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Acer crystal eye webcam stopped working
I'm not sure what went wrong, or what I did. But one day it suddenly wasn't working.
In Cheese Webcam Booth it shows a black screen. The little camera light next to the webcam isn't switched on.
In ...
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Acer Aspire One D270 screen crash at wake up
Yesterday I installed installed ubuntu 12.04 on my Acer aspire one D270-1838.
Everything worked ok, except I couldn't adjust brightness, I fixed it changing:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet ...
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How do I change how much disk space Ubuntu has?
I installed ChruBuntu on my Chomebook Acer C7 about 2 weeks ago and I chose to allocate 10 gigs. I didn't know that that would be my amount of disk space I would be allowed to use. I want to install ...
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sound, network, video and touchpad not working after fresh install
I'm a Mint user, trying to switch to Ubuntu now.
I've tried installing both 12.4 and 13.4 on my Acer Aspire 5742g and run into following problems:
Ubuntu 13.04 live USB works with no sound (network, ...
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Junk display while installing 12.04 (only with core i3 3220 CPU)
I am from Acer India.
I'm getting a junk display while installing Ubuntu 12.04 64/32-bit edition. We can do the installation by following the onscreen instructions, but after the installation once ...
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Synaptics Touchpad is not working on ubuntu 12.04
My touchpad wasn't working and I found that code,
sudo modprobe -r psmouse && sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
But now, when I close and open touchpad from disable/enable button, the ...
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Old Acer Aspire E700 Desktop - Unable to Install Ubuntu 12.04
I've been struggling to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from Disk/USB. I've got the fear that my hardware isn't up to it. I get [Errno 5] Input/Output Error reports... Obvs. I've tried installing straight ...
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Brightness and touchpad issues on an Acer Aspire 725
I have an Acer Aspire One 725 running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and it flashes the screen when not charging. The same happens when I want to change the brightness of the screen (whether or not connected to a ...
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How to make the touchpad work on Acer Travelmate P243?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 (32-bit) on my laptop (Acer Travelmate P243) and didn't manage to make the touchpad work.
It is detected:
xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 ...
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Why does my Acer 4310 run so slowly with Ubuntu 12.04 when it was lightening fast with Ubuntu 10.?
Since I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Acer 4310 laptop I have noticed that the system freezes on occasions and the screen showing the program I am running shows a grey colour. I have done a clean ...
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Missing Operating System - Ubuntu on USB
My hard drive died and so I decided to run Ubuntu 12.04 from a USB. It ran flawlessly for a while, then suddenly it crashed and now when I start the laptop it says "Operating System Not Found". I do ...
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Atheros AR9485 12.04 wifi problem not solved by hwcrypt
Following a routine update to Ubuntu 12.04, my wireless no longer works - it is constantly seeking a connection but not accepting my password.
This has been documented elsewhere, with a fix involving ...
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Ubuntu freezes after successful boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
*THIS QUESTION IS NOT A DUPLICATE*
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on an Acer Aspire 5250. For the first 2-3 days, the ...
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touchpad is not working in ubuntu12,04 on acer aspire one netbook(D260)
I installed ubuntu 12.04 os in my netbook acer aspire one(D260) machine. after installation touchpad is not working. i tried xinput -list command. but it is not detected. after read some blog post I ...
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Brightness not working Acer Aspire One 756-2623 [duplicate]
Brightness not working Acer Aspire One 756-2623 with Ubuntu 12.04. Also the mousepad right-click isn't working ether. I'm completely new to Ubuntu and Linux in general.
How do I fix it?
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acer aspire one d270: Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10?
I've bought an Acer Aspire One D270 netbook as a Cristmass Gift for my wife. Now I'm not sure which version of Ubuntu will work best: the new 12.10 or the LTS 12.04?
Thanks in advance.
