Acer travelmate I B

Acer travelmate B117-M

Acer running postmarketOS from live usb, gnome
Manufacturer	Acer
Name	travelmate B117-M
Codename	acer-braswell
Released	2016
Type	laptop
Hardware
CPU	Intel Celeron N3060
GPU	intel pentium
Display	1700x1000
Storage	32GB, 64GB (upgradable)
Memory	2GB, 4GB
Architecture	x86_64
Software
Original software	Windows
Original version	10
FOSS bootloader	yes
postmarketOS
Category	testing
Pre-built images	no

This device has been tested with postmarketOS, but its device package has not yet been added to the postmarketOS repositories.
This means that it cannot be selected in pmbootstrap.
Status: working

Features

Flashing	Broken
USB Networking	Works
Internal storage
SD card
Battery	Works
Screen	Works
Keyboard	Works
Touchpad	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Works
Audio	Works
Camera	Partial
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
Modem
Mobile data	Works
Miscellaneous
FDE
USB-A	Works
HDMI/DP
Sensors
Hall Effect	Works
Power Sensor	Works

Contributors

• Nugget095

downloading

• go to downloads -> [1]
• scroll down to generic images.
• get the x86_64 generic image by clicking the edge button
• get whatever client you want (gnome is reccomended)

flashing to usb or others

• windows: balena, unetbootin.
• linux: disks, balena
• choose the image you downloaded.
• choose the target (usb or others)
• flash

(disks tutorial is going to be added)

BIOS

entering BIOS

• click the power button, and than quickly hold or spam F2 button.
• enter your password, or not depending if you have one.

BIOS options

• go to the Boot section
• disable secure boot
• enable boot menu if it isnt there.
• change the boot preference and set the usb in the first place.
• navigate to exit and choose "exit and save changes"

Installation

• press F12 to get to boot menu
• choose the USB
• and your booted in the postmarketOS live

(installing to HDD/SSD will be added soon.)

Known issues

camera is sometimes working sometimes not, perhaps this is due to faulty driver or conflicting drivers.