In news:4a4a6ae7$0$426$426a34cc@news.free.fr,
Salvador Freemanson typed on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:43:32 +0200:
> On 29/06/2009 21:21, BillW50 wrote:
>> In news:4a4904b1$0$16796$426a74cc@news.free.fr,
>> Salvador Freemanson typed on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:15:13 +0200:
>>> Hi guys,
>>> My Acer Aspire One ZG5 (Linux + 8GB SSD) freezes part way during
>>> boot, when it gets as far as the blue screen with the Aspire One
>>> logo. I can go into the setup menu, and change options and change
>>> them
>>> back again, but it makes no difference.
>>>
>>> I've also tried using the recovery DVD, using an external drive
>>> connected via USB. This starts off OK, unpacks the kernel, but then
>>> it gets stuck when it reaches the WElcome screen with the option of
>>> clicking on next or exit.
>>>
>>> I wondered whether this might be a problem with the SSD. I've even
>>> thought of installing XP, just to see if it works, and then
>>> re-installing Linux.
>>>
>>> Any ideas anyone?
>>> Thanks
>>
>> I don't know if this trick will work for the Acer SSD, but it works
>> for some failed Asus SSD. That is just leave it on for a few hours
>> to get it warmed up. Then it will work as long as you don't turn it
>> off. Once you turn it off, it takes an hour or so to get it warmed
>> up again. But this trick won't last long from what I have heard from
>> others. As it will get worse and worse and it won't work at all at
>> some point. The Asus EeePC Xandros has a check disk option. That is
>> to hold the
>> F9 before Linux starts to boot. You get a number of options, like
>> run the recovery or check disk. Maybe your Acer has such an option
>> like this too.
>>
>> I also like your idea of trying to install XP. That sounds like a
>> good plan to me. Besides a failing SSD, it could also be failing
>> RAM. It could be other things as well, but I would check out both
>> the SSD and RAM first. Windows is usually more forgiving of flaky
>> RAM than other OS like OS/2. I don't know if Linux is as picky about
>> well working RAM or not. As I haven't personally seen Linux being
>> picky about it yet. Hope this helps.
>>
>
> I've now installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Seems to work OK. The ram
> tested OK. I guess there must have been a corrupt file, but what gets
> me is that the recovery disk wouldn't install. I'll try that later,
> after I've played with the Ubuntu for a few days.

You know I had a similar problem with my Asus EeePCs. And it turned out
to be the cheap DVD external drives I was getting from China. Nero
DriveSpeed showed they were awful and would error zillions of times. So
I started using SDHC cards to install and the problem disappeared. Later
I got one of those Samsung Slim External DVD Writer 8X USB 2.0 SE-S084
drives and those things are solid as a rock. They are also very
inexpensive too. Just a few bucks more than those noname ones from
China. Nor do they seem to draw a lot of power either like the noname
ones do.

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Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP Home SP2