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: 2.6.27-14-generic #1 SMP Fri Mar 13 18:00:20 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)

Making microphone working

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

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 #

in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

in 8.10 Intrepid (current development)

+ 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 #

in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

in 8.10 Intrepid (current development)

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:
  1. System->Preferences->Sound:

    • Sound Playback and Input: "HDA Intel ALC268 Analog (OSS)"
  2. Sound Preferences (right click on DockBar speaker):

    • Raltek ALC268 (OSS Mixer)
  3. Sound Volume Control (right click on DockBar speaker):

    • Raltek ALC268 (OSS Mixer)
  4. Skype Input and Output devices:
    • HDA Intel (hw:Intel,0)

Output of `lspci -v`:

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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