AcerTimeline4810TZ

Karmic

Current issues:

  • The Screen brightness setting special keys show the notification properly but it has no effect - can require BIOS update plus configuration
  • DVD issues https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/412527 though one BIOS workaround changing from AHCI to IDE seems to work for some

Problematic hardware:

  • Wireless connection disconnecting - Stefan Bader's PPA solved the problems!

  • Synaptics Touchpad on/off switch not working - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/374459 - fixed by changing GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" to "i8042.nomux quiet splash"

  • Synaptics Touchpad does not disable while typing - fixed by creating an xorg.conf with "sudo X -configure" and adding the following to Section "InputDevice" -- Option "SHMConfig" "on"

System Info

$ sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer
Acer

$ sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name
Aspire 4810T

$ sudo dmidecode -s system-version
V1.15

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M-E LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem (rev 03)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1063 (rev c0)
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Jaunty?

in Karmic?

Screen

Untested

Yes

Correct resolution?

Untested

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Untested

Yes

3D Acceleration

Untested

Yes

External monitor works?

Untested

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Untested

Yes

Hibernates?

Untested

Untested

Suspend

Untested

Yes

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

Yes

Lid Close

Untested

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Untested

Untested

Sound

Sound works?

Untested

Yes

Correct volume?

Untested

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Untested

Yes

Headphone jack

Untested

Yes

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Untested

Yes

Wireless NIC

Untested

problems

PCMCIA NIC

N/A

N/A

Firewire

N/A

N/A

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

Modem

N/A

N/A

Infrared

N/A

N/A

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Untested

Untested

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Untested

Untested

External mouse - USB

Untested

Untested

External mouse - Serial

N/A

N/A

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

N/A

N/A

USB

N/A

N/A

Serial

N/A

N/A

Parallel

N/A

N/A

External Monitor - VGA

N/A

N/A

External Monitor - DVI

N/A

N/A

Modem

N/A

N/A

NIC

N/A

N/A

PS/2

N/A

N/A

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

N/A

N/A

CD/DVD drive

Untested

Yes

PCMCIA cards

N/A

N/A

Parallel Ports

N/A

N/A

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Jaunty?

in Karmic?

+ F1

Nothing

+ F2

Timer

Untested

Untested

+ F3

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

+ F4

Sleep

Untested

Untested

+ F5

Video

Untested

Untested

+ F6

Video

Untested

Untested

+ F7

Nothing

Untested

Untested

+ F8

Mute

Untested

Untested

+ F10

Nothing

Untested

Untested

+ F11

NumLk

Untested

Untested

+ F12

Scr Lk

Untested

Untested

+ Up

Volume Up

Untested

Works

+ Down

Volume Down

Untested

Works

+ Left

Brightness Down

Untested

Broken

+ Right

Brightness Up

Untested

Broken

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Jaunty

in Karmic

hardware Touchpad toggle

enables/disables touchpad

Untested

Broken

Notes

I got this machine at Radio Shack last minute before UDS-L in Dallas, TX after my thinkpad's video card died. I saw another one at Radio Shack in California.

On the 4810TG page bug 435906 is referenced. In the lspci above there are two listings for graphics cards as 00:02.0 and 00:02.1 but I don't know how to check if they are powered on or not.

A primary forum thread for this laptop: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1211009


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