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In my Aspire 5740 i install Ubuntu 10.04. The problem is that is not possible to regulate the bright of the monitor, is always on full bright.
Tried booting with a live Ubuntu Mint 8 CD. Blank screen during bootup, however I did hear the login sound after about a minute (unfortunately, a working distro isn't very useful without a graphics display).
I'm hoping another distro works better.
Oops, I meant Linux Mint 8.
Can you try following this guide and see what happens. It may get it working for you.
Can't get netinstall to work on Aspire 5740-5255. It says it can't detect my ethernet card and for testing/unstable, it tries to do it through the wireless and fails. I guess I will have to download the full images. Anybody have better luck?