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    [SOLVED] Re: Acer Aspire One 722 Ubuntu 11.04 fixes

    Hey wolftune, thanks for your work (also on the Wiki guides).

    However, because the AO522 and the AO722 are essentially the same machine, I'd rather we focus our efforts on a single page...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Acer Aspire One 722 Ubuntu 11.04 fixes

    Excellent news.


    What does the new firmware improve/fix?

    I will update the community guide https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne522 now. Please help us improve the guide, either by...
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    [xubuntu] Re: 11.10 on Acer AO722

    I installed Xubuntu 12.04 on my Acer AO522, it's pretty responsive. :)

    One issue is that my default browser setting (Chromium) is forgotten after every reboot.

    Question: can the tips at the...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Acer Aspire One 722 Ubuntu 11.04 fixes

    I have updated the guide https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne522 in the following ways:

    added a table summarizing which features work out of the box, which ones require some fixes, which...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Acer Aspire One 722 Ubuntu 11.04 fixes

    One option is to install Windows in a Virtual Machine (e.g. VirtualBox).

    Here's how I did it. Note that I didn't test it thoroughly, but I did see the Bluetooth icon pop up in my Ubuntu desktop,...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Acer Aspire One 722 Ubuntu 11.04 fixes

    I agree with everything, and I use the open source driver myself (AO522 C-50, 2GB RAM). With those drivers I can play videos at acceptable quality and show them on a tv screen with the HDMI cable....
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    [SOLVED] Re: Acer Aspire One 722 Ubuntu 11.04 fixes

    Yes, that seems about right. It was the only way to make things work on my Acer Aspire One 522 C-50:
    1) change boot order in BIOS;
    2) install Ubuntu.
  8. [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 11.10 on netbook acer aspire one, network shutting on and off

    See if the trick posted in the "Random Wireless Disconnects" section of https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne522 (towards the bottom) helps you.
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    [ubuntu] Re: probelm with acer aspire one 522

    Hi Alexomnom,
    just for curiosity: did you install Ubuntu 11.10 from scratch, or was it an upgrade from 11.04?

    Like other people, I am having problems booting 11.10 directly on an AO522, as I...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Empathy contact list vanished

    That fixed the problem for me, too.

    Instructions on how to add that PPA repository and update Empathy/Telepathy are here:...
  11. [ubuntu] Re: 11.10 on Acer Aspir One 522 not booting for installation: "unsupported WMI interf

    Update: I wanted to try Ubuntu 11.10 in live mode again (haven't installed it yet) from the same USB pen drive that I used last week to try it successfully, and... this time around it's not working...
  12. [ubuntu] Re: 11.10 on Acer Aspir One 522 not booting for installation: "unsupported WMI interf

    Hi Casainho,

    while I cannot help you with your specific issue, I would like to thank you for sharing your tricks with the community, especially on the wiki page.

    I also own an Acer Aspire One...
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