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Acer netbook won't start after installing Ubuntu 11.10

Asked by trevor

I wanted to replace the previous version of Ubuntu and to wipe off my Acer netbook all personal information, so I downloaded version 11.10, saved it as a file, and then used startup disk creator to make a usb startup. Everything went fine loading in the iso, but when I went to restart - nothing! The motor starts on my netbook but nothing else happens. Could this be a bootloader problem? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Trevor

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What video chip does it use?

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trevor (trevorattwood-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#2

I cannot access any information inside the laptop because I am unable to boot it. However, on the outside there is a label that says: Atheros AR5BXB63. Is that of any help?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Thats the wireless chip. What model is the netbook....?

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trevor (trevorattwood-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

It is an Acer Aspire One ZG5

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

Seems its an intel GPU. Try adding the boot option:

nomodeset

It may help

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trevor (trevorattwood-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#6

Can you advise me how to do this? Do I add this to the files on my usb drive?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132

If you'd researched what I'd said rather than seing a foreign term and simply admitting defeat you would have found guides like that one

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Jacob (jgray9) said : 		#8

just a comment---I have this same model and cannot boot certain linux versions, Puppy works though....

Might be the computer.....

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trevor (trevorattwood-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#9
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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#10

@trevo: your last post is empty.
Do you get an empty screen, a screen with a prompt (which one) or some text ?

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trevor (trevorattwood-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#11

The only thing I get is: green power light comes on, and I can hear the fan - nothing else. No screen, no text. (Sorry for delay in replying, I have been away.

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Best Jacob (jgray9) said : 		#12

This sounds like it could be the BIOS,

you may find the first sentence of this page very familiar:

http://apevere.blogspot.com/2009/01/acer-aspire-one-black-screen.html

I came across this when trying to remedy issues with mine, although for me this was not the issue
 (still don't know why...)

hope this helps

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trevor (trevorattwood-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#13

Brilliant! That link solved my problem. Thank you very much Jacob - spot on!

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trevor (trevorattwood-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#14

Thanks Jacob , that solved my question.