Acer TravelMate C110TCi
Created by: james_san,Last modification on Mon 13 of Aug, 2007 [05:45 UTC]by Bill Giannikos
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
Introduction
This is a guide to running Ubuntu Linux 6.06 "Dapper Drake" on the Acer TravelMate C110TCi convertible laptop / tablet pc.Editing This Page
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| Processor | Pentium M 900MHz | ||
| Screen | 10.4" LCD | ||
| RAM | 512MB | ||
| HDD | 40GB | ||
| Optical Drive | None / External | ||
| Graphics | Intel i810 | ||
| Network | Built-in Ethernet (e100), Intel Pro/Wireless 2100 | ||
| Other | Stylus (screen-pen) | ||
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments | |
| Processor | out of the box | (:biggrin:) | Dynamic cpu frequency changing works perfectly |
| Screen | out of the box | (:biggrin:) | |
| Graphics | out of the box | (:biggrin:) | |
| Sound | out of the box | (:biggrin:) | On-board sound and speakers work fine |
| USB | out of the box | (:biggrin:) | |
| Ethernet | out of the box | (:biggrin:) | |
| Wireless | not yet working | todo | |
| 56K Modem | unknown | (:question:) | haven't tried this yet |
| Firewire | unknown | (:question:) | haven't tried this yet |
| PCMCIA | unknown | (:question:) | haven't tried this yet |
| Stylus | working | (:smile:) | |
| Hotkeys | working | (:smile:) | |
Installation
Needs external CD-ROM drive to boot, or get a 2.5" to 3.5" IDE adaptor and install the laptop hard drive in a spare desktop computer during installation.Summary
- Graphics: Work out of the box, and are configured correctly at 1024x768, and can be rotated by altering the "xorg.conf" file (needs to be tested further).
- On-board WiFi: Configured correctly using ipw2100 driver, but doesn't detect any networks. Hardware could be faulty.
- Stylus: Works perfectly, just had to install "wacom-tools" through Synaptic Package Manager and reboot. Text entry can be achieved using GOK (Gnome Onscreen Keyboard).
- Keyboard Hotkeys: Simply open a terminal and type "sudo -s" and then "echo acerhk >> /etc/modules", close, and reboot.
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References
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