CrunchBang on the Acer Aspire One (Page 2 of 4)

Greetings, all.

The Kuki kernel does not work with my '3' broadband USB key - it simply doesn't recognise it, and no menu item inviting me to connect appears on clicking the network icon in the panel.

Reverting back to the 'proper' kernel makes it work as normal.

I can live with this for now; but what's the best way to report a bug like this to the Kuki kernel people?

Thanks that worked now i just need to figure out which app openbox uses to add or remove apps at startup i cant find the session app in the menu.

you should go read up on how openbox works - http://icculus.org/openbox/index.php/Main_Page
i think you need to add lines to the autostart.sh file to run things at startup. what are you trying to add/remove from startup?

edit: i could have at least linked this section for you http://icculus.org/openbox/index.php/Help:Autostart

Last edited by ronji (2009-02-17 22:04:21)

Had to sign up just to post how much I love CrunchBang on the AA1.

Previously I used Ubuntu 8.04 and then tried the Netbook remix.  Moved on to Linux Mint 6, and have finally settled on Crunchbang.

Some feedback on my install.

I skipped doing the Kuki kernel.  It is nice and speeds up the boot process, but I find it missing too many things, and after building my own kernel numerous times as I found something new I needed, I just decided to stick with the stock kernel.  Some things I wanted support for that I had to compile my own cut down kernel for were: truecrypt, and gamepad support.  I also had some issues with the base Kuki kernel on Mint 6 where the graphic speed on the AA1 was very poor.  Not sure what was going on there, but using a stock kernel fixed it, and everything pretty much works.   Takes a little more time to boot, but I can live with that.  (plus I avoided any issues with building the new kernel mode fan driver listed below)

I didn't use the kuki madwifi either and just downloaded the latest madwifi and built and installed it.  The kuki wifi might have worked ok with a standard kernel, but I didn't want to bother with it being a problem.

For fan control I used the new kernel space acer fan driver.   This one runs as kernel module and it doesn't have any of the potential race conditions other fan control programs have.  Works GREAT for me.

You can get it here.  http://www.piie.net/index.php?section=acerhdf

I grabbed the latest version. 0.2.2-2. You can do the following to install it.

wget  http://www.piie.net/files/acerhdf_kmod-0.2.2-2.tar.gz
tar zxvf acerhdf_kmod-0.2.2-2.tar.gz
cd acerhdf_kmod
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe acerhdf

You should also add "acerhdf" (without the quotes) to /etc/modules

Please note I have heard this doesn't build correctly with users of the kuki kernel.  So be aware of that.  Worked great for me when done on a base Crunchbang system.  Sure it is something trivial to get to build under a kuki kernel.

The only issue I have had with acerhdf is it not running correctly upon resuming from a suspend.  Should be pretty easy to fix that, but haven't worried about that yet.  I just did a rmmod and modprobe on it after resuming and it worked fine again.  I don't really use the suspend feature so I was lazy and didn't look into a fix further.

I also added

DisplaySize 195 113

to the "Monitor" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and added

Option "NoDDC"

to the Device section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Those two changes gave me a much smaller and cleaner looking font for the AA1's screen.  Looks very sharp.

I made the changes as noted on Ubuntu's site to get the madwifi and intel sound to work on resume.  These changes probably aren't needed for people using kuki kernel, but they were for me with the base kernel.

Once again too all involved.  Thanks for CrunchBang Linux!!!

Last edited by hillsoft (2009-02-25 16:59:08)

i installed crunch last night on my aao, following bassetts rather nice wiki. i too have used the acerhdf module (version 0.3) instead of acerfand and noticed it doesnt kick into action after suspend (ie, the fan stays on full). you need to write a little script and stick it in pm. there are details on an archlinux wiki for resuming the audio on the acer after suspend which can be adapted, but i havent got my bookmarks right now to give the link. ill probably write the script tonight though and post it up here.

also, i found compiling the acerhdf module to be a pain in the arse because im using the sickboy kuki kernel and it failed to make those symlinks that have been mentioned earlier in this thread. i had to manually create some folders and symlinks, and also edit two paths in acerhdf's makefile because it was trying to use a path with // instead of a single slash. odd.

again, ill post further details when im not at work.

i also noticed that in the wiki under wifi it says to run the command:

echo "ath5k" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

but it should be:

echo "blacklist ath5k" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

also, shouldnt all references to gedit be changed to leafpad in the wiki?

thanks again for the great howto though. apart from the odd niggle here and there it was a pleasure to install crunch on my new acer thanks to it.

