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Acer Aspire Switch 10 SW5-012
Introduction
This is a template for a future compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire Switch 10 SW5-012 laptop. If you have the Acer Aspire Switch 10 SW5-012 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 Switch 10 SW5-012 specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire Switch 10 SW5-012 |
| Processor | Intel Atom Z3735F 1.33 GHz Quad-core (4 Core) |
| Screen | 10.1“ in - WXGA 1280 x 800 Active Matrix TFT Colour LCD Backlight LED |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| HDD | 64 GB Flash Memory |
| Optical Drive | No |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics |
| Network | Unknown IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| TouchScreen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Graphics Chip | Yes | |
| HDMI Out | Yes | For sound you need some extra firmware (check sound) |
| Sound | Yes | Soundcards are detected out of the box on Fedora 27, it needs some extra configuration/firmware files though which you can download from https://github.com/plbossart/UCM/tree/master/bytcr-rt5640 [instructions are included] |
| Microphone | Not Tested | |
| Headphone Port | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| USB | Yes | From keyboard (docking station) as well as micro-USB with USB-OTG |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | No | |
| Keyboard | Yes | |
| TouchPad | Yes | |
| Docking Station | Yes | (I call the keyboard the docking station) |
| Suspend/Resume | No | Due to a kernel bug which has something to do with C-states |
Notes
You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the Acer Aspire Switch 10 SW5-012 here.
Summary
Almost everything works out of the box with a Fedora 27 installation.
Only thing which needs some work is the sound, which requires some extra files.
The items which are stated with “no” are simply not yet supported by the kernel or have a known bug (suspend and resume)
Discussion