The Egoboo build is broken as the characters are invisible. I think this is a problem with the original source code.

I'm glad Acer are finally making these apps available, as they should have done from the start.

Two things:

Will these become available via live update? Is it is likely? Also, how are we supposed to use the files, .sh.zip. Could you add a small how to.

Thanks

I've already installed VLC from the start, do I need to un-install it then re-install with the newer one ? Also you show a 28MB file in your post for VLC but I'm seeing a 1kb file:

(File: vlc.sh.zip.md5 1 KB 10/08/2008 02:24:00 PM)

Another great post - I've installed Skype and works perfectly - only issue is that it reverts the desktop icons back to default, so I had to re-edit group-app.xml to readd my gimp and gthumb icons - only took me 30 seconds but worth noting for others.

new to linux
I extract the .sh file ,double-click nothing happen again double-click nothing ,

after extracting go to the folder where the .sh file was extracted using a terminal and make the file executable and then execute the file. here is how you do it

cd ~/downloads
chmod a+x *.sh
./skype.sh

Dear Macles.

Can I check do you recommend running Live Update ? I've read of people having problems after Live Update, so was planning to avoid this - am I wrong ?

Thanks.

Hi Macles,

About Unison:
I don't understand much of the Linux mumbo jumbo about SSH and RSH. I have mounted my remote desktop on the Aspire one using mount.cifs, and that works with rsync, but these folders are not seen by Unison. How can I solve this? rsync does not really do a two way sync, which Unison promises to do, so I would very much like to work with Unison to keep my Toshiba desk-laptop and my AAO in sync.
Thanks,
mike

I also see md5 file for VLC not the package itself.
Do you know any other ftp site that we can find that
sh.zip ?
TIA

Acer added a new little piece of software to their FTP : Screenshot.
After installation, a new icon appears on the desktop in the working area, the program helps to take... screenshots :)

The Acer VLC packages actually ship with a lot (possibly all) codecs, but the install script deletes a load of them shortly before exiting (I guess Acer are worried about infringing on patents). To install Acer's packages with all the codecs, download the .zip file, and open a terminal window:

cd ~/Downloads
unzip vlc.sh.zip
./vlc.sh --noexec --keep
cd vlc
./vlc.sh --noexec --keep
cd vlc

(yes, you do need to run those last 2 commands twice)

Then use your favourite editor to edit install.sh and delete the line 3 from the bottom of the file starting "sudo rm -f libaraw_plugin.so ...". To do this in vi:

vi install.sh
?sudo rm[enter]
dd:wq[enter]

Then simply run your newly modified install script:

./install.sh

I'm trying the modified script and it is hanging up in the Terminal
(this is just the tail section)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------free_ACS_Private_info------------
rss
rss private=0
2:num=0
print acs info
type=0,n_pos=2
pos[0].page=4, pos[0].seq=1
pos[0].page=0, pos[0].seq=1
type=1,n_pos=2
pos[1].page=4, pos[1].seq=2
pos[1].page=0, pos[1].seq=2
type=2,n_pos=0
acs init dbus
initialized=TRUE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
... and that is where it hangs
What is going on?

I've done compiling in the past, but never remember anything that took this long
(except Kernels)
I was able to install VLC earlier but could not get AVI files working
so I removed it and tried doing this script alteration method

UPDATE:
Now VLC is working
there seems to be a new update for the fc8
and it resolved the ffmpeg issues
I had to update the x264 by:

sudo yum install x264

at which point the libsx264.so.60 was added
then

sudo yum install vlc

now I am watching "My Name is Nobody.avi" (classic Spaghetti Western)
on my AA1
THANX MACLES for all the info you have

Macles,

Any thoughts on OpenAFS for the AA1? I'm not sure if a version is available for this platform. Thanks for all your help in the past.

all those comands are in the same line separeted together or how???? iam getting lost, how do you have to tipe it exactly in the terminal???? thanks

Macles, I very much appreciate the acer aspire one resource.

