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Acer Aspire E1-531

Introduction

This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire E1-531 laptop. If you have the Acer Aspire E1-531 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.

This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire E1-531. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Aspire E1-531 page on LapWik.

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Specifications

For full specifications see the Acer Aspire E1-531 specifications page.

NameAcer Aspire E1-531
ProcessorIntel Pentium processor B950/B960/B970 (2 MB L3 cache, 2.10/2.20/2.30 GHz)
Intel Celeron processor B820/B815 (2 MB L3 cache, 1.70/1.6 GHz)
Screen15.6” HD 1366 x 768 resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD
RAMUp to 8 GB
HDD320/500/640/750 GB or larger hard disk drive(depending on the model)
Optical Drive8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics
NetworkRJ-45 port
Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/n

Linux Compatibility

DeviceCompatibilityComments
ProcessorWorks
ScreenWorksNo brightness control
HDDWorks
Graphics ChipWorks
VGA OutNot Tested
HDMI OutNot Tested
Optical DriveWorks
SoundWorks
MicrophoneWorks
Headphone PortWorks
Microphone-In PortWorks
EthernetWorks
WirelessWorks
BluetoothWorks
USBWorks
FirewireNot Tested
Card ReaderWorks
WebcamWorks
KeyboardWorks
TouchPadWorks
Suspend/ResumeWorks

Notes

The Acer Aspire E1-531 work very well with Linux, no major issues at all.


Discussion

V, 2012/12/17 10:35

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my Aspire E1-531.
It's working very fine. I didn't have time to check the
compatibility of my camera and bluetooth. Except that
the system is very fine.

Tests Performed
Tests

audio/playback_auto	PASSED	
audio/alsa_record_playback_internal	PASSED	
audio/alsa_record_playback_external	PASSED	
audio/alsa_record_playback_usb	skipped	
bluetooth/detect-output	not required on this system	Job requirement not met: 'device.category == 'BLUETOOTH''
camera/detect	not required on this system	Job requirements not met: 'package.name == 'xawtv'' 'device.category == 'CAPTURE''
camera/display	not required on this system	Job requirement not met: 'device.category == 'CAPTURE''
camera/still	not required on this system	Job requirements not met: 'package.name == 'xawtv'' 'device.category == 'CAPTURE''
cpu/clocktest	PASSED	Testing for clock jitter on 2 cpus PASSED, largest jitter seen was 0.005350 clock direction test: start time 1355662275, stop time 1355662335, sleeptime 60, delta 0 PASSED
cpu/offlining_test	PASSED	Beginning CPU Offlining Test Offlining cpu1 Onlining cpu1
cpu/topology	PASSED	cpu0: Physical ID: 0 Core ID: 0 cpu1: Physical ID: 0 Core ID: 1
disk/detect	PASSED	DataTraveler 2.0 DataTraveler 2.0 Hitachi HTS545050A7E380
graphics/resolution	PASSED	
graphics/minimum_resolution	PASSED	
graphics/display	PASSED	
graphics/VESA_drivers_not_in_use	PASSED	
graphics/compiz_check	PASSED	OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2 OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.4 Not software rendered: yes Not blacklisted: yes GLX fbconfig: yes GLX texture from pixmap: yes GL npot or rect textures: yes Compiz supported: yes
input/mouse	PASSED	
input/keyboard	PASSED	
keys/brightness	PASSED	
keys/volume	PASSED	
keys/mute	PASSED	
keys/battery-info	PASSED	
keys/wireless	PASSED	
keys/media-control	skipped	
mediacard/mmc-insert	PASSED	
mediacard/mmc-storage	PASSED
memory/info	PASSED	Meminfo total: 1869316 kB DMI total: 2048000 kB Accuracy: 91.00
miscellanea/is_laptop	PASSED	Type: Notebook Battery: YES
monitor/vga	skipped	
monitor/hdmi	skipped	
monitor/powersaving	PASSED	
networking/detect	PASSED	Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10) Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
networking/internet	PASSED	Internet connection fully established
optical/detect	PASSED	Slimtype DVD A DS8A8SH
optical/read	skipped	
pcmcia-pcix/detect	skipped	
power-management/rtc	PASSED	
suspend/network_before_suspend	PASSED	Internet connection fully established
suspend/resolution_before_suspend	PASSED	
suspend/audio_before_suspend	PASSED	
suspend/memory_before_suspend	PASSED
z), 2012/12/04 12:50

OS:
Debian 7 (testing) GNU/Linux with Gnome 3.4.2

Kernel:
3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.32-1 x86_64

CPU:
B960 2.2GHz x2

RAM:
2GB RAM

Mass storage:
60GB SSD.

Processor: ok
Screen: partly (no brightness adjustment!)
SSD: ok
VGA Out: Not Tested
HDMI Out: Not Tested
Optical DVD+-RW Multi-Drive: ok (Tested reading a CD)
Internal Speakers: ok
Internal microphone: ok
Headphone-out Port: ok
Microphone-In Port: ok
Ethernet: ok
Wireless: ok, except for activity LED (works only with non-free firmware)
Bluetooth: MISSING (not installed)
Modem: MISSING (not installed)
USB: ok
Firewire: MISSING (not installed)
Card Reader: ok (tested sd 8GB)
Webcam: ok
Keyboard: partly (missing CAPS/num lock LEDs)
TouchPad: ok (two-finger scrolling horizontal & vertical)
Suspend/Resume: ok
Battery: ok

Sri, 2012/12/02 04:54

Using Linux Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit.
Processor: B960 / 4GB RAM / 500GB HDD.

Processor ok
Screen ok
HDD ok
Graphics Chip ok - but only generic driver
VGA Out Not Tested
HDMI Out Not Tested
Optical Drive ok
Sound ok
Microphone Not Tested
Headphone Port Not Tested
Microphone-In Port Not Tested
Ethernet ok
Wireless ok
Bluetooth ok
Modem Not Tested
USB ok
Firewire Not Tested
Card Reader Not Tested
Webcam ok
Keyboard ok - has separate numeric keyboard
TouchPad ok
Suspend/Resume Not Tested
Battery ok - discharge to 5%: 3 hours 30 minutes; full charge from 5%: 1 hour

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