====== Acer aspire 1300 and linux ======


Sorry, but for a long time this site was down!! 
This page describes how to run linux (debian gnu/linux) on my laptop.

Hardware


^Component^	Description^	How to^
|Video|s3 savage twister-k|it works with savage xfree module. BUT! if you use woody's xfree you may experience some hw freezing using openoffice and similar software. Try using this savage module|
|Audio|via audio|modprobe via82cxxx_audio|
|Network|via rhine|modprobe via-rhine|
|pcmcia / cardbus controller|O2 micro|use yenta_socket|
|modem|conexant hsf linmodem|it is a winmodem but works under linux. you have 2 choises: buy the driver or use the "limited edition" available at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/|
|power mamagement|?????|with kernel 2.4 does'n work very well. so you should try kernel 2.6|
|usb|standard controller|controller is uhci (modprobe uhci)|
===== Lspci output =====

<code>
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 80)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP]
0000:00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6912 Cardbus Controller
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8231 [PCI-to-ISA Bridge] (rev 10)
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1e)
0000:00:11.4 Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ACPI (rev 10)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)
0000:00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. Intel 537 [AC97 Modem] (rev 20)
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 51)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. VT8636A [ProSavage KN133] AGP4X VGA Controller (TwisterK) (rev 01)
</code>

===== Tips'n'tricks =====


You can find more into at http://www.nervous.it/hw/linux_aspire1300xv.html

If you have some throuble installing linux on this laptop you can contact me :
fcasadei thefunnysymbol gmail dot com   (excuse me for this shaded address but my old mailbox is full of spam so i decided to public only "autospammer-aware" addresses)
My homepage is http://www.flaviocdc.net/