Two issues I have: bluetooth is a tough one to crack. The patch did not work for me. dmesg reports that several global variables are unrecognized ie:

hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_suspend_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_free_dev............

Secondly, the kernel source from the taiwan download that you provide in another link does not match the one on my aa1

version magic '2.6.23.9 SMP mod_unload PENTIUMIII ' should be '2.6.23.9lw SMP preempt mod_unload CORE2 '

kernel source 2.6.23.9 is source from your link.

I need the source in order to get the ip_tables module to work on my aa1.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Thank you kindly on the timely response.

No luck. The kernel source has a different version of netfilter.c. I could attempt to rewrite it but without a test harness the results could be disastrous.

I can load the iptables module with the 2.6.26 kernel as it is included, but as you know I sacrifice sound, wifi and others.

I have a bluesoleil bluetooth device and would love to get that working. Have you had success with any external bluetooth hardware?

Hi Macles, I'm just starting out with my AA1, but this looks like somewhere I'll be spending a lot of time in the coming weeks...

To kick off, is there a Bittorrent client that works with Linpus? Or is one on the way?

Thanks,

KS

macles,

Here's an item for my (your) wish list.

arla - so I can map my AFS space. Don't you have a pressing need for something like that? Please...

Thanks for all you've done, I'm not sure where I'd be without it.

SUBJECT: Bluetooth symbol problems?!

Hi,
Usual thanks for the supremely handy blog! Keep up the good work :-)

Like the poster at "Nov 26, 2008 7:59:00 PM", I get a load of unknown symbol errors (below jic) from BlueZ suggesting version mismatches.

I've a rather vanilla but up-to-date install:
BIOS 3308, nothing showing in "Live Update" even after enabling your Fedora repository addition).

uname -a:
Linux localhost 2.6.23.9lw #105 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jun 27 18:56:59 EDT 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

[user@localhost bluetooth]$ sudo modprobe hci_usb
FATAL: Error inserting hci_usb (/lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/drivers/bluetooth/hci_usb.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

So I tried hunting the kernel modules for one of the undefined symbols (just in case)...

$ for f in `find /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw -name '*.ko'` ; do nm --defined-only $f | grep hci_free_dev ; if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then echo $f ; fi ; done

(no output)

I'm a Solaris/Linux guy and a C/Java programmer and this certainly /feels/ like version mismatch which confuses me since I haven't done 'weird geek stuff' to this box. Others sound to have this working and while I'm comfortable with geekin' on it, I'd thought to keep this vanilla since I use it so darned much! Do I need to pull and rebuild kernel just for BT?

Any advice greatly appreciated!

dmesg output:
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_suspend_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_free_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_resume_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_alloc_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_unregister_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_recv_fragment
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_register_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_suspend_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_free_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_resume_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_alloc_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_unregister_dev
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_recv_fragment
hci_usb: Unknown symbol hci_register_dev

Cheers,
Rupert.

I'm seeing the same hci_usb issues. I believe a module is missing from the bluetooth package. The module should be lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.ko I went through and untar'd the download and it is not there. Please fix.

The Skype package has an error when extracting the sh file. Bad command line. And the subsequent sh produced won't execute.

Have now tried several and none are working. I just got my acer aspire recently and have made sure that LiveUpdate is running. The archiver can't unzip these files without an error so I'm guessing that the actual applications on here may be largely corrupted.

OK, so I've double-clicked on the bluetooth.sh file and it has installed.

Now what? It doesn't seem to have started. How do I start the bluetooth system? Is there a monitor that sits in the taskbar so that I can choose devices etc?

How do I get it to start (and to start up automatically when the AAO starts?)

I am not experienced with Bluetooth at all (either in Windows or Linux world). Would appreciate some pointers.

God bless you. Three days into trying to get the Acer One to do what I need in Linux and I was starting to eye the windows xp disk I have on my desk. Countless discrepency errors. Forums etc.,All I need this thing to do is run my linux based script software, and play films. I did what Simon said, downloading Acers version of VLC and removed offending script that removed all useful codecs. Thanks Mackles and Simon you have saved me from Microsoft, and increased my understanding of this system.

