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Acer Extensa 5630G
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Acer Extensa 5630G Laptop.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Extensa 5630G. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Extensa 5630G page on LapWik.
Author
bobby : bobbycvi(at)yahoo(dot)com
Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Extensa 5630G specifications page.
| Name | Acer Extensa 5630G |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor – T5800 (2.0 GHz, 800 Mhz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache) |
| Screen | 15.4” WXGA Acer Crystal Brite LCD Widescreen (8 ms/220-nit) |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 250GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Up To 1024 MB ATI Mobility RADEON™ HD 3470 (256 MB) HyperMemory |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 5100 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10 |
| Screen | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10 |
| HDD | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10 |
| Optical Drive | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10 |
| Graphics | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10. Driver installed correctly. |
| Sound | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10. Driver installed correctly. |
| Ethernet | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10. Driver installed correctly. |
| Wireless | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10. Driver installed correctly. |
| Bluetooth | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10. Driver installed correctly. |
| 56K Modem | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10. Driver installed correctly. |
| USB | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10. Driver installed correctly. |
| Card Reader | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10. Driver installed correctly. |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | Not tested yet. But I think it works. |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | Not tested yet. But I think it works. |
| Camera | Tested | Tested in Ubuntu 8.10. Driver installed correctly. |
Notes
Ubuntu 8.10 works perfectly on this Acer laptop. All drivers have been installed correctly. Bluetooth, wireless, ethernet network and the video card works great. I recommed you to install the new version of Ubuntu 8.10 (Inteprid).
Summary
The Acer Extensa 5630G works just fine under Linux. As long as a recent Linux distribution is used you shouldn't have any problems at all. I recommed to use the recent Ubuntu realease, it works just fine.
Discussion
how can i get drivers?i want to use linux but i cant find drivers.Thanks.
Hi,
I installed Debian 'squeeze' (testing) on this laptop and most things are very well supported out-of-the-box.
I tested everything that you have listed here, except the ExpressCard Slot and the Card Reader, and all works well. Also, my laptop doesn't have a bluetooth adapter, so obviously I didn't test that.
I'm also contributing with the details of my laptop setup here: http://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Acer/Extensa 5630G
Same experience for me: everything worked like a charm when I installed Ubuntu 8.10, and Linux flies on this machine. It is a very nice low cost computer with good performance and excellent Linux compatibility, although it is more of a semi-portable desktop replacement than a traditional laptop.
I installed Ubuntu 9.04, everything works great but 5v1 Card Reader don`t know xD card, only SD card. Do you have this problem too?