AcerAspire5633WLMi

Current Issues

Features

  • Intel ® Core™ Duo Processor T5500 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66 GHz, 667MHz FSB)
  • -100 model: 1GB DDR2 (support Dual-Channel), -200 model: 2GB DDR2

  • Intel ® Graphics Media Accellerator 950 / NVIDIA ® GeForce Go 7300

  • -100 model: 120GB HDD; -200 model: 160 GB HDD
  • DVD-Super Multi double layer (support DVD+R Double Layer/DVD±RW)

  • 15.4 WXGA CrystalBrite LCD

  • 80211a/b/g Wireless LAN; 10/100 LAN; Modem V92

System Info

bios-version:V3.23
system-manufacturer:Acer
system-product-name:Aspire 5630
system-version:V3.23

Hardware details

in Feisty (current stable)?

in Gutsy (current development)?

Installation works?

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty (current stable)?

in Gutsy (current development)?

Screen

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes

Yes (Intel graphics)

External monitor works?

Untested

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Suspends?

Yes

Untested

Hibernates?

Yes

Yes

Sleep

No

Yes

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

Untested

Lid Close

Yes

Yes

CPU frequency scaling

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Untested

Untested

Headphone jack

Untested

Untested

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Absent

Absent

Bluetooth

Absent

Absent

Modem

Yes, see notes

No, see notes

Infrared

Absent

Absent

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - turned off while typing

Untested

No

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

No Serial Port

No Serial Port

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

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

No Ports

No Ports

Card reader(s)

No, Drivers Currently Unavailable (See Notes)

Yes

Webcam

Yes, see Notes

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty (current stable)?

in Gutsy (current development)?

+ Space

Untested

No

+ Esc

Untested

No

+ F1

Untested

No

+ F2

Untested

No

+ F3

Untested

No

+ F4

Untested

Untested

+ F5

Untested

No

+ F6

Backlight On/Off

Yes

Yes

+ F7

Trackpad On/Off

Yes

Yes

+ F8

Mute

No

Yes

+ F9

Absent

Absent

+ F10

Absent

Absent

+ F11

Num Lock

Yes

Yes

+ F12

Scroll Lock

Untested

Untested

+ ArrowUp

Volume Up

Yes

Yes

+ ArrowDown

Volume Down

Yes

Yes

+ ArrowRight

Contrast Up

Yes

Yes

+ ArrowLeft

Contrast Down

Yes

Yes

+ PgUp

Untested

Untested

+ PgDown

Untested

Untested

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty (current stable)?

in Gutsy (current development)?

E-mail

No

Yes (see notes)

Web Browser

No

Yes (see notes)

P

No

No

ePower

No

No

Vol+

No

Yes (see notes)

Vol-

No

Yes (see notes)

Play/Pause

No

Yes (see notes)

Stop

No

Yes (see notes)

FF

No

Yes (see notes)

FB

No

Yes (see notes)

Euro(€)

No

No

Extra $

No

No

Notes

!!!! Currently In Development, !!!!

Any help would be appreciated.

Webcam

The Acer Orbicam finally works installing the latest gspca drivers which are downloadable from:
http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html
I still don't know how to set a different resolution of the picture, but i'm working on it.

Gutsy: Could not get the orbicam working with gspca driver, but able to get it working with the uvcvideo driver downloadabled from:
http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html
You'll also need to download luvcview from there to use with the driver. luvcview works with the command 'luvcview -f yuvy -s 800x600'. uvcvideo does not work with any of the traditional webcame programs like Ekiga or Camorama.

Note: Not all laptops have a built-in webcam, it depends on its market or release.

Card Reader

The card reader uses the ENE Technology Inc CB-712/4 Cardbus Controller chipset but currently no drivers have been found for this.

Gutsy: The card reader is detected and mounted automatically as expected.

Multimedia Keys

The multimedia keys work with the acerhk package downloadable from:
http://www.cakey.de/acerhk/
The following line should be added to /etc/modprobe.d/options
options acerhk force_series=6000 poll=0

Compiz

Compiz is enabled by default in Gutsy. It works well with the exception of certain multimedia applications. The new intel driver bombs out when programs such as luvcview run with the error:
X Error of failed request: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
To get rid of the error simply temporarily disable compiz by going to System->Preferences->Appearance->Desktop Effects and switch to "No Effects"

Modem

Ubuntu doesn't have the drivers for this modem. Instead, the proprietary Linuxant driver works correctly with Feisty Fawn. Actually, with Gutsy Gibbon (development version) that drivers doesn't load.

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