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#1 2008-09-12 11:16:55 am

albkwan
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Howto: Fix network problem using 1000H iso on a 4G

As I have mentioned in some other posts, recently I have downloaded the 1000H iso provided by Ectoplasm and Ottothecow as per this thread, and build it on a 4G SDHC with the Boot Xandros from USB for Dummies method I have posted in this thread. Everything works fine except networking.

After googling for a while tonight, I have found the solution in this Chinese blog Eee PC Hacking Blog: Install EeePC 901 iso to 900. For those who are interested, here are the instructions:
[NB. You have to do all these as "root"]

1) Download the deb packages atheros-swan-modules-2.6.21.4-eeepc_20080220-2_i386.deb and atl2-modules-2.6.21.4-eeepc_1.0.40.4-2_i386.deb from Asus update website.

2) Install them with dpkg:

Code:

dpkg -i atheros-swan-modules-2.6.21.4-eeepc_20080220-2_i386.deb
dpkg -i atl2-modules-2.6.21.4-eeepc_1.0.40.4-2_i386.deb

3) Edit these 3 files, replace all ra0 with ath0:
/usr/sbin/services.sh
/usr/sbin/wlan_on_boot.sh
/etc/alternatives/x-session-manager

4) Replace /etc/acpi/wlan.sh with the one in your original 4G or you can download the one edited by the blogger here.

5) edit /etc/modules, replace atl1e with atl2 and rt2860sta with ath_pci. Then run depmod to update module dependencies:

Code:

depmod -a 2.6.21.4-eeepc

6) Now you can reboot and run [Settings] > [Diagnostic Tools] > [System Test] > [Network test] to test your LAN and WiFi. It will prompt you to create network settings.

[NB. The blogger also mentioned problem with WPA (due to conflict between new version of xandros-wpa-supplicant and atheros wireless card) and the need to downgrade xandros-wpa-supplicant to the old version of 900 (or probably the version for 701), and use of another modified wlan.sh. But since I do not have a WPA wireless network to test it. I cannot confirm on this.]


EeePC 4G white,
Default Xandros (Easy Mode + icewm start menu) on 1st SSD/2nd 16GB SSD added/SD/USB/
http://eeepc.fire.prohosting.com/
http://eeepc-albkwan.blogspot.com/

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#2 2009-08-16 9:33:27 pm

kckingc
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Registered: 2008-10-20
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Re: Howto: Fix network problem using 1000H iso on a 4G

Thank you for posting this.  I had been looking for something like this for some time now.

One question, if I don't want to install it to run off of a USB drive, will this procedure allow me to install on the internal 160GB drive as well?

Cheers!

KC

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#3 2009-08-17 5:24:50 am

albkwan
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Re: Howto: Fix network problem using 1000H iso on a 4G

kckingc wrote:

One question, if I don't want to install it to run off of a USB drive, will this procedure allow me to install on the internal 160GB drive as well?

These steps work equally on EeePC Linux installed in USB drive or SSD.


EeePC 4G white,
Default Xandros (Easy Mode + icewm start menu) on 1st SSD/2nd 16GB SSD added/SD/USB/
http://eeepc.fire.prohosting.com/
http://eeepc-albkwan.blogspot.com/

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