The Recovery DVD is version 1.0.15E, which is a fairly recent version. The latest version is 1.0.21 according to the update server. You can check your currently installed version in the system settings. The benefit of newer versions is that all updates available through Live Update are already included. And there are other undocumented minor updates which are not made available through Live Update. One example is the sudo bug, which makes sudo print a harmless but confusing audit_log_user_command(): Connection refused message. It's fixed in 1.0.6 and later versions.
There are several ways to do the recovery process. The first is to burn the ISO to a DVD with an external DVD writer and then boot the just made Recovery DVD. Most people probably don't own an external drive, that's why the Recovery DVD also has an option to prepare a bootable USB stick. Which obviously requires a seperate desktop pc or notebook.
If you want to save a few steps you can also use the Acer Aspire One Recovery DVD Installer, which is yet another Unetbootin modification. It basically mimics the installation procedure used on the Recovery DVD and prepares the USB stick without ever having to burn or boot said DVD. To use it put the ISO in the same directory first. Then just run the commands below and select the drive, which must be 2GB or more. Note that all data on the USB drive will be removed.
wget -O aa1rlinux http://sites.google.com/site/aa1recovery/1/aa1rlinux
chmod 755 aa1rlinux && sudo ./aa1rlinuxInstalling the ISO takes about 5-20 minutes, depending on the write speed of the USB drive. AA1RDI may also stop responding for a few minutes during the process, but it will reach 100% eventually.
i burned it to DVD. i am trying to install on my pre-installed XP Home Aspire One. but it cannot detect the partition of my HDD. it's only detect the whole HDD, without partition.
initially i want it to be dual boot with XP.
any idea how to do it?
thx
device (hd0) /dev/sdb
root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)
quit
After running aa1rlinux on a Desktop-Ubuntu I manually installed the MBR/grub. Therefore the stick was mounted to my Eeebuntu system on the AA1.
In (/media/USBINSTALL)/boot/grub/device.map I had
(hd0) /dev/sdb
I copied the existing "grub.conf" to "menu.lst" and made sure it had the right device and partition (hd0,0).
I executed "sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/USBINSTALL /dev/sdb", unmounted the stick and (re)booted the AA1 from it - everything went fine since then. Eeebuntu is now history on this AA1 150L ;-)
Error 2.
Have you any idea?
Only flashing cursor. I kind of expected it since the modified Unetbooting, did it so fast, like just a minute.
I'm using a 8GB SanDisk cruzer.
During execution aa1rlinux shows
DEBUG #01
DEBUG #03
into the console.
Davide.
Happy New Year 2009
DEBUG #02 and DEBUG #03 message
is manually installing the grub enough to fix this? thx, Z
I have a little trouble with creation of USB and need any help
I download the last version and try the install on three times and same result
[user@localhost ~]$ chmod 755 aa1rlinux && sudo ./aa1rlinux
audit_log_user_command(): Connection refused
DEBUG #10
DEBUG #11
DEBUG #13
DEBUG #17
DEBUG #19
In the windows installer show all ok, but only write 30 seconds.
The USB stick have misc files and directories, but the only some megabytes used.
The iso and installer are in same place on the the machine.
Too the usb dont work in windows, and show the classic message, The device dont have format.
Thankhs for your attention, and sorry for me bad english, i can read fine, but in write i'm terrible.
I tried it in 3 different XP computers with same result.
I believe it is a Linpus bug (the original restore disk was running smootly). Any suggestion?
Thanks a lot.
I've done the aa1rlinux thing. When I boot from USB HDD it just shows a black screen and a cursor. Nothing else. I've tried the grub install thing that is mentioned in this thread as well. When I have altered the device.map and made a copy of the grub.conf to menu.lst and altered that, I do the grub-install. I get 3 lines saying : "Could not find device for /dev/mapper/*" and 1 line "The file /media/USBINSTALL/boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly" ?
Burning the 1.0.15E iso to dvd and booting from that to make a usb pendrive? No luck either, I get the initial screen (the black one with the bootup progress bar) and it stays there, no progress on the bar.
When I try the original recovery disc (1.0.7e) that came with the aspire one 150, the progress bar works, I can select the pendrive, and when it gets to the point of copying the data, I get an error 39 :-( On another PC I do get the USB pendrive burned and it boots on the AA1. I thought I'd try to burn the 1.0.15E iso onto dvd on that PC and reboot, to make a usb install disc. But it doesn't get further than the black screen with the progress bar as well (i've tried downloading the iso again but that didn't work out as well.
Anybody any clue?
For all the ones having the black screen with the flashing cursor. The problem was showing up for me, but only when I had made the change in the BIOS with F2 and saving the changes. But when I selected the USB via F12 (manually select), then the recovery started successfully.
Also, I was having 'DEBUG #' problems a bunch of them. But when I removed the ISO file from the local directory and start the process again, it downloaded it again (about 45 minutes for my connection), then the process did not show any DEBUG # anymore and the USB stick did it's work.
Now to business: I also can't find the aa1 linpus recovery dvd iso on the linux site anymore. I jumped with joy when I read about the trrunde.org hosting, but the site (at least at the time of this post) appears unresponsive.
Anyone know what's up with trrunde or linux, or have suggestions for alternative mirrors hosting the recovery dvd iso?
I got information that the recovery DVD has include licensing software which need ACER official approval. Can any end user buddy upload to the world
Anonymous 2
Thanks
Andrew
what means
DEBUG #01?
thx a lot
Can I get instructions on how to download the latest recovery version with windows?
Is this a click process from a browser or do I need to set up ftp software (If so how?)?
Easy way (but admittedly a strange work around) to keep this from happening is to boot to the live CD with your HARD DRIVES DISCONNECTED. The only thing the DVD can write to then is your USB drive which should be plugged in. Note this works on a laptop or desktop.
Cheers
Andrew
"DEBUG #01
DEBUG #04A
DEBUG #04B
DEBUG #04C
DEBUG #05A
DEBUG #05B
DEBUG #05C
DEBUG #05D
DEBUG #06"
It showed down but the USB is still 99% empty. Any one can give me a fix?
Thank you.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 264 2009-01-26 13:07 AAO_v1-0-15E.iso
I have had no luck getting the image from http://download.trrunde.org/mirror.php?file_id=29
Are there any other sources? I'd really prefer to build a recovery USB from the same version of Linux that I currently have installed, rather than go back to an earlier version that may be on the recovery CD.
I downloaded LinpusLite.iso, all 699 MB of it, to the Downloads file on my AA!. Then I copied it directly across to a USB stick. Can I now use it to restore my AA1 to its original out-of-the-box condition? If not, what do I have to do?
Thanks to anyone who can help
Paul
@Paul, you should simply use the tutorial, make sure the iso is in the same directory as aa1rlinux
I saw this post
"USB stick process:
For all the ones having the black screen with the flashing cursor. The problem was showing up for me, but only when I had made the change in the BIOS with F2 and saving the changes. But when I selected the USB via F12 (manually select), then the recovery started successfully.
Also, I was having 'DEBUG #' problems a bunch of them. But when I removed the ISO file from the local directory and start the process again, it downloaded it again (about 45 minutes for my connection), then the process did not show any DEBUG # anymore and the USB stick did it's work. "
I set my bois back to default, but still get the flashing cursor. Does anyone know how I can get pass the GRUB so I can load XP and back my stuff up so I can just reformat the entire drive?
DEBUG #01
DEBUG #04A
DEBUG #04B
DEBUG #04C
DEBUG #05A
DEBUG #05B
DEBUG #05C
DEBUG #05D
DEBUG #06
The program starts to download the v15 ISO but it is incomplete and the program terminates with the debug error meassages in about 4 seconds. It worked a few weeks ago, what is going on?
First thing I did was manually fix the grub on the disk.
In (/media/USBINSTALL)/boot/grub/device.map I had (hd0) /dev/sda. I changed it to /dev/sdb
I copied the existing "grub.conf" to "menu.lst" and kept "menu.lst" in the grub directory. You may have to chmod 755 everything in that directory. I had to.
I executed "sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/USBINSTALL /dev/sdb" and unmounted USB.
I went to the Gparted website to get latest Live CD and used Unetbootin to put on another USB stick. I booted AAO with Gparted and deleted all partitions. Then I rebooted with AAO Recovery USB and much happiness.
Special thanks to jini's post on 28 Dec 08 for pointing me in the right direction. I suspected ext3 may be the culprit and used Gparted to destroy it. I have the AAO Linpus with 120GB HD. Hope this works for you.
I am trying to create this on my XP but it does not loke my 2gig pen drve.
Do we have to do anything special with the memory stick before going into the disc recovery process? If so, what and how?
I have Huawei E220 (mobile broadband usb adapter) but 15E don't like to use it properly.
http://download.trrunde.org//file.php?id=1
I had to register again. I used the same details as before. I can navigate to the download page but I can't get any further.
I understand you are having site problems and are working to get back on line. Many thanks for all your efforts!
As a temp fix here you have the direct link:
http://download.trrunde.org//upload/AAO_v1-0-15E.iso
MD5: e6f5d29a495a8c91e7b0ec23ff169a1e -
SHA1: 806390a5765ac45e1b8916308155ea1664902fa8
Is this still a working program? I have tried several times in the last couple days and when I copy and paste the first line into terminal it takes 2 seconds to download a 3.2MB .iso file, which is not the 1.09MB file we are looking for eh? I would really like for this to work.
Scott
Why didn't Acer provide it on their website anyway?
Also downloading the iso through this direct link! Thanks!
--> Why didn't Acer provide it on their website anyway?
This is a very valid question!!!
I got an Aspire One with WinXP pre installed (120GB HDD version) and I want to give Linpus go. Is there any reason that I shouldn't/couldn't achieve that with this Recovery DVD? I have downloaded the ISO from the site trrunde provided (and verified the MD5). But neither of the suggested approaches to creating the bootable USB seem to work. I've burned the ISO to DVD, booted from it, and selected to create the bootable USB but it just freezes completely after (The progress bar shows a single pixel of blue). I have also tried using Unetbootin mod, but that freezes up too (On 7%). Both have been attempted on at least 2 computers with the same result.
Would you by any chance know what could cause this?
I have just bought an AA1 with Linpus Linux, formerly a Windows XP man. However, before tinkering in order to get the software that I want to use on the AA1 I want to create a bootable USB Recovery Drive. The enquirer on Feb 11 seems to be asking a similar question.
Can this be done on a PC running Windows XP from the Recovery DVD shipped with the AA1 ? If so, how ?
I have read through all the comments posted regarding creating a recovery drive but it seems very complicated to a Linpus Linux novice.
Hopefully one or more of users can point me (and the Feb 11 enquirer) on the right track.
Thanks in advance to anyone who takes pity on the newbies.
But if you have got a External USB HDD, put xp on the External HDD.
Features of the HDD:
4200rpm or higher
6mb cache or higher
usb transfer speed 200MBPs or higher
Sata II connection |||
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| | |S|
|BOX HDD| connected to: |B|
||||||||| |||
\\ //
\\ //
\-------------/
Speed of 200MB/s or Higher
Have successfully installed Firefox3 and Thunderbird, SKYPE etc.
Since I wanted to stay without a moving drive, for many reasons, run into capacity problems and therefore wanted to go back to the original installation and intall only selected upgrades and software. However I cannot get passed the Blinking cursor at the re-installation.
Here are the steps taken sofar:
Downloaded the ISO for this model. Created a boot USB with the use of UnetBoot. After rebooting got the ASPIRE ONE with the blinking cursor, Have done this creation process 4 times and cannot pass the blinking cursor. Thx for any suggestion.
Thanks,
John
Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks, Mathaeus
If I host a torrent of the ISO would that help?
What should I do if I want offload my files before recovery my AAo?
Is ti possible?
thanks
I'm liking the Linpus OS. No problems with the install, aside from the battery recharge being a little flaky. A couple of reboots fixed that. The simple interface makes it ideal for road-trips, where my girlfriend (or some other non-tech person) might wind up using the machine. And the terminal window is only a few clicks away...
As I am not a Linpus/Linux savvy user, what would need to be done to delete the games _completely_ off the machine, and reconfigure the nav screens? Or are the nav scrrens dynamic, and the icons will simply go away when the applications are deleted.
Many thanks,
Mike
Here’s what I’ve done so far:
1) http://www.mininova.org/tor/1618012 - downloaded the torrent for Acer Aspire One Recovery DVD (Linpus Lite) ISO.
2) Used Unetbootin to put the ISO onto my 2GB USB stick.
3) With the USB stick in the Acer, I bootup, pushing F12. I then get the “Aspire One” logo with a status bar, but the status bar just sits there, doing nothing. (I let it sit for at least an hour…) This is the same problem that another user posted on Mar 21, 2009 8:53:00 PM at Macles’ site:
http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/12/acer ... y-dvd.html
4) I then power down, reboot and try F2. I reorder the bootup sequence, so that the USB stick is in position #1. I then reboot again, and the Unetbootin screen appears with the following options listed:
Default
Linpus Linux RCD
Install
USBdisk
Harddisk
Here is what happens when I choose various options:
Intall: “Aspire One” status bar just sits there, doing nothing.
USBdisk: “Aspire One” status bar just sits there, doing nothing.
