====== Acer Aspire 5742G ======

  * Year introduced: 2011

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===== Hardware =====

  * CPU: Intel(R) i5-480M
  * Ethernet: Broadcom Inc. %%NetLink%% BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet
  * Graphics: Intel(R) Ironlake Mobile - NVIDIA (Optimus) %%GeForce%% GT 540M 2GB
  * Memory: 4096 MB
  * Screen: 1366x768
  * Storage: 640 GB HDD
  * Wireless: Qualcomm Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter

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===== Support overview =====

^  Component  ^^  Status  ^  Details  ^

| Graphics  | Graphical sessions |  ✔ Intel, ✔ NVIDIA  | [[https://github.com/pouya-eghbali/freebsd-nvidia-optimus|project port]], [[https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/nvidia-optimus-driver-for-freebsd.71504/|Discussion]], [[https://alfonsosiciliano.gitlab.io/posts/2020-01-05-freebsd-and-nvidia-optimus.html|Tutorial]] |

| Backlight (brightness) control |  ✔  |  |
| Input devices  | Keyboard backlight |  ---  |  |

| Touchpad |  ✔  | elantech ([[/SynapticsTouchpad|SynapticsTouchpad]]) |
| Touch screen |  ---  |  |
| Trackpoint |  ---  |  |

| Media keys  | Brightness keys |  ✔  | via [[https://www.freshports.org/graphics/intel-backlight|graphics/intel-backlight]] |
| ::: | Volume keys |  ✔  |  |
| Network  | Ethernet |  ✔  |  |
| ::: | Wi-Fi |  ✔  |  |
| Other  | Battery |  ✔  |  |
| ::: | Bluetooth |  ---  |  |
| ::: | CD/DVD drive |  ✔  |  |
| ::: | %%ExpressCard%% reader |  ---  |  |
| ::: | Fan |  ---  |  |
| ::: | Fingerprint reader |  ---  |  |
| ::: | PC card reader |  ---  |  |
| ::: | SD card reader |  :!:  | to test |
| ::: | SIM card slot |  ---  |  |
| ::: | Smart card reader |  ---  |  |
| ::: | Suspend & resume |  ✔  |  |
| ::: | Webcam |  ✔  | [[https://man.freebsd.org/webcamd/8|webcamd(8)]] |
| Ports  | %%DisplayPort%% |  ---  |  |
| ::: | %%FireWire%% |  ---  |  |
| ::: | HDMI |  ✔  |  |
| ::: | Thunderbolt |  ---  |  |
| ::: | USB |  ✔  |  |
| ::: | VGA |  ✔  |  |
| Sound  | Headphone jack |  ✔  |  |
| ::: | Microphone jack |  ✔  |  |
| ::: | Speakers |  ✔  |  |
|  Last update: 2019-10-22 13:21:27 UTC  ||||

  * **Legend**
    * ✔ OK
    * :?: Somewhat OK: requires additional tweaking or works worse than expected
    * :!: Present but status unknown or untested
    * ✘ Does not work
    * //nothing// Not sure if present

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===== Files =====

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