Anybody ever try to put ubuntu on an acer aspire?

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[hobbit709]

1. Haven't done that

but I have put it on a mini-ITX Atom motherboard system without any problems. As long as you have an external optical drive to load with.

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2. I think I'll try to install from a flashdrive

[RoyGBiv]

3. Are you having problems?

Or just asking beforehand?

There shouldn't be a problem.

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4. Asking beforehand. I'm having trouble installing it on my Mac, but of course

that doesn't really tell me anything about what to expect with the Acer. I was going to try to put it on the Mac first to make a thumbdrive of the install disk for the Acer, which has no optical

[RoyGBiv]

5. Ah ...

Well, I've not put it on an Acer Aspire specifically. I did a quick Google search and didn't note any specific problems people had with Acer itself.

In case you haven't found it, here's Ubuntu's guide to installing from a USB stick:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

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6. Thanks. I can't yet tell if it works, from my current efforts, but it's simpler than

the other instructions I had

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7. ve is tryink it now

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8. report 1: internet searches suggested getting a wired internet connection ready, on

the grounds that the ubuntu install would leave wireless networking dysfunctional until fixed, BUT I had the opposite occur -- wireless worked immediately but not the ethernet connection

At present, update manager is installing new package files wirelessly without any obvious problems

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9. report 1a: it actually took several passes through update manager

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10. report 1b: ethernet works after installing updates

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11. report2: webcam seems to work, microphone may not

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12. report 2a: still can't get the mike to work -- but now I've borked the sound too

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15. Latest updates unborked the sound. Still can't get mike to work

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16. A post in the ubuntu forums claims upgrading to kernel 2.6.30.-2-generic fixes stuff

2 Days Ago #78
greenfrog
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250

Upgrade to kernel 2.6.30.-2-generic
It fixed all my problems with my Aspire One D150
Mic and Wifi leds work with no problem

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1141529&page=8

aptitude isn't finding this kernel for me so I don't want to try safe-upgrade

[BabbaTam]

13. no mic in ubuntu

I just put ubuntu on an old dell inspiron 4000 (p3) and my
skype wouldn't work. I found that the mic was turned off (by
default?) when the OS was installed. This was the latest
version of ubuntu that I ordered on a dvd off the internet.
The mic on/off control can be accessed by double clicking the
speaker icon at the top of the page.

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14. There's a known audio driver problem with the Acer Aspire One. Unfortunately, none of the

published fixes I've tried have worked

[hunter]

17. I've done my share of waiting for drivers in Ubuntu.

Waiting for wireless drivers was the worst, but I haven't had any troubles with that lately.

The only thing I've really got in my "zero expectations" bin anymore is wine, but that's okay because I don't need it and when some windows application "just works" in wine it's like a pleasant surprise. When I must use Windows -- for example to test web pages against various flavors of Explorer (6, 7, and now 8... oh crap!) -- I use dedicated Windows machines.

Good luck! It sounds like a solution to the Acer Aspire One mic problem will be coming around soon.