30 Cool Acer Aspire One Hacks
Ubuntu Netbook Remix
Here’s a comprehensive round up of all the cool hacks and mods for the Aspire One I could dig up from google and several Aspire One forums and blogs. With my thanks to the original authors of these tips and guides.
If you find any others, please share in the comments and we’ll endeavour to update the main article and maintain a comprehensive list of all the best Hacks and Mods for the fabulous Aspire One!
Software Hacks
- Linpus Advanced Mode
- Minimise Color Banding in X11
- Quieter Fan
- Speed up SSD Access
- Flash Latest BIOS (note: be careful wih this one, as you’ll lose the lower brightness settings)
- Upgrade to OpenOffice 2.4
- Install F-Spot Photo Manager
- Upgrade to Firefox 3
- Flash Player 10RC2 Installation
- Upgrading Acer OpenJDK Runtime to Sun Java
- Upgrading Acer Mail to Thunderbird
- Changing Linpus Desktop Icons
- Ten More Tweaks for a new Acer Aspire One
- Deselecting Forced Acer Updates
- Switch between Acer and XFCE Desktops
Hardware Hacks
- Install Internal Bluetooth
- Ram Upgrade
- Replace SSD with 1.8” PATA HD
- A Selection of Additional Disk Space Enhancements
- Touchscreen Hack
- USB Hub and TV Tuner (badly translated from Swedish by google)
OS X on MSI Wind PC (Video source):
Alternative Operating Systems
- One Linux (note: still vapourware at the time of writing)
- Arch Linux
- Ubuntu Netbook-remix
- DebianAcerOne
- Gentoo Linux
- Open SuSE
- Foresight Linux
- Mac OS X
- Windows Vista
Disclaimer: Although I’ve successfully used most of the easier hacks listed here on my Acer Aspire one, I’m not endorsing or guaranteeing the results of anything listed here. I’m quite happy to keep my warranty and to continue running Linpus Lite and not take a soldering iron to the motherboard. If you follow destructions instructions in one of the hairier hacks here and fry, brick or otherwise break your Aspire One… that’s not my fault!!
You can also read my review of Acer Aspire One and Linpus Linux Lite.
**Updates**
Install XP from USB stick.
Mandriva Mini.
Ubuntu on Acer Aspire One (Google Translation)
Another MSI Wind booting Mac OS X video.
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Hi Nice Article :) Though you have forgot to add Mandriva and its netbook variant i.e Mandriva Mini :p
Don’t forget the guide to install XP from USB stick.
http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/11/installing-windows-xp-from-usb-thumb.html
I wouldn’t even classify these as “hacks”….but rather methods to modify your system.
But if you want to call them hacks then you would need to satrt calling ” Install firefox on a windows Xp computer” a hack.
If you really want to cal a list of things ‘hacks’….you might want to look at the hackaday website…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_(technology)
“Hack has several meanings in the technology and computer science fields. It may refer to a clever or quick fix to a computer program problem, or to a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem. The term is also used to refer to a modification of a program or device to give the user access to features that were otherwise unavailable, such as DIY circuit bending. The general media also uses this term to describe the act of illegally breaking into a computer, better described as cracking.”
airtonix is a noob. pavs is right.
Gary, nice video for the Mac OS X install on the MSI Wind.
But you need to know that “OS X” is pronounced “OS Ten”. Only folks who’ve never used it call it “OS ex”.
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Chris
One more AA1 mod: http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/modding-the-acer-aspire-one-hsdpa/
Hi,
I just bought a Acer One and I’ll be very interested in installing a different OS flavour such as Arch or Debian: does anyone have a custom USB image of these OSs, because I’d rather avoid going through the tedious and error prone process of configuring the OS for this particular machine.
Many thanks!
;) thx
good inf