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2024-01-05

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DebianOn is an effort to document how to install, configure and use Debian on some specific hardware. Therefore potential buyers would know if that hardware is supported and owners would know how get the best out of that hardware.

The purpose is not to duplicate the Debian Official Documentation, but to document how to install Debian on some specific hardware.

If you need help to get Debian running on your hardware, please have a look at our user support channels where you may find specific channels (mailing list, IRC channel) dedicated to certain types of hardware.

Models covered
Acer Aspire 3 17

Sub-models (A317-55P)

Overall Status

Core Components
Boot Standard Kernel:	[?]
LAN network card:	[?]
Detect CD/DVD:	[?]
Detect hard drives:	[?]
Secure boot:	[?]
Extra Features
CPU Frequency Scaling	[?]
Hibernation	[?]
Sleep / Suspend	[?]
Xorg	[?]
- OpenGL	[?]
- Resize-and-Rotate(randr)	[?]
Switch to External Screen	[?]
Mouse
- Built-in (Trackpoint)	[?]
- Built-in (Touchpad)	[?]
Modem	[?]
Wireless/Wifi	[?]
Keyboard's Hotkeys	[?]

Legend :
= OK ; Unsupported(No Driver) ; $/!\$ = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
= Configuration Required; = Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware

Important Note

WiFi driver included in debian 12 netinst will not work. So you should get a network connection via USB (e.g. using mobile device tethering), or use a full or Live install support. Once the minimal Debian is installed, you can upgrade the kernel downloading the upgraded kernel from another device, then you can install it through apt-get install /media/my-user-name/my-usb-stick/linux-image-6.5.0-0.deb12.4-amd64.deb. Finally, restart your computer to load the new kernel (you can check the kernel version with uname -a). You can now properly connect to Wi-Fi and finish installing missing packages.

Configuration

Mouse

Touchpad may not work from graphical installer. Use keyboard (arrows, Tab and Enter keys).

Power Management

Hibernation works.

WiFi

The Wireless card is Intel 9560 / AX101. It requires Linux kernel higher than 6.4-rc7, so you need to install linux-image-6.5.0-0.deb12.4-amd64 (or higher) from Bookworm-Backports.

System Summary

lspci

$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:4617]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Alder Lake-N [UHD Graphics] [8086:46d0]
00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Alder Lake Innovation Platform Framework Processor Participant [8086:461d]
00:08.0 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:467e]
00:0a.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Platform Monitoring Technology [8086:467d] (rev 01)
00:0d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:464e]
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:54ed]
00:14.2 RAM memory [0500]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:54ef]
00:14.3 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation CNVi: Wi-Fi [8086:54f0]
00:15.0 Serial bus controller [0c80]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:54e8]
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:54e0]
00:1a.0 SD Host controller [0805]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:54c4]
00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:54b0]
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:5481]
00:1f.3 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:54c8]
00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:54a3]
00:1f.5 Serial bus controller [0c80]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:54a4]
01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Micron Technology Inc 2450 NVMe SSD [HendrixV] (DRAM-less) [1344:5411] (rev 01)

lsusb

$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0408:403a Quanta Computer, Inc. ACER HD User Facing
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 8087:0026 Intel Corp. AX201 Bluetooth
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

$ sudo lsusb -v 2>/dev/null | grep -E '\<(^Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)'
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         3
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0408:403a Quanta Computer, Inc. ACER HD User Facing
  bDeviceClass          239 Miscellaneous Device
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Interface Association
  iProduct                2 ACER HD User Facing
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 8087:0026 Intel Corp. AX201 Bluetooth
  bDeviceClass          224 Wireless
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Bluetooth
  iProduct                0
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         3
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct                2 xHCI Host Controller

USB Host controllers entries (without OHCI, UHCI, EHCI) are removed too.

Resources

Attachments

Some configuration files and sample outputs.

Useful Links

AX101 Linux driver bug report

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