Models covered
Aspire V5-561G

Overall Status

Boot Standard Kernel:

(./)

LAN network card:

(./)

Detect CD/DVD:

(./)

Detect hard drives:

(./)

Extra Features

CPU Frequency Scaling

[?]

Hibernation

(./)

Sleep / Suspend

(./)

Xorg (Mesa)

(./)

- OpenGL

(./)

- Resize-and-Rotate(randr)

(./)

Switch to External Screen

(./)

Mouse

- Built-in (Touchpad)

{i}

Wireless/Wifi

(./)

Keyboard's Hotkeys

(./)

Legend :
(./) = OK ; {X} Unsupported(No Driver) ; /!\ = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
{i} = Full functioning need installing package ; X-( = Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware

Important Note

Only update to last UEFI Firmware.

Configuration

Display

Only Mesa work and ATI not function without non-free driver.

Audio

Not need any modification.

Mouse

Only need to install synaptic package for advance scrolling functionality.

Power Management

Not need any modification.

WiFi

Not need any modification.


System Summary

lspci

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB xHCI HC (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series HECI #0 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series HD Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev e4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev e4)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev e4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB EHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM57786 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)
01:00.1 SD Host controller: Broadcom Limited BCM57765/57785 SDXC/MMC Card Reader (rev 01)
02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Opal XT [Radeon R7 M265]

lsusb

lsusb -v | grep -E '\<(Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)' 2>/dev/null

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         0 Full speed (or root) hub
  iProduct                2 
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         3 
  iProduct                2 
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 064e:c400 Suyin Corp. 
  bDeviceClass          239 Miscellaneous Device
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Interface Association
  iProduct                2 
      (Bus Powered)
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0489:e04e Foxconn / Hon Hai 
  bDeviceClass          224 Wireless
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Bluetooth
  iProduct                2 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct                2 

USB Host controllers entries (without OHCI, UHCI, EHCI) are removed too.

Resources

Attachments

Some configuration files and sample outputs.

Acer support website https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/support-product/5154

Credits

Amir H. Firouzian


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