AcerAspire5738

Current Issues

  1. Touchpad can be deactivated using the key next to it. However, you cannot switch it on again. To get the touchpad working again, you need to restart ubuntu or go to suspend to ram. The touchpad button on FN+F7 has been removed by acer.
    http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=laptoptouchpad.jpg

  2. Bluetooth HW-button: will switch the button's LED on and off. But also adds brightness every 2nd time you press it.

  3. Bluetooth FN-button: Will add brightness and switch on and off the the hw-button's LED.

  4. FN+F2: Circle with quarter sliced out. No functions (seems so)

  5. Energy button: No function.

System Info

system-manufacturer: Acer

system-product-name: ASPIRE 5738

system-version: 0100

Hardware details

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty

in 9.10 Karmic

in 10.04

Screen

Yes

-

-

Correct resolution?

Yes, with nvidia's drivers

-

-

Correct refresh rate?

Untested

-

-

3D Acceleration

Yes, nVidia's drivers

-

-

External monitor works?

Yes

-

-

External monitor - mirrors

Yes

-

-

External monitor - extend desktop

Yes

-

-

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

-

-

Hibernates?

untested

-

-

Suspend

Yes

-

-

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, both hardware and FN+up/dn

-

-

Headphone jack

Yes

-

-

Mic jack

Yes

-

-

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

-

-

Wireless NIC

Yes

-

-

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

-

-

Firewire

Untested

-

-

Bluetooth

n/a. Button mapped on external

-

-

Modem

Untested

-

-

Infrared

n/a

-

-

Touchpad & Mice

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty

in 9.10 Karmic

in 10.04

Touchpad

Yes

-

-

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

-

-

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

-

-

External mouse - USB

Yes

-

-

External mouse - Serial

n/a

n/a

n/a

Docking Station/Port Replicator

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty

in 9.10 Karmic

in 10.04

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty

in 9.10 Karmic

in 10.04

Fingerprint reader

n/a

-

-

CD/DVD drive

Yes

-

-

PCMCIA cards

n/a

-

-

Parallel Ports

n/a

n/a

n/a

Card reader(s)

Yes

-

-

Webcam

Untested

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty

in 9.10 Karmic

in 10.04

+ F2

Unknown Icon

?

No

-

-

+ F3

Bluetooth

?

No, Brightness+

-

-

+ F4

Hibernate

?

Yes, S3

-

-

+ F5

Cycle Screen Setup

?

Yes

-

-

+ F6

Backlight off

?

Yes

-

-

+ F8

Mute

?

Yes

-

-

+ F12

Rol↓

?

Untested

-

-

+ Pos1

Play/Pause

?

Yes

-

-

+ Scrn↑

Stop

?

Yes

-

-

+ Scrn↓

Prev. Track

?

Yes

-

-

+ Arrw←

Brightness -

?

Yes

-

-

+ Arrw→

Brightness +

?

Yes

-

-

+ Arrw↑

Volume +

?

Yes

-

-

+ Arrw↓

Volume -

?

Yes

-

-

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty

in 9.10 Karmic

in 10.04

Touchpad Key

switches on/off

?

only switches off

-

-

#374459

Hardware volume key

vol +/-

none

Yes

-

-

Keypad

Keypad

mult

Yes

-

-

Wireless button

switches on/off

none

Yes, nm on/off

-

-

Bluetooth button

switches on/off

none

No, brght+

-

-

Acer Backup key

starts Acer BU SW

none

No

-

-

Power Button

can be mapped

?

Yes

-

-

Battery/Powersave btn

Enable power saving

none

No

-

-

Notes

Hardware detection works. You can install nvidias drivers using the hardware menu.

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