Install Ubuntu Hardy (8.04.1) Guide

Hi everyone,

Im new to linux, and i get this same error message everytime i try to make everything that was written on the first post. all went fine to the point where you write sudo make, it just says make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
Im wondering is there something ive done wrong as im in the madwifi folder after those earlier command and there is only one file and that is readme. Thanks in advance for the answers.


TA

 

Use the instructions posted on the Ubuntu AAO wiki. They work, I'm posting wirelessly right now

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne

 

I just saw that the guide on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne was updated with a solution for the noisy fan. Just a question about that : in the original source, http://wiki.aspireone.net/index.php/How_to_hack_the_noisy_fan, there is an option for creating an /etc/acerfand.conf file

I'm not sure to understand why it's optional? Does the fan work without this file? What the need or the advantage of implementing this file?
Thanks

 

The main advantage would be that you could change the temperature at which the fan comes on or off. Those are the default values though, and if it doesn't find the .conf file, it will use the default values - you override these values in the .conf.

 

Thanks Flux101

 

Could it be that the SD card reader and the xD/MMC reader are two devices?
Acer has added support for the Ricoh R5C832 in their customized kernel for this specific use. Adding support for this in Ubuntu should then enable xD/MMC cards.
(see viewtopic.php?f=5&t=930&start=10)

 

Hi! I recently bought the aspire one, I think it's a great computer except the fan noise. I've read this guide, but since I have no clue about linux I would really appreciate if someone could explain it better for a linux noob

 

Download these (right click and save as):
http://aceracpi.googlecode.com/svn/trun ... acer_ec.pl
http://electronpusher.org/~rachel/acerfand

Go to the directory these have just been downloaded to, then select the option to open a terminal.

In the terminal, type

chmod a+x acerfand

then Enter

then type
sudo cp acer_ec.pl acerfand /usr/local/bin/

Then enter again.

Then

sudo acerfand

Enter

This should turn the fan off.

http://wiki.aspireone.net/index.php/How ... _noisy_fan

There's a guide there on how to make it autostart when you log in, although you can always go into terminal manually and type sudo acerfand again to get it to turn off again.

 

This installation is brilliant - thanks for all the advice.

However, in order to complete the disk format change you need to be logged on as root used. I have no idea how to do this - can anyone advise me please?

Regards

 

there is no standard root account on ubuntu distro

juste run your command with sudo (if you use any term.) [ex : sudo gparted ]or insert your password when apps prompt for it (if you prefer graphical interaction)

++
TeeWee

 

Hi! Thank you, but I have a question; isn't dangerous for the cpu if it gets to hot?

 

yep, it is but with this values I think it's ok.... however, I set this values:
FANOFF=50
FANAUTO=60
the fan runs more often than with the original values but the A1 is cooler

 

I need some help on this. I have tried two installs of Ubuntu 8.04.1 on my
aspire One. Both installed easily except that I could not get any wireless connectivity. I suspect that the wireless card and the drivers do not match. I have tried two driver packages:
madwifi-ng-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz (error was something about no 'headers')
and
madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3835-20080801.tar.gz (installed but apparently no effect )
I carefully followed the untar process but neither resulted in any wireless connectivity.
The card is: Atheos AR242 x 802.11 abg wireless express adaptep (rev 0.1).
Anyone have any suggestions??

 

have you install linux-headers-`uname -r` and build-essential?

have you enable wireless network after installation?
you use WEP or WPA to access your wifi network? with WPA, you have to install wpasupplicant...

 

I have "hardy" running on my AAO. I couldn't follow your installation guide for several reasons (like do not have another PC,etc)
What can I do now to have my Wi-Fi working?
thanks!!!

 

@twoflatfish
just try the last suggestion of sarsiplus and switch the wifi switch ONCE... after that click on the icon of the network manager...

@che2269
sorry, don't understand. You have installed hardy but you don't have an another pc? so basically you followed the instruction, and hardy is running in your A1 and your problem with the wifi is not related with the fact that you don't have an another PC...
if you followed the instruction of the guide https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne, just try the same thing. Switch the switch once

 

where I leave I have access to the wireless network but the other PC's in the house do not belong to me, nor the wi-fi router, so I cannot touch them.
I install hardy directly from a CD and now is not detecting the Wi-Fi network.

 

ok, I got it
you don't need an another pc for the Step 3: Tweak / Fix. You do it on the Acer. Did you do it?

 

thanks YooY, I will try this this evening, just need to ask my mates to let me "pull" the wire from their wireless router.
(unless i can try your point 3 without wire...)

 

no, you can't, you need an Lan connection, because you need to download the madwifi driver to perform a complete and working installation
good luck