AcerAspire1694WLMi
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Contact: Mihai007
- Make: Acer
- Brand: Aspire
- Model: 1694WLMi
Website: http://global.acer.com/products/notebook/as1690.htm
- S/N: Only needed if you have a Canonical supplied laptop
Hardware details
- Acer Aspire 1694WLMi
- Intel Pentium M 760 2.0GHz
- 2x512MB DDR2 Memory
- 100GB HDD 4200 RPM (Product: ST9100822A)
- DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive (Product: MATSHITAUJ-845D)
15.4" WXGA CrystalBrite TFT LCD
- ATI Mobility Radeon X700 PCI Express 128MB VRAM
- 56k Modem
- LAN
- WLAN (Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG)
- Bluetooth
- Infrared
- SD Card reader (Product: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller)
- Windows XP Home Edition
- PT Keyboard
7.10 Gusty Issues
When booting the familiar orange progress bar won't display
change resolution in usplash (1024x768 is known to work)
sudo gedit /etc/usplash.conf
Add vga=791 to the kernel line in file menu.lst
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
Update changes using
sudo update-initramfs -u -k `uname -r`
Current Issues
Boot and installation
To boot the installation or Live CD, I had to add noapic to the kernel parameters.
#35019 To make the monitor display anything but the blank screen after install i had to add this line in Section "Device":
Section "Device" Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS,Auto"in the xorg.conf file, so for a user that installs Ubuntu for the first time without knowing this will say "Ubuntu is not working".
Touchpad issues (in breezy worked great)
- It is not possible to do double click without using touchpad buttons.
- It is not possible to do drag'n'drop without using touchpad buttons.
- Touchpad scroll up/down left/right does not work.
Wireless
- To make wireless front led work I just open/created(if does not exist) this file:
~$ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200
and add this line:options ipw2200 led=1
and after restart the led worked just fine. - I would like to know if there are some simple steps so make wireless with WEP work out of the box or without the need of installing new packages from the internet. (wireless is useless if you can't connect to your router...)
Hardware details
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in Breezy (current stable)? |
in Dapper (current stable)? |
in Edgy (current stable)? |
Installation works? |
Yes (with noapic) |
Yes (with noapic) |
Yes (with noapic) |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Breezy (current stable)? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
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Screen |
Yes (correction in xorg.conf, see Current Issues) |
Yes (correction in xorg.conf, see Current Issues) |
|
Correct resolution? |
Yes (1280x800 with and without fglrx) |
Yes (1280x800 with and without fglrx) |
|
Correct refresh rate? |
Yes (60Hz with and without fglrx) |
Yes (60Hz with and without fglrx) |
|
3D Acceleration |
Yes (with fglrx only) |
Yes (with fglrx only) |
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External monitor works? |
No |
No |
|
External monitor - mirrors |
No |
No |
|
External monitor - extend desktop |
No |
No |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes (had to get a non-buggy external DSDT.aml file) |
Yes (Out of the box) |
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Hibernates? |
No |
No |
|
Sleep |
No (Option N/A) |
No* |
|
Dim monitor on battery |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Lid Close |
Yes |
No |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct volume? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
Yes |
Yes |
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Headphone jack |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mic jack |
Yes |
Yes |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Wireless NIC |
Yes (only without WEP) |
Yes (only without WEP) |
|
PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Bluetooth |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Infrared |
No |
No |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes |
Yes (poiter jumps sometimes) |
|
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Yes |
No |
|
Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Yes |
No |
|
External mouse - USB |
Yes |
Yes |
|
External mouse - Serial |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
|
NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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PS/2 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
N/A |
N/A |
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CD/DVD drive |
Yes (Read/Write) |
Yes (Read/Write) |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel Ports |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Card reader(s) |
Untested |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # (See Notes) |
|
in Breezy (current stable)? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
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+ F1 |
Hot key help - Displays help on hot keys |
|
No (Eject's the CD in the drive instead) |
No |
|
+ F2 |
Should: Launches the eSetting in the eManager set by the Acer Empowering Key e |
|
No |
No |
|
+ F3 |
Should launch Power Management |
|
No |
No |
|
+ F4 |
Should Put The Laptop in Sleep Mode |
|
No |
No |
|
+ F5 |
think yes but external monitor does not work |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F6 |
Turns the display screen backlight off to save power - Press any key to return also works |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F7 |
Turns the internal touchpad on and off |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ F8 |
Turns the speakers on and off |
|
Yes |
Yes |
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+ F11 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
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+ F12 |
Scr Lk |
|
No |
No |
|
+ ↑ |
Volume up |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ ↓ |
Volume down |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ → |
Increases the screen brightness |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
+ ← |
Decreases the screen brightness |
|
Yes |
Yes |
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+ Home |
Toggle Play/Pause |
|
Yes |
No |
|
+ Pg Up |
Stop Playing |
|
Yes |
No |
|
+ Pg Dn |
Previous Song |
|
Yes |
No |
|
+ End |
Next Song |
|
Yes |
No |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # (See Notes) |
|
in Breezy (current stable)? |
in Dapper (current development)? |
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€ |
Dedicated € key |
|
No |
No |
|
$ |
Dedicated $ key |
|
No |
No |
|
Alt Gr + E |
€ key |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Key + Tab |
Activates the next Taskbar button |
|
Yes |
No |
|
Windows Key + E |
Should Open the My Computer window |
|
No |
No |
|
Windows Key + F |
Should Open the Find: All Files dialog box |
|
No |
No |
|
Windows Key + M |
Should Minimize all windows |
|
No |
No |
|
Windows Key + R |
Should Open the Run dialog box |
|
No |
No |
|
Launch Key + Mail |
Opens Evolution |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Launch Key + Browser |
Opens Firefox |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Launch Key + e |
Should: eManager (User-programmable) |
|
No |
No |
|
Launch Key + P |
Should: User-programmable Key |
|
No |
No |
|
Notes
I would like to help this team making Ubuntu 100% compatibile with this laptop, so if you find this review useful or need further tests contact me.
The key's that doesen't work on this laptop are reported here: #34656
- (*) The Sleep mode apparently works, the problem is that the laptop doesen't wake up, at least i have a blank screen while the HDD and CPU fan works...
When installing Ubuntu, i press F3 and select Portuguese Layout and works, then F6 and add noapic, after that the install skips keyboard selecting and I end up with English Layout during the install. If I don't select Portuguese Layout at begining (without pressing F3) and I use only noapic during the install I am asked to select my keyboard layout during install and everything woks fine.
- Now i'm wondering if anyone will ever read this and find it useful to correct all those things...
SergioZanchetta/Old/AcerAspire1694WLMi (last edited 2010-02-26 14:08:59 by host226-241-dynamic)