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    G1s and Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Scypher, Jun 22, 2007.

  1. Scypher

    Scypher Notebook Geek

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    Has somebody tried to install ubuntu or another linux distribution on an Asus G1s ?
     
    Scypher, Jun 22, 2007
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    nightfox91 Notebook Evangelist

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    I ran the live CD, which ran perfectly fine, so I don't think there would be a problem installing it.
     
    nightfox91, Jun 22, 2007
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    Scypher Notebook Geek

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    Was the webcam working ?
    Wireless ?
    What about media keys ?
     
    Scypher, Jun 23, 2007
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    I can't get it to work. Did you do something special? :confused:
    I get the /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off error.
    I tried this but it didn't work.
     
    yianniscy84, Aug 17, 2007
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    nightfox91, Aug 17, 2007
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    where to I write break=top at the beginning before file... or after the file path before boot=casper???
    I already checked those forums and when I tried to run the liveDVD without changing the resolution i get a black screen with a blinking cursor. If I change the resolution I get just a black screen. Any ideas????

    Btw is the liveCD different than the liveDVD i'm using?
     
    yianniscy84, Aug 18, 2007
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    Spider_3000 Notebook Consultant

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    LiveDVD only contains more software packages than the LiveCD as far as I know.
     
    Spider_3000, Aug 18, 2007
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    namain Newbie

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    Check out this link. It's a fairly detailed howto to get most features on the G1s up and running. It's still a work in progress, but we've gotten the e-mail LED, the lights on the sides of the monitor, hibernate, and the webcam working.

    Feel free to contribute if you get something working.
     
    namain, Feb 6, 2008
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    Theros123 Web Designer & Developer

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    I installed ubuntu 7.10 and I have everything working except the webcam which I never use so I didn't bother to install the special drivers for it. It's awesome how our GPU and even our Wifi card is automatically installed. Awesomeness
     
    Theros123, Feb 6, 2008
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