AcerTravelMate4000NLCi

Current Issues

(1)

Hibernation gives some trouble but works. (See Note 1)

(2)

Some of the Special Keys don't work properly. (See Notes 2,3 and 4)

Hardware

  • Processor : Intel Pentium(R) M 710 (1.4 GHz, 400MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
  • Board : Intel 855GME (400MHz FSB)
  • BIOS : Phoenix BIOS ver 3A06
  • Graphics : Onboard Intel 82852/855GM
  • Memory : 256MB (333MHz)
  • Screen : 15.0" XGA TFT LCD
  • Hard Drive : 40GB (5400RPM)
  • NIC : Broadcom BCM4401
  • Wireless NIC : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG (802.11b/g)
  • Optical Drive : DVD/CD-RW Combo
  • Battery : 6 Cell Li-ion Smart Battery

Hardware details

in Breezy?

in Dapper (Final)?

Installation works?

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy?

in Dapper (Final)?

Screen

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes

Yes

External monitor works?

No

Yes

External monitor - mirrors

No

Yes

External monitor - extend desktop

No

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

No

Yes!

Buggy DSDT (#30038) BugReport

Hibernates?

Yes

Yes(1)

Sleep

Untested

Yes

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on 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

Untested

Yes

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll side

Yes

Yes

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

Additional Hardware

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy?

in Dapper (Final)?

+ F1

Hot Key Help (Windows based app)

(2)

No(3)

No(3)

+ F2

Acer eSetting (Windows based app)

No X Event

No

No

+ F3

Power Management

No X Event

No

No

+ F4

Sleep

No X Event

No

Yes

+ F5

Display Toggle (between display screen and ext monitor)

No X Event

No

No

+ F6

Blank screen

No X Event

Yes

Yes

+ F7

Toggle touchpad on/off

No X Event

Yes

Yes

+ F8

Toggle mute on/off

(2)

Yes

Yes

+ F11

Num Lock

77

Yes

Yes

+ F12

Scroll Lock

78

Yes

Yes

+ Left

Reduce brightness

No X Event

Yes

Yes

+ Right

Increase brightness

No X Event

Yes

Yes

+ Up

Increase volume

(2)

Yes

Yes

+ Down

Decrease volume

(2)

Yes

Yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy?

in Dapper (Final)?

Web Key

Launch browser

Yes

Yes

Email Key

Launch email client

Yes

Yes

e Key

Launch Acer eManager Application (Windows based app)

No

No

P Key

User-Programmable

Untested

Untested

Notes

VerboseLspciOutput

(1)

  • The first time I try to hibernate after a clean boot, the screen goes blank and returns, and it doesnt hibernate. Then, on trying a second time it works. Upon recovering from the hibernation, again the system refuses to hibernate the first time, and works the second.

(2)

(3)

  • Fn+F1 is supposed to bring on help on hot keys in Windows, instead of that, it ejects the optical drive in Breezy. In Dapper it pops up 'Help Topics' (I know this is not a bug, but if there was an app to edit Fn+ options, and a little help on that along, it would be the perfect program to be bound with this key combination.)

(4)

  • These keys are user-programmable under Windows. Acer supplies the 'Launch Manager' a windows based app to program them. Would someone be interested in writing one for Linux? Please email me regarding this. I am interested too.

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