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[Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>]

ccing to the acertimeline launchpad team mailing list.

is this for a 1830TZ or a 1820TZ?

On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Chris Roach <roach_chris@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Forgive this message and for not posting it on a forum but it is
> specific to ACER Timeline series laptop.
>
> I have a problem installing the AMD64 Karmic on this (Acer Timeline x
> 1830TZ) system. After creating a USB installation I get to the
> installation menu, tab the install on this PC option and then as it's
> beginning to enter the installation the screen goes blank. The Ubuntu
> sounds chims after a few minutes, then nothing.
>
> I've tried many of the options in the boot menu, but none seem to work
> and after 3 days navigating forums, help menus and trying to reinstall,
> i'm at a loose end. (The 386 Karmic version works but none of the
> networking drivers are installed, and i can't retrieve them as I can't
> get on the net (through wireless or ethernet) - manual downloads aren't
> working either because a heap of the dependancies (which aren't
> installed) aren't met.)
>
> Has anyone else had this problem or know a fix?
>
> IF anyone could help with specifics (keep in mind i'm fairly new to
> Ubuntu) I would really really appreciate it!
>
> Thanks, Chris.
>
> P.S. You can reply direct to roach_chris@xxxxxxxxxxx
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