Ubuntu Netbook Remix on Acer Aspire One Ugraded version.

[alfred]

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From: alfred <alfred.s at nexicom.net>
Reply-to: alfred.s at nexicom.net
To: John Gill <swfiua at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix on Acer Aspire One Ugraded version.
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:31:18 -0500
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Gill <swfiua at gmail.com>
To: alfred.s at nexicom.net, The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community
<ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
Subject: Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix on Acer Aspire One Ugraded version.
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:09:03 -0500

Which version of the Acer Aspire One?

You can read about my experiences with an 8.9" here:

http://bytesnbikes.blogspot.com/2009/10/karmic-netbook-remix-on-acer-aspire-one.html

Basically, the karmic netbook remix is excellent on that machine.   The
best way to proceed is to get the live CD onto a USB stick, boot the
machine off that and see how it works.   If it is all looking good then
you can install from there.

More recently I acquired an 11.6" version.   This is more problematic as
it has a "poulsbo" chip set.

http://bytesnbikes.blogspot.com/2009/11/karmic-koala-on-acer-aspire-116-za3.html

The 11.6" is working ok, but I had to install some modules to get the
video driver working.

John

Hi John:
>Which version of the Acer Aspire One?

Version ZA3, I didn't have the time to do all this reading, and it
looks like there will not be Drivers for this netbook to be able to
make use of Ubuntu Netbook Remix. I read through Several other pages on
UNR and this one. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1253406 up
to page 9, and although other people managed to get it working on a
variety of Netbooks, looks like I may be using Vista Basic, with "M".
:( Intel says that because the poulsbo chip set has a proprietary
component it can't be given to Linux. There are commercial Codecs
available now to Ubuntu costing about $40.00. Perhaps an option to use
the proprietary Drivers could be made available for a fee, similar to
the Codecs in the Ubuntu Software Catalogue. I'd like to make use of
UNR, and if they are at a reasonable fee, then I could. You made
mention that you got it working on the 11.6" model of Acer Aspire One,
which Model was that? Sorry for being a Heretic! :)

Just some thoughts..

I read your second link after the above, looks like you got it working!
Might give it a try, although I'm not that good with Code. If I can
format that Pata 2.5" to USB Drive, I could try it as a Dual Boot with
Windows Vista Basic as the first option and Karmic UNR as the second
option. If it don't go, then just remove the USB Drive and Fix Grub, on
the internal drive. Would this work? Or use the Bios Boot Sequence
option to pick the second drive with UNR on it. That way no messing
with Grub if I want to revert to Vista and no getting rid of Vista either.



Alfred!