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dcore:acer_aspire_one_zg5 [2015/05/17 14:58] – [Touchpad] sm8psdcore:acer_aspire_one_zg5 [2016/05/17 15:37] (current) – [Further information] nitram
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 ====== dCore on Acer Aspire One ZG5 ====== ====== dCore on Acer Aspire One ZG5 ======
-The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_Aspire_One|Aspire One ZG5]] is a 8.9-inch netbook from 2008. It features an Atom N270 and 1 GB of RAM.+The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_Aspire_One|Aspire One ZG5]] is a 8.9-inch netbook from 2008. It features an Intel 945GSE Express chip set with an Intel Atom N270 and up to 1.5 GB of RAM.
  
 ===== Tested ===== ===== Tested =====
-  * dCore-jessie --- //[[sm8ps-tcl1@yahoo.com|sm8ps]] 201412// +  * dCore-jessie with LXDE --- //[[sm8ps-tcl1@yahoo.com|sm8ps]] 201412// 
-  * ub-dCore-trusty --- //[[sm8ps-tcl1@yahoo.com|sm8ps]] 201505// +  * dCore-trusty with FLWM --- //[[sm8ps-tcl1@yahoo.com|sm8ps]] 201505// 
 +  * dCore-trusty with LXDE --- //[[sm8ps-tcl1@yahoo.com|sm8ps]] 201506//
 ===== Hardware-switch for wireless card ===== ===== Hardware-switch for wireless card =====
 The wireless card can be turned off by a hardware-switch located at the right of the front edge. Be warned about touching that switch, though, as it is impossible to re-activate the card from the running system. That is possible //only// during the boot-phase. The wireless card can be turned off by a hardware-switch located at the right of the front edge. Be warned about touching that switch, though, as it is impossible to re-activate the card from the running system. That is possible //only// during the boot-phase.
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 <code>echo mem | sudo tee /sys/power/state</code> <code>echo mem | sudo tee /sys/power/state</code>
  
-Seemingly the settings for the touchpad (see below) do not persist across suspension, likely because the X-screen is re-built in a way. Thus the scripts under '~/.X.d/' have to be re-run.+Seemingly the settings for the touchpad (see below) do not persist across suspension, likely because the X-screen is re-built in a way. Most notably two-finger tapping is interpreted as right-click then. Thus the scripts under '~/.X.d/' have to be re-run. 
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 +Embedding this all into a shelll alias can be done through the following line in '~/.ashrc' (add more scripts if applicable). 
 +<code>alias s='echo mem | sudo tee /sys/power/state ; ~/.X.d/synaptics'</code> 
 +The latter command is executed after waking up from suspension. 
 ===== Touchpad ===== ===== Touchpad =====
 The touchpad works with two-finger scrolling out of the box. Due to its minuscule size, "middle-tap" (lower right corner) is quite hard to get right. Therefore I prefer to have two-finger tapping be recoginzed.  The touchpad works with two-finger scrolling out of the box. Due to its minuscule size, "middle-tap" (lower right corner) is quite hard to get right. Therefore I prefer to have two-finger tapping be recoginzed. 
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 The program 'synclient' is imported through the package ''xserver-xorg-input-synaptics''. The program 'synclient' is imported through the package ''xserver-xorg-input-synaptics''.
 Three-finger tapping does not seem to be recognized at all on this machine. Three-finger tapping does not seem to be recognized at all on this machine.
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 +===== Screen back-light =====
 +The screen luminosity may be controlled by the keyboard (presumably via ACPI).
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 +===== Further information =====
 +There are numerous Internet pages dedicated to this type of computer that contain tips and tweaks.
 +  * [[https://wiki.debian.org/DebianAcerOne|Debian wiki]]
 +  * [[https://cryptojedi.org/misc/aa1.shtml|Blog page for Debian Lenny]]
 +  * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne|Ubuntu community page]]
 +  * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Acer_Aspire_One|Archlinux wiki]]
 +  * [[http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/howto/aspireone|Crunchbang Linux wiki]]
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