Help TC

[wgreybe]

To whom it may concern,

Please note that I am new to Tiny Core and Linux as whole, so please bare with me.

I have an old Acer Aspire R3 series laptop.  Searches online dont seem to be helping as far as the serial
and "SNID" numbers go.  The acer support desk simply says "that machine only works with Windows".

Model R3-131T-P22G
S/N NXG0YEA00252708D716600
SNID 52703620966
Tiny Core Linux - Latest version

With that in mind, I have installed Linux on the computer and have only three issues.  (Proably my lack of
knowledge with regards to troubleshooting Linux being the biggest.) :-)

The issues are as follows:

- Touch screen is not properly calibrated so it is basically unusable.  The mouse drags, but getting it to the
right application/position, is basically impossible.
- The touch pad doesnt work at all.  I can get around this with an external USB mouse, but it freezes frequently.
I have to unplug and plug it back in constantly.  Not sure how to troubleshoot the issue. Would be nice if I can
get both working properly.
- Question - How do I increase the font and icon sizes on the machine.

Thanking you in advance.

Regards,
Wayne

[gadget42]

welcome to the forum

used DDG lite to search for "Model R3-131T linux" in an attempt to get vaguely familiar with your hardware

there were different versions manufactured with a variety and assortment of internal components of different quantities/sizes/etc

here are the links that we visited

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=248370

https://oldforum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=115002

https://www.acer.com/us-en/support/product-support/R3-131T/

https://www.shopthesalvationarmy.com/Listing/Details/455049005/Acer-Aspire-R3131T-Convertible-Laptop-9528

I have installed Linux on the computer

please explain "installed"?

with respect to the touchscreen, can you just shut it off(perhaps some bios setting and/or function keys)?
with respect to the touchpad, same as above.

it is probable that drivers/modules/etc exist for your specific internal components but you'll need to discover which you have and do some research as your time permits.

also it would help if, once you get internal specifics, that you could share these with the forum so we may continue to contemplate your equipment.

[wgreybe]

Thanks for the links.

With regards to the "installed" question, I have formatted the computer and installed Tiny Core on it.

Since posting;
Touchpad - I managed to get the touch pad and USB mouse working by changing settings in the bios.

Touchscreen - cant find a bios setting.  I don't think the correct display drivers are installed.

Is there a way for me to identify the internals without the original OS installed?

Thanks

[Juanito]

Assuming you are using tc-16.x x86, load the pci-utils and usbutils extensions and then post the results of the following:

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lspci
lsusb