AcerLaptopUbuntu

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Introduction

Acer Laptop Ubuntu Team :

test, configure, adapt and ease the use of a Acer laptop with a U/KU/XU ... buntu system.

You can contact us :

We are waiting for your feed back about the way you use your Acer laptop :

how did you manage to get the wifi work ?
how did you manage to get the 3D graphic card work ?
what problems did you face to install this software or this distribution (Edgy ...) ?
are you using a 64 bits or 32 bits distribution ?
have you found a bug or a "mal-function" in a Dapper, Edgy, or newer ubuntu release ?
have you written a tutorial or documentation about Acer laptop and Ubuntu ? Please let us know !
... you can make a traduction of a tutorial or documentaion ... Please let us know !

september 2006

With Edgy knot 3, please be sure to put The Option MonitorLayout line in your xorg.conf to get your laptop work and bypass the "blackscreen" problem.

{{{Section "Device"

Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility X700 (RV410)" Driver "ati"
Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, TMDS" BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

More to come ...

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'''''september 2006'''''

With Edgy knot 3, please be sure to put The Option MonitorLayout line in your xorg.conf to get your laptop work and bypass the "blackscreen" problem.

{{{Section "Device"
        Identifier      "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility X700 (RV410)"
        Driver          "ati"
        Option          "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, TMDS"
        BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection}}}


= Tutorials and docs =

== WIFI ==
 * [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Dapper?highlight=%28WifiDocs%2FDriver%29|wifi BCM43xx dapper/Edgy]
 * [http://www.s2ii.com/blog/index.php?2006/04/05/78-wifi-sous-ubuntu-dapper-drake-64-bits-avec-un-acer-aspire-5024|Wifi install (french)]


== graphic ==
 * [http://www.s2ii.com/blog/index.php?2006/09/14/90-installer-xgl-sur-une-ubuntu-606-et-une-carte-ati-radeon-x700-le-retour| XGL install (french)]

'''More to come ...'''