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C0D4
6y

Linux is great they said
Linux works well they said
Linux is totally awesome they said

- - -
4 live cds
(Ubuntu, mint, Debian, Antergos)
3 wouldn’t boot beyond splash screens or even into setup.

no fucking keyboard
No fucking wifi
No fucking trackpad

Now I’m sitting here with Antergos, with a USB keyboard, USB mouse and an ethernet cable plugged into my laptop 🤷‍♂️

Good news... I think I might be getting through the hard parts

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  • 36
    Acer lappy
    Support is crappy
    Return it to the store
    Don't be their little... friend
  • 14
    @electrineer I don’t like my chances of taking a 5 year old Acer back to the store 😂
  • 17
    If the hardware isn't supported you're not going to get far nope haha. But I wouldn't blame that on the OS (whatever os that is)
  • 6
    @linuxxx if I can get wifi working, I’ll be fine enough.
    I can dig the depths of the internet to find ways to get everything else in a somewhat working state.
  • 7
    Ok I give up.
    Finally installed, reboots, attempts to kick off Mate and freezes.

    Reboots, forces TTY, gets to login (can’t actually type) before it freezes
    Reboots, forces tty, freezes, casing heats up to melting point 😞

    Turns off
    Removes HDD
    Puts Windows HDD back
    Boots
    Logs in

    Well fuck Linux, I atleast tried
  • 12
    @C0D4 Fuck incompatible hardware* ;)
  • 5
    @linuxxx hahaha that too.

    Fuck Linux, Fuck Acer and Fuck me not getting it to work 😢

    In other news, I guess I’ll research my next laptop for decent Linux support 😇
  • 3
    @C0D4 Although its old now, I can recommend the Lenovo G70!

    Have been using this baby for four years now and it has awesome Linux support :D
  • 2
    Weird keyboard on that laptop
  • 5
    @neriald wired keyboard sitting on top.

    the internal keyboard / trackpad wasn't detected by the installer :(

    https://cnet.com/au/products/...
  • 2
    @C0D4 ah you're not alone, man. I get hit by this kind of shit all the time too.
    Fuck you incompatible hardware, indeed.
  • 3
    @hugh-mungus how does that make linux better then apple?

    Works on 1 fucking brand only?
  • 0
    @hugh-mungus I've had issues with my T60 and its ATI gpu.

    @C0D4 It works if the company or the community makes it work, or if it already works because it's similar enough to other products that work.
  • 0
    Worked on my hp, lenovo, acer and asus so far. Just bad luck, I guess?
  • 0
    Wifi can be a bitch, I usually tether my phone until I get a driver installed.
  • 1
    I'm going to be honest, this is probably either your laptops fault or yours. Try a USB with Ubuntu's image on it (download ISO, download Rufus USB image tool, and select all the options you need (ISO location, USB to image, etc.). Then when it's done boot into BIOS then boot from USB.
  • 3
    @C0D4 I think you just have one of the rare-unsupported laptops. I've installed Linux without issues on so many laptops and brands, have had one laptop which didn't support shit out of like 20+ devices.
  • 1
    Similar issue the other day, seems someone fucked up, ubuntu 1604 works on ryzen 5,1704 works on ryzen 5,ubuntu 1710 works on ryzen 5,you would fucking think Ubuntu 1804 would work on ryzen 5,but fucking nooo!!!!!

    But 170 is fine and my new Acer Nitro 5 is running like a dream with near 4 hours battery life...
  • 0
    BIOS or UEFI boot?
  • 2
  • 0
    What motherboard do you have?
  • 2
    @PrivateGER

    Stock motherboard:

    Manufacturer Acer

    Model Aspire 5560 (Socket FS1)

    Version A11

    Chipset Vendor AMD

    Chipset Model K12 Bridge

    Chipset Revision 00

    Southbridge Vendor AMD

    Southbridge Model 07 FCH

    Southbridge Revision 2.3
  • 0
    Hm. I would have a solution for Gigabyte motherboards, I never owned Intel.
  • 2
    @PrivateGER intel? It’s AMD 😂
  • 0
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  • 2
    Switch to linux... Oh wait /s
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