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help needed,..updating bios on my acer one netbook

  • 04-09-2009 11:21PM
    #1
    lensman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭


    I need to upgrade the bios on my acer aspire one a150 (linux) in order to solve a know battery charge problem, I have been googleing all day long & I've found lots of info but I still can't manage to flash a new bios to my netbook, it's a bit over my had to tell the truth, I need some simple step by step help, any takers ??:(


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  • #2
    woop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭woop


    argh this happened to us, but we were in japan. It must happen to every single one of these notebooks. I remember finding very clear step by step guides at the time


  • #3
    lensman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭lensman


    woop wrote: »
    argh this happened to us, but we were in japan. It must happen to every single one of these notebooks. I remember finding very clear step by step guides at the time
    we sorted it, found a step by step guide,..took a few attempts but now have bios version 3309 flashed to the acer aspire one netbook, battery now charges fine, it's a box open refurb from acerdirect.co.uk,..saved €170 on buying a new one.


  • #4
    kierank01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭kierank01


    lensman wrote: »
    we sorted it, found a a step by step guide,..took a few attempts but now have bios version 3309 flashed to the acer aspire one netbook, battery now charges fine.

    Did you do this outside of windows? could you post the link to the guide, I would be interested to see how this was done outside of windows.


  • #5
    lensman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭lensman


    kierank01 wrote: »
    Did you do this outside of windows? could you post the link to the guide, I would be interested to see how this was done outside of windows.
    here's the link we found, we got it going after a few tries,..new to linux


  • #6
    woop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭woop


    cool, have you got mepis off it yet? :)
    its functional like but annoying(although not hard) to add programs etc

    its really a pity that people first experience with linux is with os like mepis


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  • #7
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,794 ✭✭✭niallb


    Mepis?
    Nothing wrong with Mepis at all!

    I think you might be thinking of Linpus, which originally came with the Aspire One.
    Even they're embarassed about that, and are about to release a new version which
    will be moblin based, and could be well worth looking at.


  • #8
    woop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭woop


    niallb wrote: »
    Mepis?
    Nothing wrong with Mepis at all!

    I think you might be thinking of Linpus, which originally came with the Aspire One.
    Even they're embarassed about that, and are about to release a new version which
    will be moblin based, and could be well worth looking at.

    sorry yeh I meant linpus not simply mepis:o
    actually never got around to trying mepis but was going to back when I was first installing ubuntu


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