ACER ASPIRE ONE BIOS MENU DRIVER
On newer releases of Ubuntu, Mint and possibly other Linux distributions, the brcmsmac open source driver handles the BCM4313 wireless card and does a decent job. Models with Broadcom adapters experience disconnect issues, which can be addressed as follows. Models with the Atheros 9485 wifi adapter work fine. Look at Suspend and Hibernate for occasional issues after hibernation. Works fine, as long as the BIOS option (NetBoot) discussed earlier is set correctly. * or leave NetBoot at the top of the BIOS boot order (disadvantage: when a network cable is plugged in, the machine will not boot) * either put NetBoot down in the list (recommended choice if you connect to the internet via network cable frequently)
ACER ASPIRE ONE BIOS MENU INSTALL
It is unknown whether it is still required to install 12.10 from USB.Īfter installation is complete, for future boots you have two options: Note: In at least some 722 models, the "Network Boot" option is no longer requried to boot into Ubuntu as of version 12.10. Failure to set NetBoot as the first device to boot may result in serious problems, like frozen login screens. Use the F5 and F6 keys to move items up and down in the menu. Presently, the Acer Aspire One 522/722 only boots and installs Ubuntu 11.04 (or higher) USB installation media successfully if the BIOS option "Network Boot" is put on top of the list (positioned first) in the BIOS "Boot" section! You can make that change in the BIOS by pressing the F2 key at Boot and setting the "Boot priority order" like: "Network Boot" > "USB-HDD" > "HDD0". An excellent guide to the 722 can be found at. The Acer AspireOne722 has similar specifications, but has larger screen and resolution (11.6" 1366x768 instead of 10" 1280x720). * AMD C-60 1.0GHz dual-core CPU, AMD Radeon HD 6290 graphics card (wifi=broadcom/atheros, touchpad=alps/synaptic/elantech, bluetooth=broadcom) * AMD C-50 1.0GHz dual-core CPU, AMD Radeon HD 6250 graphics card The Acer Aspire One 522 netbook exists in different versions (original/renewed), different models (with or without built-in 3G modem and bluetooth), and also differing brands of internal components:
ACER ASPIRE ONE BIOS MENU MANUAL
(works out of the box) (works, with remarks) (needs manual install) (won't currently work completely) (not yet documented) Columns correspond to the support status in various Ubuntu versions. Only one fix is strictly necessary to make the netbook work at all - setting "Network Boot" as the first boot device in the BIOS see the Booting USB media section below for more details.ĭepending on the model / hardware variation you have, this machine can be the an excellent FOSS netbook choice, with almost all features working out of the box since Ubuntu 11.10.Ĭlick on a specific feature to read the remarks about it. This guide contains very specific tweaks, not needed by the average user.
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