Questions tagged [acer]
Questions about Acer Incorporated (a Chinese based multinational) equipment including desktop and laptop PCs, tablet computers, servers, storage devices, displays, smartphones and peripherals.
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keyboard backlight Acer Nitro5 AN515-55 Ubuntu 20.10 works but 2 question
My Acer nitro5 AN5-15-55 laptop keyboard backlight is working , only red is available, (and I cannot adjust keyboard backlight brightness), but
the back light 'sleeps' when I am not typing? I can't ...
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Acer A515-43 can't install UEFI (USB)
This A515-43 is SSD and UEFI only. I prefer Ubuntu. However I've tried numerous distributions. All on USB created with rufus. They all fail to boot similarly. 'Problem loading UEFI:db X.509 ...
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No fingerprint login option with Ubuntu 20.10
I have an Acer swift 3 with built-in fingerprint reader and am running Ubuntu 20.10. I followed the Ubuntu guide to enable fingerprint login and when I get to Users in settings there is no option to ...
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wifi hardblocked acer aspire E1-572
I have installed Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS on my machine "acer aspire e1-572" WiFi worked right after the installation, but now it says Wireless adapter is hard blocked.
here is the output of ...
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Please help me install Ubuntu on my Acer Aspire 3
I'm fairly new to Linux, I've used it before on VMs and used it once in a dual boot about 3 years ago.
My issue now though is that when I try to install Linux on my laptop, it doesn't detect any ...
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I have Acer F5-573G-59V4 Laptop i want to dual boot it (Windows + Ubuntu), Help me with the procedure to dual boot it..? [duplicate]
How to do dual bootable installation for Acer F5-573G-59V4.
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Acer Aspire 5 Linux install
Sorry to bother, I hope everything is fine.
Today I received my laptop, an Acer Aspire 5 (A515-44G-R9YM - with the Ryzen 7 4700U one). It came with Free DOS and I've tried to install Ubuntu on it. I ...
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Internal HDD is not recognized during boot but recognized after suspend/wakeup
I tried to install Ubuntu on Acer Aspire 3 laptop but my HDD (WDC WD10SPZX-21Z10T0) wasn't recognized until doing suspend OS and wake up. This is dmesg | grep ata1 output before suspending:
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On-board keyboard and trackpad not working 20.04
I'm on an Acer Aspire E5 and I haven't been able to get my laptop's onboard keyboard and trackpad to work, although the trackpad is detected as a Synaptics, and the keyboard is showing as an AT ...
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Touchpad suddenly stopped working on Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 on my Acer Swift 3. This occurred when my system froze because of Mozilla Firefox and I forced restarted the laptop. Since then my touchpad stopped working. I tried to ...
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Acer ET322QK not working with Ubuntu 20.04
I have an Acer ET322QK monitor. It works with Windows 10, Ubuntu 18.04 and Linux4Tegra. However, when connecting my computer with newly installed Ubuntu 20.04, it cannot seem to use the monitor ...
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Problems installing Ubuntu on Acer laptop
I am having problems installing the Ubuntu on my device. My Acer Aspire 3 A315-23-R4B9 laptop apparently has problems with support for Linux systems, but I hope that this can be fixed. When starting ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS: laptop keyboard not working after updates
First things first, I should say that I'm a real newbie when it comes to Ubuntu -- I've been using it for no longer than three months and have no previous experience with any other OS except for ...
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Hard disk not showing up in ubuntu 16,18,20, linux mint versions while installing on preinstalled acer laptop
I bought a new laptop Acer Extensa 215-52 with predefined Windows 10 installed on it.
I tried to dual boot with ubuntu 16,18,20 and linux mint 20 version.
Some Bios settings are as searching on the ...
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Touchpad stopped working after removing external mouse on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I was using a mouse on my notebook and everything was fine. But after removing the mouse, the touchpad wasn't working anymore.
I installed Tweaks using:
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
to check the ...
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Will my old acer aspire one netbook be compatible with the latest version of ubuntu
I have an old acer aspire one netbook running ubuntu 14.04. I have tried downloading all of the updates with little success. After downloading a small percentage the machine tells me "unable to ...
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New Ubuntu installation with Win 10 no dual boot screen
I am very new to this and hope someone can help.
