3 Unzip the Bios file, copy to USB key, and rename BIOS file These are also often available from Acer national sites (the European one is usually more up-to-date than the US and Canadian ones). 2 Download the latest Acer Aspire One BiosĪ full list is kept here. (I’m not sure which of the p7zip things you need-I suspect it is only the full-but I installed both in the last line, you are to omit the & found in Macles* instructions.
#Acer aspire one bios updates install
Sudo apt-get install syslinux p7zip-full p7zip-rar To make the key in Ubuntu 8.10, do the following:
Note: The Linux instructions on this page are for some distribution of Linux other than Ubuntu.
#Acer aspire one bios updates how to
You can find instructions on how to do this here The same technique can also be used to replace an old but working BIOS. But it may not be ascribable to Ubuntu.įortunately, while the problem is serious, the solution is really quite easy, thanks to the blog “Macles*“, whose instructions, slightly modified for Ubuntu, I reproduce here in my own words.
I suspect that my reformatting and jiggling the partitions on my hard-drive during my installation of Jaunty didn’t help. This seems to be a small scale problem with the Aspire One, and appears also to be operating system independent (a search shows that there are solutions for Windows users as well). Well not quite bricked, in my case the fan was working. When this happens your computer is bricked: it cannot do anything-spin the CD or hard-drive, load a USB key, or even boot. Just after a flawless new install of Ubuntu 9.04, I ran into a pretty serious problem with my Acer Aspire One Netbook: the BIOS became corrupt. If running these risks bother you, you should hire a professional to assist you rather than attempt the following on your own. As with all hacks, you should not do this on a working computer if you are not prepared to accept that you might make things worse, void your warranty, or cause your computer to fail irrecoverably. The discussion below involves an intervention in the core workings of your computer.
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