AcerAspire5050

Pending issues

  • WiFi is unstable, but it may be a hardware issue.

  • No sound unless you turn the "Surround" column up in alsamixer.

Known hardware

sudo lshw -short

H/W path             Device      Class       Description
========================================================
                                 system      Aspire 5050
/0                               bus         Prespa M
/0/0                             memory      107KiB BIOS
/0/4                             processor   AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology MK-36
/0/4/5                           memory      512KiB L2 cache
/0/4/0                           memory      128KiB L1 cache
/0/4/1                           memory      512KiB L2 cache
/0/1b                            memory      1GiB System Memory
/0/1b/0                          memory      512MiB DIMM Synchronous
/0/1b/1                          memory      512MiB DIMM Synchronous
/0/100                           bridge      RS480 Host Bridge
/0/100/1                         bridge      RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/1/5                       display     RS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M]
/0/100/4                         bridge      RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/5                         bridge      RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/6                         bridge      RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/7                         bridge      RS480 PCI Bridge
/0/100/12            scsi2       storage     IXP SB400 Serial ATA Controller
/0/100/12/0.0.0      /dev/sda    disk        120GB SAMSUNG HM120JI
/0/100/12/0.0.0/1    /dev/sda1   volume      5992MiB Windows FAT volume
/0/100/12/0.0.0/2    /dev/sda2   volume      52GiB Windows FAT volume
/0/100/12/0.0.0/3    /dev/sda3   volume      53GiB Windows FAT volume
/0/100/13                        bus         IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
/0/100/13.1                      bus         IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
/0/100/13.2                      bus         IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller
/0/100/14                        bus         IXP SB400 SMBus Controller
/0/100/14.1          scsi0       storage     IXP SB400 IDE Controller
/0/100/14.1/0.0.0    /dev/cdrom  disk        DVDRAM GSA-T10N
/0/100/14.1/0.0.0/0  /dev/cdrom  disk        
/0/100/14.2                      multimedia  IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller
/0/100/14.3                      bridge      IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
/0/100/14.4                      bridge      IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge
/0/100/14.4/1                    bridge      CB-712/4 Cardbus Controller
/0/100/14.4/1.1                  memory      FLASH memory
/0/100/14.4/1.2                  system      ENE PCI Secure Digital Card Reader Controller
/0/100/14.4/1.3                  memory      FLASH memory
/0/100/14.4/1.4                  memory      FLASH memory
/0/100/14.4/2        eth0        network     RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
/0/100/14.4/4                    network     BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
/0/101                           bridge      K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
/0/102                           bridge      K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
/0/103                           bridge      K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
/0/104                           bridge      K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
/0/1                 scsi4       storage     
/0/1/0.0.0           /dev/sdb    disk        4127MB SCSI Disk
/0/1/0.0.0/1         /dev/sdb1   volume      3071MiB Windows FAT volume
/0/1/0.0.0/2         /dev/sdb2   volume      864MiB EXT3 volume
/1                   wlan0       network     Wireless interface
/2                   pan0        network     Ethernet interface

sudo lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge (rev 10)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:04.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:05.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:07.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:12.0 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 Serial ATA Controller (rev 80)
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80)
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80)
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller (rev 80)
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller (rev 83)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 IDE Controller (rev 80)
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge (rev 80)
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge (rev 80)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS482 [Radeon Xpress 200M]
08:01.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB-712/4 Cardbus Controller (rev 10)
08:01.1 FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc ENE PCI Memory Stick Card Reader Controller (rev 01)
08:01.2 SD Host controller: ENE Technology Inc ENE PCI Secure Digital Card Reader Controller (rev 01)
08:01.3 FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc: (rev 01)
08:01.4 FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc SD/MMC Card Reader Controller (rev 01)
08:02.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
08:04.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)

sudo lsusb (without any external device connected)

Achievements - results

in Hardy (8.04)

in Intrepid (8.10)

in Jaunty (9.04) development

IMAGE

Bug #

Image seen on screen?

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution/refresh?

Yes

Yes

Graphic acceleration?

Yes

Compiz/Beryl work?

Yes

External monitor works?

ENERGY

Bug #

Battery detected?

Hibernates?

Suspends?

Blank monitor on inactivity?

Blank monitor when closing lid?

Yes

Yes

AUDIO

Bug #

Sounds on speakers?

No

No(1)

Correct volume?

Phisical volume roll/key works?

Headphone jack

Mic jack

CONECTIVITY

Bug #

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

No*

Firewire

Bluetooth

PSTN Modem

Infrared

POINTERS

Bug #

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Yes

External mouse - USB

External mouse - RS232/Serial

External mouse - MiniDIN/PS2

KEYBOARDS

Bug #

Local language characters

Yes

External - USB

External - MiniDIN/PS2

Function keys

Yes

Yes

Fn Special keys (bright, volume)

Yes

Yes

OTHER ASPECTS

Bug #

Fingerprint reader

-

(once installed) CD/DVD drive reads

(once installed) CD/DVD drive record

Parallel Port

Memory card reader(s)

Yes

Videocamera

-

Live-CD boots until desktop?

Yes

Yes

Live-CD is functional/practicable?

Yes

Yes

(*) Notes and recipes

(1) Until you open a terminal, start alsamixer, move right to the "Surround" column, unmute it ("M") and turn its volume up (up-arrow lots of times)

See also


CategoryLaptop

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