I have just installed Ubuntu 20.04.1.I installed it while keeping my win 10. I wanted it as a dual boot laptop. I burned the iso on a disk, I followed ...
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Integrated webcam stopped working and now only show black screen
I have a Acer Aspire A515-51-36VK and my integrated webcam stopped working recently.
Now every test only shows a black screen.
Here some test that I have made:
I found the webcam with lsusb (0408:a060 ...
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Ubuntu System BootOrder not found on Acer Aspire F5-573
I have had Ubuntu system on my machine for a year now, all working perfectly. Today when I wanted to access Ubuntu I got the following message:
System BootOrder not found. Initializing defaults. ...
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Removing Ubuntu from a machine that also has Windows and 2 separate hard drives with each OS
I am after removing Ubuntu from my Acer Predator laptop. It has a 250gb SSD with windows on and a 1tb HDD with Ubuntu installed. I am after getting rid of Ubuntu as I want to sell the laptop. Is it ...
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Hard disk not detected during Dual boot installation on New Acer Aspire A315-56 laptop
I purchased a new Acer Aspire A315-56 laptop few days ago with Windows 10 preinstalled in that. Now I wanted to dual boot with Ubuntu 20.04 version.
I created the necessary USB bootable drive using ...
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Ubuntu does not detect 2nd HDD (Acer Aspire 3)
Installing Ubuntu 20.04 (U20). Laptop: Acer Aspire 3, model # A315-56. Laptop comes with 2 disks:
Disk1: 256GB SSD
Disk2: 1TB HDD
Laptop has Win10 on Disk1. Disk2 is just empty.
First attempt to ...
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I can't change from RST to AHCI
I tried to install ubuntu 20.04 LTS but it says something about RST being enabled and I have to disable it.
I did as https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-installation-on-computers-with-intel-r-rst-...
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No Webcam Device for Acer Aspire E5-473
Is there anyway to get my webcam running on Ubuntu 20.04, tried to uninstall cheese, reinstalling it. Tried installing guvcview, but still not working.
lfredo@alfredo-Aspire-E5-473G:~$ guvcview
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Install Ubuntu 16.04 on Acer Aspire E15 with UEFI
How can I install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on Acer Aspire E15 E5-574-592S with UEFI?
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My Ubuntu 20.04 keeps freezing after logging in
I have Acer Predator Helios 300 with Intel i5 Gen 8, 16 GB DDR4 RAM and Nvidia Graphics card model GTX 1060 6GB Mobile.
None of key work after it freezes, not even ALT+CTL+F# or ALT+F#. Please help me ...
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Internal Mic not working properly
My internal microphone is not working as expected. It is detected in Settings -> Sound, as well as in pavucontrol. However, the captured mic audio seems to be at a very low volume, and only a ...
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Cannot Install Ubuntu because of iRST
Recently, I bought acer Aspire A715 - 75 G and I want to install Ubuntu on it. But every time I use my bootable pendrive the grub starts as usual but when I click on install Ubuntu, it tells me to ...
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Disable any key on the keyboard notebook
Can I disable the SysRq PrtSc button? I am using OS xubuntu 18.04 LTS.
My PrtSc SysRq button is stuck, sometimes it pushes itself. So many screenshoot windows appear.
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WebCam not detected on Acer Aspire 3 in Kubuntu
I've been using Kubuntu for over a year now and I've been quite satisfied with it but when I updated from 19.04 to 19.10 all of a sudden the webcam isn't detected.
I've checked out many other posts ...
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Looking for an Ubuntu USB driver for a Canon MG5350 printer
I have tried to find a driver which works for my Canon MG5350 on Ubuntu 20.04LTS on my Acer Aspire One notebook, but no luck so far.
How do I find one and install it?
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Acer Aspire ES1-512-C32A laptop not powering off with Ubuntu 20.04
Just installed latest Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my Acer Aspire ES1-512-C32A laptop and all works great apart from the powering off of the laptop.
When I perform the power off, I need to physically hold ...
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System requirements: What is the lightest impacting ubuntu flavor? [duplicate]
I have been looking for a Linux alternative to windows due to the OS constantly eating up my system's memory and CPU usage, and i'm somewhat familiar with Ubuntu systems, but i want to know what ...
