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Acer Aspire 8940G
Introduction
This is a template for a future guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 8940G laptop. If you have the Acer Aspire 8940G and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 8940G specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire 8940G-724G50Bn |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 processor : 6MB On-Die L3 Cache |
| Screen | 18.4” Full HD (1920 x 1080) |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | 500 GB or 2 x 500 GB (with add. bracket) |
| Optical Drive | Blu-Ray Drive |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | O.K. | |
| Screen | O.K. | |
| HDD | O.K. | |
| Optical Drive | O.K. | |
| Graphics | O.K. | |
| Sound | O.K. | model=asus-aspire-8930g (Alsa doc.) |
| Ethernet | O.K | |
| Wireless | O.K. | |
| Bluetooth | O.K. | |
| Modem | Not Tested | N.A. |
| USB | O.K. | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | O.K. | |
| ExpressCard Slot | O.K. | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Problem | no proper driver |
| Webcam | O.K. | with uvcvideo |
Notes
With openSuSE 11.2 - no problems(!) except Fingerprint Reader
Summary
Very good.
Discussion
Linux Mint 12 with Cinnamon and NVIDIA drivers (290.10). all apps work well, Inkscape, Blender, GIMP, office apps, and Virtual Box. Cant get google earth to work.
Okay, after installing 11.10 Unity now works. Not sure if there was a real difference or I did something right the second time. I did read that I could upgrade with the “Additional Drivers” function in 11.10.
Just tried Ubuntu 11.04 in duel boot mode with Win7 and I get an error when trying to run with Unity on. Apparently my graphics card is already not good enough, bummer. Probably useless but I am going to upgrade to 11.10 and see how it goes.