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This is a template for a future guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 6930G laptop. If you have the Acer Aspire 6930G 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.
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For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 6930G specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire 6930G |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T9550 |
| Screen | 16” WXGA (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | Up to 2 x 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce 9600M GT |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 5100 802.11abgn, Bluetooth |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| Screen | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| HDD | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| Optical Drive | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| Graphics | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| Sound | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works but still figuring out how to optimize the 5.1 surround |
| Ethernet | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| Wireless | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| USB | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| Card Reader | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Tested on Ubuntu 9.04 | use the instructions here |
| Camera | Tested on Kubuntu 8.10 | works perfectly |
| TV Tuner | Tested on Ubuntu 9.04 | works perfectly on 2.6.30 kernel or newer or by compiling a v4l-dvb snapshot on an old kernel |
You can enter notes of how well the Acer Aspire 6930G works with Linux here.
The Acer Aspire 6930G here ships with Vista and works well but it is a joy to format it and run (Linux)(K)ubuntu. Pretty much everything is detected and runs out of the box. What pleased me the most was the wireless range added by the fact that it supports 802.11n. The network detection range is amazing and the speed makes doing things on it, a breeze. The model I own and tested is pretty much maxed out apart from not having a fingerprint reader (I hate those, they are easy to trick) and bluetooth. Its a real breath of fresh air since everything just works, very unlike my older Acer where I had to hand compile a lot of things. All in all its the best Notebook I have installed linux on
Discussion
Hi,
I have installed Ubuntu 9.04 on aspire 6930G and i have some trouble.
Processor – works perfectly
Screen – works perfectly
HDD – works perfectly
Optical Drive – works perfectly
Graphics – works perfectly with Nvidia driver 180.60 elsewhere you cant get tty.
Sound – the surround is not perfect and internal mic and headphone switch don't work
Ethernet – works perfectly
Wireless – works perfectly
Bluetooth – Not Present
56K Modem – Not Tested
Card Reader – works perfectly
ExpressCard Slot – Not Tested
Fingerprint Reader – Not Present
Camera Tested – works perfectly
Now i'd like to get internal mic working, but nothing. I have read the post on 6930 and using realtek driver but nothing.plz help me!!
Also the rt-kernel don't work but is a iusse of nvidia driver.
salut.
hey ciropi, i'm italian too. how did you create a partition for linux? which partition from original vista installation did you erase?
Hi, see also the discussion in: http://www.linlap.com/wiki/acer+aspire+6930
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After playing with all the hotkey's and rebooting my wireless didnt come up anymore.
After looking at dmesg output i found “radio disabled by HW RF kill switch”. Now i dont know where this hardware kill switch is, or which action induced it.
My solution to get it working again:
open terminal from accessoiry menu.
sudo su
gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options
add the following two lines at the end of the file:
options iwlagn disable=0
options acer-wmi wireless=1
now reboot your laptop. Wireless should work!
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hi! (sorry for my english, i'm italian)
Sometimes when i want to boot ubuntuon my acer aspire 6930g, the pc freezes, and the only way to restart is to extract the battery. And then i have to go in vista to enable the wi-fi. What i have to do to fix this problem? Thanks
oops, forget to press reply button, @Ciropi, see my answer above :)