EEE Linux Re-install

I know I've been blurting about the EEE a lot, and yes I'm getting one later this week. Central Computers said that they will most probably get the black one in stock too [Now don't go buying from them so that by the time I want one they're all sold out >:[] [I jest, I jest].

But in any case, some help please. What steps would I follow to get a Linux distro on there [pref Ubuntu; hopefully it runs w/o any trouble]? Should I get Fedora or Ubuntu or Kubuntu? I'm a linux n00b, btw. I've messed with it very rarely, and I don't really know any commands and such.

And Beryl should run on it, right?

Thanks for all the help, and contributing to help me. I'll be grateful

EDIT: PS: I don't have an external CD ROM, so I will have to do it via USB.

 

I suggest taking a peek at the eeeuser.com site.

They have a flickr set up showing the success of the process. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eeeuser/sets/72157602965074748/

But I don't believe they have articles on how to do it yet? Check their wiki.

 

Deng, I totally forgot about the wiki =[

Thanks admlam, I'll let you know how that goes =P

 

Let me know how it goes, thinking of buying one for my Bro/Sis as a way to get them to use Linux. Also to help with studies, of course.

 

Anyone think I should look into distros other than Ubuntu? And no one has let me know if Beryl will work on it yet

Sure Ly, I'll let you know. I'll keep this thread updated.

 

I would be tempted to try Gentoo on the EEE, just to get the maximum performance out of it.

 

But I'm a Linux n00b; does that make a bit of difference?

On a side note, this looks amazing! [to me at least]

 

If you're a bit of a noob, you could try Arch Linux, the wiki is great, and it's fairly easy to set up.

 

Ubuntu 7.10 comes with Compiz-Fusion ( a merger with Beryl). If you have an built in card (I believe the eeepc does), then it won't be enabled by default unless you manually set it to run. I recommend heavily against it on the eeepc, since it'll greatly kill off your battery performance. However, feel free to install it regardless

As far as distro's go, I'd look into either Ubuntu or Fedora (for easy of use). Or even Arch Linux, if you shy away from the popularity

 

The Eee PC uses the Intel GMA 900 video chipset, which I believe should run Beryl serviceably (with the i810 driver), especially at a low resolution like the Eee PC supports.

 

I'm having trouble prepping my USB stick. I am following the Gutsy Gibbon guide on EEEUser Wiki, and I'm having trouble with this command:

Code:

sudo parted /dev/sdb set 1 boot on

I keep getting the error:

Code:

Error: The flag 'boot' is not available for loop disk labels. 

Help please!

 

I want EEE! I have been looking for something like this amd missed this altogether. To answer one of you questions it should run beryl. See the link with some setup instructions. http://www.ossgeeks.co.uk/?p=70

I will look around and see what I can find on installing linux on this as well.

 

Ok here is another link that should help with the install process. http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=1082 and another link to the same site http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=1285 there are more resources here as well.

They also got combiz to work on the EEE. If you need some help after reading this just ask question.

 

Alright, so here's my trouble. I tried the net install thing, but that didn't work out too well. Installer just stalled later on =/

I followed the guide on the wiki, and everything went fine - until I got to the section that asked me to type "sudo ./isotostick.sh /path/to/image.iso /dev/sdb1" in the terminal. what does the "/path/to/image.iso" mean? What exactly should I do? It seems like the wiki skipped a step =/

Edit: I posted in one of the threads in eeeuser too, just in case. It couldn't hurt

 

Ok /path/to/image.iso in somewhat normal english would be "/path/to" the directory your "image.iso" is sotred, "image.iso" should be the vmlinux image you are installing. It never hurts to post questions in as many places as you can ask for help.

 

/path/to/image.iso is something you must replace

 

which image? My Ubuntu image? So I've to download the whole image? Or is it some other image?

Oh, and any help on how to make this installer totally offline would be helpful [Once I boot into Live CD, I lose my internet connection ]. I figure I can download the script and put it onto my USB stick, and copy it to the desktop or something once I'm done booting to the Live CD. But how do I install syslinux offline?

