[SOLVED] Trying to install on Acer Aspire D255E

[Nippur]

Just bought this netbook yesterday and I´m quite dissapointed  

It comes with W7 and Android dual-boot.Performance is really bad playing videos and scrolling up and down the websites.

I´d like to run XFCE 4.8 to see if performance is better.I have tried to boot from usb live but I have not been able to. With F2 I get a screen showing "windows seven" boot option but only that.I can´t find the booting menu or BIOS to change boot options.

Please help!!!

[Nippur]

I forgot to say it has the Atom dual-core, 1Gb of DDR3, so I expected a better performance than what I get. 

[djohnston]

I can´t find the booting menu or BIOS to change boot options.

Try Del, F1, F2 one at a time.

[Nippur]

I can´t find the booting menu or BIOS to change boot options.

Try Del, F1, F2 one at a time.

Hi! when I get home after work I´ll try and post back.
Thx.

[Nippur]

I´ve solved the booting problem and tried the xfce live usb I have and everything fine besides the keyboard layout which is not correct. and tapping is also not working.
Is there a specific netbook version?

[djohnston]

and tapping is also not working.

Many solutions can be found right here on the forum.

[T6]

with that netbook, yes, pclinux kde4, a dual core atom is very powerful, you can run whatever you want in it

that is what i use on may atom single core

about tap, that coud be fixed with some edition and the keyboard, what is the exact problem?

[Nippur]

Thx folks!
The numbers on the keyboard are not the ones they shoulb be.This has not happened with my laptop as I just chose my country language and setup which is spanish and everithing worked, but not with this netbook.
 

[T6]

you could try to change the keyboard type in pclinux control center/hardware, to a profile from acer, not sure which one, so you have to do some trial and error

[Nippur]

you could try to change the keyboard type in pclinux control center/hardware, to a profile from acer, not sure which one, so you have to do some trial and error

problem is that I can not get to type root as I have no o and no t. 

[T6]

oops! can you open drakconf from konsole?

[djohnston]

you could try to change the keyboard type in pclinux control center/hardware, to a profile from acer, not sure which one, so you have to do some trial and error

problem is that I can not get to type root as I have no o and no t. 

Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to virtual console #1. See if you can login as root there. If you can, then run drakconf, like T6 says.

[Nippur]

Hi.
I´m returning the netbook as the integrated speaker is not working so I guess I´ll have to wait a week to get the new replacement and then try.

In the meanwhile I´ve arranged for a neighbour to borrow a usb-keyboard to be able to log into the setup center.
Can anyone tell me where and what I should do to setup the small netbook keyboard to work properly?

Thx a lot for the help 

[erripe]

I have a D255E that i buy at the end of may (rev. 13463) so it must be very similar to your; I have PCLOS/KDE, use french canadian keyboard layout. I use it almost daily and, it work great!
At installation time, PCLOS detect a type 105-key (intl) pc keyboard. All i have to do is to specify our local layout in the control center.
Are you sure the internal speaker is not working? If i remember correctly, the mixer don't show it by default at installation time. Anyway, don't spend time activate that crappy speaker as i do, use headphones instead.
For your root PW, write it on a text file on another computer, transfert it on a USB key, open the file on the netbook, CTRL-C CTRL-V, voilà.

[Nippur]

I have a D255E that i buy at the end of may (rev. 13463) so it must be very similar to your; I have PCLOS/KDE, use french canadian keyboard layout. I use it almost daily and, it work great!
At installation time, PCLOS detect a type 105-key (intl) pc keyboard. All i have to do is to specify our local layout in the control center.
Are you sure the internal speaker is not working? If i remember correctly, the mixer don't show it by default at installation time. Anyway, don't spend time activate that crappy speaker as i do, use headphones instead.
For your root PW, write it on a text file on another computer, transfert it on a USB key, open the file on the netbook, CTRL-C CTRL-V, voilà.

Thx for the info!
I did return it today as I got it on friday and I want it in perfect conditions as I've paid good money for it! 
If it is not too much to ask, what did you choose as layout?
If I go to Pclos Centre I see under "acer" a ferrari 4000 option, is it that?
Thx!