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AcerAspire5720z

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Contact: Dariusz Panasiuk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/dariusz.panasiuk
Make: Acer
Brand: Aspire
Model: 5720Z, Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2310 @ 1.46GHz
Latest tested kernel: Linux maj-laptop 2.6.27-14-generic #1 SMP Fri Jun 5 10:14:59 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Current Issues

Moderate: Sound recording doesn't work out of the box (see below)
Moderate: Wifi (wireless card) doesn't work out of the box (see below)

Installing Wifi card - Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)

I have used guidelines from http://madberry.org/2008/11/how-to-get-atheros-ar242x-to-work-on-810-intrepid-ibex
Install latest updates
Download and install driver from: http://madberry.org/wp-content/compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2

update: as of Jun 2009 it works with "Ubuntu restricted drives" on Ubuntu 8.10

Making microphone working

helpful link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HdaIntelSoundHowto
edit the file /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
At the end of the file, add the line:
options snd-hda-intel model=auto

System Info

$ sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer

Acer

$ sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name

Aspire 5720z

$ sudo dmidecode -s system-version

V1.45

Hardware details

Screen & Monitors
Device	Works?		Bug #
Device	in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS	in 8.10 Intrepid (current development)	Bug #
Screen	Untested	Works
Correct resolution?	Untested	Works
Correct refresh rate?	Untested	Works
3D Acceleration	Untested	Works
External monitor works?	Untested	Untested
External monitor - mirrors	Untested	Untested
External monitor - extend desktop	Untested	Untested
Power Management
Battery detected?	Untested	Works
Hibernates?	Untested	Works
Suspend	Untested	Works
Dim monitor on battery	Untested	Works
Blank monitor on inactivity	Untested	Works
Lid Close	Untested	Works
Cpu frequency scaling	Untested	Works
Sound
Sound works?	Untested	Works (input and mic after supplied tweak)
Correct volume?	Untested	Works (very quite without supplied tweak)
Hardware volume switch	Untested	Yes (not out of the box)
Headphone jack	Untested	Works
Mic jack	Untested	Works
Networking
Wired NIC	Untested	Works
Wireless NIC	Untested	Yes (not out of the box)
PCMCIA NIC	Untested	Untested
Firewire	Untested	Untested
Modem	Untested	Untested
Touchpad & Mice
Touchpad	Untested	Works
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click	Untested	Works
Touchpad - Scroll down side	Untested	Works
External mouse - USB	Untested	Works
CD/DVD drive	Untested	Works
PCMCIA cards	Untested	Untested
Card reader(s)	Untested	Works

Function and other keys
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS	in 8.10 Intrepid (current development)	Bug #
+ F1	help	Fn + F1	Untested	Doesn't work
+ F2	Unknown	Fn + F2	Untested	Doesn't work
+ F3	Battery status	Fn + F3	Untested	Works
+ F4	Put laptop to sleep	Fn + F4	Untested	Works
+ F5	Switch to external monitor	Fn + F5	Untested	Doesn't work
+ F6	Switch off LCD monitor	Fn + F6	Untested	Works
+ F7	Disable Touch-Pad mouse	Fn + F7	Untested	Works
+ F8	Disable speakers	Fn + F8	Untested	Works
+ F11	NunLk	Fn + F11	Untested	Works
+ F12	Scr Lk	Fn + F12	Untested	Works
Fn +	Play/Pause def. Player	Fn + Home	Untested	Works
Fn +	Stop def. Player	Fn + Pg Uk	Untested	Works
Fn +	Next track	Fn + End	Untested	Works
Fn +	Previous track	Fn + Pg Dn	Untested	Works
+ left	Dim display	Fn + left	Untested	Works
+ right	Brighten display	Fn + right	Untested	Works
Other special keys
Key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Key	Operation	Keycode	in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS	in 8.10 Intrepid (current development)	Bug #
Wifi	Switch on/off Wifi card	special key above the keyboard	Untested	Works (LED doesn't indicate it)
Email	Start email client	special key above the keyboard	Untested	Works (starts Evolution by default)

Notes

Sound settings:

System->Preferences->Sound:
- Sound Playback and Input: "HDA Intel ALC268 Analog (OSS)"
Sound Preferences (right click on DockBar speaker):
- Raltek ALC268 (OSS Mixer)
Sound Volume Control (right click on DockBar speaker):
- Raltek ALC268 (OSS Mixer)
Skype Input and Output devices:
- HDA Intel (hw:Intel,0)

