My brother purchased an eeePC a month ago and he, being very non technical with no experience in linux, was able to get Ubuntu eee version running on it. Over XMas i played with it a bit, it worked pretty well. He was on his wireless and everything, out of the box.
http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/ Michael Gorman On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Manny <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh BTW you were referring to the Ubuntu Netbook remix. > > http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/nbr > > I might look at it again once I get tired of Ubuntu 8.10. > > --Manny > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Manny <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm using Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex). It installs a driver called > > "eeepc". Not sure what it does, but it didn't support the wireless > > card out of the box per say. > > > > I had to download the madwifi source which includes the "ath_pci" and > > the "ath_hal" drivers that will be needed. I'm not sure if your > > particular EeePC uses the same drivers as my 7 inch model. After > > removing the original "ath_pci" and "ath_hal", it was just a matter of > > untarring and building the drivers. > > > > Ubuntu looks good on the EeePC. > > > > --Manny > > > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Dante Lanznaster <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> What you're looking for is eeebuntu. > >> http://www.eeebuntu.org > >> > >> I never tried it, but when I had the eeepc I used regular ubuntu. > >> > >> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 3:02 AM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> I'm having a lot of fun with my new Eee-PC "netbook". > >>> > >>> I've decided the built-in software is a bit, shall I say, > >>> "underwhelming". > >>> > >>> I'd appreciate input onlist from anyone using Ubuntu. Manny, I > believe, > >>> comes to mind. > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> Jeff > >>> -- > >>> Jeff Lasman, Nobaloney Internet Services > >>> P.O. Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 > >>> Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only > >>> voice: +1 951 643-5345, or see: > >>> "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> LinuxUsers mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> LinuxUsers mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