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Wifi problems Acer Aspire M3 Ubuntu 12.04
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my new Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3-481T-53314G52Mass
and everything works fine except the wifi. The connection always drops down after a few Minutes. I saw some ...
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Acer Allionone Z5810 Touchscreen Issues 12.04
I have an Acer Allionone Z5810, and I can't get the touchscreen to work after I install 12.04.
Here is the lsusb output:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device ...
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Acer card reader not recognized in 12.04
I have Acer desktop with a Acer OEM 15-in-1 card reader (P/N CR 10400.002)
dmesg shows the following:
[ 3.708337] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 3 using ohci_hcd
[ 4.144027] usb ...
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Are these system specifications sufficient for upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10 from Windows 7 Starter? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I find out which version and derivate of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements?
I was just concerned with Ubuntu 12.10 upgrading ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 volume control not showing
I installed ubuntu 12.04 and everything was fine and working. Recently when I start my computer the sound controller in top bar is not working. If I click on volume control icon on top bar it doesn't ...
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Acer Aspire 5542G overheating with ubuntu/kubuntu 12.04
I have an Acer Aspire 5542G laptop purchased couple of years ago. All these days, i used windows 7 on it . Then I tried ubuntu 12.04 . Everything was fine except the overheating issue. I updated ...
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Volume control not working on one account
I am getting sound out of my speakers but, the volume control is not working and in the sound settings there is nothing listed in play sound through and test sound is not working. I am only having ...
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Acer Aspire V5-575 Wifi Issues
I recently bought an Aspire A5-575 laptop which works great, the only issue I'm having is with the Wifi.
It seems to have a hard time connecting, and then will randomly disconnect. When it's ...
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Internal microphone doesn't work on an Acer Aspire 1410
Ubuntu 12.04 32bit
ACER Aspire 1410
The built in microphone will not pic up sound.
I have tried adjusting in pavucontrol, alsa mixer, and alsa-base.conf with various options:
options snd-hda-intel ...
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Sound works but no device shown in the Sound settings
Following a troubleshooting post I've found out that my driver is recognized in fact but is not listed at the sound settings and I think because of this my cinnamon sound applet will not appear. ...
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Where can I find video and audio drivers for my netbook? [closed]
I got a little netbook yesterday (an Acer Aspire One) for schoolwork and read in numerous reviews Ubuntu was a must. I dove into it blindly and downloaded 12.04 LTS and though I admit it's faster than ...
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How to make Ubuntu detect my system jack as speakers so I can have 5.1 sound?
I have an Acer 5738G with Ubuntu 12.04, I modified the configurations to have 5.1 sound. It works, but my problem is that only my laptop speakers are detected as speakers in sound settings, when I ...
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Acer Aspire 7530 internal suwoofer not working
If someone could help me, it would be very apreciated.
I've been searching everywhere but unable to find any answers.
I have a 2.1 output speakers and there are only 4.1 and 5.1, in the sound ...
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Network Error on Acer 5745G
This was my very first hand on Ubuntu with absolutely no idea about the OS except its based on Linux & its an open source thing.
OK, so Let me start with Config- I have Acer 5745G ...
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Unable to enter WUBI installed Ubuntu after reboot
I use WUBI to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my Windows 7 system. My PC is Acer Aspire S5-391 with a 64-bit operating system. After I finish installing WUBI on Windows, I reboot my PC as told by the ...
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How to make backlight work on Acer 5732z?
I want to run 12.04 on my Acer Aspire 5732z. I know from research that these computers have issues with the backlight on Ubuntu. So I tried a couple of solutions:
The sudo lightdm restart method. I ...
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12.04 backlight issue for Acer Aspire 5734z-4725 running on usb flash drive
I have followed the fix found here: Backlight Issue
However I can't use the sudo update-grub2 command as it errors with
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (is /dev mounted?)
