Last updated: 12 December 2009
General Hardware Specifications of Acer Aspire 4736z:
Hardware Components
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Status under Linux
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Notes
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Pentium Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz | Works | No special procedure required during installation. |
14" Acer CineCrystal TFT Display | Works | No special configuration required |
Intel Mobile 4 Graphics Controller | Works | xf86-video-intel with i915 DRM module (no Kernel Mode Setting) |
3GB DDR RAM | Works | No special configuration required |
2.5" 250GB 5400RPM SATA HDD | Works | Uses ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller. Deselect ATA/RLL/MFM support, select only new libata driver, then CONFIG_SATA_AHCI |
Built-in Intel HD Audio | Mostly Works | select snd-hda-intel, build as a module. Add 'model=acer' to modprobe options. Built-in mic does not work, external mic works when selected in alsamixer |
Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter | Works | select ATH9K, build as module. Also select cfg80211 and mac80211, both as modules, and do NOT select lib80211. Configured using wicd, wpa_supplicant |
Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller | Works | select ATL1E as a module, not built-in, under 1000mbit Ethernet section of network drivers |
CD/DVD Drive - CDDVDW TS-L633B | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
Touchpad Mouse | Works | uses xf86-input-evdev, and generic PS/2 mouse driver. Should build 'psmouse' as a module, not built-in, and change 'proto=imps' in modprobe configuration |
Acer CrystalEye Webcam | Works | Find USB_VIDEO_CLASS in the kernel, build as module. Module should be 'uvcvideo'. Shows in lsusb as "04f2:b044 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd". Works in Cheese, Skype, and Kopete |
This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.32-zen3
It has been tested with the following kernel versions: