Help - Error 17 - AOA 110-Ab

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  1. bigweed

    bigweed

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    Hi all

    I have an Acer Aspire One AOA 110-Ab ZG5. It came with that Linux OS which I have not changed and left as is. Now, whenever I turn on the Acer, I get initial 'Acer Empowering People' screen where you can press F2 to go to Setup and F12 to go to Boot Order. This stays on screen for about a second or two, then I get a black screen with 'Error 17' in the top left hand corner.

    I have tried the 'Alt + F10' thing but it doesnt work. I know I am doing it right as I have used it before and it worked.

    I have also tried flashing the BIOS but that hasnt worked either. I tried this with versions 3304, 3305, 3308, 3309, and 3310. I used the following instructions:

    http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/08/acer ... overy.html

    Does anyone know what is wrong, or is there anything else I can try???

    All help most appreciated
    Cheers
     
    bigweed, Jun 25, 2011
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    Can you boot from a live CD/DVD/USB?
    What kind of drive do you have?
     
    donec, Jun 26, 2011
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    Hi, I don't have any cd or Dvd drive, its just the usb. I'm not sure what a live USB is? Whatever it is I don't think I have it. I am quite willing to change the OS if that is easier, just want it to work! Cheers
     
    bigweed, Jun 26, 2011
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    A Live USB is the same as a Live CD but it is on a USB stick. The reason I ask is to try and find out if your drive has died or if it is some other hardware. If you can download a copy of Linux Mint 10 and UNetbootin and if you have a 1gig or larger USB stick you can create a Live Linux Mint 10 USB stick. Then try to boot from it. Linux Mint 10 is what I use on my AOA 110 ZG5 with an 8G SSD and it works right out of the box giving me a completely functional computer that is easily updated. Instead of a crippled Linpus computer.

    If you need more detail help let me know.
     
    donec, Jun 26, 2011
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    Hi, sorry for replying so late, been on hols! Been looking into creating this live usb, but am a bit confused about how to do it. I have downloaded unetbootin, but not sure how to use it. I have access to a windows laptop, could you please give me some detailed easy to follow steps for a linux noob? I can't wait to get rid of windows! Cheers
     
    bigweed, Jul 17, 2011
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    Did you download a copy of Linux Mint? If not you need to do that first.
     
    donec, Jul 17, 2011
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