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Linux drivers for Acer VX5-591G

Hello, I intend to buy Acer VX5-591G, more specifically, VX5-591G-78BF. I am a Linux user and If I buy this notebook, I will remove Windows and Install Linux. However, before I proceed with the purchase I want to be sure that I will not spend long hours searching for a drivers for the following devices: Wifi, Bluetooth and touchpad. Can anyone tell me the exact name of the Wifi and Bluetooth device? Also, I would like to know if someone installed Linux on this machine? Can anyone share the experience of using Linux on this machine?

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Hello, I’m currently trying almost the same, except that I’m installing my linux OS in a flash drive. I found this and it may be helpful:

https://www.acer.com/ac/pt/PT/content/support-product/7094?b=1 But I didn’t try yet. Good luck! EDIT: It didn’t work, those are windows drivers only.

1. In the windows’ driver manager I found out that the name of the wi-fi driver is Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265.
2. I went on this link and downloaded one of the Intel® Wireless 7260 files.
3. https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi
4. In «README» there was the following stretch:

The iwlwifi driver will look for the file iwlwifi-7265-13.ucode /
iwlwifi-7265D-13.ucodeusing the kernel’s firmware_class infrastructure.
More information can be found under Documentation/firmware_class in kernel
source. In order to function correctly, you need to have this support enabled
in your kernel. When you configure the kernel, you can find this option in
the following location:

Device Drivers ->
Generic Driver Options ->
Userspace firmware loading support

You can determine if your kernel currently has firmware loader support
by looking for the CONFIG_FW_LOADER definition on your kernel’s
.config.

In addition to having the firmware_class support in your kernel, you
must also have a working udev and uevent infrastructure configured.
The steps for installing and configuring udev are very
distribution specific.

Once you have the firmware loader in place (or if you aren’t sure and
you just want to try things to see if it works), you need to install
the microcode file into the appropriate location.

Where that appropriate location is depends (again) on your system
distribution. You can typically find this location by looking in the
udev scripts of your distro, the default is /lib/firmware.

Installation of the firmware is simply:

Sorry if something isn’t clear enough, I’m new to linux, and I don’t know the details of how I made it work. I still can’t use the touchpad, bluetooth, the sound driver. But I found the touchpad driver (i2c_hid) loaded in Kernel Module Viewer, so I’m going to follow the same logic of looking for the driver name in windows, searching for the linux version to download (after checking the firmware version on Kernel Module Viewer), and then trying to install it. The difference is that now I can list the drivers I need in a file and do the rest of the work without unbooting linux.

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Drivers and Acer Predator Exclusive Support For Linux

Hey There,
I bought Acer Predator Helios 300 because of it’s amazing configuration. I am used to Debain, and tried to install that on the same. But it seems that Acer it not providing any support for debain for drivers and software like PredatorSense etc. I request You All (Acer Officials) to Please provide support for linux users too. Let’s see if there is any change from your side. Meanwhile if anyone(On this community) have links of un-official drivers etc for linux then please provide that.
Thank You!

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Predator PH317-52. Шёл изначально с предустановленным Linux. Естественно он не работает(Даже установка не прошла). Я тоже попробывал Макрософак 10.Опплевался и снёс его к еб. матери. Мучился долго, 7 дней. Подобрал себе Linux Mint 18.1. После установки этой версии Linux Mint 18.1, поэтапно обновился до Linux Mint 18.3. Скажу честно, установился только со 2-го раза. Работает всё прекрасно,без единого сбоя. Так что если есть у кого то желание и терпение,дерзайте. Прикладываю скриншот с рабочим драйвером Nvidea. Удачи!

I have a Predator PH317-52. It was originally with pre-installed Linux. Naturally, it does not work (Even the installation failed). I also tried Macrosofac 10. Plowing and demolishing it to eb . mother. I suffered for a long time, 7 days. I picked up a Linux Mint 18.1. After installing this version of Linux Mint 18.1, it was gradually upgraded to Linux Mint 18.3. Frankly, it was established only from the 2nd time. Everything works fine, without a single failure. So if anyone has the desire and patience, go ahead. I attach a screenshot with the working Nvidea driver. Good luck!

