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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Acer Revo RL80 graphics unsupported?
I have just purchased an Acer Revo RL80 net top computer. I've been trying to get Ubuntu up and running on it with quite a bit of trouble. The only way I can get it to boot is through using the ...
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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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Impossible to install ubuntu 12.10 both with wubi or regularly
I've tried installing Ubuntu 12.10 both with Wubi and from live CD (USB actually), neither of which was successful.
With Wubi, installing it inside Windows, it gives a black screen after the first ...
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Acer Aspire S7 with linux [closed]
I am thinking of buying an S7 and install Linux on it. Does anyone have experience with that? Did anyone e.g. get the touchscreen working?
Bye, Johannes
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Wireless internet not working: unclaimed [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I get Broadcom BCM4311 Wireless working?
wireless internet on my Acer Travelmate 5310 with Broadcom BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet doesn't seem to be working. I am a ...
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v12.10 on acer Aspire boot problem
I have installed ubuntu 12.10 on my Acer Aspire d270 using a PenDrive USB installer. It is installed alongside Windows 7. The installation completed and gave a "Successful" message when it finished. ...
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How to install ubuntu on acer Aspire S3 use USB stick? [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
How to install ubuntu12.04 on acer Aspire S3 use USB stick?
I can't see any thing, screen is ...
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ACER Aspire 5253 communication lights
I have been using my ACER Aspire 5253 for over a year now but I have discovered that when I go on the internet, the green light indicating that the wireless is on does not stay on. I don't have ...
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Laptop wont boot at all
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my 5 year old Acer aspire laptop with vista 32bit on it. I updated everthing with "software installer". Downloaded some recommended apps like the youtube app and some ...
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Intel Cedarview graphic driver Ubuntu 12.04 on Netbook Acer Aspire One D270
I've tried to install ubuntu 12.10 but it was very slow and was not working properly. I decided to install the 12.04 version and is working fine. Now there is the Intel Cedarview graphic driver ...
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How do I prevent my screen from freezing after booting successfully on Acer Aspire 5520G laptop?
I own an Acer Aspire 5520G and just installed Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Win7 Ultimate. Both are 32bit. I am able to boot into either via GRUB. However, I am facing two problems:
The computer often ...
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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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5GHz WLAN connection on acer S7
during the last days I installed Kubuntu on my new Acer S7 Ultrabook.
After some trouble with the the boot configuration this now works fine so that Kubuntu runs in parallel with Windows 8 on my ...
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Quake Live under Firefox 17, Ubuntu 12.10
I've got the following problem, I am trying to start Quake Live on Firefox 17 under Ubuntu 12.10.
I downloaded the plugin, which installed correctly, downloaded some maps... But when I try to start ...
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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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Can't install linux od Aces Aspire One D270 [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
So, I bought an Acer Aspire One D270 which comes with Linpus Linux. I've been using Ubuntu on my ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome shell stuck in fall back mode - Acer 5830TG Notebook
One of my friends is using Ubuntu 12.10 Unity for some time. And finally he decided to try gnome shell. Hence he installed gnome shell and now while logging into gnome shell (from login screen) this ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu to Acer Aspire One 756 (Intel Dual Core 847, 2 GB RAM)
After deciding to install Ubuntu (12.04) on a newly bought Netbook (Acer Aspire One 756 with Intel Dual Core 847 and 2 GB RAM, Linpus linux pre-installed), I have had trouble getting it done.
I have ...
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Acer Aspire One 725 Temperature
I just got my AO725 and I have sucessfully installed Xubuntu 12.10. It's all okay except the temperature which is pretty high if I look to some reviews on the web - it's about 70 to 85° C. I don't ...
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Bluetooth problems with 12.10 [closed]
Ubuntu 12.10 runs the linux build of the Dolphin emulator (which allows me to play Wii games on PC). Wiimote is connected through Bluetooth, which worked out of the box.
But now Bluetooth does not ...
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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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Touch screen not working properly
I really hope that this time I get an answer
I have a problem with my Acer V5 touch, my touch screen is not working properly, when I touch it, it only recognize the click,, but do not recognize when ...
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I have no sound in Acer Acpire TimelineX with Nvidia Optumis. Geforce 450M CUDA
I have Windows 7 installed on my laptop and today I have just installed Xubuntu. I had several problems with this system.
My laptop worked reaaally slow so i had to switch from unity 3d into 2d. It ...
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Aspire one D270 webcam & bluetooth
I'm a new user to Aspire One D270 (Windows 7). I had downloaded Bluetooth suite and crystal eye web cam for my netbook, but it doesn't working at all. What should I do now, please help.
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12.10, acer 4736g ubuntu locks screen instead of hibernate [closed]
A few days ago I was looking a way to make my laptop's hibernate process faster.
After searching on the internet, I found an intruction to install uswsusp for faster hibernate process.
'sudo apt-get ...
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Driver / Module brcm80211 missing
I'm user of Xubuntu 12.04 on an AOD270 Netbook.
It has a built-in chipset for the wifi connection Broadcom 4313 14a4:4727, which I'm trying to get to work in both normal and monitor mode.
I got it ...
