Acer Cloudbook
At least four different versions of this laptop exist: AO1-131-C9PM and AO1-131-C620 with a 11" screen, and AO1-431-C2YR and AO1-431-C7F9 with a 14" screen. All of them also have slightly different hardware (e.g. wireless card).
Hardware
Processor: Intel Celeron N3050 @ 1.60GHz
Video: Intel Corporation Device 22b1 (rev 21)
Audio: Intel Corporation Device 2284 (rev 21)
AO1-431-C2YR
Device | Working? |
---|---|
Intel graphics | Yes |
Wireless | Yes |
Audio | Yes |
Touchpad | Yes |
Webcam | Yes |
Card Reader | Yes |
Bluetooth | Yes |
Wireless NIC: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)
# lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2280] (rev 21) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22b1] (rev 21) 00:0b.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22dc] (rev 21) 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22b5] (rev 21) 00:1a.0 Encryption controller [1080]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2298] (rev 21) 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2284] (rev 21) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22c8] (rev 21) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22cc] (rev 21) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:229c] (rev 21) 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2292] (rev 21) 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0036] (rev 01)
# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04ca:3014 Lite-On Technology Corp. Qualcoom Atheros Bluetooth Bus 001 Device 003: ID 064e:9404 Suyin Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
AO1-431-C7F9 (possibly)
Wireless NIC: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless AC 3160 (rev 83)
# lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2280] (rev 21) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22b1] (rev 21) 00:0b.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22dc] (rev 21) 00:10.0 SD Host controller [0805]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2294] (rev 21) 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22b5] (rev 21) 00:18.0 DMA controller [0801]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22c0] (rev 21) 00:18.1 Serial bus controller [0c80]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22c1] (rev 21) 00:1a.0 Encryption controller [1080]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2298] (rev 21) 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2284] (rev 21) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22c8] (rev 21) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22cc] (rev 21) 00:1e.0 DMA controller [0801]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2286] (rev 21) 00:1e.4 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:228c] (rev 21) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:229c] (rev 21) 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2292] (rev 21) 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 [8086:08b3] (rev 83)
AO1-431-C8G8
# lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2280] (rev 21) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22b1] (rev 21) 00:0b.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22dc] (rev 21) 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22b5] (rev 21) 00:1a.0 Encryption controller [1080]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2298] (rev 21) 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2284] (rev 21) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22c8] (rev 21) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22cc] (rev 21) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:229c] (rev 21) 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2292] (rev 21) 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 [8086:08b3] (rev 83)
# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 003: ID 064e:9404 Suyin Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
BIOS configuration
- Touchpad: Basic
- Boot Mode: Legacy
- Boot priority order: the eMMC block device needs to have a lower boot priority than the USB bootable device.
Then save and exit.
Kernel parameters
Without these options, the installation image will not load at all:
- edd=off
- noapic
Therefore these parameters needs to be added at the end of the kernel parameters' line of the boot launcher:
linux /vmlinuz-linux ... edd=off noapic
Installation
- Everything should function without any issues thanks to the previous kernel parameters, proceed to install the image as normal.
- The module for the wireless NIC is included with the kernel, so Wi-Fi works out of the box.
- Do not forget to add edd=off noapic to the kernel parameters of the boot launcher's configuration file.
Installation (UEFI mode)
- No additional kernel parameters are needed.
- The UEFI firmware may be hardcoded to boot from Microsoft's EFI boot loader at
/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
(tested on AO1-431-C2YR, BIOS 1.06)
BIOS configuration
- Touchpad: Basic
- Boot Mode: UEFI
- Boot priority order: the eMMC block device needs to have a lower boot priority than the USB bootable device.
- Secure Boot: Disabled, or use BIOS menu to trust the Arch ISO bootloader.
Then save and exit.
Troubleshooting
GDM
If Gnome/GDM is installed and started, the login page will flicker up-to the point that it becomes nonfunctional. See GDM#Use Xorg backend.
High load average on idle
The kernel module rtsx_usb_ms is loaded at boot time yet is non-functional (the kernel thread associated to the module when inspecting with top is a zombified process) and unnecessary for the system to function. The module can safely be blacklisted.
Bluetooth
At least in AO1-431-C8G8 bluetooth device is deactivated via RF-kill by default. After activating it works flawlessly with bluez.