Wireless conection issue on Acer Aspire one-Linux: Can some one please explain to me if this is because Acer's hardware issue or Linux OS's weakness in this area?
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Go into System Properties, Hardware, Device Manager. Then go into Network Adapters, right click Atheros Wireless Network Adapter and choose Properties. In properties go to the Advanced tab, click on Power Save Mode and turn it off! No more issues since I turned it off and it even reactivated my wifi! I have not tried/tested the Normal setting yet, but it may also work. Apparently the power save feature of the network card glitches out and you can disable that useless feature.
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We had an issue connecting and maintaining our network connections. I'm not sure what the specs were but I ended up contacting Dell and with a few members we eventually rectified the problem. Recommendation? I would contact Dell if you have not already.
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I cannot say about HP, but Ubuntu 12.04 works great on Acer aspire D270 which is based on the same Atom N2600 CPU. EVERYTHING worked out of the box for me, including card reader, WiFi, Function keys, suspend, etc.!
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No recall, these companies are too cheap to do that. As far as hardware issues, the Intel Wireless 7260 series just seems bad. Even with the latest drivers I would steer clear of it. I've been running Linux instead of Windows on the SVP and it's behaved itself but I have a Dell M3800 as well for work that uses this same wireless chipset. That laptop completely fails to connect with wireless if you've woken it from sleep. This is with the August 2014 drivers. I'd say just skip this generation of ultrabooks if you can.
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Yes, the wifi driver is messed up. Type a google search for Acer Aspire V5-571P getting limited wifi access. You will find forums that talk all about it. They provide links on what to do to download the new driver. You will also want to make sure that you get into you device manager on the PC and disable any blue tooth drivers that are currently enabled. They mess with the wifi getting limited access as well.
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This computer was so slow and I had so many problems connecting it to my work network that I returned and got an Acer Aspire One instead. Sorry I can't help you with that.
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I've been using it in my work computer for a couple months now, which exclusively runs Ubuntu (Though I used 13.10 and now 14.04). No issues other than the normal Linux wifi signal strength issue that's easily solved by disabling the Power Management for the Wifi Card.
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Appreciate the response! I actually got it to work last night before seeing your reply. I had reinstalled the Bluetooth drivers from the Acer website. I had turned off the unit two days ago and turned it back on yesterday and suddenly the bluetooth icon was showing up in my system tray and Windows 7 said it had installed the drivers. I was able to sync the tablet with my cellphone and can now get internet wirelessly from my phone at 4G speed - AWESOME!
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I'm also using win7x64. Broadcom driver version 6.32.223.1 dated 8/22/2013, which is the version available from asus's website. I have had no problems on the 2.4GHz band. One potential difference is that I did not install Turbo LAN. I'm not sure if it even does anything for wireless connections, but in my experience added software can sometimes cause problems.
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Is your connection loss occurring after the laptop goes to sleep and then resumes? That seems to be happening with mine. I recently upgraded the driver of the card (Google "Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135 Driver Update" and download the most up-to-date driver from Intel's website) and it seemed to help the problem. I believe it still happens occasionally, but not every single time as before. Not sure what the cause might be.
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First place your finger on the WiFi signal bar and hold it. It sould come up with a statement, troubleshoot WiFi. Let the Asus do it's thing and it should correct the problem. I am sure you have but make sure the security code is right for the wireless modem. I have used mine on several different WiFi locations and once or twice I had to troubleshoot, it corrected by itself. Other than that no problems.
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I ordered the Acer Aspire with "Linpus Linux" and am returning it. It just will not load a proper operating system. I would definitely avoid that particular Acer. Actually I am so fed up that I would avoid any ACER myself at this point. I will try the USAS with Linux Ubuntu already loaded on it. I have already worked with LINUX on another computer and it is great and not that difficult to learn. Definitely no worse than Windows (none of the exasperating features of Windows, no viruses, etc.), and it uses FIREFOX for the net.
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As far as I know no consistent solution. One rumour of improvement with windows 8.1 and new driversOnly USB wifi adapter seems to be definitiveSony accepted my computer in return within first month after purchase
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Hello. I have had my Acer Aspire One 10" for a few months. Has been fine until recently, the touch pad works for navigating, clicking. But the scroll function along the right and top of the touch pad have stopped working!!! Anybody know how to fix this problem? Thanks!
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Just had this problem. Took computer to my guru's, who downloaded new driver for wireless. Appears to have worked. From my snooping around on various sites, this appears to be a common problem. If you have a computer guru, ask them to check the drivers (or check for driver yourself - I'm too lazy and/or inept). I have also read on-line that the wireless network adapters in general have a pretty high failure rate. Supposedly they are easy to replace - don't know that myself. Good luck! It's a nice product except for the occasional glitch.
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Sorry for the late reply. To answer your question, I'm not sure. But I have no issues with the wireless card so far.
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Be careful if you change the OS (even if you remove the original and install an upgrade). Not all Linux OS have the driver needed for WiFi (and some don't have the driver needed for cable). Now, that's not lethal. It is fixable if you do it the wrong way and know how to fix it.