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Modell: Aspire V5-471(Modell-ID: 1136)
Typ (notebook, netbook, motherboard, tablet):
notebook
Hersteller:
Acer
Architektur:
x86-64/amd64
does it have a free boot firmware (BIOS,UEFI,...) ?
Nein
can free operating systems be installed?
Ja
does the device prevent installing wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
not-specified
Jahr der Markteinführung:
2012
Kompatibilität mit Freie Software:
B-gold
überprüft mit Distribution:
Trisquel 6.0 Toutatis
Überbrüft mit folgendem freien Betriebssystemkern (Libre Kernel):
3.9.0
Grafikkarte:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (works with 3D acceleration)
WLAN:
Atheros Communications Inc. AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) (it works)
Webcam:
ID 04f2:b335 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd (not specified how it works)
Beschreibung:

For kernel versions from 3.7 to at least 3.9, make sure to build the modules for the webcam and wifi devices.

When running make menuconfig, check the following:

Device Drivers --> Multimedia Support --> Media USB Adapters --> USB Video Class (UVC) -->

  • UVC input events device support

Device Drivers --> Network device support --> Wireless LAN --> Atheros Wireless Cards --> Atheros 802.11n wireless cards support -->

  • Atheros ath9k PCI/PCIe bus support
  • Atheros ath9k AHB bus support
  • Atheros ath9k rate control

There was an issue of not being able to shut down. When shutting down, the system would restart itself. Here's a fix I found on a blog (http://www.pbehnke.com/main/node/11):

  1. Create an init script in /etc/init.d (Example: create a file named /etc/init.d/haltusbpower)
  2. Put the following in the script:
    #! /bin/bash
    #
    # haltusbpower init script
    #
    # chkconfig: 345 99 20
    # description: A script to act as a workaround for the bug in the runtime power management module, which causes my acer aspire v5-571 laptop to restart after shutting down.
    #
    ### BEGIN INIT INFO
    # Provides: haltusbpower
    # Default-Stop: 0 1 3 5
    # Short-Description: Halt USB Powersave mode
    # Description: A script to halt usb power control.
    ### END INIT INFO
    
    # Source function library.
    . /etc/init.d/functions
    
    # Bus list for the runtime power management module.
    buslist="usb"
    
    # See how we were called.
    case "$1" in
      start)
        echo "USB bug fix active"
        #no-op on startup
        ;;
      stop)
        echo "Turning off USB Power Control"
        for bus in $buslist; do
            for i in /sys/bus/$bus/devices/*/power/control; do
                echo on > $i
                done
        done
        ;;
      *)
        echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/haltusbpower {start|stop}"
        exit 1
        ;;
    esac
    exit 0
  3. Create a symbolic link in /etc/rc0.d to the script you created in the previous step.

    Example:

    ln -s /etc/init.d/haltusbpower /etc/rc0.d/haltusbpower
One issue remains: I cannot change the backlight brightness.
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