Ubuntu 7.10 on acer 4520 solution

acer 4520
prosesor AMD Turion 64×2 TL-58
VGA NVIDIA GeForce 7000M
Memori 2GB DDR2
HDD 80GB
WLAN atheros AR5006EG 802.11 b/g
Acer Crystal Eye webcam

First, u also must have dvd repository ubuntu 7.10

boot using livecd, choose save graph mode then install..

installing package :

-nvidia-glx-new (VGA)

-linux-restricted-modules (sound card)

-linux-backports-modules (sound card)

-ndiswrapper-common (Atheros wifi)

-ndisgtk (Atheros wifi visual)

-ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 (dependency
ndisgtk)

-cheese (webcam

driver need to be download :

for atheros wlan :

-net5211.inf ==> ask google

on the directory file u just download :

# ndiswrapper -i net5211.inf

# ndiswrapper -l // make sure status present

# ndiswrapper -m //make sure in the last line : alias wlan0

# ndiswrapper -ma

# loadndisdriver

//sound

nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-based //

in the final line just add :

options snd-hda-intel model=acer

(ctrl^x) yes…

on menu :

system>administrator>restricted driver manager

enable vga driver

restart.

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if u get broadcomm instead atheros, then do :

#apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter

then download firmware for broadcomm ==> ask google again

activated firmware from :

system>administrator>restricted driver manager..

good luck..