Before even taking the sticker off the screen, the. It provides a center for the community of eee pc users and developers, including source code, eee community browse files at. As a result, the eee pc and other netbooks suffer from the limitation of not having an optical drive. When the asus eee pc came out last year, we found that the eeextremely eeenticing subnotebook had. Stock ubuntu is 64 bit only but the flavors like kubuntu and lubuntu have 32bit versions. A world of fun and productivity awaits windows 7 only eee pc 1005p netbooks running windows based os come with eee docking, an intuitive software suite that offers easy access to digital content, services, and useful software. Please visit the asus usa and asus canada websites for information about locally available products. Dec 21, 2009 the asus eee pc 1005pe is the first 10.
It provides a center for the community of eee pc users and developers, including source code, documentation and experience sharing. Ladies and gentlemen, dear geeks, the time has come to introduce to you the perfect operating system for your tiny and fancy asus eee pc portable. I think these two page will satisfy your anxiousness and help you to choose a netbook. Distro support is getting better for the eee pc laptops, ubuntu 8. At the time of its introduction in late 2007, it was noted for its combination of a lightweight, linuxbased operating system, solidstate drive ssd, and relatively low cost. This post is all about the installation and configuration of the os and all the tinkering ive had to do to get. Feb 20, 2009 ubuntueee is a version of ubuntu specifically for the eee pc and for netbooks in general. After allot of searching ive chosen an asus eee 1001p. May 12, 2008 asus pioneered the lowcost laptop frontier with its eee pc 701. I recently purchased an asus eee pc 1005p with windows 7. To install ubuntu on an asus eeepc in its stock form, you will have to create a usb based bootable installer or use a usbconnected cdrom drive to runinstall ubuntu. Otherwise, the computers bios screen will be removed by boot booster when it starts up.
I wanted to completely replace windows with ubuntu netbook remix 9. Asus eee pad transformerhow to install ubuntuubuntu. Keep recovery partition and flash ubuntuandroid kernel to boot into respective system. Short tutorial on how to restore asus eee pc notebook back to factory defaults. I dont know so i want someone who understands to tell me what to do. As is obvious from the ubuntueee desktop image shown in figure 1, there are problems with ubuntueees netbook remix netbook ui as installed that made it.
I was happy with it but then decided to install lubuntu and it works very well. Leeenux linux the best operating system for netbooks and eee pc. Found 49 files for windows 7, windows xp, linux, dos, other. Installing ubuntu on an asus eee 901 pc i have an asus eee pc that had the old ubuntu easy peasy eee remix on it i think it was based on 8. How to update asus eeepc 1001p bios life of a geek admin. If you are trying to get a device working with ndiswrapper, please help ndiswrapper project wiki by contributing your findings. Then come the decision of a suitable os, almost went with fedora but the final choice was ubuntu 10. Dec 22, 2014 installing ubuntu on an asus eee 901 pc i have an asus eee pc that had the old ubuntu easy peasy eee remix on it i think it was based on 8. How to restore asus eee pc notebook back to factory defaults. Products certified by the federal communications commission and industry canada will be distributed in the united states and canada. There are other ubuntu flavors out there that may suit your system here. The system will search for a usb device, find it and look for the 1005p. Eeepc1001p community help wiki ubuntu documentation. This page briefly documents debian on asus eee pc models 1001p, 1001px, 1005p and 1005pe.
I was installing ubuntu on this netbook as a back up. This is a little guide about getting started with debian on the eeepc 1005pe, everything should work the same way with ubuntu sidux i installed it via usb pen drive. Operating systems for asus eee pc the asus eee pc is a lightweight netbook computer released by asus over the course of many years. The eeepc models 1001p and 1005p seem to be the same. Eeepcfixes community help wiki ubuntu documentation. I have an asus eeepc 1005pe netbook and im planning on doing a massive repartitioning going to install ubuntu, mint, xp, etc ive noticed it has 2 special partitions. But try to get a recent build for better hardware support. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Before restore eee pc to factory settings, it is necessary to disable boot booster.
This page describes the process for installing ubuntu on the asus eee pad transformer. According to the download page of ubuntu, it will not perform really well with ram under 2gb. Ubuntueee is a version of ubuntu specifically for the eee pc and for netbooks in general. After using the default xandros os for quite a while, i finally took a plunge to try another os. Open the eee pc and continuously press f2 until it gets into the bios setup utility. As is obvious from the ubuntueee desktop image shown in figure 1, there are problems with ubuntueees netbook remix netbook ui as installed that made it a nonstarter, at least in the configuration in which i used it.
