Re: [tlug] Overall H/W support for Linux on the Eee PC

[Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com>]

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 07:04:28PM +0900, Dave Corning wrote:
> Hello tokyo linux users..
>
>
> For those of you with Eee PCs out there, how many of you have had  
> success with getting your hardware 100% functional on your distribution 
> of choice.

Do check the Fedora forums--there's a long thread in the howto section.
One fellow has had a lot of success--though not having that machine, I
haven't been following, so don't know about the issues you mention.

> While I'd love to have something that more closely resembles linux than 
> the overly-user-friendly-and-simplified gui that ships with the 1000, I 
> also would prefer to have everything functioning perfectly every time.

Yes, Acer makes the same mistake--gives out a crippled Linux, then
wonders why Windows versions sell more.  (Not to mention that for about
$30 USD more, the Windows version has much better specs. )


>
> Is it better to hack up xandros so that it more closely resembles  
> debian, or is it better to put debian (or some other distribution) on  
> there instead?.. Thoughts?

A lot of distributions now make EEE versions.  #!Crunchbang, an Ubuntu
using openbox, is one.  (Lightweight, not a lot of unneeded garbage in
it.)

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Scott Robbins
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