Installing Ubuntu 9.10 on Acer AspireOne D250-1428 Netbook

Last updated: April 17th, 2010

General Hardware Specifications of Acer AspireOne D250-1428:

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
Intel Atom N280, 1.6 GHz, Single Core	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite™ LED-backlit Display 10.1" @ 1024 x 600	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
1GB, DDR2, 1DIMM, 533 Mhz	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
250 GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive @ 5400 rpm	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
No Floppy Drive	N/A	N/A
Integrated Network Card	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
No Modem	N/A	N/A
No CD/DVD Drive	N/A	N/A
Acer InviLink 802.11b/g wireless LAN	Works	Requires hardware driver download after install.
6 Cell Lithium-Ion Battery	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
On Board Sound	Works	No special procedure required during installation.

This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.31-20-generic

Basic Installation of Ubuntu 9.10:

Why to use Ubuntu 9.10: At the time of this writing, 9.10 was most current.
Obtaining Ubuntu 9.10: www.ubuntu.com
Installation:

Must be completed using a USB CDROM, or a USB Drive with the Ubuntu 9.10 live CD installed (persistance is not necessary)
When booting the CD/USB Drive, you must set ACPI to NONE before booting. When the initial screen comes up (asking you to run without changes, or install), press F6 and select ACPI=NONE.

Post-Install modifications/tweaks:

During the first reboot after install, you will need to pass the ACPI=NONE kernel option in order to boot into your newly installed OS. When GRUB loads, press the 'e' key to edit the first line. Use your arrow keys to move down to the KERNEL line, and go to the end of the line. Make sure there is a space after the last option, and type ACPI=NONE. Perss CTRL+X to boot.
Once booted, connect system to a hard-wired internet connection, and run your updates. This can either be done through Update Manger GUI, or by running: sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
Once updated, your system will have the latest kernel, and will no longer need the ACPI=NONE option.
Go into System ==> Administration ==> Hardware Drivers, and activate Broadcom STA Wireless driver in order to get wireless working.

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