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 * Contact: Dariusz Panasiuk <Dariusz.Panasiuk@gmail.com>  * Contact: Dariusz Panasiuk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/dariusz.panasiuk
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 *latest tested kernel: 2.6.27-14-generic #1 SMP Fri Mar 13 18:00:20 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
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|| Dim monitor on battery || Untested || Untested || || || Dim monitor on battery || Untested || Works || ||
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|| Lid Close || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Cpu frequency scaling || Untested || Untested || ||		 || Lid Close || Untested || Works || ||
|| Cpu frequency scaling || Untested || Works || ||
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|| Sound works? || Untested || Works (not out of the box) || ||
|| Correct volume? || Untested || Works (not out of the box) || ||
|| Hardware volume switch || Untested || Works || ||		 || Sound works? || Untested || Works (input and mic after supplied tweak) || ||
|| Correct volume? || Untested || Works (very quite without supplied tweak) || ||
|| Hardware volume switch || Untested || Yes (after supplied tweak) || ||
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|| Wireless NIC || Untested || Works (with restricted drivers) || || || Wireless NIC || Untested || Yes (after supplied tweak) || ||
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|| External mouse - Serial || Untested || Works || ||
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|| Card reader(s) || Untested || Untested || || || Card reader(s) || Untested || Works || ||
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|| in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS? || in Gutsy (current development)? ||
|| + Esc || || || Untested || Untested || ||		 || in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS || in 8.10 Intrepid (current development) ||
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|| in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS || Edgy (current development) || || in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS || in 8.10 Intrepid (current development) ||
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updates to this atricle comming soon output of 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 R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 12)
07:00.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
07:00.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev ff)

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

gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

  • comment out "blacklist ath_hal" and "blacklist ath_pci"

Enabling Sound input

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 #

in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

in 8.10 Intrepid (current development)

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

Untested

Suspend

Untested

Untested

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 (after supplied tweak)

Headphone jack

Untested

Works

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Untested

Works

Wireless NIC

Untested

Yes (after supplied tweak)

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 #

in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

in 8.10 Intrepid (current development)

+ F1

Untested

Untested

+ F2

Untested

Untested

+ F3

Untested

Untested

+ F4

Untested

Untested

+ F5

Untested

Untested

+ F6

Untested

Works

+ F7

Untested

Works

+ F8

Untested

Works

+ F11

Untested

Works

+ F12

Untested

Works

+ left

Untested

Works

+ right

Untested

Works

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

in 8.10 Intrepid (current development)

KEY

Untested

Untested

Notes

output of 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 R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 12) 07:00.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12) 07:00.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev ff)

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