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Acer Aspire microphone issue
I have got an Acer Aspire 7750G: More info
It has been running Ubuntu since I bought the laptop (12.10 as of now), but a few updates ago, I lost my microphone.
It doesn't recognise the internal mic ...
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Can't get wireless working after installing ubuntu 12.10 on acer aspire 5560-7414
I have been struggling all day trying different solutions from different posts on how to get my wifi working but none have worked. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Below are some wireless ...
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Acer Aspire One 725 - missing graphic card driver for Radeon HD 7290? [closed]
For all you people who THINK they have problem with their Radeons HD.
1) Read carefully what type of Radeon HD card you have. From the internet shop, the specification said that I have a Radeon HD ...
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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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Installing Ubuntu on an acer aspire one 722 (AMD C60)
I've been an apple and windows-user all my life, and now I bought me an netbook (acer one aspire 722) and wanted to install Ubuntu (I have no experiance with any linux systems at all). I read a lot of ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu on an Acer Aspire One 756
I have used Ubuntu before, in virtual machines, but today I decided to make the leap and I bought a netbook to install Ubuntu as a "real" OS alongside Windows. The netbook I bought is an Acer Aspire ...
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Ubunbtu 12.10 and Acer Aspire 5315 overheat/fan problem
I know this question has been asked and answered before, but the solutions do not seem to be relevant for 12.10. The acer_fancontrol script is out of date, directories are not the same anymore and ...
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How do you adjust screen brightness on Acer laptop?
I have an Acer Aspire one 5742 laptop. I installed Linux Ubuntu 12.10 on it. I have one problem with it. no matter how I press the Fn+ up or Fn + down keys I cannot adjust the Screen Brightness. It is ...
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Touch pad nolonger working
I'm running 12.07 on an acer aspire and have had no problems, until I disabled the touchpad using the Fn and F7 keys. This disabled the touchpad fine. But when I went to turn it back on I got the ...
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CPU Fan not working on acer 4755G i3 ubuntu 12.10
Hope you can help me, I'm new to ubuntu and install this 12.10 version on my acer laptop. The problem is I always got high temperature and maybe because my CPU fan is not working. Tried to install ...
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Are these system specifications sufficient for upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10 from Windows 7 Starter? [duplicate]
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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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Can I install Ubuntu 12.10 on an Acer Aspire laptop?
I just downloaded Ubuntu 12.10, and I want to install it on my Acer Aspire laptop. Here's my Acer specifications:
Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor @ 1.86 GHz
2,5GB of RAM
500GB HDD
Mobile Intel ...
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Any known Ubuntu issues on Acer aspire S3-391?
I'm in the market for a new laptop to run Ubuntu 12.10 on -- I have my eye on a very reasonably priced Acer aspire S3-391 with a i7 chip and a hybrid drive.
Does anyone have a S3 and does it work ...
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Compatibility of acer aspire one 722 with ubuntu 12.10 [closed]
I was wondering if I can install Ubuntu 12.10 on my Acer Aspire One 722 netbook.
It is currently running Windows 7 Home Premium but I want to use Ubuntu alongside with it.
Spesifications:
2 GB ...
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Lubuntu 12.04 on Acer laptop boots to blank blue screen
My previous question on this was closed, but I am posting it again as the solution which my son eventually found may assist other users of the forum, or someone may be able to tweak the solution to ...
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Laptop screen doesn't work after standby - hit or miss
I have an Acer Aspire 5750 and if i let my computer sit for 4hrs - 48 hrs, when i open up the laptop lid, my screen is black. The computer is still on, but it won't wake up.
I use Ctrl-Alt-L to lock ...
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Acer aspire 5102WLMi webcam not working
I have an Acer aspire 5102WLMi and just installed Ubuntu 12.10 (used to run WinXP).
After downloading Skype I realized the webcam is not working (it's built into the screen), simple question, how do ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 - WiFi keeps disconnecting (using a Proxy)
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Acer Aspire One Netbook and everything works excellent except for the WiFi.
When I click on a network I get connected but only for about one minute and then it ...
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Unable to install cedarview-drm
I've been trying to install Intel binary Xorg driver for GMA3600 (Cedarview) GPUs for my Acer Aspire One D270 with Windows 7 Starter, Windows 8, and Ubuntu 12.04
I've followed these instructions ...
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12.10 screen resolution on Acer Aspire S3
I'm new to Linux and recently installed 12.10 alongside Windows on my laptop.
Initially 3D screen effects (i.e., Docky) were not working and I tried different things like installing and reinstalling ...
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cannot change screen brightness on acer 7741z-4433
On this laptop, you change the screen brightness by holding the Fn button and pressing the left or right keys. The brightness meter appears in the corner of the screen but it does nothing. Any ideas?
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Unable to pair my phone with laptop using Bluetooth in Ubuntu 12.10
I am unable to connect my Nokia 2600C with my Acer Aspire 5738z Notebook running ubuntu 12.10 using Bluetooth. Whenever I try to pair then up, it shows SYSTEM PROBLEM DETECTED and then the process ...
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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 V5-431 drivers for 12.10
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 in my notebook ACER ASPIRE V5-431, but couldn't find drivers for this. Could anyone please tell me where could I find the drivers?
Also, I couldn't find the Appearance ...
