AcerAspire5002WLMi
Contact: Bryan Gerlach (backwoodsnation@gmail.com), AzraelNightwalker
- Brand: Acer
- Make : Aspire
- Model: 5002WLMi
Current Issues
Hardware details
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in Dapper (current stable)? |
in Edgy (current development)? |
Installation works? |
yes |
yes |
Hardware Information |
- Acer Aspire 5002WLMi
- AMD Turion 64 Ml-30 processor (1MB L2 cache, 1.6 GHz)
15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD
- SiS 760 graphics card
- 100GB HDD
- DVD-Dual
- 1GB DDR
- Modem
- LAN
WLAN (Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02))
- has a button to turn on/off the WLAN
- has a button for a bluetooth device (it isn't present though in my laptop)
Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Dapper (current stable)? |
in Edgy (current development)? |
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Screen |
yes |
yes |
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Correct resolution? |
yes |
yes |
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Correct refresh rate? |
yes |
yes |
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3D Acceleration |
no |
no |
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External monitor works? |
yes |
yes |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
yes |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
yes |
yes |
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Hibernates? |
yes |
yes |
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Sleep |
yes |
yes |
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Dim monitor on battery |
no |
no |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
yes |
yes |
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Lid Close |
Turns off LCD and upon opening, it asks for your password. (can be set do do other things like suspend). |
yes |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
yes |
yes |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
yes |
yes |
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Correct volume? |
yes |
yes |
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Hardware volume switch |
the Fn + Up/Down arrows control the volume |
yes (Fn + Up/Down) |
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Headphone jack |
yes |
yes |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
yes |
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Integrated Mic |
Untested |
yes |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
yes |
yes |
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Wireless NIC |
needs firmware to be installed and only runs at 11Mb/s, works at 54Mb/s with ndiswrapper |
yes (ndiswrapper - ok, bcm43xx not so ok but works too) |
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PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
yes |
yes |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
yes |
yes |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
after install, i had to reconfigure X.org for the scroll and back/forward buttons to function properly |
yes |
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Touchpad - turned off while typing |
no |
no |
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External mouse - USB |
yes |
yes |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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CD/DVD drive |
yes |
yes |
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PCMCIA cards |
yes |
yes |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Dapper (current stable)? |
in Edgy (current development)? |
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+ F1 |
brings up a help window |
|
yes |
yes |
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+ F2 |
??? |
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no |
Untested |
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+ F3 |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F4 |
suspend or hibernate (whichever you select it to do in power management) |
|
yes |
yes |
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+ F5 |
switches to external monitor??? |
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Untested |
yes |
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+ F6 |
turns off/on screen backlight |
|
yes |
yes |
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+ F7 |
turns off/on touchpad |
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yes |
yes |
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+ F8 |
mute/unmute sound |
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yes |
yes |
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+ F11 |
numlock |
|
yes |
yes |
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+ F12 |
scroll lock |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ ArrowUp |
turn volume up |
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yes |
yes |
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turn volume down |
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yes |
yes |
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increases the displays brightness |
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yes |
yes |
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decreases the displays brightness |
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yes |
yes |
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+ Home |
media play/pause button |
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yes |
yes |
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+ PgUp |
media stop button |
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yes |
yes |
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+ PgDown |
media previous button |
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yes |
yes |
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+ End |
media next button |
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yes |
yes |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Dapper (current stable)? |
in Edgy (current development)? |
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Dollar symbol ($) |
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Untested |
no |
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Euro symbol (€) |
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Untested |
no |
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