Comments on: Acerfand crashes Acer Aspire One 110 http://www.bergek.com/2009/03/17/acerfand-crashes-acer-aspire-one-110/ About the web we live in and gadgets in general. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:21:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Martin http://www.bergek.com/2009/03/17/acerfand-crashes-acer-aspire-one-110/comment-page-1/#comment-4355 Martin Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:07:22 +0000 http://www.bergek.com/?p=416#comment-4355 Szabolcs, I started off doing just like you because that's the way I have always updated BIOS. However, I am happy to see that manufacturers have made updates much easier by making it possible to update the BIOS from the BIOS itself. Both the Acer Aspire One as well as Asus EEE Box (and others) allow BIOS updates this way. Please see <a href="http://www.bergek.com/2009/02/15/upgrade-bios-on-acer-aspire-one/" rel="nofollow">this page</a> for details. Szabolcs,

I started off doing just like you because that’s the way I have always updated BIOS. However, I am happy to see that manufacturers have made updates much easier by making it possible to update the BIOS from the BIOS itself. Both the Acer Aspire One as well as Asus EEE Box (and others) allow BIOS updates this way. Please see this page for details.

]]> By: Szabolcs http://www.bergek.com/2009/03/17/acerfand-crashes-acer-aspire-one-110/comment-page-1/#comment-4087 Szabolcs Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:25:13 +0000 http://www.bergek.com/?p=416#comment-4087 Dear Martin, I've read, that you upgraded your bios. Could you perhaps tell me, how you did it? Or even better, send me the img file you used to make a bootable usb stick? I have been struggling with this for ages. Here is how far I got: 1. downloaded a freedos img file. 2. downloaded the new bios 3. successfully made a bootable usb using the dd command. the problem is, that the img file is only 1.44 mb big, so when i make the bootable stick, the size will be that big only. there is no way to fit also the flash bios onto it. I tried to find a way to append the files to the img file, or enlarge the img, but did not succeed. Your help would be greatly appreciated! Szabolcs Dear Martin,

I’ve read, that you upgraded your bios. Could you perhaps tell me, how you did it? Or even better, send me the img file you used to make a bootable usb stick? I have been struggling with this for ages. Here is how far I got:
1. downloaded a freedos img file.
2. downloaded the new bios
3. successfully made a bootable usb using the dd command.

the problem is, that the img file is only 1.44 mb big, so when i make the bootable stick, the size will be that big only. there is no way to fit also the flash bios onto it.
I tried to find a way to append the files to the img file, or enlarge the img, but did not succeed.

Your help would be greatly appreciated!
Szabolcs

]]> By: Martin http://www.bergek.com/2009/03/17/acerfand-crashes-acer-aspire-one-110/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 Martin Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:53:16 +0000 http://www.bergek.com/?p=416#comment-1017 David and others, Please have a look at the Aspire page on the Ubuntu Community. There is a kernel module (acerhdf) that replaces the functionality of acerfand. I have tested acerhdf on an Acer Aspire One 150 3G and it seems to be working great. Highly recommended. David and others, Please have a look at the Aspire page on the Ubuntu Community. There is a kernel module (acerhdf) that replaces the functionality of acerfand. I have tested acerhdf on an Acer Aspire One 150 3G and it seems to be working great. Highly recommended.

]]> By: David Reynolds http://www.bergek.com/2009/03/17/acerfand-crashes-acer-aspire-one-110/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 David Reynolds Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:08:56 +0000 http://www.bergek.com/?p=416#comment-1016 I also had the same problem and this fix worked for me too. Thanks for the info! I also had the same problem and this fix worked for me too. Thanks for the info!

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