27 October 2009 10:31 AM
The main purpose of this post is to gather some informations needed to properly install ubuntu jaunty on an Asus eee PC 1101HA.
Update : Karmic on a eee pc 1101 HA :
Network issues :
- Wired :
I had to download Atheros driver and compile it to enable wired network.
First, do not forget to install build-essential.
sudo apt-get install build-essential
tar xzvf AR81Family-linux-*
cd AR81Family-linux-*
./configure
make && sudo make install
- Wireless/Wi Fi:
Easier : just need to install linux-backports-modules package.
sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-`uname -r`
Graphics issues :
Intel poulsbo drivers are required to have a working display. First make sure your system is up to date.
Then add the fellowing repository to your sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mobile/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mobile/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
and add ubuntu-mobile repository key :
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C6598A30
Now we can install poulsbo drivers :
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install poulsbo-driver-2d poulsbo-driver-3d psb-firmware
Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to have a device section looking like this :
Section "Device"
Identifier"Configured Video Device"
Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
Option "DRI" "on"
Option"IgnoreACPI" "yes"
Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
EndSection
Last step :
sudo apt-get install psb-kernel-source
NB: If you got a kernel upgrade you need to remove psb-kernel-source and reinstall it in order to build the module for this kernel.
sudo apt-get remove psb-kernel-source && sudo apt-get install psb-kernel-source
Update : Karmic on a eee pc 1101 HA :
It seems that Wireless works out of the box on karmic (ubuntu 9.10), wired network driver must be compiled and installed in the same way I did for jaunty.
Poulsbo graphics drivers install seems to be a little more tricky. Here is a thread on ubuntu forums that explains how to do this, but I haven’t tested it yet.
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What do you get for RM649.00? You will get total mobile computing freedom from Asus Eee PC 700 2G…
I own an Asus Eee and an acer netbook but i often use the Asus Eee because it is so much lighter and easily fits in my small bag.
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It’s better to install linux-backports-modules-jaunty instead of linux-backports-modules-`uname -r`, as this will work across kernel upgrades. (It depends on linux-backports-modules-jaunty-generic, which in turn depends on linux-backports-modules-`uname -r`.)
I believe this is not required for karmic, since karmic already contains the drivers that are in the jaunty backports package.
I’m surprised you needed to install the wired driver. I have a 1005 and my colleague has an 1101, both using the same wired and wireless chipsets, and we are successfully using the standard atl1c driver that comes with the kernel.
$ lspci -nn -k -d 1969:*
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Attansic Technology Corp. Device [1969:1062] (rev c0)
Kernel driver in use: atl1c
Kernel modules: atl1c
$ dpkg -S atl1c.ko
linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic: /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/ubuntu/atl1c/atl1c.ko
linux-image-2.6.28-16-generic: /lib/modules/2.6.28-16-generic/kernel/ubuntu/atl1c/atl1c.ko
linux-image-2.6.28-17-generic: /lib/modules/2.6.28-17-generic/kernel/ubuntu/atl1c/atl1c.ko
i always use my Asus Eee PC when i am travelling. It is very convenient to carry on any place.
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Hi! I have problems on my eeepc 1101 with sound, which sometimes disappears, and works randomly after some reboot…
So you know how to fix this…?
Asus Eee is not only portable, it is also one of the most affordable netbooks you can buy. Asus is also a good brand which means quality and reliabilty.