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Battary draining fast
I'm using Acer Aspire E 15 E5-576G.
I installed Ubuntu last year. After installation, I noticed that my battery drains faster than usual.
Because of that, I had to remove Ubuntu and use Windows ...
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Rapid Battery drainage and overheating
I bought a new Acer Swift 3 SF314-55G, the day before yesterday. I dual booted it with ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop version. ANd started using ubuntu itself. The laptop started heating up, even with ...
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Slow Ubuntu 20.04 installation: warning: source ID xxxx was not found when attempting to remove it
My Acer Aspire became very slow with Windows 10 running on it so I formatted my hard disc on my acer Aspire laptop and tried to install Ubuntu 20.04 but the installation takes hours and constantly ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 - Installation error after restart
sd-umoun[46590]: Failed to umount /oldroot: Device or resource busy
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usb 2-1: device descriptor read/8, error -110
Please help.
Additional Info:
This is a clean install of Ubuntu and I have ...
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Why Ubuntu does not release his OS for Intel Processor (ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64) i have problem with installing Ubuntu on intel processo? [duplicate]
Since the downloaded file from Ubuntu website always consist of AMD64 such as ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64. I think my Acer Predator Helio 300 which has Intel i7 7th gen processor does not fit well. ...
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Why is my laptop screen flickering uncontrollably on Ubuntu 20.04?
This issue is best illustrated visually, hence I created a recording in the form of an GIF of my laptop screen flickering hectically. The flickering doesn't seem to have a pattern associated with it - ...
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I cannot find the brightness setting in Ubunutu 20.04 LTS in my Acer Nitro 5 Laptop
I am unable to set the brightness level of an Acer Nitro 5 laptop in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS in settings or in the title bar.
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Cannot boot on USB stick , Acer Swift 3
I'm trying to run an Ubuntu live on a USB stick instead to install it after.
But the system freezes during the boot screen, with the manufacturer logo...
I've tried nomodeset and it still does not ...
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How to enable the turbo button on acer predator helios 300 in Ubuntu
I've just bought one of the eight different models of the Acer Predator Helios 300.
It has a turbo button which supposed to overclock CPUs upon being pressed.
Apparently without additional ...
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Problems with dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu on Acer Aspire 3
I recently bought a Acer Aspire A315-41 and tried to implement dual-boot for work reasons. But am having a lot of problems. I have an SSD of 119.2 GB, where Windows is installed, and a 931.5 GB HDD, ...
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External headset microphone not detected, only internal is used
I have a Realtek ALC283 sound card on an Acer Aspire V3 laptop. I tried numerous twitches to get the external microphone to show up, none of them worked. Most notably
In /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base....
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Acer Aspire integrated Webcam no image with Ubuntu 20.04
I am trying to get the integrated webcam on an Acer Aspire laptop to work but there is no image coming out of Cheese. When Cheese runs, the LED next to the webcam comes on but there is no image. ...
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No wifi drivers being installed on Acer Nitro 7
I have a brand new Acer Nitro-AN715-51, which shipped with Windows 10 and - unfortunately - Microsoft Secure Boot.
Installing 18.04 LTS itself off of a USB stick wasn't a problem, but now the ...
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New Acer Aspire 3 - Can I install ubuntu BEFORE letting the default WIN10 setup start?
I have an
Acer Aspire 3 A315-21 series Model N17Q3
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Ubuntu ISO 19.10 AMD64 desktop
My questions are:
Should I boot to a Ubuntu USB and install directly and never do the WIN10 setup?
Should I ...
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New Acer Nitro 5 with Ubuntu 16.04 show No space available 0.0KB
I tried to set up new Acer Nitro 5 with a new installation of Ubuntu 16.04, but no storage space shows up.
Motherboard information:
Error message:
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Acer laptop keyboard not working?
My Acer laptop keyboard not working after shutdown. Now I use USB keyboard but i need fix problem?
I want know the type of problem (software or hardware).
I use Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS with kde plasma 5....
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18.04 Why's my fan always ON when plugged into a power source?
I bought a brand new laptop a week ago (Acer Nitro 5 AN515 54) and installed Ubuntu 18.04. The fan is running really loud when on AC (everything is ok when changing it back to battery only). I ...