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A range of netbook computers manufactured by Acer

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What is the command for sleep/hibernate?

Possible Duplicate: How can I suspend/hibernate from command line? I have an Acre Aspire One and this netbook does not have a sleep function on the key board and with the removal of the hibernate option I have been required to resort to shutting…
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Automatic Mute Speakers When Headphones are Unplugged

I listen to music almost any time I am on my computer. I often accidentally unplug my headphones. This has resulted in disturbing others around me. Does any one know of a way to mute the speakers (and potentiality pause VLC) when headphones are…
user415
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Broadcom card-reader BCM57765/BCM57785 doesn't work on ubuntu `12.04 LTS

I'm having a hard time with this one. I have an ACER ASPIRE ONE 756 and installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on it. Everything works (with a little tweaking here and there), but unfortunately the build-in card-reader terrebly fails. I know that the…
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Laptop screen stays blank after lid is reopened

I have an Acer Aspire One KAV60. Beginning with 11.10 through 12.10, every version of Ubuntu causes the screen to stay blank after I open the lid. The only way I can get out of the problem is a hard restart. Hitting the esc key or left mouse…
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How to Disable touchpad while typing on Aspire One

I want to disable the touchpad while I type on my Aspire one netbook. If I issue the command syndaemon the synaptics driver is not detected: Unable to find a synaptics device So, I added the following to my xorg.conf file: Section…
Glen
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Why does unplugging my laptop trigger a 'lid close' event?

Ever since switching my Acer Aspire One D150 laptop over to 11.04 full-time, I've noticed that whenever I remove the AC adapter plug from the computer it goes into standby immediately. This happens regardless of how long it's been charging. Some…
wes
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Wifi not working on Acer Aspire One D270 (Broadcom BCM4313 wifi adapter)

brand new baby linux user here, never used Ubuntu or any other linux OS before, so be gentle and use short words! I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my new Acer Aspire One D270-F61C/KF netbook (it's a Japanese computer which had Japanese windows…
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Acer Aspire One D255 touchpad movement & clicking issues

After installing Ubuntu 11.10 I've got this problem. My cursor always moves to the upper right-hand corner where the power cog is every time I touch my touchpad even in 1/10 second. After that,I can move it with a mouse but cannot click everywhere,…
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Acer Aspire One D257 Laptop doesn't restart

i have Ubuntu 11.10 installed with windows 8 on my Aspire one D257. It restarts with Windows, not with this one.
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Acer Aspire One and Kernel 2.6.35-25 Freeze

I'm having a problem with an Acer Aspire One netbook after the latest kernel upgrade. Basically, doing anything relating to an external monitor locks the trackpad, and in some cases, the keyboard as well. This lock will continue in Gnome even after…
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Windows too large on netbook

I am running ubuntu 12.04 desktop on an Acer Aspire One D255 netbook. Certain windows are too tall for the screen. For example save windows will have the "save" button off the bottom of the screen. This problem does not happen with the 2D desktop.…
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Wireless with a AR242x / AR542x Atheros wireless adapter doesn't work on an Acer Aspire One ZG8

I'm asking that how to get wlan on? When I click connections(or something)-button, then I'm trying to get wirless connection on, but it wouldn't go on, so could you help me guys, please? More information. lsmod code: Module Size …
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What's the normal temperature of a AAO751h?

What should be the normal temperature be for an Acer Aspire One 751h with a 9 cells battery running Kubuntu 10.10? The plasmoid indicates temperatures from 53º C up to 63º C (isn't this too high?)
Gordin
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How to play 'wmv9' in Acer Aspire One 751h?

My fianceé has a AAO 751h. I've convinced her that, for that machine, Ubuntu (and/or derivatives) is a better choice than Windows (any version). But now she wants to install Windows to play video files incoded with 'wmv9' because I can't get her…
Gordin
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11.04 will not run on Aspire One

I'm trying to install 11.04 but after a while it will start showing a stream of random characters on screen, then get stuck and finally open BusyBox. If I type exit there I come up with a "Panic occurred, switching back to text console" error and…
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