AcerAspire5920G

Revision 16 as of 2008-12-13 12:08:34

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Current Issues

Gutsy: Ubuntu restricted drivers failed to work, X wouldnt start. Used Envy with workaround found here: http://albertomilone.com/wordpress/?p=107 . Then nVidia drivers work, deskop effects work, but not in combination with other 3D apps. Other 3D apps work with desktop effects disabled. Trying both at once results in hard freezing.

Integrated microphone doesnt work, but microphone jack with external mic does work. Neither hybernate nor standby work in either Feisty or Gutsy. uswsusp works in Gusty for hibernate but only if desktop effects are disabled. After uswsusp resume standby leds in powerbutton and front keep flashing orange.

Sound works, but in some apps, the quality is extremely poor and there is a lot of static and distortion or sound just drops for a short time. Happens in some games and in Skype.

4965AGN wifi works, but is often very slow -> high latency. Throughput seems normal.

Feisty

  • To boot from LiveCD
    • At the boot menu press F6 for other options

    • Add break=top before --, press Enter

    • You will have a message like can't access tty job control turned off

    • In the prompt type sudo modprobe piix && exit

    • (Optional) Then you may randomly have a message about X Server not working properly, validate all messages by No, then in the prompt type sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf and find the section with Driver "nv" in it and replace nv with vesa, press Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+X to quit, type startx in the prompt

    • Now you have access to the graphical intallation if you want

  • Graphics Card (nVidia GeForce 8600M GT)

    • Restricted drivers do not work correctly, use Envy

  • Wifi (Intel 4965AGN)
  • Audio (Intel High Definition Audio (HDA))
  • Other devices in progress

Hardy

Situation is a a lot better, pretty much everything worked out of box. I just had some problems with the wireless led which didn't light up, when the wireless was turned on. This solved the Problem: sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-hardy sudo rmmod iwl4965; sudo modprobe iwl4965

Touchpad and media keys can be made to work fully by following the guide here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=517156

Crystal Eye Webcam works with the fix described here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=939236 . Expected to work fully out-of-the-box with Intrepid.

Intrepid

Wifi LED works out of the box, performance improved dramatically. Webcam now works without hacking. Sound quality fine here. Media keys work with instructions from here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6095327#post6095327 .

Keyboard brightness control is glitchy. € and $ keys adjacent to the cursor keys no longer recognised. Workarounds for both of these problems were reported in this bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal-info/+bug/281951

System Info

bios-version:v0.3505
system-manufacturer:Acer, inc.
system-product-name:Aspire 5920G
system-version:Not Applicable

Hardware details

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

in Hardy?

in Intrepid

Installation works?

No (not from CD, only from USB stick)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty?

in Gutsy?

in Hardy?

in Intrepid

Screen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes (with binary drivers)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes (with binary drivers)

Yes (with binary drivers without desktop effects)

Yes (binary drivers)

Yes

External monitor works?

Untested

Untested

Yes

Yes

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

Yes

Yes

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Yes

Yes

Power Management

Battery detected?

Not properly

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

No

No

Yes

Yes

Sleep

No

No

Yes

Yes, resume not 100% reliable

Dim monitor on battery

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes, but very poor quality in some apps

Yes, but poor quality in some apps

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Not by default

Not by default

Not by default (surround has to be turned on)

Hardware volume switch

Yes (switch control to Surround)

Yes (switch control to PCM)

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Untested

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Untested

Yes. Built in microphone doesnt work

Yes, both built in and external jack

Yes, both

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

No (intel 4965AGN)

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes

Yes

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

No

No

Yes (gsynaptics)

Yes

Touchpad - turned off while typing

No

No

Yes

Yes

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

CD/DVD drive

using ide-generic

using ide-generic

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

SD works, other untested

SD works, others untested

Crystal Eye Webcam

Untested

Untested

Yes- see note above

Yes

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty?

in Gutsy (LTS)?

in Intrepid (current stable)?

+ F1

Untested

Untested

Yes

+ F2

Untested

Untested

Yes

+ F3

Untested

Untested

Yes

+ F4

Untested

Untested

Yes

+ F5

Untested

Untested

Yes

+ F6

Blank Screen

Untested

Untested

Yes

+ F7

Untested

Untested

Yes

+ F8

Mute

Untested

Untested

Yes

+ F11

NumLock

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ F12

Scroll Lock

Yes

Yes

+ ArrowRight

Brightness Down

Yes

Yes

Yes, but glitchy

+ ArrowLeft

Brightness Up

Yes

Yes

Yes, but glitchy

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty?

in Gutsy (LTS)?

in Intrepid (current stable)?

Key

Untested

Untested

Web Browser (left side of keyboard)

Open Web Browser

Yes

Yes

Yes

E-Mail (left side of keyboard)

Open Mail Client

Yes

Yes

Yes

Notes

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