As y'all have discovered, the current Acer Bluetooth package is missing the bluetooth.ko module file, causing the "Unknown symbol" errors when the kernel tries to load the module for a USB Bluetooth adapter.

Using Macles's excellent instructions on recompiling the hardware monitor module to support the Atom's thermal diode as a base, I have cobbled together these instructions for compiling the bluetooth.ko module:

Unplug your Bluetooth module if it's plugged in.

Download the kernel source file, located at ftp://guest@csdftp.acer.com.tw/Aspire_One_Linpus_Linux/Aspire_One_Source/linux-2.6.23.9lw.zip, saving it into your Downloads directory.

Open a terminal window.

Install some packages needed to compile the module (these may already be on your system):
sudo yum install make gcc

Unzip the kernel source (**if you've done this before, delete the kernel source directory first to make sure you're starting with an unmodified copy of the source files**):
unzip Downloads/linux-2.6.23.9lw.zip

Change into the kernel source directory:
cd linux-2.6.23.9/

Fix something that will otherwise cause a compilation error about "include/asm/asm-offsets.h" being missing:
rm -rf include/asm
ln -sv include/asm-i386 include/asm

Copy the factory kernel configuration into place:
sudo cp -v /boot/config_080627 .config

Modify the Makefiles to avoid building modules we don't need (to save time):
sudo sed -i 's/^/#/g' drivers/Makefile
sudo sed -i 's/^/#/g' arch/i386/crypto/Makefile
sudo sed -i 's/^/#/g' crypto/Makefile
sudo sed -i 's/^/#/g' fs/Makefile
sudo sed -i '/bluetooth/!s/^/#/g' net/Makefile
sudo sed -i 's/^/#/g' sound/Makefile

Update the kernel configuration so the Bluetooth module is enabled:
sudo sed -i 's/# CONFIG_BT is not set/CONFIG_BT=m/' .config

Build the module:
sudo make oldconfig modules
(just hit enter at each of the twelve prompts that look like "L2CAP protocol support (BT_L2CAP) [N/m/?] (NEW)"

Copy the new module file into place:
sudo cp -fv net/bluetooth/bluetooth.ko /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/net/bluetooth/

Rescan module dependencies to reflect presence of the new module:
sudo depmod -a

Now plug your Bluetooth module into a USB port. After a few seconds, you should see the Bluetooth Manager appear in your system tray, the light on your Bluetooth adapter should start blinking, and if you check the output of the dmesg command, instead of a bunch of "Unknown symbol" errors, the last lines should look something like this:

usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Bluetooth: Core ver 2.11
NET: Registered protocol family 31
Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: HCI USB driver ver 2.9
usbcore: registered new interface driver hci_usb
Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.8
Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.8

Now, if I can just figure out how to rebuild Acer's version of NetworkManager to work with the Bluetooth PAN on my cell phone using this guy's patch! http://www.nabble.com/PATCH:-Support-for-Bluetooth-NAP-devices-td17167864.html

Right on time. Today I tried to use my HAMA bluetooth dongle and have the descriped problems. Fine solution, easy descriped. Great! Thx!

I've found the compiled version of bluetooth.ko at http://www.adsl24.co.uk/files/drivers/bluetooth.tgz

thank you all of you guys!, now I could connect to to internet via my mobile

thanks Macles for all for all of this, today ive downloaded open office 3, skype, vlc. very kind!

Joe

Has anyone taken a look at the link in the first paragraph lately? There's a lot more stuff there now.

