AcerAspire1694WLMi

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Current Issues

  • To boot the installation CD, I had to add "noapic" to the kernel parameters.
  • To make the monitor display anything but the blank screen after install i had to add

{{{Section "Device"

  • in the xorg.conf file, so for a user that installs Ubuntu for the first time without knowing this will say Ubuntu is not working.

Hardware details

in Breezy (current stable)?

in Dapper (current development)?

Installation works?

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy (current stable)?

in Dapper (current development)?

Screen

Yes (see Current Issues)

Yes (See Current Issues)

Correct resolution?

Yes (1280x800 with and without fglrx)

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes (60Hz with and without fglrx)

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes (with fglrx only)

Yes (manuel configuration)

External monitor works?

No

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

No

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

No

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes (had to get a non-buggy external DSDT.aml file)

Yes

Hibernates?

Untested

Yes

Sleep

Untested

Yes

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Untested

Lid Close

Yes

Untested

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Untested

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Yes

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Yes (only without WEP)

Yes

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Yes

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

N/A

N/A

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

N/A

N/A

CD/DVD drive

Yes (Read/Write)

Yes (Read/Write)

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

N/A

Card reader(s)

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy (current stable)?

in Dapper (current development)?

+ F1

Eject's the CD in the drive instead of Hot key help - Displays help on hot keys

No

Untested

+ F2

Should: Launches the eSetting in the eManager set by the Acer Empowering Key e

No

Untested

+ F3

Should launch Power Management

No

Untested

+ F4

Should Put The Laptop in Sleep Mode

Untested

Untested

+ F5

think yes but external monitor does not work

Yes

Untested

+ F6

Turns the display screen backlight off to save power - Press any key to return also works

Yes

Untested

+ F7

Turns the internal touchpad on and off

Yes

Untested

+ F8

Turns the speakers on and off

Yes

Untested

+ F11

NumLk

Yes

Untested

+ F12

Scr Lk

No

Untested

+ ↑

Volume up

Yes

Untested

+ ↓

Volume down

Yes

Untested

+ →

Increases the screen brightness

Yes

Untested

+ ←

Decreases the screen brightness

Yes

Untested

+ Home

Toggle Play/Pause

Yes

Untested

+ Pg Up

Stop Playing

Yes

Untested

+ Pg Dn

Previous Song

Yes

Untested

+ End

Next Song

Yes

Untested

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy (current stable)?

in Dapper (current development)?

Dedicated € key

No

Untested

$

Dedicated $ key

No

Untested

Alt Gr + E

€ key

Yes

Untested

Windows Key + Tab

Activates the next Taskbar button

Yes

Untested

Windows Key + E

Should Open the My Computer window

No

Untested

Windows Key + F

Should Open the Find: All Files dialog box

No

Untested

Windows Key + M

Should Minimize all windows

No

Untested

Windows Key + R

Should Open the Run dialog box

No

Untested

Launch Key + Mail

Opens Evolution

Yes

Untested

Launch Key + Browser

Opens Firefox

Yes

Untested

Launch Key + e

Should: eManager (User-programmable)

No

Untested

Launch Key + P

Should: User-programmable Key

No

Untested

Notes