AcerFerrari4005WLMi

This page only covers what works/doesn't work on the Acer Ferrari 4005 after a standard (K)Ubuntu installation. Another page -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AcerFerrari4005Dapper -- covers tweaks which can be made after the install to make the computer much more usable.

Jaunty alpha 5 issues

  • About 1/3 of the time the X window system won't come up after a boot. t It just sits on a blank screen for ~30 seconds, then goes to a text screen and tries again. It may start working after a few tries.
  • Suspend problems -- it will suspend just fine, but the screen is all mixed up when it tries to power back on. Hibernate works fine, but is barely faster than the new speedy full boot.

Hardy issues

  • As of 2008-04-05, wireless doesn't work after suspend/hibernate using the b43 driver. #209970

    • Seems to be fixed as of 2008-04-11.

Gutsy issues

  • No TV Output: #37764

  • Some hotkeys could be better configured & non-working $ or € keys #131404 #30562

  • Firmware for wireless has to be installed before wifi works.
    • Restricted drivers manager recognizes that firmware is missing, but only tells you the package bcm43xx-fwcutter is missing.
    • You must enabled third-party sources to get bcm43xx-fwcutter.
    • Once this package is installed manually, the restricted drivers manager can get the firmware. Once this is done, wireless works great. If the bcm43xx-fwcutter package could come with Gutsy, this whole process would be all but automatic.
    • This may be working in the latest daily build.
  • With the default video driver, lockups of the system, where the mouse cursor still moved but nothing else responded at all, were common.

    • This may be related to the graphics effects, not necessarily the driver. Bug filed at #115283

    • After installing the restricted ati driver, this seems to have stopped happening, but the enhanced graphics effects aren't enabled with the restricted driver.

    • The desktop effect cannot be enabled in the latest beta as the X700 video card has been blacklisted (#144077). The effects can however be re-enabled by removing the blacklisting for the X700, but that will no remove the freeze problem.

Feisty Final issues

  • Charging time always shows 0:00 to complete charge. #62440

  • IRDA requires restart after suspend/resume. #93317

Requires Testing/Confirmation:
  • Wireless (SR changed his Broadcom for an atheros)
  • Bluetooth (SR's onboard bluetooth died)
  • Docking station
  • DVI
  • Modem (won't work in amd64)
  • Infared Port

System Info

bios-version:3A23
system-manufacturer:Acer, inc.
system-product-name:Ferrari 4000
system-version:Not Applicable

Hardware details

in Feisty

in Gutsy Beta

Installation works?

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty

in Gutsy Beta

Screen

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Untested

N/A

3D Acceleration

Yes

Yes

Desktop Effects?

No

No, hangs after a while

#115283 #144077

External monitor works?

Untested

Yes

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Yes

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Yes

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

Yes

Yes (if ATI restricted driver is not enabled)

#152463

Sleep

Yes

Yes (if ATI restricted driver is not enabled)

#152463

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Yes HW

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Untested

Yes

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Yes

Yes (once bcm43xx-fwcutter package is installed)

#135000

PCMCIA NIC

Yes

Yes

Firewire

Yes

Yes

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Yes

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

No

Yes

Touchpad - turned off while typing

No

No

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

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

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Yes

Yes

Card reader(s)

Yes

Yes

TV Output

No

No

#37764

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty (current stable)?

in Gutsy (current development)?

+ F1

Help

0xf5

Yes

Yes

+ F2

eSetting

0xa6 (not in X)

Untested

Untested

+ F3

ePowerManagement

0xa7 (not in X)

Untested

Untested

+ F4

Sleep

0xdf

Yes

Yes

+ F5

CRT/LCD

0xa9 (not in X)

Untested

Untested

+ F6

Blank LCD

None

Yes HW

Yes HW

+ F7

Touchpad Lock

lock: 0xf2 unlock: 0xf1 (not in X)

Yes HW

Yes HW

+ F8

Mute

0xa0

Yes

Yes

+ F11

NumLk

None

Yes HW

Yes HW

+ F12

ScrlLk

ScrlLk

Yes HW

Yes HW

+ ArrowUp

Vol+

0xb0

Yes

Yes

+ ArrowDown

Vol-

0xae

Yes

Yes

+ ArrowRight

Back Light+

0xee (not in X)

Yes HW

Yes HW

+ ArrowLeft

Back Ligt-

0xef

Yes HW

Yes HW

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Feisty (current stable)?

in Gutsy (current development)?

Key

Untested

Untested

e-Mail

e-Mail

0xec

Yes

Yes

Internet

Internet

0xb2

Yes

Yes

"e"

eManager

0x9f

No

No

"P"

User Programmable

0x97

Yes

Yes

€

€

0xb3 (not in X)

No

No

$

$

0xb4 (not in X)

No

No

Bluetooth

Bluetooth HW Killswitch

on: 0x57 off: 0x58 (not in X)

Yes HW

Yes HW

WiFi

Wifi HW Killswitch

on: 0x55 off: 0x56

Yes HW

Yes HW

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