ASUS Eee 901
Contact: Matt_LaRiviere e-mail
Make: Asus Eee PC 901 Asus' Eee Portal
- Model: Eee 901 Onyx / 20G SSD / OEM 1Gb DDR2 (Upgradeable to 2Gb?) / Linux
General Comments
Live
See hardware and software comments.
Installation
Transfer Media
unetbootin
There are a few ways to use unetbootin.
- You can manually download the ISO and use the Diskimage option to load the image to a 800Mb+ thumb drive. This is recommended so you do not have to wait for the ISO to re download if there is an issue with the transfer process.
You may also use the Distribution option from a current release.
USB CD-ROM or HDD
- You should be able to use unetbootin to use a USB HDD.
- The method I prefer is to dd if=/iso/isoimage.iso of=/dev/usbhdd
- USB CD-ROM should work as well if the image is burned. BIOS is fairly new age.
Post Installation - Partitioner
The drives should be partitioned as follows. Gives a general idea of what kind of room is available.
Device |
Type |
Mount Point |
Format |
Size |
Used |
Comments |
/dev/sda |
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/dev/sda1 |
ext3 |
/ |
x |
4030 MB |
~3200 MB |
Average install size with basic apps |
/dev/sdb |
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|
|
/dev/sdb1 |
ext3 |
/home |
x |
16137 MB |
~384 MB |
Fresh home directory size, may be a bit bigger |
- Remember, you can also install applications to a /home/user/folder and ln -s to the /bin or /sbin if storage is a concern
- It is reccomended that a swap partition not be used, it will cook the drive.
- Without a swap partition hibernate will not function.
customization
These are notes for myself..
apt-get remove vinagre ekiga evolution
apt-get install vlc thunderbird xvnc4viewer
Hardware
A summary of hardware standings after a clean install of Ubuntu 8.10 x86 via unetbootin image method.
(probed via lspci and dmesg - please add to)
Device |
Supported? |
Comments |
Alternative support? |
Bluetooth |
Yes |
Enable in BIOS |
eee-applet |
Wireless |
No* |
Requires Array.org or custom |
eee-applet , wicd |
Camera |
|
Enable in BIOS |
eee-applet |
Ethernet |
Yes |
Plug n Play |
Array.org kernel |
Video |
Yes |
Configures properly for accelerated X sessions |
|
Sound |
Yes |
Kind of quiet but good |
|
Card Reader |
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eee-applet |
USB |
Yes |
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VGA / D-Sub |
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- I have been using a combination of wicd and the array.org kernel since it is much more feature rich and user friendly. It has not proven to be too stable.
Software
eee-applet
Eee applet will allow you to control processor scaling and enabling or disabling bios functions such as bluetooth, wlan, camera, and card reader to squeeze more battery life.
- 'apt-get install eee-applet'
System > Preferences > Sessions
- +Add
- Name: 'Eee PC Control Applet'
- Command: 'eee-applet'
- +Add
- Enable or disable something in the applet and save password to keyring
eee-osd
eee-osd] is similar to the eee-applet, using the asus/xandros style control of the eee hotkeys. This requires manually compiling until it's added to the multi/uni -verse
Array.org
The Array.org - Ubuntu Repository provides custom kernels currently for 8.04 and 8.10 providing everything needed for gnome desktop use.
EeeUser
The Eee User Wiki can also be resourceful.
- feel free to e-mail me as I attempt to put this together