Notebooks & Netbooks

[magdungo]

I've talked to Acer support, no help.  So I'm asking the community.

Why?  It works on everything except this new Laptop I bought.  And I bough it cause it had Linpus.  But Acer never installed a GUI, so I have to do things for myself.

Why does Linpus work and not Mint when Mint is the number 1 Linux distribution in the world?

So frustrated with that 555 number that no one answers.

Thanks.

[Thedeathofxp]

I just changed my AO D257 to Mint ,if you want to do this your going to need a 4GB USB pen drive . ..about 1 to 2 hours time ,do you know how to format a drive? if you do I'll show you how to make it boot able for linux .

[magdungo]

Hi,

What is an AO D257.  Is it a model?

Why can't I iinstall from CD like always?

I have a strong suspicion it's the video card Acer put in there.  Because Mint 15 installs but runs on "Rendering Mode"  and Mint 16 wont boot and just shows a Black Screen.

I suspect this beacuse I was told they are an "Elite" partner of Micro$oft now.  So I'm thinking the MS guys are having them rig it to reject Linux distros.  I searched the net and it seems to be a prevailing problem with the newer Acers since they tied up with MS.  Even Ubuntu won't boot.  I'm typing this now on my 5 year old Acer desktop running Mint 16 and it's flawless.

Thanks.

[Thedeathofxp]

You can take off your tin foil hat now.  E1-410 has 64 bit mother broad - your 5yr old PC is 32 bit- Mother Broad . The Mint 16 your running on your desktop is 32bit ISO. and will not work on E1-410.  Down load Mint 16-64bit ISO ,copy to DVD,load on E1-410 . 

[magdungo]

"You can take off your tin foil hat now.  E1-410 has 64 bit mother broad - your 5yr old PC is 32 bit- Mother Broad . The Mint 16 your running on your desktop is 32bit ISO. and will not work on E1-410.  Down load Mint 16-64bit ISO ,copy to DVD,load on E1-410 ."

OK, I will try that.  Did not realize that.  Yes, I've been downloading 32 bit distros.  Thanks for the advise.

BTW, What's does "tin foil hat" mean?  Sorry, I'm Filipino and I don't understand some slang

Regards.