AcerTravelMate2428AWXMi

Current Issues

Less than stellar responsiveness of system* (see notes), special keys (dollar sign, euro, wireless switch) still non-functioning.

System Info

system-manufacturer: Acer
system-product-name: TravelMate 2420
system-version: 0100
kernel: 2.6.24-8-generic

Hardware details

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 7.10

in Hardy Beta

Screen

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes

Yes

External monitor works?

Yes*

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

Yes

Yes

Suspend

Yes

Yes

Dim monitor on battery

No

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

N/A

N/A

Headphone jack

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

N/A

N/A

Bluetooth

N/A

N/A

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

N/A

N/A

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Untested*

Yes

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

N/A

N/A

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

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 7.10

in Hardy Beta

+ F1

Help

Yes

Yes

+ F2

Unknown

No

No

+ F3

Unknown

No

No

+ F4

Sleep

Yes

Yes

+ F5

Switch Monitor

No

No

+ F6

Turn off screen

Yes

Yes

+ F7

Disable touchpad

Yes

Yes

+ F8

Mute

Yes

Yes

+ F11

Num Lock

Yes

Yes

+ F12

Scroll Lock

Yes

Yes

Up Arrow

Volume Up

Yes

Yes

Down Arrow

Volume Down

Yes

Yes

Right Arrow

Brightness Up

Yes

Yes

Left Arrow

Brightness Down

Yes

Yes

Other special keys: QuickLaunch Buttons

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 7.10

in Hardy Beta

P

Custom App Launcher

No

No

e

(Acer's) Empowering Technology

No

No

Planet icon

Launch web browser

Yes

Yes

Mail icon

Launch mail client

Yes

Yes

Other special keys: Additional Buttons

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 7.10

in Hardy Beta

Dollar sign

No

No

Euro sign

No

No

Bluetooth Switch

Turns on/off the non-existent bluetooth

No

No

Wireless Switch

Enables/disables wireless

No

No

Notes

  • I found the Hardy alpha performed quite a bit slower on my system than 7.10. With visual effects enabled at the "normal" level, there is a VERY noticeable slowdown when scrolling in any application, especially Firefox. Turning visual effects off altogether kills the slowdown completely. In 7.10, I have a full-blown Compiz-fusion setup that is as responsive as Hardy with all visual effects off.
  • The external monitor did not work with hotplugging in both 7.10 and Hardy. I had to restart the X server to get 'er going. After that though, worked for the most part. One little gotcha was the fact that I am testing with a 4:3 aspect monitor - On 7.10, the laptop resolution stays at 1280x800 and the monitor resolution becomes skewed. On Hardy, the laptop resolution changes to 1280x1024 to fit the monitor.
  • The side scrolling on my touchpad currently DOES work in 7.10- the thing is, I do recall having issues with it back in the day and I do recall installing/removing some packages that had to do with configuring the touchpad. Therefore I am not 100% sure if the side-scrolling worked out of the box with 7.10. Didn't work on Hardy Alpha 5, but as of now with Hardy Beta, it's good to go out of the box.


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