCD light

yes

yes (but goes to hibernate mode!!)

Key

Right Arrow

Increase LCD light

yes

yes

Notes

  • The additional keys (bluetooth and Wifi switches, ...) are working in breezy.

LaptopTestingTeam/Old/AcerAspire5004WLMi (last edited 2010-02-26 18:30:36 by host226-241-dynamic)