AO521 Battery Not Detected

[KellyLSB]

i been really enjoying the RC of it.
the network card works thats a huge plus.

im still trying to figure out how to install the release now also realize i have all 64bit operating systems on this computer.

also just random stupid question
ok i installed the RC of 10.10 now that 10.10 is out will it upgrade to automatically or do i need to fresh install?

[mrehorst]

I loaded 10.10 netbook remix on my AO521 using a USB flash drive. It went in easily and booted reliably. It did not recognize the bluetooth hardware, mic did not work, camera refresh was only about 2-3 fps, did not recognize the battery, and closing the lid did not suspend/hibernate. Touchpad works with 1 finger but goes nutz if you put two fingers on it. I did not mess with it long enough to test the keyboard suspend/hibernate, and I have no way to test the hdmi out. Wired and wireless g networking worked fine without any messing around. I ultimately decided I'd wait for someone to iron out the bugs and uninstalled using the bootitng utility.

BTW, this 2 GB memory module works fine in my AO521:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...0666CL9S-2GBSQ

[KellyLSB]

Well i just install 11.04 Natty 64-bit Alpha over the distribution upgrade. and the headphone port works now! and most graphics glitches went away! battery still isnt showing up. sad day but it seems to be running much better. i also like the new themeing.

[KellyLSB]

SOLUTION TO BATTERY NOT SHOWING!

and a couple months later i found the solution (patch attached, and patching instructions below)
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19602

how to build your own kernel on ubuntu
http://blog.gnu-designs.com/building...els-for-ubuntu

after you have downloaded the kernel source of your preference
extract the attached file into the "linux-?" (kernel source) folder then run

patch -p1 < ./ao521-acpi.patch

Note: if the patching errors read the error then look in the source files where it is erroring. It may be possible to patch it by hand if the kernel source your using may have changed since this patch was made. (When I installed i had to modify one of the files manually a bit.)

Then compile the kernel and install (make sure you dont uninstall any other kernels in case this one crashes or refuses to boot! i will not take responsibility for bricked installs!)

[stanlick]

SOLUTION TO BATTERY NOT SHOWING!

and a couple months later i found the solution (patch attached, and patching instructions below)
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19602

Greetings, unfortunately I badly understand in LINUX, therefore I ask you to help.
After abortive attempt to launch a kernel 2.6.33 by your example, I began to suspect wrong adjustment of a configuration.
I ask you to give me a file of a configuration for a kernel - .config .
My computer: AO521-12Dcc Ubuntu 10.10 Kernel 2.6.33
Thanks.

[KellyLSB]

to get the config just copy your current one via

cat /boot/config-`uname -r` > config.new

i also know there is a line of code that changed since i uploaded this in the file the patch patches so you will have to go in and manually update the patch... i plan on updating this thread when i get around to recompiling my own kernel again. i been really busy lately though and havent had the time.

[stanlick]

The matter is that at me the working version of a kernel 2.6.35-24. And I should work with a configuration of a kernel 2.6.35, I use it for 2.6.33

[KellyLSB]

Ok those last two posts did not make any sense.

[stanlick]

I have done some abortive attempts to collect a kernel with a patch for ACPI
The kernel after compilation doesn't boot.
- There is a possibility to collect a ready packet.deb???

[KellyLSB]

The patch need to be modified a bit. For the latest kernel update.