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AcerTravelmate4150LMi

Contact: Dhenry
Make: Acer
Brand: TravelMate
Model: 4150LMI
Website: http://global.acer.com/products/notebook/tm4100.htm
S/N: ?

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Hardware Specifications

Intel Pentium M 715 (1.5 Ghz, 2 MB Cache)
512 MB Memory
15" XGA TFT Screen (1024x768)
60 GB PATA Hard Drive on Intel 82801FBM (ICH6) SATA Controller
Intel 915GM graphic controller OR NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 (TurboCache) with 128 MB shared memory
DVD/DVD-RW Drive
56K Modem ITU V.92
LAN: Broadcom BCM4401-B0
WLAN: Intel PRO/Intel 2200BG (802.11b/g)
PCMCIA
Bluetooth (not in all models!)
IEEE-1394
MS/MS PRO/MMC/SD/SM/xD-Picture Card reader (6 in 1)
Audio: AC'97

Current Issues

As of Dapper Drake (6.06), this laptop works very well with Ubuntu.

Unfortunately, the fan is very noisy (but it's not specific to Linux).

Installing Breezy

The TM4150 has IDE drives (DVD and HDD) on an Intel ICH6 SATA Controller, which can work in combined mode (IDE and SATA). This caused a lot of troubles for installing Ubuntu Hoary and Breezy on it, because the DVD drive wasn't recognized (neither Live CD not Install CD did work). The solution was to install Warty and then upgrade to Breezy.

Also, DMA on both DVD and HDD drives couldn't be enabled because the kernel was using the generic IDE driver. The kernel had to be patched and rebuild in order to get DMA working. There were two solutions, see this thread on linuxquestions.org about that if you are interested.

I haven't been able to boot on Breezy's 2.6.12 kernel (problem with pivot root...), so I stuck with Hoary's 2.6.10 patched kernel (I haven't got the time to find an issue).

These problems have been solved in Dapper!

Installing Dapper/Edgy/Feisty/Gutsy/Hardy

Steps to install Ubuntu from Dapper to Hardy on this laptop:

Insert the install CD, boot on it;
Install the system, reboot at the end of the installation process;
Enjoy!

Don't need to pass any extra parameter to kernel for installation. All goes fine.

HDD and DVD drives

	HDD	DVD
Breezy	/dev/hdc	/dev/hdd
Dapper	/dev/sda	/dev/scd0
Edgy	/dev/sda	/dev/scd0
Feisty	/dev/sda	/dev/scd0
Gutsy	/dev/sda	/dev/scd0
Hardy	/dev/sda	/dev/scd0
Intrepid	/dev/sda	/dev/scd0
Jaunty	/dev/sda	/dev/scd0

System Info

bios-version:V1.80
system-manufacturer:Acer
system-product-name:TravelMate 4150
system-version:

Hardware details

	in Breezy?	in Dapper?	in Edgy?	in Feisty?	in Gutsy?	in Hardy?	in Intrepid?	in Jaunty?
Installation works?	No	Yes	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Untested	Untested
Upgrade from previous version	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hardware Information
Device	Works?								Bug #
Device	in Breezy?	in Dapper?	in Edgy?	in Feisty?	in Gutsy?	in Hardy?	in Intrepid?	in Jaunty?	Bug #
Screen & Monitors (Intel 915GM)
Screen	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Correct resolution?	Untested	Yes, at 1024x768	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Correct refresh rate?	Untested	Yes, at 60 Hz	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3D Acceleration	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
External monitor works?	Untested	Yes	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
External monitor - mirrors	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
External monitor - extend desktop	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
TV Out	Untested	Untested	Yes	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Screen & Monitors (nVidia GeForce Go 6200)
Screen	Yes (nv and nvidia)	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Correct resolution?	Yes, at 1024x768	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Correct refresh rate?	Yes, at 60 Hz	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
3D Acceleration	Yes, with nvidia	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
External monitor works?	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
External monitor - mirrors	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
External monitor - extend desktop	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
TV Out	Yes	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Power Management
Battery detected?	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hibernates?	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sleep	Untested	Yes but partially broken	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dim monitor on battery	Untested	Yes	Yes	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Blank monitor on inactivity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lid Close	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cpu frequency scaling	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
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	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mic jack	Yes	Yes	Yes	Untested	Yes	Yes	Untested	Untested
Networking
Wired NIC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Untested	Yes	Untested	Untested
Wireless NIC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCMCIA NIC	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes
Firewire	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Bluetooth	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Modem	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
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	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Additional Hardware
CD/DVD drive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCMCIA cards	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes	Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes
Card reader(s)	Untested	Untested*	Untested*	No*	No*	No*	Untested*	Untested*

Function and other keys
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	Works?								Bug #
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	in Breezy?	in Dapper?	in Edgy?	in Feisty?	in Gutsy ?	in Hardy?	in Intrepid?	in Jaunty?	Bug #
+ F1	Help		No	No	No	Untested	No	No	No	No
+ F2	Acer eSettings		No	No	No	Untested	No	No	No	No
+ F3	Acer ePower Management		No	No	No	Untested	No	No	No	No
+ F4	Sleep		Untested	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
+ F5	Toggle External Monitor		Untested	Yes	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
+ F6	LCD On/Off		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
+ F7	Toggle Touchpad		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
+ F8	Mute		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
+ F11	Num Lock		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
+ F12	Scroll Lock		Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested	How to test that?
+ DOWN	Volume -		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
+ UP	Volume +		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
+ LEFT	LCD Brightness Down		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
+ RIGHT	LCD Brightness Up		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Numpad keys			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Other special keys
Key	Operation	Keycode	Works?								Bug #
Key	Operation	Keycode	in Breezy?	in Dapper?	in Edgy?	in Feisty?	in Gutsy ?	in Hardy?	in Intrepid?	in Jaunty?	Bug #
Acer eManager	Acer eManager (user programmable)		No	No	No	Untested	No	No	No	No
Mail	Launch email client (user programmable)		No	No	No	Untested	No	No	No	No
Browser	Launch Web Browser (user programmable)		No	No	No	Untested	No	No	No	No
P	User Programmable Key		No	No	No	Untested	No	No	No	No

Notes

3D Acceleration (for Edgy/Feisty/Gutsy)

If you don't use screen rotation, you can speed up the 3D rendering by setting the INTEL_BATCH environment variable. In your ~/.bashrc, add the line:

export INTEL_BATCH=1

It will enable batch buffer codepath for OpenGL apps. Note that it isn't really safe with rotation.

It speeds up glxgears from 774 fps to 1014 fps.

Card reader

SD under Feisty does not work. No other cards tested. dmesg does not show any hotplug event. Therefore I assume, there is no cardreader kernel module available.

The card reader can take xD-Picture, MS, MS PRO, MMC, SD and SM cards. The xD-Picture card is not supported (and will probably not be supported for some time, since it's a proprietary format). Other cards haven't been tested.

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