There's a few ideas you could try listed at http://www.linlap.com/wiki/acer+aspire+one+522 That article indicates some issues in how the wireless is initialized on this type of hardware. I think this may be a kernel issue, presumably fixed in 12.04?
Note that there may still be -fglrx stability problems with HD 6290 once you get past this, see bug #967972 ** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/923102 Title: Ubuntu freezes on boot with Acer ao 722-C62kk (AMD APU C-60 and Radeon HD 6290) - wireless device loading issue? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/923102/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp