Ubuntu Netbook Remix + Acer Aspire One D250 [SOLVED]
Hey everyone,
I recently bought a new Acer Aspire One D250. I downloaded the Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty and I installed it. Everything seems to work right out of the box except for 3 things.
01. The ethernet does not seem to work
02. The wifi led does not seem to come on
03. The front mic also does not work
I have looked at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne and they seem to be talking about a different model, I tried following the instructions but I am not getting any positive results.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Cheers
Suomaf
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250
This is my lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1062 (rev c0)
Would really appreciate it if anyone can give me a clue on what to do next.
suo
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250
Hello All,
Another update, I swapped in my windows hardisk and found out that the ethernet card is Atheros AR8132 but under ubuntu it shows as 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1062 (rev c0)
Is there anyway to "blacklist the Attansic.." and manually add Atheros AR8132?
Cheers,
Suomaf
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250
Hey guys,
I was looking at this https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...24/+bug/341183 and I found out that they added the support for my AR8132.
I am not sure on how to continue, Is there a kernel module I have to download, and after that how do i load the module?
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
Suo
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250
Ok I went over to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/363691 and I followed the instructions to head over to http://partner.atheros.comDrivers.aspx to download the drivers for the ethernet card. There were 2 drivers to download there
AR813X-linux-v1.0.0.8.tar.gz and ..
AR81Family-linux-v1.0.1.0.tar.gz
not sure which one to get I got both and unzipped them and had a look, it seems that the AR813X was a little newer. So I went ahead and did a
make in ./src
then a
make install
I then went into the install directory using superuser
sudo su
cd /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/drivers/net/atl1e
insmod ./arl1e.ko
This seem to load it and then i did a
ifconfig
then network manager picked up the eth0 card
Sweet 1 down and 2 more things to go..
Regarding the sound, when i plug in a mic, I can record, but I am not sure how to get the front mic going.
Also the LED for the wifi is still not working.. the instructions says to "load linux-backports-modules-jaunty" does this mean apt-get install linux-backports-modules-jaunty and then reboot?
Any help would be appreciated, cheers
Suo
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250
I wouldn't bother with the backport for the LED - it's not on constantly rather it flickers on TX/RX and it needs manually reloaded on resume. You also need to add some keys, let me know if you want to try it.
The front mic is a known issue and is being worked on - I can't see the bug number at the moment.
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250
Quote:
Originally Posted by
suomaf
This is my lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1062 (rev c0)
Would really appreciate it if anyone can give me a clue on what to do next.
suo
Everything should work OOB but wireless on that netbook usgin Jaunty.
To get the wireless to work do the following:
Code:
sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-jaunty
Then enable the restricted driver in Hardware Drivers. The LEDs even work.
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250
Quote:
Originally Posted by
suomaf
Hello All,
Another update, I swapped in my windows hardisk and found out that the ethernet card is Atheros AR8132 but under ubuntu it shows as 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1062 (rev c0)
Is there anyway to "blacklist the Attansic.." and manually add Atheros AR8132?
Cheers,
Suomaf
The Attansic(manufactured by Atheros) card is the WIRED ethernet, the Atheros is the WIRELESS ethernet card.
Re: Ubuntu Netbook Remix Jaunty + Acer Aspire One D250
Thanks Stchman,
Really appreciate the answer, lspci picked up the ethernet card as Attansic but on windows it actually is Atheros AR8132, but thats sorted out. Thanks for the tip on the WIRELESS card, I'll try it out.
Cheers
Suo