Yep. This article is a little bit out-dated. A similar overview about updates and add-ons are here available: Acer Aspire One - SUPPORT (Connect)

Hi, im new to the aa1, and ive run live update and everything, but double clicking a file does not appear to run installer. Help would be very much appreciated as i've just stepped into the world of linux from mac, so i hope i wont regret making the move... :(

Thanks again

Hello Macles* (first: Thanks for all you've done to us!)
anonymous said at Dec 13, 2008 3:22:00 PM that the skype package is broken. I've had the same problem. I will paste what x-archiver tells us:
"25819942 Defl:N 25819489 0% 09-25-08 13:08 4f0db75a skype.sh
46227 Defl:X 41790 10% 09-26-08 11:35 7a76d96f skype_ReleaseNote-190001.pdf
checkdir: cannot create extraction directory: /mnt/home/Downloads/skype.sh"
maybe you can test this with the skype.sh.zip found in you mentioned FTP-directory.

would be great
thanks in advance
Wonko

sorry pasted wrong:
Archive: /mnt/home/Downloads/skype.sh.zip
bad CRC cc426d0b (should be 4f0db75a)
greets wonko

Well, I had install Skype manually by this description:

[] Ten tweaks for a new Acer Aspire One (5. Install Skype)

This Blog points me to the blog above:

[] Tweak your Acer Aspire One laptop running Linpus Linux

Thanks for the how-tos Macles! They've really made this machine the pwerful, lightweight performer I was looking for.

Does anyone out there have an email address or forum where we can let the Acer/Linpus developers know about little issues like omitting bluetooth.ko? (And thanks Jesse for the easy to follow correction!)

Thanks 12 Delta!

I downloaded the file (its skype for fedora 7) that was mentioned in this list of tweaks. (I'm wondering a little bit because macles* told us above in some of his article that the linpus linux is based on fedora 8.)

with a doubleklick on the File "skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm" it says "you try to start system-install-packages you need root password... " ok. I typed it in.
Now the "installing packages" window apears and shows after short time the skype package and gives me the button "Apply". This i've pressed.
Now the resolving dependencys window apears. After the progress bar the "unable to verify skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm Public key for skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm is not installed" window pops up. I press on install anyway. Updating software window shows his progress bar. Final the "software installed succesfully" window shows me his OK button wich i press.

so ... but nothing is there. not in the advanced menu on the right mousebutton or in the xfce start menu, neither in the acer menu.
so i restart but nothing changes.
with search in the file-manager i find the skype *.rpm and a config file Skype.conf in the /etc/dbus-1/system.d/ folder and a empty skype folder in /usr/share/

So next try:
try to install the package with:
sudo rpm -i skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm
Result:
warning: skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID d66b746e
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/bin/skype;495c920e: cpio: MD5 sum mismatch

So guess that this file is the base of the shellscript avaiable on Acer-FTP. because there they have also a checksum problem and this file is corrupt. Did anybody out there have succes installing this Skypeversion?

or macles do you know an answer?
thanks in Advance.

I wish to all of you a happy new year!

Wonko

Well, the xfce-Desktop-Menu updates itself after a reboot or after executing "gtk-update-icon-cache". I guess you already installed it correctly.

By the way: The next point of the ten tweaks descripes, how to add a Skype icon to the Linpus Menu.

I have use the same RPM as you.:

[] skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm
MD5: 66 A9 61 3A 2C 0A BE D8 29 26 05 49 46 D5 4A 78

Linpus is an Fedora 8. (see /etc/fedora-release) But the kernel ist updated to 2.6.23.x.

where do i have to extract the http://www.adsl24.co.uk/files/drivers/bluetooth.tgz ??

i cant use any printer on my one (linux) eventho ive downloaded the printer.sh?
can someone help

Macles,

First post but not my first stop at your blog. You've been a fantastic ressource and I'd like to thank you for all the great info.

I saw a post about someone trying to get iptables working on the One. I have also tried to get iptables working to have internet connection sharing with Linpus.

Any attemps so far at compiling the Kernel with netfilter options enabled has crippled networking one way or another.

Would you be able to offer any advice>?

Thanks!

I have a problem with skype, it claims to install but in fact it fails with a dependency problem:

--------------
package xfdesktop-acer-lp-1652.mcs_patched is already installed
warning: skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID d66b746e
error: Failed dependencies:
libQtXmlPatterns.so.4 is needed by (installed) PyQt4-4.4.2-2.fc8.i386
libQtCLucene.so.4 is needed by (installed) PyQt4-4.4.2-2.fc8.i386
libQtHelp.so.4 is needed by (installed) PyQt4-4.4.2-2.fc8.i386
libQtWebKit.so.4 is needed by (installed) PyQt4-4.4.2-2.fc8.i386
running /usr/bin/xfdesktop2 --action=add
-------------

Any ideas?