 

1- Yes, it's the Ubuntu ISO image
2- Why don't you have your connection with the LiveCD? What kind of connection do you have?

 

I have a wireless connection, and Linux doesn't see it. It's apparently too weak. My router's kinda far from my room. It sees my neighbor's connection fine, so my wireless card should be working.

 

I found a "workaround". My EEE was lacking an OS, so I finally figured that I could get a Linux distro on my USB, and work from there. I decided to go with Linux Mint, and when I used it to bootup, I found that there's an "install" icon! That made me real happy, and now I'm installing Linux Mint. I'm satisfied - for now. After I make sure everything's to my preference I wouldn't mind writing a guide if that'll help the community =]

And sorry for the double post, I felt it was necessary since I'm dealing with two different problems here which are still tied to the main topic. If a mod/admin feels like it should be merged, feel free to do so.

 

PLease do! I will look this over agian to see what was going on. I may have jumped ahead of myself. BUt glad to here you got it up and running!! Post some updates on how it works out. I am goping to get one later myself!

 

So far, what I've gotten up and running is Linux Mint 4.0 [Daryna], with wireless running. The frontend that came with Daryna didn't work; so I had to resort to the EEEUser wiki. It works without a glitch

I'm still figuring out on how to get Beryl/Compiz-Fusion running. After that's done, I'll make a guide and post it =]

Here's a screenshot!

 

Cool!

I did look this over and did jump ahead of myself. Sorry about that.

On this line:
"sudo ./isotostick.sh /path/to/image.iso /dev/sdb1"

You needed to change "sdb1" to what your system mounted your usb stick as.

now the part you asked about "/path/to/image.iso"

"image.iso" should be a the 7.10 iso that can be downloaded from the ubuntu site.

"/path/to" is where you stored the file.



What they wanted was to run the script "./isotostick.sh"

What this does is set up the iso and copy it to your usb stick.

With this command "sudo ./isotostick.sh /path/to/image.iso /dev/sdb1"

For this to work you would be in the directory where the script "isotostick.sh" is located.

Again sorry for the confusion, its been a long week here. But I am happy to see you got it running and it looks good! If I get some time later I will look into the Linux Mint 4.0 distro. My 7.04 laptop just died I think. Working on it now though. I am hoping the cable to the LCD just came loose.

 

Sorry to hear that, kl5167 =[ Now since I couldn't get Beryl I just installed Blackbox; let's see how that goes. I prefer Beryl, and I'm sure I'll get it up and running eventually. I installed Linux Mint 4.0 on my Clevo, and apparently it still doesn't connect to my wireless network. I'm typing this from my EEE, which is like right next to the Clevo [and my EEE says that the signal is 43%. The hell is up with Clevo? =/]

 

Amol: What do you think of Ubuntu vs Mint ?

 

Well I got it "fixed" not sure just took it apart cleaned and check the cables. Put it back together and its working fine now.

Which wifi card do you have in your clevo? I can look around and see if anyone is is having problems as well.

 

Intel 3945ABG lol. =]
LM 4.0 says that it's using the restricted drivers.

John: I find Mint to be much more polished. If I had to choose, I'd actually go with Mint. I still have to check if it is going to play my 720p mkvs out of the box with subtitles; I don't see why it shouldn't since mplayer comes with it and I'm taking the codecs for granted. Will let you know about what works out of the box [wifi doesn't; that's for my system only though] and make a post later; once I get wifi fixed. God this is such a pain.

 

That is strange the 3945's usally work a little better in experience. I look around when I get some time. So you think Mint is more polished than Ubuntu, maybe I look at that in the near future since I am getting ready to do an install again.

 

Yeah, my card is being totally strange. The only thing I can think of is WEP encryption since my neighbor's is WEP. But that's weird because I'm sure if I go to the basement, I can connect.

And yeah, if Ubuntu is the cake, Linux Mint is the same cake with extra icing on top and a better visual style and presentation