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May 1st, 2007
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5 Cups of Ubuntu
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Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
Feisty had some problems when I installed it on my Acer Aspire 3680 Notebook.
The video resolution was 1024x768. It should be 1280x800. I fixed it buy running: Code:
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel Code:
options snd-hda-intel model=auto Code:
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base Frequency Scaling Trackpad Scrolling Bluetooth The good news is the wireless and desktop effects work out of the box. |
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May 1st, 2007
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5 Cups of Ubuntu
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Re: Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
Found the Trackpad fix. Edit:
Code:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf Code:
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" Driver "synaptics" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" Option "SHMConfig" "true" EndSection Code:
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad" |
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May 17th, 2007
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A Carafe of Ubuntu
 Join Date: May 2007
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Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon
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Re: Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
I also have an Acer Aspire 3680,
Instead of the new intel video driver I fixed the resolution problem bij installing 915resolution. To get wireless to work (bcm4318 ) I first followed the howto for ndiswrapper, which worked almost perfect (couldn't get wpa_supplicant to work with a hidden SSID WPA-TKIP network) so I installed the latest ndiswrapper from source. Since I use my laptop in several places, I have 4 different wifi profiles, sadly I can't use Network Manager, because one of those profiles requires EAP-TTLS with PAP. And that is only supported in Network Manager 0.6.5, that isn't available for Ubuntu Feisty yet( or is it?) Instead I setup /etc/network/interfaces so that wpa_supplicant is automatically started when the interface is brought up. I then use wpa_supplicant.conf to do the roaming. Audio issues: Out of the box, sounds didn't work on my HDA-intel ALC883, you have to enable the surround channel and use that to control sound volume. However, my headphones didn't work. So I installed latest alsa-driver, -lib and utils from source. After a reboot the main volume was now linked to the Front channel, and headphones worked, except that the volume of the internal speakers was linked to the headphones, I couldn't listen to headphones and mute internal speakers at the same time. So I added the option " snd-hda-intel model=3stack-6ch" to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base. After a reboot, sound from internal speakers was gone - only headphones worked. After changing channel mode from 2ch to 6ch, internal speakers worked again, now linked to the surround channel, and headphones linked to the front channel  . So now I can mute my internal speakers, and listen to my headphones!If anyone would like specific instructions or conf files, just ask. |
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May 23rd, 2007
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5 Cups of Ubuntu
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Columbus, Oh
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Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
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Re: Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
thanks for the guides, though I'm still looking on cpu throttling. Through this and the other thread on Edgy, I have been able to get everything else to work.
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May 25th, 2007
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Just Give Me the Beans!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
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Re: Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
I'm trying to get the wireless working on two Acer Aspire 3680 laptops - I got a great deal on these at a local store and installed Feisty on both.
laptop #1 - lspci output contains this line: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5005G 802.11abg NIC (rev 01) laptop #2 - lspci output contains this line: Atheros Communications, Inc.: Unknown device 001a (rev 01) ... and while I've read posts here with similar issues, the detailed steps to solve them were not explained. I tried using ndiswrapper to use the vendors driver, and after installing it this way the hardware is still not detected. Also tried the switch on the front of the laptop to toggle the device on/off but nothing happens. I'm still looking around for a solution, but if anybody can help directly here I'd appreciate it very much. UPDATE: found this after doing dmesg: [ 28.476800] ndiswrapper version 1.38 loaded (preempt=no,smp=yes) [ 28.574357] ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:153): kernel is 64-bit, but Windows driver is not 64-bit;bad magic: 010B [ 28.574363] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:216): couldn't prepare driver 'net5211' [ 28.574857] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:11  : couldn't load driver net5211; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'[ 28.576339] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper now checking my system log ... Last edited by CyberBob; May 25th, 2007 at 04:52 PM.. Reason: UPDATE |
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May 27th, 2007
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Way Too Much Ubuntu
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
I just got one myself, via the special Beast Buy was running ($399!). This one is some sort of stripped down variant in that the 1280x800 screen is only 14.1" wide when the shell was clearly meant for 15.4 originally. They also cheaped it out some by doing 512megs RAM, mediocre battery and the DVD is read-only (it does burn CDs though).
