Comments on: Should I Switch to eeeXubuntu? http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/ Journal of an Asus Eee PC user Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:05:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: barr3to http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-310 barr3to Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:17 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-310 has anyone figured out the driver issue with wireless. loaded from a cd and can't get my wirless up and running...help has anyone figured out the driver issue with wireless. loaded from a cd and can’t get my wirless up and running…help

]]> By: My Asus Eee PC › The eeeXubuntu Experience http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-242 My Asus Eee PC › The eeeXubuntu Experience Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:13:44 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-242 [...] month ago I asked you people if eeeXubuntu is worth installing and dumping the default Eee Xandros install. And the [...] [...] month ago I asked you people if eeeXubuntu is worth installing and dumping the default Eee Xandros install. And the [...]

]]> By: Mario Valdez http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-228 Mario Valdez Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:52:44 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-228 Forgot to mention, the broken battery message seems to be caused by the BIOS of the eee PC which report as percentage of charge (0 to 100) and the battery applet expects an absolute number (mA maybe?) The weaker reception does not seems to be real... at least the estimation is wrong in the eeeXunbuntu driver or overstated in the eee PC original driver. Regards, MV Forgot to mention, the broken battery message seems to be caused by the BIOS of the eee PC which report as percentage of charge (0 to 100) and the battery applet expects an absolute number (mA maybe?)

The weaker reception does not seems to be real… at least the estimation is wrong in the eeeXunbuntu driver or overstated in the eee PC original driver.

Regards,

MV

]]> By: Mario Valdez http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-227 Mario Valdez Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:47:27 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-227 I changed to eeeXubuntu a couple of days ago, mostly because I added 2GB of RAM to my eeePC, required support for a Spanish USB keyboard, required encryption with LUKS loop-AES for the home directory, iptables and needed Openoffice 2.3. Flexibility was the cause. I tried to do all that with the Xandros eee distribution, but it was not easy and full of glitches. I downloaded the eeeXubuntu iso image two weeks ago, but took me two weeks to decide to install it. Shame on me, I installed it in a SD card (two partitions, 6 GB system, 2 GB encrypted home, no swap). I even created a tmpfs for /tmp and /var/log to reduce writing to the SD card. (Logs are not that important in this minilaptop). I like it. (Using compiz seems to me like overkill for me). Regards, MV I changed to eeeXubuntu a couple of days ago, mostly because I added 2GB of RAM to my eeePC, required support for a Spanish USB keyboard, required encryption with LUKS loop-AES for the home directory, iptables and needed Openoffice 2.3. Flexibility was the cause. I tried to do all that with the Xandros eee distribution, but it was not easy and full of glitches.

I downloaded the eeeXubuntu iso image two weeks ago, but took me two weeks to decide to install it. Shame on me, I installed it in a SD card (two partitions, 6 GB system, 2 GB encrypted home, no swap).

I even created a tmpfs for /tmp and /var/log to reduce writing to the SD card. (Logs are not that important in this minilaptop).

I like it. (Using compiz seems to me like overkill for me).

Regards,

MV

]]> By: Phil http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-196 Phil Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:19:36 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-196 Well i got my EEE last Friday and by Saturday i'd bricked Xandros trying to install fluxbox and decided to put EEEXubuntu on via the USB. It's fantastic, a proper OS, i've got the Compiz Fusion thing on too which is a big help to reach any buttons which are off-screen, everything works great. It boots up slower than Xandros but is still pretty quick. Takes a lot of tweaking to get it just right but there are lots of tutorials on doing this on the web. Well i got my EEE last Friday and by Saturday i’d bricked Xandros trying to install fluxbox and decided to put EEEXubuntu on via the USB. It’s fantastic, a proper OS, i’ve got the Compiz Fusion thing on too which is a big help to reach any buttons which are off-screen, everything works great.
It boots up slower than Xandros but is still pretty quick.
Takes a lot of tweaking to get it just right but there are lots of tutorials on doing this on the web.

]]> By: Euge http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-165 Euge Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:35:27 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-165 <<i>> Just need to boot off the eee dvd; takes about 20-30 mins. <>

Just need to boot off the eee dvd; takes about 20-30 mins.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-162 Jeffrey Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:03:37 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-162 theres a nice review of eeeXubuntu in issue #10 of full circle magazine. http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-10/ theres a nice review of eeeXubuntu in issue #10 of full circle magazine.

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-10/

]]> By: Sam Webster http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-159 Sam Webster Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:07:02 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-159 you'll find that booting form a LiveUSB/LiveCD of ubuntu is always slower. once you install it will boot faster, and the battery thing is probably a driver issue, because xubuntu can't install drivers onto your eee pc while the operating system is running off a USB. once you've done a proper install, the necessary updates will be added to your EEE and the battery issue probably won't happen again. Might be the same with the wireless. That or the original operating system might not be as accurate as the one xubuntu uses to measure signal strength i'm heavily considering buying an eee pc. can't you restore them to the original OS super easily? if so, go for the xubuntu and if it doesn't work, try again. you’ll find that booting form a LiveUSB/LiveCD of ubuntu is always slower.

once you install it will boot faster, and the battery thing is probably a driver issue, because xubuntu can’t install drivers onto your eee pc while the operating system is running off a USB. once you’ve done a proper install, the necessary updates will be added to your EEE and the battery issue probably won’t happen again.

Might be the same with the wireless. That or the original operating system might not be as accurate as the one xubuntu uses to measure signal strength

i’m heavily considering buying an eee pc. can’t you restore them to the original OS super easily? if so, go for the xubuntu and if it doesn’t work, try again.

]]> By: Leica http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-158 Leica Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:04:41 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-158 Well, when I was contemplating getting an eee, the first thing I planned to do to it was to swap out the OS with Ubuntu. Well, when I was contemplating getting an eee, the first thing I planned to do to it was to swap out the OS with Ubuntu.

]]> By: holotone http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-157 holotone Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:53:29 +0000 http://www.myasuseee.com/should-i-switch-to-eeexubuntu/#comment-157 I'm a big fan of eeeXubuntu - MUCH more flexible than Xandros, to say the least... I’m a big fan of eeeXubuntu - MUCH more flexible than Xandros, to say the least…

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