Known hardware

sudo lshw -short

H/W path               Device      Class       Description
==========================================================
                                   system      Aspire 5720Z
/0                                 bus         Nettiling
/0/0                               memory      1MiB BIOS
/0/18                              memory      1GiB System Memory
/0/18/0                            memory      512MiB DIMM Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
/0/18/1                            memory      512MiB DIMM Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
/0/20                              processor   Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  T2310  @ 1.46GHz
/0/20/21                           memory      1MiB L2 cache
/0/20/23                           memory      32KiB L1 cache
/0/20/0.1                          processor   Logical CPU
/0/20/0.2                          processor   Logical CPU
/0/22                              memory      32KiB L1 cache
/0/100                             bridge      Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub
/0/100/2                           display     Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller
/0/100/2.1                         display     Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller
/0/100/1a                          bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
/0/100/1a.1                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
/0/100/1a.7                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
/0/100/1b                          multimedia  82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
/0/100/1c                          bridge      82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1
/0/100/1c.1                        bridge      82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2
/0/100/1c.2                        bridge      82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3
/0/100/1c.2/0          eth0        network     NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
/0/100/1c.3                        bridge      82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4
/0/100/1c.3/0          wmaster0    network     AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
/0/100/1d                          bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
/0/100/1d.1                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
/0/100/1d.2                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
/0/100/1d.7                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
/0/100/1e                          bridge      82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/0                        bus         R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
/0/100/1e/0.1                      system      R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter
/0/100/1e/0.2                      system      R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
/0/100/1e/0.3                      system      xD-Picture Card Controller
/0/100/1f                          bridge      82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller
/0/100/1f.1            scsi0       storage     82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0      /dev/cdrom  disk        DVD-RW DVR-K17RS
/0/100/1f.2            scsi2       storage     82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA IDE Controller
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0      /dev/sda    disk        120GB TOSHIBA MK1237GS
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/1    /dev/sda1   volume      108GiB EXT3 volume
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/2    /dev/sda2   volume      2925MiB Extended partition
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/2/5  /dev/sda5   volume      2925MiB Linux swap / Solaris partition
/0/100/1f.3                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller
/1                                 power       Li-ion(6cell)

sudo lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
07:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
07:00.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
07:00.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
07:00.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)

sudo lsusb (without any external device)

Bus 007 Device 002: ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp. 
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

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/0                                 bus         Nettiling
/0/0                               memory      1MiB BIOS
/0/18                              memory      1GiB System Memory
/0/18/0                            memory      512MiB DIMM Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
/0/18/1                            memory      512MiB DIMM Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
/0/20                              processor   Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  T2310  @ 1.46GHz
/0/20/21                           memory      1MiB L2 cache
/0/20/23                           memory      32KiB L1 cache
/0/20/0.1                          processor   Logical CPU
/0/20/0.2                          processor   Logical CPU
/0/22                              memory      32KiB L1 cache
/0/100                             bridge      Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub
/0/100/2                           display     Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller
/0/100/2.1                         display     Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller
/0/100/1a                          bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
/0/100/1a.1                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
/0/100/1a.7                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
/0/100/1b                          multimedia  82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
/0/100/1c                          bridge      82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1
/0/100/1c.1                        bridge      82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2
/0/100/1c.2                        bridge      82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3
/0/100/1c.2/0          eth0        network     NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
/0/100/1c.3                        bridge      82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4
/0/100/1c.3/0          wmaster0    network     AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
/0/100/1d                          bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
/0/100/1d.1                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
/0/100/1d.2                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
/0/100/1d.7                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
/0/100/1e                          bridge      82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/0                        bus         R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
/0/100/1e/0.1                      system      R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter
/0/100/1e/0.2                      system      R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
/0/100/1e/0.3                      system      xD-Picture Card Controller
/0/100/1f                          bridge      82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller
/0/100/1f.1            scsi0       storage     82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0      /dev/cdrom  disk        DVD-RW DVR-K17RS
/0/100/1f.2            scsi2       storage     82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA IDE Controller
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0      /dev/sda    disk        120GB TOSHIBA MK1237GS
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/1    /dev/sda1   volume      108GiB EXT3 volume
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/2    /dev/sda2   volume      2925MiB Extended partition
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/2/5  /dev/sda5   volume      2925MiB Linux swap / Solaris partition
/0/100/1f.3                        bus         82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller
/1                                 power       Li-ion(6cell)

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'''sudo lspci'''
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-:00.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 12)

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07:00.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev ff)
+:00.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
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'''sudo lsusb''' (without any external device)
{{{
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp. 
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

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