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    issues with reconnecting to the internet , and the mouse

    Hi

    I just got a new acer laptop a while ago, and I ("I" here being mainly my brother, who knows how to properly partition a hard drive. Uses arch though, so he can't help me) promptly partitioned it. In the process I found a couple problems.

    My sound is not working. The start-up has sound (designating that the computer is shuting off or starting up has sound) and my vista partition has sound, but I can't seem to get sound in my Kubuntu partition (no amarok, youtube, whatever, its all silent). Needless to say, this problem is incredibly vague and I am incredibly new, but I don't even know where to start looking to fix it.

    When I put my computer to sleep or lock it and then wake it up, I no longer have Internet access. The computer asks me for my hex key, then proceeds to search for my own network until it gives up. Oddly, this problem disappears if I restart the computer. I was curious if this something to do with the kwallet, since I might have saved the hex key in there.

    Finally, my acer has a button that allows me to turn of the touch pad mouse. If you press the button again, however, it is supposed to turn the touch pad mouse back on, which it doesn't. Do I need a driver or program to fix this?

    Thanks, and I'll try to provide any other information I neglected to say due to lack of knowledge.

    DG7


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    Re: issues with sound, reconnecting to the internet, and the mouse

    I just got a new acer laptop
    What model?



    "A problem well stated is a problem half solved." --Charles F. Kettering
    "Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."--Dr. Seuss

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      #3
      Re: issues with sound, reconnecting to the internet, and the mouse

      It's an acer aspire. Should I post specs?

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        #4
        Re: issues with sound, reconnecting to the internet, and the mouse

        Not directly an answer to your questions, but download this booklet: "Inside the Aspire One " - from http://www.tuxradar.com/aspireone

        Is it Kubuntu you are running or the original Linpus Lite?
        "A problem well stated is a problem half solved." --Charles F. Kettering
        "Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."--Dr. Seuss

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          #5
          Re: issues with sound, reconnecting to the internet, and the mouse

          For the sound issue.

          I had something similar to this and the solution was to, Right click volume control icon, click show mixer window, click the mixer icon, and turn pcm all the way up.

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            #6
            Re: issues with sound (fixed), reconnecting to the internet, and the mouse

            Thanks for the sound suggestion. Works perfect now (I feel slightly idiotic). I'm almost 100% sure I do have Kubuntu (went on the website for Kubuntu, burned it to a CD, loaded it onto my latptop), although Linpus lite did look interesting. Oh, I downloaded the booklet and am going look into that ASAP. Maye that'll have some more of the answers I'm seeking.

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