http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:03:27 -0500 http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000703.html My Linpus Acer Aspire One was laying idle for a few months, then I pulled it out to use it, and was dismayed when it would not charge. The orange battery charging light would flash for a second, then turn off. Problem 1: The Acer would not power up with the AC adapter. After scanning the web for a while,... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000527.html Helpful tip to new Linux Acer Aspire One owners: Before you even open the box, be sure to buy a 2Gb USB stick to use for system recovery. Follow the instructions in the recovery DVD manual to create a recovery image on it. Take it with you wherever you take the Acer. My Linpus-based Acer Aspire One worked well... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000526.html A few days ago, I allowed a LiveUpdate on my new Aspire One. After the update, wifi stopped working. In addition the removable drives (smart cards or keydrives) are no longer recognized. Apparently this is a widespread issue, and not just on the Linux version. A few moments after it finishes booting, the error "Failed to Initialize HAL" is displayed,... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000525.html The Acer Aspire ships with Linpus Linux configured to be extremely simple to use. It is likely that you will soon find the simplistic interface too restrictive. To get to the functions you can't see, you must enable the "Advanced Menu." Go to "My Files". Select from the window menu File>Terminal. In the terminal type: xfce-setting-show This brings up the...