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differences in the entry: vendor
Acer
differences in the entry: model name
Aspire 5736Z-4085
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
not-specified
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
no
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
not-specified
differences in the entry: does the device prevent the installation of wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
not-specified
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2010
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_4_0
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
C-silver
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.32-24-generic
differences in the entry: video card model
Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_with_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
Broadcom BCM43225
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
no
differences in the entry: webcam model
Suyin Corp
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
yes
differences in the entry: Description
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00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 09)
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a43] (rev 09)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43225 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4357] (rev 01)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1692] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: tg3
Kernel modules: tg3
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 064e:c218 Suyin Corp.
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Note [p]Note added by other person: I have a very similar device, the ASPIRE 5736Z-454G32Mnkk (you can look up the entry), and it its wifi works (it has an atheros card). [/p]
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