Questions related to the Aspire range of personal computers manufactured by Acer
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Problem with wifi in acer aspire v3-551
I have a problem with my notebook acer aspire v3-551. It works with Ubuntu 13.04. The problem is that wifi connection always falling down. It goes randomly.
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Webcam appears black in Skype, Acer Aspire V3-571G
My webcam functions normally on Flash, Cheese, etc. However in Skype, it appears black.
My laptop is Acer Aspire V3-571G.
Anyone know how to fix it?
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brightness settings not ajustable
I gave it a search and found this for version 11.04 on an acer aspire;
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Edit two lines to read as follows:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash ...
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Acer Aspire 7730G Sound 2.1
After installing Ubuntu I have sound only from the right speaker + subwoofer
There is a chance to fix it?
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Ubuntu 13.04 boots oddly?
By default, Ubuntu 13.04 is supposed to boot graphically, correct? My Ubuntu install boots up half graphical and half verbosely.
Also, I have to reboot twice in order to boot, meaning I press the ...
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Minecraft problems, not able to run on Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I know this is a very commonly asked question, but I'm completely at loss. I'm trying to get Minecraft to run on my PC. I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit on an ACER Aspire 5515. I've ran Minecraft on it ...
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How to fix Acer Aspire 4736z back light brightness control in Ubuntu 13.04?
A simple way to fix Acer Aspire 4736z back light brightness control problem using hot keys (Fn + Brightness +-)
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Help Adjusting Britness on Acer Aspire M5-581T-6807 Via the Function keys
I have opened terminal and tried the following commands.
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
I entered my password.
Found
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
and change it to say
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My computer needs two reboots in order to successfully boot into Ubuntu. Please help
So, I have been running Ubuntu for about a month now. I chose to encrypt when I installed, so I am prompted for the password I set when I boot.
My problem is that every time I shut down completely, I ...
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Installer (LiveUSB Ubuntu 12.10 ) don't detect windows 8 preinstalled Acer Aspire V3-571G-9686 [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a Acer Aspire V3-571G-9686, this but I've not been able to do it. Becuase the installer do not detect any operative systems previously installed (in my case Windows 8)
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No backlight when installing Ubuntu 12.10
I know there are multiple threads covering this issue, but I did not find anything similar to mine.
I have an Acer Aspire 5741 here and I'm trying to install 12.10. However, my backlight goes off as ...
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How use “Color” and ICC profiles to calibrate screen?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS in an Aspire 5250-BZ699, and I would like to calibrate the screen - but I don't' know how to use "Color" and how to apply the ICC profiles. Is there a tutorial to do ...
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Help me please, install problems on ACER aspire 5515
So, I have an ACER Aspire 5515 with Windows 7 Ultimate installed. I have an AMD Athlon(tm) Processor 2650e 1.60 GHz processor. 1 GB RAM, with a 160 GB HDD.
So here's what I did:
I parititioned my ...
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Changing the brightness creates lag
Changing the brightness on my laptop is very laggy. It's an Acer Aspire 5735z with Ubuntu 12.10 installed. How do I fix the issue?
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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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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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Does Wubi work on Aspire One with Windows 8 pre-installed?
I bought an Aspire One 725 pre-loaded with Windows 8 (I didn't know what I was getting into). I am a novice when it comes to installing operating systems, so I would like to use a Windows installer so ...
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Freeze During a Restart on ASPIRE 4751Z
I notice this happen every time with my ACER ASPIRE 4751Z.
Whenever I reboot from Ubuntu, the boot up freezes during "BIOS load". That means, the boot up menu isn't shown yet. I also have Windows XP ...
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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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Mousepad Unresponsive on re-enabling with toggle key
The mouse pad does not respond when re-enabled using the toggle keys on Acer Aspire 5738ZG. It responds when restarted from suspend though!
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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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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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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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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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A few problems running Ubuntu on Aspire 722 netbook
I'm still a noob to ubuntu and don't know exactly what I'm doing so sorry if these are all my fault.
First problem - booting.
Ubuntu boots correctly about every second time. After the grub loader 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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Save kernel on Acer Aspire One270 with Ubuntu 12.10 - Booting Issues
I did search the forums for quite some time, yet did not find any answer to my problem...
I have an Acer Aspire One D270 with Windows 7 Starter and I've installed Ubuntu using the Wubi installer. ...