Any ideas?
The recovery procedure on the AA1 takes about 15Min -> probably because the cheap Stick :-)
The procedure to use the Recovery CD to create a Recovery USB device states that you need to do it on a PC with a CD or DVD drive:
1) Insert the Recovery CD into the optical drive. Plug in a USB/Flash drive with a minimum capacity of 2 GB.
2) Enter the bios of the PC and set the PC to boot from the optical drive.
3) Allow the computer to boot up.
4) From the list of options, select "Create Recovery USB Drive".
5) You will see a list of available disks, select the USB drive you plugged in.
6) Click the Next button to complete the procedure.
7) Remove the CD from the optical drive, and remove the USB flashdrive. You now have the Recovery system stored in your USB flashdrive, for future use if necessary.
So for those who have installed the recovery cd to a USB drive with unetbootin, you should take another USB drive, plug it in, then boot and make the recovery USB device according to the procedure above, as taken from the manual.
I guess i found a solution: there is an error message, if you try to manually run script
/etc/rc.d/slim/nowait.sh
Cannot create link /etc/mtab~
Perhaps there is a stale lock file?
I look in /etc and find a lot of files with such a names : mtab~ , mtab~13663, mtab~15201 and so on. Simply move that files in another location ( or remove them if you are brave :) and you are done, and after reboot HAL will be initialize properly. Works for me, hope will work for others
tex988
After trying to run aa1rlinux it starts up, gives 'Found AAO_v1-0-15E.iso' and 'Installing' but then hangs at 7% in the status bar.
Any ideas ?
Thanks in advance.
broozer
recognize a click from the trackpad to get you started. Compliments to ngaiseng on the Australian Whirlpool net for that one.
The latest Full iso:
http://aspire-one.fr/explorer/ISO/Acer%20Aspire%20One%20Linpus%20Lite%20OS%28Restore%20Disk%291.0.21.iso
http://aspire-one.fr/explorer/ISO/Acer%20Aspire%20One%20Linpus%20Lite%20OS%28Restore%20Disk%291.0.21.iso
Creating the usb stick is not working on any Pc. Using my Giga-bite basec pc the procedure stopt on blinking keyboard leds and the bar did not go any further.
Using another Pc (Shuttle 27D) worked fine.
I did not try the resulting USb on the Aspire one yet
I'm downloading it now, as well as the french link above.
http://download.trrunde.org//upload/AAO_v1-0-15E.iso
Is it possible to compile whatever source codes they supply on the sites and use those to make our own .iso's?
http://aspire-one.fr/explorer/ISO/Acer%20Aspire%20One%20Linpus%20Lite%20OS%28Restore%20Disk%291.0.21.iso
@macles : thx 4 ur blog from Kairouan @ Tunisia
http://aspire-one.fr/explorer/ISO/Acer%20Aspire%20One%20Linpus%20Lite%20OS%28Restore%20Disk%291.0.21.iso ?
God bless you my friend :)
I had the same warning messagge with 'HAL'. nothing was working: no wifi, no usb, no sd slot.
After DELETING (i know - i'm brave ;) all mtab~ files from etc directory (ie: mtab~, mtab~21330, mtab~2245 and many similar. all of them has 0 bytes) my little devil has started to work as usual :) I have left only one mtab file which was text file and has some bytes in it.
thanks for perfect tip!! it save me a lot of trouble with restoring the system...
THANK YOU!
stephen
I am trying to install the ISO posted above: ftp://ftp.acer.ru/Drivers/Notebooks/Aspire_One/LINUX_recovery_disk_Image/Macles_Linux_1021E.iso
with the latest aa1rlinux.
I am doing this in my AAO110L, which is running Kuki Linux (that I wish to replace with Linpus, of course).
I cannot create the USB image :( I start aa1rlinux, start, then it stays forever in 6%, with "Found aa1r.iso, Installing" on top.
And never goes beyound that... Any ideas?
I try ftp://ftp.acer.ru/Drivers/Notebooks/Aspire_One/LINUX_recovery_disk_Image/Macles_Linux_1021E.iso
but after
wget -O aa1rlinux http://sites.google.com/site/aa1recovery/1/aa1rlinux
chmod 755 aa1rlinux && sudo ./aa1rlinux
no ISO found ...
ISO is in the same directory like aalrlinux
vol_id not found. This is required for either install mode.
Install the "udev" package or your distribution's equivalent.
The installer is probably based on an old version of unetbootin ... see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unetbootin/+bug/376339 .