AcerAspire5720z
Contact: Dariusz Panasiuk <Dariusz.Panasiuk@gmail.com>
- Make: Acer
- Brand: Aspire
- Model: 5720Z, Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2310 @ 1.46GHz
Website: http://www.acer.com
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
I have used guidlines on http://madberry.org/2008/11/how-to-get-atheros-ar242x-to-work-on-810-intrepid-ibex/
- edit file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
- comment out "blacklist ath_hal" and "blacklist ath_pci"
Enabling Sound input
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 |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS |
in 8.10 Intrepid (current development) |
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Screen |
Untested |
Works |
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Correct resolution? |
Untested |
Works |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Untested |
Works |
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3D Acceleration |
Untested |
Works |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Untested |
Works |
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Hibernates? |
Untested |
Untested |
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Suspend |
Untested |
Untested |
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Dim monitor on battery |
Untested |
Untested |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
Works |
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Lid Close |
Untested |
Untested |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Untested |
Untested |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Untested |
Works (not out of the box) |
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Correct volume? |
Untested |
Works (not out of the box) |
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Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
Works |
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Headphone jack |
Untested |
Works |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Untested |
Works |
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Wireless NIC |
Untested |
Works (with restricted drivers) |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Untested |
Works |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Untested |
Works |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Untested |
Works |
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External mouse - USB |
Untested |
Works |
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External mouse - Serial |
Untested |
Works |
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CD/DVD drive |
Untested |
Works |
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PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Untested |
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Card reader(s) |
Untested |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS? |
in Gutsy (current development)? |
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+ Esc |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F1 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F2 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F3 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F4 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F5 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F6 |
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Untested |
Works |
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+ F7 |
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Untested |
Works |
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+ F8 |
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Untested |
Works |
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+ F11 |
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Untested |
Works |
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+ F12 |
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Untested |
Works |
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+ left |
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Untested |
Works |
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+ right |
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Untested |
Works |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS |
Edgy (current development) |
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KEY |
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Untested |
Untested |
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Notes
updates to this atricle comming soon