Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

2011-07-16 Thread Rob Beard
On 15/07/11 21:55, Paul Sutton wrote: On 15/07/11 20:26, bod...@googlemail.com wrote: OK It seems however my monitor has died, or is dying, as its not working properly, goes off randomly, starts off grey and a bright grey background (sorry can't really describe it properly) either way its not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

2011-07-15 Thread Paul Sutton
.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop Sent: 15 Jul 2011 13:06 Hi anyone got any experience of the a Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop with 11.04 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/261508 i have googled and its come up with mixed reviews some saying it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

2011-07-15 Thread bodsda
consumption and is extremely quiet but apart from that its nothing special. Unless you can get it for <£200 I would save your money for a proper machine. Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Paul Sutton Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

2011-07-15 Thread Andy Braben
On 15 July 2011 13:22, steve wrote: > On 15/07/11 13:06, Paul Sutton wrote: > > Hi > > anyone got any experience of the a > Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop > > with 11.04 > > http://www.ebuyer.com/product/261508 > > > i have googled and its come up with mixed reviews some saying it hangs on > shu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

2011-07-15 Thread steve
On 15/07/11 13:06, Paul Sutton wrote: Hi anyone got any experience of the a Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop with 11.04 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/261508 i have googled and its come up with mixed reviews some saying it hangs on shutdown and other issues right up to hardly any issues. i w

[ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

2011-07-15 Thread Paul Sutton
Hi anyone got any experience of the a Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop with 11.04 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/261508 i have googled and its come up with mixed reviews some saying it hangs on shutdown and other issues right up to hardly any issues. i will mainly use it for web browsing (i

[ubuntu-uk] ACER Aspire One D255 Netbook

2011-05-14 Thread Tony Pursell
Hi All I am thinking of 'upgrading' from my trusty 7" EEEPC (I can get round the 7" screen but the 4GB SSD and 512MB RAM are too limiting). Does anyone have experience of the ACER Aspire One D255 Netbook? There are one or two good deals on it and it seems a reasonable spec. The documentation o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-10 Thread Colin McCarthy
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 2:11 PM, keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Despite the disparaging remarks about the Acer Aspire made by Colin > McCarthy the other day, I find it to be a lovely little machine and have not > found a really critical comment made by any reviewer/user on the Internet. Keith

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-10 Thread Bruce Beardall
Thanks for the feedback, Keith. I'm also looking to pick up an Aspire One, it's great to know there's such a short trip to Ubuntuland! Cheers Bruce On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 2:11 PM, keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Further to my previous posts on this subject I have now installed Ubuntu > eee

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-09 Thread keith
Further to my previous posts on this subject I have now installed Ubuntu eee on my Acer and it seems to have gone completely without hitch. I got online immediately and networked with my other machines with a single mouse click. Despite the disparaging remarks about the Acer Aspire made by Coli

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-06 Thread Kris Douglas
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 11:43, keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks to everybody who replied offering advice on installing Ubuntu on the > Acer. > > I'll have a go over the weekend and if I encounter ant insurmountable (for > me) problems you'll probably hear about them here! > > Cheers, > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-06 Thread keith
Thanks to everybody who replied offering advice on installing Ubuntu on the Acer. I'll have a go over the weekend and if I encounter ant insurmountable (for me) problems you'll probably hear about them here! Cheers, Keith. --- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffs, England. (Still using Ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-06 Thread Dale Clarke
Keith Its not daunting at all follow the eeepc version of Ubuntu as I did and you will have a working version with all your stuff working. The route you should follow is on the Acer Aspire forum. Only problem I had was FF3 freezing but once again follow the instructions on the forum to remedy that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread davmor2
On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:40:19 + (GMT), keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yesterday I splashed out on a new toy - the Acer Aspire One netbook, the > Linpus Lite version with 1GB ram, and a 120GB Hard Drive. It's a very nice > little machine and ideal for a first time user, but the OS is rathe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread Michael G Fletcher
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/11/5 Simos Xenitellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Many people make the mistake to install the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. >> The specialised version that Yishay mentions below is what people >> should be installing instead. >> Adv

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread Alan Pope
2008/11/5 Simos Xenitellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Many people make the mistake to install the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. > The specialised version that Yishay mentions below is what people > should be installing instead. > Advanced users would stick to the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. > I have stock Ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Many people make the mistake to install the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. The specialised version that Yishay mentions below is what people should be installing instead. Advanced users would stick to the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. Simos On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Yishay Mor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread Yishay Mor
I have an eeePC running http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/ I imagine that should work for the Aspire as well. I would do the standard procedure: - burn a USB stick image - boot live from USB - if all goes well, install ___ Yishay Mor, Researcher, London Knowledge Lab http://www.l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread Colin McCarthy
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sure though someone else has actually tried it. I'm surprised > though that they didn't bundle in a restore CD/DVD, I mean an external > USB DVD writer is only about £30 nowadays. I don't have an Acer, but I have an Asus

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread Rob Beard
keith wrote: > Yesterday I splashed out on a new toy - the Acer Aspire One netbook, the > Linpus Lite version with 1GB ram, and a 120GB Hard Drive. It's a very nice > little machine and ideal for a first time user, but the OS is rather limited. > > I've checked the Howto install Ubuntu on it at

[ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread keith
Yesterday I splashed out on a new toy - the Acer Aspire One netbook, the Linpus Lite version with 1GB ram, and a 120GB Hard Drive. It's a very nice little machine and ideal for a first time user, but the OS is rather limited. I've checked the Howto install Ubuntu on it at https://help.ubuntu.c