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= ASUS Eee 901 =
 * Contact: [[Matt_LaRiviere]] [[mailto:Matthew.LaRiviere@gmail.com|e-mail]]
 * Make: Asus Eee PC 901  [[http://eeepc.asus.com/global/eeecommunity.html?n=3|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 [[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/|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 [[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-windows-latest.exe|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 || || || || || || ||
|| /dev/sda1 || ext3 || / || x || 4030 MB || ~3200 MB || Average install size with basic apps ||
|| /dev/sdb || || || || || || ||
|| /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..
<<BR>>
`apt-get remove vinagre ekiga evolution`  <<BR>>
`apt-get install vlc thunderbird xvnc4viewer`  <<BR>>


== 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 || || || eee-applet ||
|| USB || Yes || || ||
|| VGA / D-Sub || || || ||

 * 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.
 1. 'apt-get install eee-applet'
 2. System > Preferences > Sessions
  * +Add
   * Name: 'Eee PC Control Applet'
   * Command: 'eee-applet'
 3. Enable or disable something in the applet and save password to keyring
=== eee-osd ===
[[http://code.google.com/p/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 [[http://www.array.org/ubuntu/|Array.org - Ubuntu Repository]] provides custom kernels currently for 8.04 and 8.10 providing everything needed for gnome desktop use. 

== EeeUser ==
The [[http://wiki.eeeuser.com/|Eee User Wiki]] can also be resourceful.


 * feel free to e-mail me as I attempt to put this together