Hi,

I finally bought my a mini laptop for myself, Acer Aspire One. My machine is as follows:
- AOA 150-Bw
- P/N LU.S040B.188
- Model No. ZG5
- Intel Atom 1.6 N270
- Ram 1 GB DDR2
- HD 160 GB
- OS Win XP Home
- System BD/BIOS: 35/3301

First I updated the bios from 3301 to 3309. I followed Hillsoft's instructions. I used #! Lite edition and installed fan control acerhdf, display adjustment etc. #! works well! I'm currently running #! from 4 GB micro SD card but will install later it on the hd side by side with XP.
The fan control worried about me at first because no noise almost at all. I guess the fan is not spinning at all. But during installing all updates temp went up somewhere 65C and the fan started to spin. Guess it is working properly...

by the way, has anyone got a nice OSD for the volume working? only thing i could find is OSDsh and from what i remember, when you mute, the mute statement stays shown.

Last edited by aeiah (2009-03-13 16:11:43)

Hi fmcc!!

I have kept a copy of the three packages that sickboy compiled for the kuki kernel:

• linux-image-2.6.28sickboy-kuki_0.4_i386.deb

• linux-headers-2.6.28sickboy-kuki_0.4_i386.deb

• madwifi-modules-2.6.28sickboy-kuki_0.9.4+r3772.20080716-1+0.4_i386.deb

I guess that it won't take long for the http://www.aspireonekernel.com/ site to be back up and running again, or somebody else will continue providing kernel versions optimized for the Acer Aspire One.

In the meantime, if you know where I can upload these files so you can reinstall them, I have no problem in doing it.

Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of the kernel config, in order to recompile it myself. Does anybody has it?

Cheers!!  Rodolfo

Last edited by rofranco (2009-03-24 12:40:17)

Thank you hillsoft!!!

Indeed I have the kernel config installed on my system. It is located in the /boot directory and the file is: config-2.6.28sickboy-kuki

If anyone knows where I can upload the files, just let me know.

thanks rofranco, but the folk over at aspireoneuser.com pointed me in the direction of the google cache of the site, and http://www.ug.it.usyd.edu.au/~scole/ from where you can download the images.
now that i have them however i'm having a bit of a problem with the re-install.

is this because i've installed crunchbang on a flash drive? i'm not quite sure how grub-install works, is it necessary? Any help would be appreciated at this stage, many thanks.

hi there...
bought me an acer aspire one a110l! the linpus linux sucks, xp is too slow and ubuntu is frickin' brown!

crunchbang on AAO is just  GREAT! works like a charm! when you do lots of IM, i recommend skype4pidgin plugin, just to have all contacts in on neat little window!

one question regarding the ssd and sata ports:
how much ports does my model (A110L) have?
i read something about ZIF (35pin) and pata in the internetz? is this right?
i want to upgrade to a faster HDD or SDD, can you recommend one (sata, sata2. ide, ?  1,8" or 2,5" ? )

i found a mod on the internetz, where someone build an esata port right next to the left SD-card-slot? it would be great if someone can post a link of an dissambled A110L, where the harddisk connectors are marked?

can i somhow back up my system, because i dont want to make all the little chances again next time when i install (you know: kuki kernel, madwifi and so on!)?

are their ways to reduce battery drain, so that my battery lasts longer? i am primary using the AAO for IM, surfing-iinternetz and torrenting!
it would also be cool if someone could post a script (dont know how to call it, am very new to linux ) or so, for starting pidgin when connected to the internet?