Notice: the text in red has been deleted from the previous revision, the text in green has been added in this revision and the text in gray has not been changed.
differences in the entry: vendor
Acer
differences in the entry: model name
Aspire 7551G
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
amd64
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
no
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
no
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
not-specified
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_5_5
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
E-garbage
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
3.0.0-17-generic
differences in the entry: video card model
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Seymour [Radeon HD 6400M Series]
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
not-specified
differences in the entry: wifi model
Broadcom Corporation BCM43225 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
no
differences in the entry: webcam model
Gateway Webcam
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
not-specified
differences in the entry: Description
[p]I tried to test this laptop with Trisquel 5.5 live-cd and my pendrive which also had 5.5 installed. Both times the machine failed to boot normally and I ended up with CLI promt. It seems the display could not be located or that there are some incompatibilities with the videocard.[/p]
[p]The live-cd booted succesfully in graphical mode and allowed me to select the language and keyboard layout but failed when booting up Trisquel itself. My pendrive failed right away, of course.[/p]
[p]Due to the above, [b]I'm reporting this laptop as garbage.[/b] New versions of Trisquel or other free distros might give different results. I don't know whether a free distro can be installed or not. I can't test it because the owner did not give me permission to try.[/p]
[p]I gathered up all the info I needed to report this laptop to h-node and transferred them to another machine. I tried to find the devices of this laptop from h-node by using VendorID:ProductID codes and filling in the results here. I couldn't find the videocard but succesfully located the wireless [a]http://h-node.org/wifi/view/en/135/Broadcom-BCM43225| wireless[/a] card.[/p]
[p]lspci -vmmnn[/p]
[code]
Slot: 00:00.0
Class: Host bridge [0600]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] [1022]
Device: RS880 Host Bridge [9601]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
Slot: 00:02.0
Class: PCI bridge [0604]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] [1022]
Device: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0) [9603]
Slot: 00:04.0
Class: PCI bridge [0604]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] [1022]
Device: RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) [9604]
Slot: 00:05.0
Class: PCI bridge [0604]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] [1022]
Device: RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) [9605]
Slot: 00:11.0
Class: SATA controller [0106]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [4391]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
ProgIf: 01
Slot: 00:12.0
Class: USB controller [0c03]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [4397]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
ProgIf: 10
Slot: 00:12.2
Class: USB controller [0c03]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [4396]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
ProgIf: 20
Slot: 00:13.0
Class: USB controller [0c03]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [4397]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
ProgIf: 10
Slot: 00:13.2
Class: USB controller [0c03]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [4396]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
ProgIf: 20
Slot: 00:14.0
Class: SMBus [0c05]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: SBx00 SMBus Controller [4385]
Rev: 42
Slot: 00:14.2
Class: Audio device [0403]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) [4383]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
Rev: 40
Slot: 00:14.3
Class: ISA bridge [0601]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller [439d]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
Rev: 40
Slot: 00:14.4
Class: PCI bridge [0604]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [4384]
Rev: 40
ProgIf: 01
Slot: 00:18.0
Class: Host bridge [0600]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] [1022]
Device: Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1200]
Slot: 00:18.1
Class: Host bridge [0600]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] [1022]
Device: Family 10h Processor Address Map [1201]
Slot: 00:18.2
Class: Host bridge [0600]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] [1022]
Device: Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1202]
Slot: 00:18.3
Class: Host bridge [0600]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] [1022]
Device: Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1203]
Slot: 00:18.4
Class: Host bridge [0600]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] [1022]
Device: Family 10h Processor Link Control [1204]
Slot: 02:00.0
Class: VGA compatible controller [0300]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: Seymour [Radeon HD 6400M Series] [6760]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
Slot: 02:00.1
Class: Audio device [0403]
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002]
Device: Caicos HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6400 Series] [aa98]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0388]
Slot: 03:00.0
Class: Ethernet controller [0200]
Vendor: Broadcom Corporation [14e4]
Device: NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [1692]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Aspire 7740G [033d]
Rev: 01
Slot: 06:00.0
Class: Network controller [0280]
Vendor: Broadcom Corporation [14e4]
Device: BCM43225 802.11b/g/n [4357]
SVendor: Foxconn International, Inc. [105b]
SDevice: T77H103.00 Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card [e021]
Rev: 01
[/code]
[p]lspci -nnk[/p]
[code]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS880 Host Bridge [1022:9601]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0) [1022:9603]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) [1022:9604]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) [1022:9605]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:12.2 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:13.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:13.2 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] (rev 42)
Kernel modules: sp5100_tco, i2c-piix4
00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) [1002:4383] (rev 40)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller [1002:439d] (rev 40)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:4384] (rev 40)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203]
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204]
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Seymour [Radeon HD 6400M Series] [1002:6760]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel modules: radeon
02:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Caicos HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6400 Series] [1002:aa98]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1692] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Aspire 7740G [1025:033d]
Kernel driver in use: tg3
Kernel modules: tg3
06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43225 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4357] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. T77H103.00 Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card [105b:e021]
Kernel modules: brcmsmac
[/code]
[p]sudo lsusb -v (webcam, partial)[/p]
[code]
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0402:9665 ALi Corp. Gateway Webcam
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 239 Miscellaneous Device
bDeviceSubClass 2 ?
bDeviceProtocol 1 Interface Association
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0402 ALi Corp.
idProduct 0x9665 Gateway Webcam
bcdDevice 0.09
iManufacturer 3 XPA5J1FJP
iProduct 1 1.3M WebCam
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
[/code]
The contents of this page are in the Public Domain. (see the
CC0 page for detailed information). Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, sell, or distribute the text for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any means.
