Laptop retrospective acer aspire one aoa150 teardown. Warren coles walks through linpus lite moblin v2 as well as linpus instant on technology. Linpus linux lite has been optimized by acer for lower power consumption. The msi ps63 is an amazing laptop and i would definitely consider buying one in the future. Ultrathin, stylish and all the power to satisfy your mobile needs. With my 1st acer aspire one zg5, which has always run linux, i have a memory stick containing the original factory settings. Tutorial installing peppermintos five on an acer aspire one. Revolutionary convertible computers that feature powerful innovation and forwardthinking design. I have acer aspire one zg5 netbook i bought new 2008. Download the latest bios from the acer webpage, for the aoa150 latest is 3310. It will automatically update all software originally installed within the. Rahul, im sorry to say, but i think you already have the right os installed. I have the same acer aspire one zg5, upgraded to 1.
Acer aspire one zg5 recovery solved i am lost with linux and am looking for a cheap easy way to connect wife to internet as an alternative to britains got talent joke i look forward to receiving your fulsome advice. The disc image can be burned to a dvd, or can be installed onto a usb stick, if you dont have an external dvd drive that can be used to install the. Download linux kernel acer aspire one zg5 110 150 for free. Acer aspire one linpus linux lite recovery dvd online. Hey guys, just thought id put together a how to on flashing the bios on the acer aspire one because ive got nothing else to blog about atm and it might help people. Then, navigate to quit, and select exit saving changes.
I have an acer aspire one netbook and not enjoying using linux and so want to upgrade to windows 7 when i try to install at one point it asked me to choose a partition. Acer aspire one a150bb netbook, windows xp home, 1gb ddr2. This small mobile printer is exactly what i need for invoicing and other jobs. Then we proceed to take it apart and update it to breath new life into this old. Acer aspire one zg5 netbook whats inside electronic. I wanted to confirm that i can use that on the new acer aspire one thereby clearing off anything to do with windows and installing linux. Hey, i have an acer aspire one netbook no cddvd drive with windows xp on it. Linux journal, currently celebrating its 25th year of publication, is the original magazine of the global open source community.
I have an aspire one zg5 which is on the linux linpus operating system, oh dear i hear you say. I wanted to confirm that i can use that on the new acer aspire one thereby. Acer aspire one is a line of netbooks first released in july 2008 by acer inc. Where can i download the drivers acer aspire one zg5. It is possible to install freedos on even the earliest models. This version was lockeddown and difficult to modify, so not too long after i.
Creating a bootable usb stick aspire one wiki guides. I bought an acer aspire one netbook computer around ten years ago. Linpus linux includes a streamlined way to retrieve the latest available updates, such as security patches or software improvements. The aim of the project is to provide a fullyfunctional and uptodate linux kernel. Unzip the macles suite in a folder and execute the script with. Optimal kernel configuration for acer zg5 ao110 ao150.
I have two aspire ones, one linux and one windows xp. The aim of the project is to provide a fullyfunctional and uptodate linux kernel optimized for the models indicated above acer aspire one zg5 110 110l 150 and similar. This time, we are going to be looking at how we can restore functionality and i mean complete, fluid and authentic functionality to the acer aspire one. Furthermore, additional software such as openoffice 2. The acer aspire one, in my view wholly unsuitable for xp, great for linux. Since there is so much community documentation for the acer aspire. How to install linpus linux lite on acer aspire one. They call these netbooks, which can be kind of an misnomer as theyre not only web models. The resulting kernel packages will be smaller than the standard packages distributed throught ubuntu.
Acer aspire one a150 netbook seashell white design 8. Acer aspire one linux recovery dvd available for download. Kuki linux pronounced cookie was a lightweight ubuntu based distribution that was active in 2008 and 2009. The aspire one was designed to get you online in no time at all and thanks to the linpus linux lite operating system, start up and shut down times are reduced to the minimum.
In this video, we talk about the acer aspire one aoa150, discuss my experience with it and what i liked about it. Tutorial installing peppermintos three on an acer aspire one aoa110l zg5. Acer aspire one performance the aspire one uses the same 1. I have an acer aspire one with linpus linux operating system. For starters, there will be no command lines, and the install is very guided.
Changing os from windows to linux acer aspire one zg5 ifixit. All i get on boot up is a lovely blue screen of death with aspire one wrtitten bottom right. Restart the system when the installation is complete. Hi all got a netbook here i got given to look at as its not booting. Ive struggled to try and update it but im not a computer. Zg5, windows xp, 120 gb, 512 mb, 3 cell 24 wh 6 cell 57 wh. Linpus linux is what shipped on the linux native model, and to be actually useful. Updating acer aspire one to current version of ubuntu duplicate.
Zg5 which i cannot connect to linpus linux lite v1. Reinstaller linux linpus sur acer aspire one resolu linux unix. It was created to be a replacement for the fedora based linpus linux distribution bundled with the acer aspire one. Two flavours of the one will be available one with linux, and, eventually, a windows xpbased version and you can also choose from one of five colours. Well linpus lite, though small and fast is based on fedora core 8 which is a very old. I decided to try to install linux mint to it and was amazed at the result. Hi, i am using a acer aspire one zg5 with linpus linux preinstalled.
Around june 2009 i purchased a linux acer aspire one linpus linux and a pay as you go broadband dongle. I have just acquired an acer aspire one zg5 running linpus lite, won it in an online competition, apparently some people do win those prizes. I want to intall the linpus linux lite os on it cause its supposed to be like, specially made for netbooks. Models with names starting in lor ending in a followed by a letter for acer aspire one series zg5, are shipped with linpus linux lite, which is based on fedora 8. View and download acer ao722 service manual online. Acer also published several source codes on its ftp server. Free download acer aspire one zg5 drivers xp download. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons. Acer aspire one zg5 drivers utility saves you time and frustration and works with all drivers such as sound drivers. Aspireone community help wiki ubuntu documentation. Plug it into your aspire one, press power, press f2 at the acer screen, and navigate to boot option.
The acer aspire one ran for 2 hours and 14 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included 3cell battery. When support for winxp was stopped, i removed it from mine and. Linpus lite acer aspire one zg5 linuxunix forum ccm. The latter was a vital port in the linpus linux lite version of the acer aspire one, as any card inserted into it added to the capacity of the skimpy 8gb ssd, and was recognized as one disk. Linux linpus lite to windows 7 microsoft community. Own acer aspire one zg5 aoa110 i tried to install peppermint 5 instead very old linpus lite. The acer aspire one or aao, or aa1, as its known by fans, is a type of ultraportable computer called a netbook. The tutorial is set out in easy to follow stages the first stage will tell you how to download the peppermintos iso image, and how to use. Acer aspire one zg5 netbook is one of the first in its generation to feature the intel atom n270 processor. I want to know if i can strip out the linux and run windows, any advice anyone. Acer aspire one a150aw netbook, linpus linux lite version. User picture of an acer aspire one zg5 netbook running kuki linux dec.
Acer aspire one linux recovery dvd available for download acer has posted a disc you need to restore an acer aspire one minilaptop with linpus linux lite to its factory default condition. The acer aspire one or aao, or aa1, as its known by fans, is a type of. Acer aspire one zg5 linux specifications notebooks. With linux one and linux one dev alsa built into the kernel midi does not work with linux one dev. This time, we are going to be looking at how we can restore functionality and i mean complete, fluid and authentic functionality to the acer aspire one zg5 aoa150.
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