Acer Extensa 5630G

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.

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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

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.

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).

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.

If you wish to purchase a laptop with Linux pre-installed you can visit Dell's Ubuntu website.

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