Message: 10 >Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:57:33 +0000 >From: Stephen Garton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Laptop >To: British Ubuntu Talk <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >Neil Simmons wrote: > > On 07/02/07, Eamonn Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> On 2/7/07, Celia Lawton-Livingstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> I'm interested in putting Ubuntu 6.10 on my Acer laptop, probably as a >dual > >>> boot to begin with. How do I find out whether the hardware is >compatible > >>> and will i need to download a program to control power management? > >>> > > Hi > > > > If it helps, I installed Ubuntu 6.10 on my Acer widescreen laptop > > (3615WLMi) and it Just Worked (with the exception of wireless, which > > ndiswrapper fixed). > > > > There were no installation problems at all with the laptop. > > > > Regards > > > > Neil > > > > >I'll put my 2p in here, I have a 5601, and I've had it running Dapper, >Edgy (Ubuntu and Kubuntu) and currently Feisty. No problems anywhere, >aside from having to install 915resolutions to get the right resolution >for the widescreen. > >Steve
Just wanted to say thinks to everyone for the suggestions and info, I tried 6.10 in the laptop from the CD Rom and it seemed to run OK. It's An Acer Aspire 1682wlm btwi... didn't get to try the wireless as I couldn't remember my preshared key (WPA2 63 random characters :o ) but I'll copy it to my flash drive tomorrow and see if I can connect. Cely _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail, News, Sport and Entertainment from MSN on your mobile. http://www.msn.txt4content.com/ -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
