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EEE901 Ubuntu installation

written by Michael on Monday, August 18th, 2008 at 20:24

I tried to install Ubuntu 8.04.1 during the weekend, but it failed pretty badly. Not the installation itself (which worked flawlessly), but the lack of drivers for both wired and wireless network adapters (bluetooth adaptor worked out of the box though).

Ubuntu-EEE LogoA friend of mine recommended Ubuntu-EEE, which supposedly is a EEE optimized version of Ubuntu. As my EEE901 was already in a non-usable state (in today’s world a computer without network connectivity is more or less broken, especially when we talk about cloud computing) I went ahead and downloaded the ISO image and burned it to a disk.

The installation was again flawless (actually even a bit better then standard Ubuntu due to the consideration of the smaller screen real-estate), but when booted same problem persisted: no network connectivity.

I am still searching for a solution for my lack of network connectivity, if you have one please drop me a comment.

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  1. comment from Michael
    August 18th, 2008 at 21:26

    It seems that http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/index.php5?title=EeePC_901 has all the answers to my problems. It’s pretty late here now so I’ll wait until tomorrow before trying them out.

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