Re: EeePC

i did the installation by SD card
press and hold F1 down
a menu should appear with the drives you can boot from
i cant comment on Compiz Fusion
 
tom-a-sparks (eeepc 901)

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> $167.00 US). I did not care for the version of linux
> installed so I immediately installed eebuntu (9.04) - the
> "full" version not the base version. It is very
> slick. However, I had a couple of problems:
> 
> 
> 1. I first tried to install using a bootable flash drive as
> described on the eebuntu web site. This did not work as I
> could not get the 900 to boot from the flash drive. I then
> created a DVD with eebuntu on it and booted from a USB DVD
> drive and installed no problem. Anyone else have trouble
> booting from a flash drive to install eebuntu.
> 
> 
> 2. I simply cannot get the "rotating cube" thing
> working under Compiz Fusion. Is this just because the
> graphics card is too wimpy? Anyone had any luck with that?
> 
> Lynn
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:46 AM, madunix <madunix@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> Dear All
> 
> 
> 
> let me start a thread about EeePC, because am gonna buy
> one
> 
> Which system you have, the 701, the 900, 901, etc etc...
> 
> What do you have in it (OS)?
> 
> List up your Software encyclopedia for you Eee!
> 
> Other issues such as Power Saving, Function Keys,
> Performance?
> 
> Any recommendations regarding the Operating system?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> madunix
> 
> 
> 
> 
      

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 00:39, Tom Sparks<tom-a-sparks@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> 2. I simply cannot get the "rotating cube" thing
>> working under Compiz Fusion. Is this just because the
>> graphics card is too wimpy? Anyone had any luck with that?

Yeah, compiz-fusion is generally considered a no go on the eeepc.
Plus, if you are using Maximus (which I, on the whole, recommend) you
get problems with C-F


Should be noted that the url I sent last night about the wireless
driver was actually pretty poor (I've spent all morning fixing it :)
)

ANYWAYS, go to the ralink page,
http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html grab the
latest driver, follow the instructions in the README-STA and you will
be fine :)

cheers
L.

what about acer aspire one, would this work smoothly with ubuntu
(Power Saving, 3G Wireless, ...)
Which model would you people prefer to run Linux?

Thanks