Acer Swift 5
General info about the Acer Swift 5 SF515-51T laptop. Everything pretty much works out of the box, follow standard documentation for details.
| Device | Status | Modules |
|---|---|---|
| Intel graphics | Working | i915 |
| Wireless | Working | iwlwifi |
| Bluetooth | Working | btintel |
| Audio | Working | snd_hda_intel |
| Touchpad | Working | xf86-input-synaptics |
| TouchScreen | Working | |
| Camera | Working | uvcvideo |
| Fingerprint scanner | Not detected | |
Disabling UEFI Secure Boot
To disable Secure Boot, set the supervisor password in the BIOS settings. Then you should be able to disable Secure Boot and boot Arch.
Changing SATA mode to AHCI
To change SATA mode to AHCI, in BIOS settings navigate to the Main tab. If you do not see SATA Mode settings press Ctrl+s and navigate tabs forwards and backward. SATA Mode option should now appear.
Configuration
Kernel boot parameters
The following parameters can be added to boot arguments as explained in Kernel parameters:
acpi_backlight=videoto enable backlight setting from keyboard function keysacpi_osi=Linuxto enable multimedia special function keyspci=nocrsto discard pci ACPI informations, may fix boot problemsi915.i915_enable_rc6=1to enable deeper sleep states (power saving)i915.i915_enable_fbc=1to enable framebuffer compression (power saving)usbcore.quirks=2386:433b:bkto enable touchscreen ( is the ID for the touchscreen from )
Kernel modules parameters
The following parameters enable:
- selection of DSP sound driver (legacy) instead of SOF (after linux-5.4) still unstable (see )
- headset micro detection for sound capture
- sound power saving
See also
- Drivers and Manuals Official support page
- notebook check Laptop review
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