Never mind, I just removed PyQt4 and fusion-icon, and now skype installs and works properly.

just purchased acer aspire one and trying to download music from my usb stick and i pod, it keeps coming up with this message

Mplayer: \"Cannot find codec for audio format 0x6134706D.\"

Please could you advise.

Thanks

Try the VLC (Video LAN Client). It comes with a great number of codecs for video and audio.

Hi Macles,

I have downloaded the programme however, it is not showing up on my desktop. Is there anything i can do to put applications on my desktop?

You are looking for Point 6 of Ten tweaks for a new Acer Aspire One. This point describes how skype is put on the desktop. It is similar to any other software.

Monster article on bluetooth module - many thx macles! :)

kudos to Jesse Osby!
I do not understand how could Acer provide a lot of unnecessary drivers for PC Card bluetooth devices while at the same time omitting the bluetooth.ko module from the bluetooth.sh patch?..
WRT compiling as root, I have a better idea:
1. after extracting linux-2.6.23.9lw.zip, just do "chmod -R u+w linux-2.6.23.9/"
2. also, before starting kernel build/configure, I do "unalias cp mv rm"
3. if you prefer menuconfig target, install "ncurses-devel" package (it wasn't obvious for me as I'm a Debian user and its's called "libncurses-dev" there)
4. you do not need to turn off all other modules, there are not a lot of them and "make modules" takes approximately 11 minutes
5. run "find /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/ -not -user root" and have some fun :)
6. run "chown -R root:root /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw"

After installing bluetooth, connecting ASUS b/t dongle and getting bluetooth-applet in system tray, I do the next:

1. switch my Logitech M-RCQ142 mouse to discoverable mode
2. launch "Browse" from the bluetooth applet menu
3. see my Logitech Mouse in discovered devices list
4. select it and press "Connect" button
5. get the next error: Couldn't display "obex://[xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx]". Check if the service is available.
6. run "hidd --connect xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx" from shell instead

hi mackles,

i just got my aa1 last december and i'm reading your posts since january and they are really helpful...

thanks a lot!

i just have one question:

how to install ".zip" file?

thanks again!

Hey Macles,

thx for your beautiful tutorials. One thing that I'm still missing about the AA1 is a firewall. Would you know a way to tweak the system for supporting iptables without messing too much with the original kernel?

Best,
Momotaro

Hi. I am coming to my wit's end in trying to install VLC on my son's AA1.

This is what I've done - I tried the approach here - http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/05/ten_aspire_one_tips/ - I've also looked here - http://jorge.fbarr.net/2008/08/06/acer-aspire-one-tips-and-tricks/ - and on this blog, the Acer Aspire forum, and a couple of general Linux / Fedora forums.

Where I am now is that I have uninstalled the mplayer that was pre-installed, along with pdvdlinux and pcmlinux (as that was recommended somewhere!). So my son (fortunately not realising yet!) has no means of viewing films or pics - oops!

Part of the reason for doing all this was to get something working as a video capture facility with audio (as the webcam resolutely fails to do this!).

I think the trouble is I've made so many changes with repositories, dependencies, wgets and the like that I probably have created more conflicts than I started with.

Short of the nuclear option of reinstalling OS and starting from scratch - is there a way out?! I haven't posted outputs of terminal commands (yet) at the risk of trying people's patience even more!!!

Thanks

What about the Firefox 3 patch? I've run it and Firefox still seems to be version 2 something or other - is this patch useful? Is it doing something I don't realise? Or is it better to install Firefox 3 as you have indicated elsewhere in this blog?