[Post edited as the member posted in Russian language -Acer-Harvey]

Predator PH317-52. Came originally with preinstalled Linux. Naturally it does not work(Even the installation has not passed). I also tried the macro 10.Spit on it and took it to the *****. mothers. Was suffering from long, 7 days. Picked up a Linux Mint 18.1. After installing this version of Linux Mint 18.1, it was gradually updated to Linux Mint 18.3. To be honest, it was established only from the 2nd time. Everything works fine, without a single failure. So if anyone has the desire and patience,go for it. I attach a screenshot with a working Nvidia driver. Good luck!

Predator PH317-52. Came originally with preinstalled Linux. Naturally it does not work(Even the installation has not passed). I also tried the macro 10.Spit on it and took it to the *****. mothers. Was suffering from long, 7 days. Picked up a Linux Mint 18.1. After installing this version of Linux Mint 18.1, it was gradually updated to Linux Mint 18.3. To be honest, it was established only from the 2nd time. Everything works fine, without a single failure. So if anyone has the desire and patience,go for it. I attach a screenshot with a working Nvidia driver. Good luck!

Came pre installed with linux you say ? i really doubt it (only if you bought it used and someone installed/tried install it) i doubt acer would ship any laptop with pre installed linux especially gaming laptops and when they don’t even have officially support for it, they are all win10 all models as far as i know (and all models they have in their website they are all windows).

UserBenchmarks: Game 43%, Desk 61%, Work 40%
CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ — 63.5%
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile) — 41.9%
SSD: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB — 71.4%
HDD: WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB — 93.7%
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB — 76.8%
MBD: Acer Predator G3-572

I’m not an Acer employee. (just here to help in the best way i can)
If my answer fixed you issue please accept it for any other users who search for it would find it quickly thanks
If you want to learn more about undervolting/optimizing windows join the Predator fb group and youtube channel:

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Linux drivers for Acer VX5-591G

Hello, I intend to buy Acer VX5-591G, more specifically, VX5-591G-78BF. I am a Linux user and If I buy this notebook, I will remove Windows and Install Linux. However, before I proceed with the purchase I want to be sure that I will not spend long hours searching for a drivers for the following devices: Wifi, Bluetooth and touchpad. Can anyone tell me the exact name of the Wifi and Bluetooth device? Also, I would like to know if someone installed Linux on this machine? Can anyone share the experience of using Linux on this machine?

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Hello, I’m currently trying almost the same, except that I’m installing my linux OS in a flash drive. I found this and it may be helpful:

https://www.acer.com/ac/pt/PT/content/support-product/7094?b=1 But I didn’t try yet. Good luck! EDIT: It didn’t work, those are windows drivers only.

1. In the windows’ driver manager I found out that the name of the wi-fi driver is Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265.
2. I went on this link and downloaded one of the Intel® Wireless 7260 files.
3. https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi
4. In «README» there was the following stretch:

The iwlwifi driver will look for the file iwlwifi-7265-13.ucode /
iwlwifi-7265D-13.ucodeusing the kernel’s firmware_class infrastructure.
More information can be found under Documentation/firmware_class in kernel
source. In order to function correctly, you need to have this support enabled
in your kernel. When you configure the kernel, you can find this option in
the following location:

Device Drivers ->
Generic Driver Options ->
Userspace firmware loading support

You can determine if your kernel currently has firmware loader support
by looking for the CONFIG_FW_LOADER definition on your kernel’s
.config.

In addition to having the firmware_class support in your kernel, you
must also have a working udev and uevent infrastructure configured.
The steps for installing and configuring udev are very
distribution specific.

Once you have the firmware loader in place (or if you aren’t sure and
you just want to try things to see if it works), you need to install
the microcode file into the appropriate location.

Where that appropriate location is depends (again) on your system
distribution. You can typically find this location by looking in the
udev scripts of your distro, the default is /lib/firmware.

Installation of the firmware is simply:

Sorry if something isn’t clear enough, I’m new to linux, and I don’t know the details of how I made it work. I still can’t use the touchpad, bluetooth, the sound driver. But I found the touchpad driver (i2c_hid) loaded in Kernel Module Viewer, so I’m going to follow the same logic of looking for the driver name in windows, searching for the linux version to download (after checking the firmware version on Kernel Module Viewer), and then trying to install it. The difference is that now I can list the drivers I need in a file and do the rest of the work without unbooting linux.

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