So far I've thrown both UbuntuStudio and regular Ubuntu Feisty on it, with interesting results. for both video and the Atheros WiFi system. 1) UbuntuStudio didn't auto-detect that it was an Intel chipset at all, so X crashed. I managed to get things working at the command line, first with the i810 driver and then with the "intel" driver. You have to load one or the other via synaptic or apt-get and then do a matching xorg.conf by hand. BUT: in UbuntuStudio I could use the i810 driver and still get 1280x800 resolution, whereas in regular Feisty the i810 driver can only do 1024x768. Very odd. And when I do run i810 vs. "intel" I get a speed boost reported in glxgears of about 200fps. 2) Right now I'm running regular Feisty, "intel" driver, 1280x1024 and getting 750fps in glxgears. This is with 2gigs RAM total (I had some leftovers from something else that died, yay!). I've told the video system to use 128megs in both the BIOS and xorg.conf (quoted below). I haven't yet started to work on dual display, I'll do that next. 3) My last rig that just died horribly was an old Compaq Evo N610c, based on the ATI Radeon 7500 Mobility. I had a P4 2gHz and 768megs RAM. Glxgears reported about 600 typically, yet ACTUAL video performance on this Acer is worlds ahead of the old Compaq in terms of Beryl working, game performance in stuff like Torcs, etc. People keep saying "glxgears is not a good benchmark" and they ain't kiddin'. I would guess that glxgears must be testing VERY primitive 3D effects and when pushed, the better cards can deliver a whole lot more. My xorg.conf (Beryl compatible but can run without Beryl just fine): Quote:
YOU DO NOT NEED NDISWRAPPER. M'kay? Don't even think about it. Here's what's worked for me, tested with both WEP and WPA encryption in plain Ubuntu Feisty: 1) Enable the Atheros restricted driver at System>Administration>Restricted Drivers Manager. 2) Under System>Administration>Network it wants everything to be "Enable Roaming Mode" - WiFi and cabled Ethernet. Surprised me because I'd been using WiFi on the old Compaq via telling it directly which network to go to. Anyways. Use the "network" panel tool top right corner of Gnome to tell it which WiFi net to hit and specify parameters (DHCP, password, password type). It will also list which networks it finds and their password status (no shield means open port). There's also a "manual configuration" choice, works great. Overall it's a damned decent machine, esp. for the money. |
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May 28th, 2007
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First Cup of Ubuntu
 Join Date: May 2007
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Re: Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
in response to the above post. I bought the Aspire 3680(it actualy has the same 14.1WXGA display) after reading this thread. I'd hoped to ease myself into Linux after trying several times in the past to make the switch. I have a basic familiarity with the cmd line and general linux. I ran into the same display as mentioned above but i'm not to worried about fixing that. My problem is with the Atheros Wifi. No doubt it's something elementary but nonetheless it's very frustrating.
I enabled restricted drivers, tried updating synamptic (by finding a hardline not easy here) On booting i get the " HAL Hardware Revisoin Update not supported" On installation the Atheros driver is enabled in the Restricted Driver area. But there is no entry for it in the network manager. ------------------------ 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8038 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (rev 14) 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. Unknown device 001c (rev 01) ------------------------ dmesg [ 16.196000] ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel. [ 16.196000] ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413) [ 16.324000] sky2 eth0: enabling interface ------------------------ ~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. ---------------------- lsmod ath_pci 97312 0 wlan 204484 1 ath_pci Last edited by ex283; May 28th, 2007 at 09:22 AM.. |
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May 28th, 2007
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Way Too Much Ubuntu
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
Huh.
I do recall that for some reason, it took a couple of reboots before UbuntuSTUDIO's Network Manager saw the card properly, but regular Feisty saw it right away. I put it down to UbuntuStudio being weird but maybe not...maybe it's the Acer itself. I'm going to go look in the BIOS, see if there's a "disable WiFi" option. What I'm thinking is, maybe you can boot Feisty once with WiFi "off", shut it down, turn it back on again, bring it up and see if Feisty suddenly sees the dang thing? Also: there are two switches on the front near the audio jacks, the right-hand of the two controls WiFi on and off. Unfortunately it's not a "two position" switch, rather it's "momentary" - and the light indicator for WiFi on/off isn't working in Ubuntu yet. But per one source somewhere, the switch IS working, able to turn on and off the WiFi hardware. So if that's in the wrong state, it'll screw you. (Might be worth opening the case and removing the switch, so it can't accidentally engage on us?) |
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May 29th, 2007
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First Cup of Ubuntu
Join Date: May 2007
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Re: Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
thanks for the reply. Windows device manager is showing the wifi card as Atheros 5007eg Wireless Net adaptor -
After checking the madwifi homepage i found this Quote:
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May 30th, 2007
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Way Too Much Ubuntu
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: Acer 3680 Feisty Install Guide
On another note: has anybody gotten dual-head (dual monitors, esp. where they aren't "clones" of each other but separate running apps) working on one of these?
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