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Acer Aspire V5-571G
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Introduction
Aspire V5 571G.
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Specifications
| Name | Acer Aspire V5 571G |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 3210M |
| Screen | 15.6“ 1366×768 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| HDD | 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD R/w |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M |
| Network | 1000Mb/s Ethernet, WiFi 802.11b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | Cpu Scaling supported |
| Screen | Yes | Comments |
| HDD | Yes | Comments |
| Optical Drive | Yes | Comments |
| Graphics Chip Intel | Yes | Comments |
| Graphics Chip Nvidia | Yes | Optimus works, Steam too |
| VGA Out | Yes | Comments |
| HDMI Port | Yes | Comments |
| DisplayPort | Not Tested | Comments |
| Sound | Yes | Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Yes | Comments |
| Headphone Jack | Yes | Comments |
| Microphone Jack | Not Tested | Comments |
| Ethernet | Yes | Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10) |
| Wireless | Yes | Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) → ath9k kernel driver |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Works on Ubuntu up to 12.04 but not on Debian Wheezy |
| USB | Yes | Comments |
| Card Reader | Works | Works in Ubuntu 14.04 nativly, ubuntu 12.04 needs a driver |
| Webcam | Yes | Comments |
| Touch Pad | Yes | Using Synaptics driver |
| Suspend/Resume | Yes | Comments |
Notes
Tested on Gentoo, kernel 3.7.10 on model 571G-53214G50Makk
Backlight dimming works after adding “acpi_osi=linux acpi_backlight=vendor” to boot parameters in grub
Summary
All the important parts work.
Discussion
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