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Acer Aspire 4820tg TimelineX
Introduction
This is a compatibilty guide to running Linux (Kubuntu) with the Acer Aspire 4820 TimelineX laptop.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 4820 TimelineX specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire 4820 TimelineX |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 430M CPU ,2.26 GHz (with Intel Turbo Boost support) |
| Screen | 14 inch WXGA (1366×768) |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon HD 5650 |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | up to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | None |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 802.11b/g/n or Broadcom Wireless |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Tested | |
| Screen | Tested | |
| HDD | Tested | |
| Graphics | Tested | |
| Sound | Tested | |
| Ethernet | Partial | The ethernet controller works after Bios upgrade |
| Battery | Testes | The battery works after Bios upgrade |
| Wireless | Works | The Intel wireless controller works just fine. |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Tested | |
| Webcam | Works |
Notes
Laptop was tested with Kubuntu 10.04.
Summary
The Acer Aspire 4820 TimelineX is quite a good linux laptop… just only after the BIOS upgrade.
For more and updated info go to Installing Kubuntu 10.04 >* on Acer TimelineX 4820TG
Discussion
Try Ubuntu 10.10, ethernet problem was solved after kernel 2.6.35.
I have another question:
- How do I discover if I have a bluetooth inside it? It doesn't appear in lspci neither lsusb… I wont't install windows to test it. My wireless is an Atheros AR9287 pci-e
Had the wireless problem and some strange audio problems which went away by themselves after some week (around end November 2010), I believe with an automatic ubuntu update. Now it works like a charm :)
Ok Linux on this notebook runs perfect
1. Upgrade BIOS
2. Install Linux
3. Upgrade kernel
and google how to fix all other problems ;)
for example:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1495123
well, I've tried Linux Mint 9 XFCE 64bit (from 90% based on ubuntu 10.04) and even after BIOS update the ethernet doesn't work. I'll try the KDE version, but I don't think it'll solve the problem..
Hi.
please refer to this blog http://kblackhat.blogspot.com/ …
All the open issued have been fixed!