Newer systems are usually not an issue to update as it is a download, doubleclick on the executable and away you go. My question is if my processor and ram is suitable for updation 14. I was using puppy linux, then changed to ubuntu with xmonad great for saving space in the small monitor. Based on debian rather than ubuntu linux, mint offers many users a. Ubuntu can be installed on the tablet using a linux pc, including using a linux vm running on windows, or using a windows pc directly.
Sep 01, 2008 after getting around the lack of an optical drive and installing ubuntu, youll find yourself with no ethernet or wifi support. First i must say that if you think to delete this 2 little partitions you will lose your. Like most computers, you will not get an eee pc recovery disk with your asus laptop. Asus eee pad transformerhow to install ubuntuubuntu install. Bypass or reset password windows 8 or 10 no download free duration. I was installing ubuntu on this netbook as a back up pc for when im away from my desktop gaming pcrig at. I first tried ubuntu, and finally settled on a ubuntuvariant called leeenux. It is easier to customize than the easy mode interface asus built for xandros linux. Leeenux linux the best operating system for netbooks, eee pc. Jul 11, 2011 remove the reference to the cdrom in the etcaptsources. The asus eeepc is a family of popular low cost ultra portable notebook computers, or subnotebooks.
The box on the doorstep contained the asus eeepc he, a logitech xv nano mouse, a replacement 2gb ddr2 6400 memory module and arrived just two days after i placed my order with compusa online. Dec 08, 2012 short tutorial on how to restore asus eee pc notebook back to factory defaults. Jul 22, 2009 the box on the doorstep contained the asus eeepc he, a logitech xv nano mouse, a replacement 2gb ddr2 6400 memory module and arrived just two days after i placed my order with compusa online. But, if you plan to buy a asus eee pc and want to install ubuntu on it then i must suggest you to read the page ubuntu installed asus laptop or look at the page ubuntu on asus netbooks. Colors of products may not be perfectly accurate due to variations caused by. This is an opensource project for asus eee pc series. Jul 29, 2011 like most computers, you will not get an eee pc recovery disk with your asus laptop. I have an eeepc he and have partitioned it many times.
After getting around the lack of an optical drive and installing ubuntu, youll find yourself with no ethernet or wifi support. Asus 1005p wifi driver download pcb color and bundled software versions are subject to change without notice. I immediately resolved to destroyed, peeled all the hideous stickers off what was now my lovely white computer, and started down the path of linux. Anyway the software on it was ancient and rather than throw it out i thought id install ubuntu 14. Unless otherwise stated, all performance claims are based on theoretical performance. These are 64bit atom netbooks using the intel pine trail chipset. But the problem lies in the performance of the eee pc. Anyway the software on it was ancient and rather than throw it out i thought id install ubuntu. Stream or download a variety of exciting digital content. These are some random notes on what i did, what i learned, and what i should try. Remove the reference to the cdrom in the etcaptsources. Now select try ubuntu and wait until you get to the desktop.
Asus pioneered the lowcost laptop frontier with its eee pc 701. The asus eee pc is sought after as a result, because they are extremely portable and interesting computers. The asus eee pc is a netbook computer line from asus, and a part of the asus eee product family. How to restore an eee pc notebook to factory settings. This trailblazer, now competing against more polished competition such as hps mininote, seeks to. When the asus eee pc came out last year, we found that the eeextremely eeenticing subnotebook had the potential to be a real gamechanger. The information you posted indicates that you are trying to install ubuntulubuntu on a machine with no operating system currently on it. To install ubuntu on an asus eeepc in its stock form, you will have to create a usb based bootable installer or use a usb. These instructions also include some tweaks to unbloat the distribution and improve performance. Jun 12, 2008 ladies and gentlemen, dear geeks, the time has come to introduce to you the perfect operating system for your tiny and fancy asus eee pc portable computer, the ubuntu eee 8. Yes, its slow although not a whole lot slower than windows 7 on the same machine this is a single core 1. Can someone tell me what is good linux distribution for asus eee pc 4gnotebook. Have ubuntu kernel replace recovery partition default for olife. Installing ubuntu netbook remix on asus eee pc 1005p.
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