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2024-11-20

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Table of contents:

Contents

  1. Hardware
    1. Acer Swift Go SFG14-42
  2. Installation
    1. Debian 12.8 (bookworm)
      1. Overall Status
      2. Media preparation
      3. Important Note
      4. UEFI settings
      5. Installation notes
      6. Other notes
        1. Non-free firmware
  3. System Summary
    1. lspci
    2. lsusb
  4. Resources
    1. Attachments
  5. Other reports
    1. Useful Links
    2. Credits

Hardware

Note: there are several versions of the Acer Swift Go series

Models covered
Acer Swift Go SFG14-42

Acer Swift Go SFG14-42

Sub-models (SFG14-42) options :

Installation

Debian 12.8 (bookworm)

Debian 12.8 (bookworm), standard utilities, Gnome desktop

Overall Status

Core Components

[ATTACH]

Boot Standard Kernel:

{OK}

LAN network card:

[-] - Wireless only {i}

Detect CD/DVD:

[-] - USB boot {OK}

Detect hard drives:

{OK}

Secure boot:

{i} - see below

Extra Features

CPU Frequency Scaling

[?]

Hibernation

{i} - S4 disabled with Secure Boot (default)

Sleep / Suspend

{i} - s2idle (software sleep) only

Xorg

{OK}

- OpenGL

[?]

- Resize-and-Rotate(randr)

[?]

Switch to External Screen

{OK}

Mouse

- Built-in (Trackpoint)

[-]

- Built-in (Touchpad)

{OK}

Modem

[-]

Wireless/Wifi

{i} - Backported kernel required

Keyboard's Hotkeys

{OK}

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

Media preparation

Debian 12 x64 netinstall CD ISO https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
Write media to bootable USB (avoid Unetbootin - gives installation error)

Important Note

UEFI settings

Installation notes

   % /etc/network/interfaces is only used for the command line tool ifupdown
   % Gnome uses NetworkManager - which has a bug with this file

   % For most GUI users, NetworkManager will be the main WiFi configuration tool - so the contents of the file can be safely(ish) deleted

   % Navigate and inspect the contents of /etc/network/interfaces (with sudo/root)
   # nano /etc/network/interfaces

   % Delete everything after the line '# The primary network interface'

   % reboot system
   $ systemctl reboot

   % WiFi networks can now be configured in Gnome using GUI

  ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.GP18.SATA], AE_NOT_FOUND
  ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog
  RAS: Correctable Errors collector initialized

Other notes

Non-free firmware

System Summary

lspci

$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14e8]
00:00.2 IOMMU [0806]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14e9]
00:01.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14ea]
00:01.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14ee]
00:02.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14ea]
00:02.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14ee]
00:03.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14ea]
00:03.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 19h USB4/Thunderbolt PCIe tunnel [1022:14ef]
00:04.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14ea]
00:04.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 19h USB4/Thunderbolt PCIe tunnel [1022:14ef]
00:08.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14ea]
00:08.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14eb]
00:08.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14eb]
00:08.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14eb]
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller [1022:790b] (rev 71)
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge [1022:790e] (rev 51)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14f0]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14f1]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14f2]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14f3]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14f4]
00:18.5 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14f5]
00:18.6 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14f6]
00:18.7 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14f7]
01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Sandisk Corp WD Black SN770 NVMe SSD [15b7:5017] (rev 01)
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: MEDIATEK Corp. MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter [14c3:0616]
c1:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Phoenix1 [1002:15bf] (rev c9)
c1:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio Controller [1002:1640]
c1:00.2 Encryption controller [1080]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 19h (Model 74h) CCP/PSP 3.0 Device [1022:15c7]
c1:00.3 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:15b9]
c1:00.4 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:15ba]
c1:00.5 Multimedia controller [0480]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor [1022:15e2] (rev 63)
c1:00.6 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller [1022:15e3]
c2:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14ec]
c2:00.1 Signal processing controller [1180]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] AMD IPU Device [1022:1502]
c3:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:14ec]
c3:00.3 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:15c0]
c3:00.4 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:15c1]
c3:00.5 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Pink Sardine USB4/Thunderbolt NHI controller [1022:1668]
c3:00.6 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Pink Sardine USB4/Thunderbolt NHI controller [1022:1669]

lsusb

$ lsusb
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f2:b7a0 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd ACER QHD User Facing
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0489:e0e4 Foxconn / Hon Hai Wireless_Device
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 10a5:a305 FPC FPC L:0000 FW:1425037
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

$ sudo lsusb -v 2>/dev/null | grep -E '\<(^Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)'
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         3 
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         3 
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         3 
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f2:b7a0 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd ACER QHD User Facing
  bDeviceClass          239 Miscellaneous Device
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Interface Association
  iProduct                1 ACER QHD User Facing
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         3 
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0489:e0e4 Foxconn / Hon Hai Wireless_Device
  bDeviceClass          239 Miscellaneous Device
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Interface Association
  iProduct                6 Wireless_Device
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 10a5:a305 FPC FPC L:0000 FW:1425037
  bDeviceClass            0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  iProduct                2 FPC L:0000 FW:1425037
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller

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

Resources

Attachments

Some configuration files and sample outputs.

Other reports

Credits

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