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Acer TravelMate 5730G
Introduction
If you have the Acer TravelMate 5730G 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 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 TravelMate 5730G. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer TravelMate 5730G page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer TravelMate 5730G specifications page.
| Name | Acer TravelMate 5730G |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor – T9400 |
| Screen | 15.4” WXGA Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 320GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 5300 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | |
| Graphics | Works | For an external monitor the proprietary NVIDIA driver has to be activated. When the proprietary driver is active the text screens (Ctrl-Alt-F1 - Ctrl-Alt-F6) are blank (Ubuntu 9.04 - august 2009) |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | |
| Camera | Not Tested |
Notes
Some problems with suspending (Ubuntu 9.04 - august 2009)
Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the Acer TravelMate 5730G works with Linux here.
Discussion
Apart from some problems with suspending the laptop Works fine with Ubuntu Linux 9.04.
For an external monitor the proprietary NVIDIA driver has to be activated