## page was renamed from LaptopTestingTeam/AcerExtensa2300 * Contact: [[k3lt01]] * Make: Acer * Brand: Extensa * Model: 2300 (2304LCi) * Website: I am unable to find an official Australian page for this machine anymore. * The European website has sections for all extensa notebooks. For Acer Extensa 2300 see http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/ex_3000.html as the 2300 and 3000 are basically the same machines. Please note they no longer supply an English version of the user manual. == Hardware details == === Processor === * Intel Celeron M 1.3GHz. Options include: Intel Celeron M 320,330,340 and above; Intel Pentium M 705, 715,725,735,745,755. === Memory === * 256/512 MB DDR333 SDRAM (mine is 256 MB), upgradeable to 2048 MB. * 512 KB flash ROM BIOS === Storage === * 30GB (mine was 40GB) and above E-IDE HDD (my laptop now has 250GB Western Digital HDD) * CD-RW/DVD Drive * 3-in-1 Card Reader option (mine is a poverty pack so I don't have this). === Display and Video === * TFT Display. - 14.1" XGA (1024x768). - 15.0" XGA (1024x768) or SXGA+ (1400x1050). - 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) or WSXGA+ (1680x1050.) * ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 64 MB of video memory (option). * Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support. * Dual independent display === Networking and Connectivity === * Intergrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet (option). * Conexant 56k Modem. * LAN (Broadcom Ethernet NIC 4401 Gigabit Ethernet). * InviLink 802.11 b/g/ dual-band WLAN (Acer IPN2220 Wireless LAN Card). * 3 USB 2.0 ports. * Bluetooth (option, I don't have this) === Audio === * 16-bit AC'97 stereo. * Dual speakers and 1 internal mic. * Separate audio ports for headphone, line-in, mic. === Keyboard and mouse === * 88/89-key "Windows" keyboard. * Touchpad device with scroll. === Original OS === * Acer derived Windows XP Home == Current Issues == ## List any issues you have with the current development release here * Everything works as it should except for the Euro key. == Hardware details == || || Feisty (old release) || Gutsy (old release) || Hardy (current LTS) || Intrepid (supported) || Jaunty (supported) || Karmic (current) || Lucid || Maverick || || Installation works? || Yes (LiveCD) || Yes (LiveCD) || Yes(Alternate install) || Yes (Alternate install) || Yes (Alternate install) || Yes (Alternate install) || No, must updated from Karmic || No, must update from Lucid || ||<-8 tablewidth="75%"> '''Hardware Information''' || ||<-8> '''Screen & Monitors''' || ||<|2> '''Device''' ||<-7> '''Works?''' || || Feisty || Gutsy || Hardy || Intrepid || Jaunty || Karmic || Lucid || Maverick || || Screen || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes with i915.nomodest=1 || Yes with i915.nomodest=1 || || || Correct resolution? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Correct refresh rate? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || 3D Acceleration || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || || || External monitor works? || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || Yes || unknown || || || External monitor - mirrors || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || || || External monitor - extend desktop || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown ||unknown || || ||<-8> '''Power Management''' || || Battery detected? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Hibernates? || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || || || Sleep || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || || || Dim monitor on battery || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Blank monitor on inactivity || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Lid Close || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Cpu frequency scaling || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || || ||<-8> '''Sound''' || || Sound works? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Correct volume? || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Hardware volume switch || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Headphone jack || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Mic jack || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || ||<-8> '''Networking''' || || Wired NIC || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Wireless NIC || Yes(ndiswrapper) || Yes(ndiswrapper, must use updated not initial) || Yes(ndiswrapper) || Yes(ndiswrapper) || Yes(ndiswrapper) || Yes(ndiswrapper) || Yes(ndiswrapper || No (ndiswrapper no longer works) || || || PCMCIA NIC || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || || || Firewire || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || || || Modem || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown ||unknown || || || Infrared || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || || ||<-8> '''Touchpad & Mice''' || || Touchpad || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || Touchpad - Scroll down side || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || External mouse - USB || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || || ||<-8> '''Additional Hardware''' || || Fingerprint reader || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || || || CD-RW Drive || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || PCMCIA cards || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || unknown || || === Notes === ## Add any notes here I would like to help this team making Ubuntu 100% compatible with this laptop, so if you find this review useful or need further tests contact me. I have also added an attachment, a tar/gz of the appropriate wireless drivers to use with ndiswrapper for this model.