AcerAspire5050
Contact: ActiuInformatica
- Brand: Acer
- Model: Aspire 5050
- Product website:
Pending issues
WiFi is unstable, but it may be a hardware issue.
- No sound unless you turn the "Surround" column up in alsamixer.
Known hardware
sudo lshw -short
H/W path Device Class Description
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system Aspire 5050
/0 bus Prespa M
/0/0 memory 107KiB BIOS
/0/4 processor AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology MK-36
/0/4/5 memory 512KiB L2 cache
/0/4/0 memory 128KiB L1 cache
/0/4/1 memory 512KiB L2 cache
/0/1b memory 1GiB System Memory
/0/1b/0 memory 512MiB DIMM Synchronous
/0/1b/1 memory 512MiB DIMM Synchronous
/0/100 bridge RS480 Host Bridge
/0/100/1 bridge RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/1/5 display RS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M]
/0/100/4 bridge RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/5 bridge RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/6 bridge RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/7 bridge RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/12 scsi2 storage IXP SB400 Serial ATA Controller
/0/100/12/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 120GB SAMSUNG HM120JI
/0/100/12/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 5992MiB Windows FAT volume
/0/100/12/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 52GiB Windows FAT volume
/0/100/12/0.0.0/3 /dev/sda3 volume 53GiB Windows FAT volume
/0/100/13 bus IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
/0/100/13.1 bus IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
/0/100/13.2 bus IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller
/0/100/14 bus IXP SB400 SMBus Controller
/0/100/14.1 scsi0 storage IXP SB400 IDE Controller
/0/100/14.1/0.0.0 /dev/cdrom disk DVDRAM GSA-T10N
/0/100/14.1/0.0.0/0 /dev/cdrom disk
/0/100/14.2 multimedia IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller
/0/100/14.3 bridge IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
/0/100/14.4 bridge IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge
/0/100/14.4/1 bridge CB-712/4 Cardbus Controller
/0/100/14.4/1.1 memory FLASH memory
/0/100/14.4/1.2 system ENE PCI Secure Digital Card Reader Controller
/0/100/14.4/1.3 memory FLASH memory
/0/100/14.4/1.4 memory FLASH memory
/0/100/14.4/2 eth0 network RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
/0/100/14.4/4 network BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
/0/101 bridge K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
/0/102 bridge K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
/0/103 bridge K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
/0/104 bridge K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
/0/1 scsi4 storage
/0/1/0.0.0 /dev/sdb disk 4127MB SCSI Disk
/0/1/0.0.0/1 /dev/sdb1 volume 3071MiB Windows FAT volume
/0/1/0.0.0/2 /dev/sdb2 volume 864MiB EXT3 volume
/1 wlan0 network Wireless interface
/2 pan0 network Ethernet interfacesudo lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge (rev 10) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge 00:04.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge 00:05.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge 00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge 00:07.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge 00:12.0 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 Serial ATA Controller (rev 80) 00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80) 00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80) 00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller (rev 80) 00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller (rev 83) 00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 IDE Controller (rev 80) 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge (rev 80) 00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge (rev 80) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M] 08:01.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB-712/4 Cardbus Controller (rev 10) 08:01.1 FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc ENE PCI Memory Stick Card Reader Controller (rev 01) 08:01.2 SD Host controller: ENE Technology Inc ENE PCI Secure Digital Card Reader Controller (rev 01) 08:01.3 FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc: (rev 01) 08:01.4 FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc SD/MMC Card Reader Controller (rev 01) 08:02.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 08:04.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
sudo lsusb (without any external device connected)
Achievements - results
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in Hardy (8.04) |
in Intrepid (8.10) |
in Jaunty (9.04) development |
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Image seen on screen? |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Correct resolution/refresh? |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Graphic acceleration? |
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Yes |
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Compiz/Beryl work? |
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Yes |
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External monitor works? |
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ENERGY |
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Battery detected? |
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Hibernates? |
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Suspends? |
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Blank monitor on inactivity? |
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Blank monitor when closing lid? |
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Yes |
Yes |
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AUDIO |
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Sounds on speakers? |
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No |
No(1) |
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Correct volume? |
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Phisical volume roll/key works? |
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Headphone jack |
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Mic jack |
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CONECTIVITY |
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Wired NIC |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Wireless NIC |
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No* |
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Firewire |
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Bluetooth |
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PSTN Modem |
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Infrared |
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POINTERS |
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Touchpad |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
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Yes |
Yes |
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External mouse - USB |
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External mouse - RS232/Serial |
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External mouse - MiniDIN/PS2 |
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KEYBOARDS |
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Local language characters |
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Yes |
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External - USB |
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External - MiniDIN/PS2 |
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Function keys |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Fn Special keys (bright, volume) |
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Yes |
Yes |
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OTHER ASPECTS |
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Fingerprint reader |
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- |
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(once installed) CD/DVD drive reads |
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(once installed) CD/DVD drive record |
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Parallel Port |
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Memory card reader(s) |
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Yes |
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Videocamera |
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- |
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Live-CD boots until desktop? |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Live-CD is functional/practicable? |
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Yes |
Yes |
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(*) Notes and recipes
(1) Until you open a terminal, start alsamixer, move right to the "Surround" column, unmute it ("M") and turn its volume up (up-arrow lots of times)
See also
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/AcerAspire5050 (last edited 2009-09-27 17:51:27 by 88-96-6-153)