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Ubuntu 12.04 Freezes w/ Ethernet Unplugged + Wireless Drops (Acer Aspire 5516) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
Ubuntu 12.04-12.10 32/64 freezes or won't boot if the Ethernet cable is unplugged and will not hold a wireless connection.
Here is ...
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ACER 8572G — ubuntu 12.04 — crash of graphics
I am running the latest Ubuntu on my acer 8572G, with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphic card and actually the computer is always very hot. Today it started to become more problematic when the screen ...
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Bluetooth not working on Acer 3820tg
After upgrading to 12.04 (it was done by a complete reinstallation), bluetooth doesn't work anymore. Before (I think it was Ubuntu 11.04), I just followed instructions on this page and copied ...
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Installation Problems Acer 4750G Ubuntu 12.04 Dual Boot
I've been playing with Ubuntu the past few weeks via WUBI and finally decided to give it its own space in my HDD through dual booting via separate partitions.
After installation, the system could ...
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Touchpad Dies Occassionally
This problem started after I upgraded to 12.04 (I did a fresh install and not an upgrade from 11.10). Now my touchpad dies whenever it wants to, and I have to either restart or suspend the system to ...
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Webcam detected but not showing up
I'm using Acer 4530 with Suyin webcam. The webcam can be detected but not showing anything. Before I start anything, I ran lsof /dev/video0 to make sure nothing is using the camera, and I started ...
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Acer V3-771 Touchpad detected as ps/2 generic mouse
I have a brand new Acer V3-771G. I can use my Touchpad fine but I can't scroll with it, because its detected as a PS/2 generic mouse:
xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 ...
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12.04 Running Slow on Acer Aspire 5738ZG
I installed 12.04 but it seems to run rather slow (a little laggy when minimizing, some applications open slowly, YouTube 1080p videos are laggy as well).
I'm with the HD4650 graphics card and found ...
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Problem with brightness settings with Acer Aspire One D255E in 12.04
I run Ubuntu 12.04 on my netbook (Acer Aspire One D255E) and I have the following problem with the brightness settings: If I want to adjust the brightness with the fn-key, I can only change between ...
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Cannot install ubuntu 12.04 alternatei386 from usb stick
My pc is a netbook Acer aspire one with 1gb of ram with 256mb graphics intel atom processor, and I downloaded the ubuntu alternate version via utorrent and used universal usb installer to make my usb ...
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Acer aspire incompatible with ubuntu 12.04?
Well I'm about to install ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop, which is an acer aspire. I would like to know if is there any incompatibility? I installed this version (12.04) on an acer aspire and had several ...
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problems with wubi-installed ubuntu freezing, error reports not sending, programs crashing unexpectedly
recently I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my acer aspire one D255E netbook using the wubi installer for windows. I've begun to notice several problems:
computer freezes often for no apparent reason ...
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12.04 - Connecting Acer X203H monitor to new Dell XPS 15z laptop
I have installed the latest version of Ubuntu (12.04) on my boyfriend's new Dell XPS 15z laptop.
He uses a Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse, and an Acer X203H monitor with his set-up. No ...
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split screen issue 12.04 (mirror like)
One day I turned on my laptop (acer aspire one) and I found my screen was split the left side is fine but right on the middle of the screen a white stroke crosses the screen vertically. On the right ...
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I can't play games with ubuntu 12.04
I erased the entire disk to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my Acer Aspire 5750G.
I tried Heros of Newerth, Teeworlds, and Super Tux 2. None of these games can be initialized. Can anyone help me?
I can ...
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no wired or wireless networking on new install [closed]
This is a new install of Ubuntu. I ran 12.04 from a usb drive for a day or so, and had no issues outside of some latency that is more due to the lack of RAM on my aspire one D255e than to OS. I had ...
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How do I get HDMI out working on an Acer AC700 HDMI?
I have installed Ubuntu on my Acer AC700 (Chromebook) using both the Cr-48 method and the script method both of which I think are the same. The only thing that does not work is HDMI out. I assume this ...
