Ubuntu on Asus eeepc

eoineen · 12-12-2008 02:31PM #1

I have had an Asus eeepc 4gb now for about six months and I was reasonably happy with it until I came across eeebuntu - a linux distro designed for the eeepc. I installed it using a flash drive in the usb port and it took me a while to get the wireless working using a workaround.

I really like this flavour of ubutnu on my eepc and it is so much better than the pre-installed Xandros. One niggle though: can someone suggest a way to make the boot time quicker? It seems to take a long time for a flash HD. Are there particular services that I can do without given that I do not use it to print?

ntlbell · 12-12-2008 02:34PM

well if you don't use print services disable cupsd etc etc

ethernet · 12-12-2008 03:34PM

Apache (if you're not running a web server), MySQL (if you're not using it), AppArmour, possibly bluetooth and more.

eoineen · 12-12-2008 06:11PM

Thanks for the suggestions. I do not have these in the Services function except cups. Is there another means by which to disable them? Although if they are nt in the Services function then they probably were not bundled in eeebuntu anyway, right?

MooseJam · 12-12-2008 06:42PM

I was thinking about sticking linux on my msi Wind, it's got Xp on at the mo, it doesn't have a cd rom though, is this possible ?

12-12-2008 11:56PM

Yep, put the iso on a USB key and boot from that

eoineen · 15-12-2008 09:15AM

MooseJam wrote: »

I was thinking about sticking linux on my msi Wind, it's got Xp on at the mo, it doesn't have a cd rom though, is this possible ?

Happy to give advice / help.

MooseJam · 15-12-2008 06:48PM

very good of you

, I actually installed Ubuntu - they have a brilliant installer called wubu or something similar , just a one click install and it dual boots with XP, very impressive stuff however my wireless wasn't working straight off so I just uninstalled it, I guess I should have put some effort into it - but when I discovered Ubuntu doesn't have a device manager I said WTF ? no thanks. I have Ubuntu installed as a virtual machine on my desktop and the wireless works straight off - I think it piggybacks the windows connection because it didn't ask for passwords or anything, I was hoping it would be that simple - I might give it another go though

eoineen · 16-12-2008 08:36AM

MooseJam wrote: »

... however my wireless wasn't working straight off so I just uninstalled it, I guess I should have put some effort into it - but when I discovered Ubuntu doesn't have a device manager I said WTF ? no thanks. ...

There are usually workarounds available on Ubuntu's own fora or elsewhere on the wuwuwu. Like I said, happy to pm about this.

MooseJam · 16-12-2008 06:13PM

cheers, I'll check out the forums, I'm sure it's an easy fix as you can buy an msi wind with linux preinstalled

ethernet · 17-12-2008 11:41AM

MooseJam wrote: »

very good of you , I actually installed Ubuntu - they have a brilliant installer called wubu or something similar , just a one click install and it dual boots with XP, very impressive stuff however my wireless wasn't working straight off so I just uninstalled it, I guess I should have put some effort into it - but when I discovered Ubuntu doesn't have a device manager I said WTF ? no thanks. I have Ubuntu installed as a virtual machine on my desktop and the wireless works straight off - I think it piggybacks the windows connection because it didn't ask for passwords or anything, I was hoping it would be that simple - I might give it another go though

Use the restricted drivers if available (you'll be prompted to install them if they are). Failing that, you can use ndiswrapper with the Windows driver for your wireless card.

VMs are great for trying it out. No fancy graphics or other hardware acceleration (bit of a performance hit).

Ubuntu on Asus eeepc

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