[nzlug] Acer/DSE option

[don.esslemont at paradise.net.nz]

Simon Bridge wrote:

> I have created a web-page
> http://www.hbclinux.net.nz/acer4315.html

> Perhaps I should put this in the nzlug wiki?

Yes.

> Comments and additions please.

Some minor typos:

"acer" should be "Acer" throughout.

2nd para: "nad" should be "and".

Para beginning "With Linux": "non-nonsense" should be "no-nonsense".

Under "Special buttons", para beginning "The acer-e":
"wan't" should be "won't".

Under "Journal" I think "ekt2" should be "ext2".

Under "Updates and sources" para beginning "In Third Party Software", 
I think the apt-line should start with "deb ".

Should the gpg key be installed before doing the update stuff?

Under "Multimedia formats" you say:
" this would involve paying a royalty, which would have to be passed 
on to you."
Who is "you" in this sentence? And who is"you" in the next paragraph?

Next para: presumably "suda" should be "sudo"?

Under "DVD playback": I think "DVDs encrypted" should be "DVDs are 
encrypted".

> Particularly I'd like to know if the acer-acpi package fixes the
> suspend/hibernate difficulties. I suspect the restart is more to do
> with the bios or pxe setup.

I'd be glad to help, but I fear I am too ignorant. You say "The 
latest stable release of acer_acpi can be found here. After compiling 
and adding the module to the kernel, add the following line to 
/etc/modules ..."

I downloaded acer_acpi-0.11.2.tar.bz2, but I don't know what to do 
next, sorry.

Regards,

Don

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