[Ham-Linux] Take ACER Off your Linux-Friendly List

[Curt, WE7U]

On Wed, 29 Jul 2009, kd4e wrote:

> Take ACER Off your Linux-Friendly List.
>
> Their Acer Aspire 5535 laptop locks-out the wireless modem
> and Blue tooth from any access unless a MS version of window
> is installed.

The correct wording might be something like:  The Linux I installed
doesn't appear to support the wireless modem or bluetooth.  It
doesn't mean that the laptop locks-out those device unless MS
drivers are installed.  It just means that your drivers you're using
now, or the configuration for the drivers you're using now, doesn't
appear to work for you.

Have you tried Google for "acer aspire 5535 wireless"?  I get quite
a few hits on that.  You might find something of interest that would
work, as in changing drivers, changing your driver settings, or
installing a different version or brand of Linux.

Wireless and portable devices are often the hardest to get every
little thing working on under Linux.  Manufacturers often take
shortcuts in the hardware and/or change the circuit ever so slightly
compared to desktop units.  Often drivers don't handle these
differences unless some driver author specifically targets that
device.

Good luck!


> See Acer's "tough luck for you" reply below.

That sort of reply is normal for any company, sorry to tell you.  It
just means they don't have people hired and trained to support other
configurations than what they ship.  I'm surprised that it's a
surprise to you.

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