Simple 3 Steps for Bluetooth,
Step 1: Download ftp://guest@csdftp.acer.com.tw/Aspire_One_Linpus_Linux/Aspire_One_Source/linux-2.6.23.9lw.zip
Extract file, when in directory right click "Open Terminal Here"
Type tar xvf bluetooth.tgz
copy file to /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/net/bluetooth/
su
password
cp /"bluetooth.ko path"/ lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/net/bluetooth/
open terminal Alt+f2, type terminal
sudo depmod -a

Rishi

Access denied when I try to connect to my external HD.

Hi, and thanks for a very nice and helpful site. My problem is that I want to send files from my AA1 to an external disk via USB. I am able to go the opposite way and send a file from the disk to the AA1, but not the other way.
I'm sure there is an easy solution......

hegemoni
NO

A classicel Problem is, that the owner and the group of the mounted file system is set to root:root.

Try to set the "group" and "owner" mount option.

See also: http://linux.die.net/man/8/mount

Hi, I installed The Gimp and initially thought it too complicated for my travelling photographic needs but after reading the manual I'm learning to love it. It would be even better if the context help worked. I downloaded gimp-help-2.4.1.tar.bz2 from http://docs.gimp.org but this Linux novice would appreciate help with what to do next to integrate the help files into Gimp.

. . . . ahh . . . use Add/Remove Software and search/install Gimp-help . . . doh . . well anyway 1% less of a Linux novice now. Thanks for all the other help on this site. I now have a really useful AAO fully backed up on an external USB hard drive constructed from an old 20GB drive and a cheap eBay enclosure.

hi, enjoy he list and use it extensively.
Now I try to install audacity and end up in a jungle of dependency errors.
Has anybody installed autacity or aucacity-free world on an AA1?
Help would be apresihated.

Well, I know this blog is about Linpus Linux, but I using Xubuntu 8.10 and know 9.04 and I am very happy with it. Installation of software is very simple (inkl. audacity).

8.10 needs some good descripted hacks. 9.04 is running out of the box. See here: Ubuntu Wiki: HardwareSupport/Machines/Netbooks (The bug with the card reader does not appear at my AAO. May be this was fixed by a hack for the 8.10 before my upgrade to 9.04.)

Hi Everyone

Boy am I confudled.

I love my Acer. I really do and I want to master the Linpus OS. The trouble at the moment is my Bluetooth USB dongle. Everything else I've installed and configured (I like that word, makes me feel as if I know what I'm doing. I'm not sure I do!)

Whilst following Macles, aka My Hero, instructions all is OK until I have to copy bluetooth.tgz to /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernal/drivers

For some reason I can't paste or copy it to this folder however I try. I think I'm supposed to be logged on as root before doing this but, in idiot simple terms, how do I do this.

I'd be grateful if one of you intelligent people out there can provide me with idiot simple, start to finish, instructions detailing installation of my bluetooth usb dongle. As part of these instructions please set them out logging in as root.

In grateful appreciation of all info given, both past and present.

euplecta

I have a root process called /usr/sbin/maclesmount. Did you throw a little something in the binaries that you distribute?

I've tried a few times to install the Adobe reader into my Aspire One, but it has never worked.

Anny helpful suggestions greatly appreciated.

Using an application called Joiku Spot, I can use my Nokia E71 phone as a wireless hot spot to connect to the web. It works well with Windows comp's but I cant get it to work with my AA1 Linux. The AA1 doesnt even 'see' it.

Has anyone had a similar problem and can perhaps offer a solution.

I think there is a acrobate-file at the Acer AAO download area. I can't tell more, because I am using Ubuntu now.

I hava the Nokia E61i. This is an intresting solution with the mobile phone as a hot spot. Well, may be the network manager of linpus re-scan not correctly. At worst case you could try to configure the WLAN by hand with some HowTos.

I have connect my mobile phone directly to my AAO vie wire.

cannot get adobe to work. each time it asks me to accept the licence agreement & each time I do and nothing happens.

Does anyone know how to make the voice/video chat feature work in the messenger application? I have tried using the live update but it doesn't seem to be working.

Also, when I tried removing some applications using the add/remove icon in the settings menu, an error message pops up and says that files cannot be retrieved. Any idea how to fix this?