This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer eMachines E525 laptop.
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For full specifications see the Acer eMachines E525 specifications page.
| Name | Acer eMachines E525 |
| Processor | Intel® Celeron® mobile processor |
| Screen | 15.6” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 160GB to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works (read notes) | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works (driver needed) | Follow this howto: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7808827&postcount=8 |
| Wireless | Works | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Brightness changing does not work correctly. Linux ACPI bug.
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Change bottomline to this:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=“quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux”
Reboot, then it works with Fn keys.
You can enter a summary of how well the Acer eMachines E525 works with Linux here.
Discussion
Hi.
Everything works like a charm om my e525 with Ubuntu 10.04 .
I bought a Emachines E525 on a lark at bestbuy for $275. It's one of the best laptops I've ever used for running Ubuntu. I initially loaded Ubuntu 9.04 and then upgraded to 9.10 (starting with 9.10 was problematic.) Everything seems to work great!. 3D acceleration (for compvis), external monitor at 1900×1200, Wifi… My 525 has no web cam. Overall I've been thrilled with it.
how do you use the webcam?? i supposedly have one, and the guy at best buy told me i had one…………but………………….
Sorry but the webcam is not my concern. I am not interested in it. In fact I have not tested it.
Did you ever figure this out? i just got myself one and I cant figure out the darn webcam either
Yes, in fact i bought ACER eMachine e525, one week ago, everithing is OK under Windows Vista, but i prefer Linux. So, first i tried with SUSE 10.0 but the DVD is not recognized when installing, Then i succeded to install Kubuntu 9.04 but i came across this ethernet connexion pb, and tried with ubuntu 8.10, which is ok too, without this same connexion pb.
By searching on the net i finally understood that it was a driver pb. I found different web sites explaining the same method, and first i tried yours, which appeared shorter. I followed your link
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7808827&postcount=8
and everything worked propely, and i got my wired internet connection. Thank you very much.
To you who make it under eMachine e525 be carefull of not confusing :
sudo modprobe atl1e with a 1, which is correct
with
sudo modprobe atlle with a double ll, which is wrong.