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How to check if a Webcam is broken?
I just bought an Acer Aspire 3830TG, it comes with an integrated 1.3M HD Webcam. Before buying it i tried with a bootable Lubuntu usb stick, everything worked well except for the webcam, which i ...
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Acer Aspire 7739G can't boot problem
I've installed ubuntu 12.04 on Acer Aspire 7739G but i can't boot. After turning on i see acer logo and then black screen with peeping "_" and i tried to reinstall and re-format whole HDD but it ...
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recovery partition question
I have an Acer Aspire 4739 and want to install Ubuntu but I was wondering what happens to the recovery partition if I ever wanted to go back to windows? I don't have a boot disk that laptop only have ...
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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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Guest account unaccessible
Yep, the problem is that i cannot login as Guest, neither from the login screen nor from user switching. The name of the guest account is grayed out. If I try to access it all I get is a short wait, ...
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How do I get the touchpad working on an Aspire V3-771G?
Did someone found an issue to that problem ?
I just have the normal mouse function.
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Ubuntu desktop not responsive programs take ages to launch when clicked. Aspire One Happy notebook
I have done a few updates on Ubuntu 12.04 which was installed via the WUBI installer.
The Aspire One Happy notebook dual boots with Windows 7 Basic.
Now Ubuntu desktop not responsive programs take ...
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Wi-Fi problem on Acer Aspire One D257 running Ubuntu
I finally installed 12.04 on my Acer Aspire One D257 today but the Wi-Fi keeps dropping. I turned it on, typed the password but the "cannot connect" message kept popping up. As I'm a novice of Ubuntu, ...
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Can't run or install ubuntu from USB (worked on another computer) [duplicate]
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“Kernel error, try with noapic option” displayed when installing Ubuntu
I'm sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I couldn't find anything on google about my ...
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Why aren't my catalyst drivers working after installation?
I have a net-book laptop. It's an Acer Aspire one 722. It's a very good laptop and I know it can play HD on web. It could in Windows but only after installing the graphics drivers. Because the ...
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Headphones don't work on an Acer Aspire 5920g
All the problems I read about were all about the sound not working when they plugged the headphones in.
I have the problem that my mic will work but the sound is still played on my built-in speakers. ...
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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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Acer Aspire One 722 External microphone doesn't work
I just bought my new netbook Acer Aspire One 722. It works fine on Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit version. Everything works good beyond microphone (external and internal). Internal works middling because it's ...
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Acer Aspire 4349 backlight unable to dim, slider moves only with no effect, NON-BIOS controlled
Acer Aspire 4349 backlight unable to dim, slider moves only with no effect, NON-BIOS controlled, how-to configure software to actually dim the sucker rather than just moving a slider-indicator?
Tried ...
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Do I need to install extra drivers on an Aspire 4750 6801?
I have an aspire 4750 6801. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 and I want to install the hardware drivers but I got this message: "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system". I would like to know if ...
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Acer Aspire 5050 no mic and slow wifi
Installed Lucid on this laptop and problems are:
No microphone
Slow wifi
Any fix?
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Four partitions on Windows 7
I've just made a bootable usb on windows7, and now I want to replace my windows7 with Ubuntu. When I choose the option replace windows 7 with Ubuntu, I need to select a drive. Since I have only one ...
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Why is 12.04 giving me a black screen on boot?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 and it works, after the update after selecting the system from Boot
The screen becomes black
And now I can not even run the system or install it from the new
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Cannot Adjust Brightness on Acer Aspire 5332
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 with the Windows installer. It appears to be running fine, however the screen is extremely dull and I don't appear to be able to adjust the brightness... I entered ...
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Acer Aspire TImelin M3: multiple issues [closed]
I've just bought a new Acer Aspire Timeline M3 Ultrebook, but I have multiple issues with the new Ubuntu 12.04.
My NVIDIA card won't work, unfortunately I found that the problem cannot be resolved ...
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New to Ubuntu… Installed Wireless adapter but no recognized networks
Dumped Windows yesterday. I might not have the proper jargon to work with Ubuntu, I have screen shots of my problem. I can plug my Ethernet cord in and get the connection. I have been trying to find ...
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How can I completely disable internal Mic and Webcam
I want to disable the internal Microphone on my laptop and the internal Webcam completely that they're no longer selectable, and no longer available?
I will only use my external Webcam, and my ...
