Re: [ALUG] EeePC 701 with DebianEeePc - can't get WiFi working
Chris Green wrote:
On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 05:44:00PM +0100, Anthony Anson wrote:
Chris G wrote:
Any ideas or pointers to useful web pages would be much appreciated. Since Xandros (installed on earlier Eees) is derived from Debian, I would have expected it to have noticed the wireless.
That's not a lot of help, I know, and without going through bundles of saved mail, I can't point you at a URL, but there's a forum on www.asus.com
Yes, I was a bit surprised that DebianEeePc didn't work. I had previously installed (partially) xubuntu, it filled the 2Gb disk half way through the installation but mostly worked. I was just trying to sort out the 'half installation' mess.
Another off-list E-Mail suggested eeebuntu, since I knew that ubuntu detected the WiFi OK I installed Ubuntu Server base system and then added just xfce4 to give me an X desktop and - eureka! - all is well.
I now have a working eeePc with WiFi and the disk is only 60% full.
Good. When I get the Acer fettled to my satisfaction I shall play with my Eee - but as it only has the 4 GB HDD, I shall be listening to advice... I have a sort-of hankering to load Tom's and have nearly all the HDD available... The Eee doesn't seem to have the capability of booting from USB - BICBW. -- Tony Anson www.girolle.co.uk/
On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 06:24:00PM +0100, Anthony Anson wrote:
Chris Green wrote:
On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 05:44:00PM +0100, Anthony Anson wrote:
Chris G wrote:
Any ideas or pointers to useful web pages would be much appreciated. Since Xandros (installed on earlier Eees) is derived from Debian, I would have expected it to have noticed the wireless.
That's not a lot of help, I know, and without going through bundles of saved mail, I can't point you at a URL, but there's a forum on www.asus.com
Yes, I was a bit surprised that DebianEeePc didn't work. I had previously installed (partially) xubuntu, it filled the 2Gb disk half way through the installation but mostly worked. I was just trying to sort out the 'half installation' mess.
Another off-list E-Mail suggested eeebuntu, since I knew that ubuntu detected the WiFi OK I installed Ubuntu Server base system and then added just xfce4 to give me an X desktop and - eureka! - all is well.
I now have a working eeePc with WiFi and the disk is only 60% full.
Good.
When I get the Acer fettled to my satisfaction I shall play with my Eee - but as it only has the 4 GB HDD, I shall be listening to advice...
I have a sort-of hankering to load Tom's and have nearly all the HDD available...
The Eee doesn't seem to have the capability of booting from USB - BICBW.
BICBW? Wot's that? ... ah, maybe "but I could be wrong". The eeePc does boot from a USB memory stick, that's how (or at least the easiest way) you install Linux distributions such as DebianEeePc or eeeBuntu. You just need to hit Esc at the appropriate point during boot. -- Chris Green
Chris G wrote:
On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 06:24:00PM +0100, Anthony Anson wrote:
Chris Green wrote:
On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 05:44:00PM +0100, Anthony Anson wrote:
Chris G wrote:
Any ideas or pointers to useful web pages would be much appreciated. Since Xandros (installed on earlier Eees) is derived from Debian, I would have expected it to have noticed the wireless.
That's not a lot of help, I know, and without going through bundles of saved mail, I can't point you at a URL, but there's a forum on www.asus.com
Yes, I was a bit surprised that DebianEeePc didn't work. I had previously installed (partially) xubuntu, it filled the 2Gb disk half way through the installation but mostly worked. I was just trying to sort out the 'half installation' mess.
Another off-list E-Mail suggested eeebuntu, since I knew that ubuntu detected the WiFi OK I installed Ubuntu Server base system and then added just xfce4 to give me an X desktop and - eureka! - all is well.
I now have a working eeePc with WiFi and the disk is only 60% full. Good.
When I get the Acer fettled to my satisfaction I shall play with my Eee - but as it only has the 4 GB HDD, I shall be listening to advice...
I have a sort-of hankering to load Tom's and have nearly all the HDD available...
The Eee doesn't seem to have the capability of booting from USB - BICBW.
BICBW? Wot's that? ... ah, maybe "but I could be wrong".
The eeePc does boot from a USB memory stick, that's how (or at least the easiest way) you install Linux distributions such as DebianEeePc or eeeBuntu. You just need to hit Esc at the appropriate point during boot.
BT,DT,GTTS - (oh, if you haven't met BICBW - which you guessed rightly) - been there, done that, got the t-shirt - it's set IIRC, to boot from something like 'external media' first. But it is an early one, from when there was a waiting-list. A pootertrader of my acquaintance coulddn't persuade a similar one he had for sale to boot from USB either. I may have another play sometime. -- Tony Anson www.girolle.co.uk/
I can certainly get mine to boot from USB, and it was bought on day of release. Have you upgraded the BIOS? -- ATB, Karl
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