hperrin New User

Thanks to your answers here, I've managed to get everything working on this laptop under Ubuntu! I wrote an installation guide which includes your steps above plus more to get all the touch controls, gestures, pen, and fingerprint reader working:…

(For future reference.) This is because it needs to be in AHCI mode. Once in the BIOS, hit CTRL+S on the Main tab to show the Sata Mode setting. (Since you're dual booting Windows, be sure to follow this guide: https://support.thinkcritical.com/kb/articles/switch-windows-10-from-raid-ide-to-ahci ) I wrote an installation…

There are some drawbacks to using PS/2 mode. The multi-touch doesn't work, and I believe the pen is not recognized at all.

You can use the touchpad in I2C mode if you use the kernel parameter `pci=nocrs`. I made an installation guide for this laptop here that has some more tips and tricks: https://sciactive.com/2020/12/04/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-acer-spin-5-sp513-54n-for-the-perfect-linux-2-in-1/