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oasisbob, thanks so much. i've been running xfce4.4 on my desktop ubuntu system for a while, and when i ordered the eee pc i knew i was going to install xubuntu immediately. i'm confident your install cd will make the configuration many times easier.
i have a quick question. there is also that ubuntu fix scriptpack that seems to be paralleling the eee-fixed xubuntu live/install cd. i know that the scriptpack addresses some extras like overclocking, but i'm wondering if your eee-fixed xubuntu live/install cd covers the same essentials that the ubuntu scriptpack aims to take care of?
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i'm wondering if your eee-fixed xubuntu live/install cd covers the same essentials that the ubuntu scriptpack aims to take care of?
Not yet, but that's the plan. I debated integrating more of the scriptpack-y stuff before release, but opted to get this out the door asap for testing and dev help.
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Any chance of an option to create a persistent live disk?
A few weeks back I created a live flash disk running Ubuntu and it took six minutes to boot up. eeeXubuntu takes less than 2. While I'm sure it would be even faster if I installed it to the SSD, 1:45 isn't bad. If I could save data and system changes to my USB flash disk, I'd love to have the option of dual booting Xandros and eeeXubuntu.
I tried installing it to a 2GB SD card, but I kept getting file system errors.
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oasisbob: I'm very excited about this. I don't have an EEE PC as of yet, but I really appreciate the work you are doing here. If you want, I can mirror the .iso on my website (US-based server)?
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Just downloading the new version now to test on my stick. Is there an MD5 checksum so we can make sure our download isn't corrupted?
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Can you describe how you compiled the madwifi drivers into .deb package? I am trying to figure out how to turn the sources with patch int a .deb package for future use.
- Garrett
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I apologize for my noobie append and questions:
1. Is the intent of this distro to be installed on a USB stick and run from the stick? If yes GREAATTT and THANK-YOU
2. I am considering installing XP and running a Linux off a stick, this would serve the purpose, and I believe uBuntu has lots more function that Damn Small Linux and some other variations along that line?
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FradicalOne wrote:
I apologize for my noobie append and questions:
1. Is the intent of this distro to be installed on a USB stick and run from the stick? If yes GREAATTT and THANK-YOU
The distro does install a "Live CD" to USB, so technically, yes and no since it is a Live CD boot and not a live environment. You can boot from the USB all you want. You can also install it to any hd device you want. I installed this to a 6gb partition on my 16gb SDHC and it works flawlessly, so far as I can tell.
Hope that answers your question, it is def a nice piece of work and can't wait to see where he takes it. My own personal software goal for this is default xandros on SSD, linux and win xp on SDHC with a hardware mod 32gb usb flash.
Half way there. 
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Installed v2 to my SSD, and made sure to create a big enough swap partition for hibernate to work - which it does! MadWifi, hibernate, sleep, urrrrrverything works. Oasisbob, you got a paypal account? There was already another question asking where your tipjar was 
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Couple of 'newbie' questions...
I tried to go the 'Live CD -> bootable USB drive' route, but I couldn't get the noted commands to be recognised in terminal (in Xubuntu), but I *did* have the install icon on my desktop - I'm installing to the SSD from there. Is this right? The latest .iso can be burned & installed via a USB CD/DVD drive?
I'm using the 'Guided - 4Gb SSD' option for the partition thing. Will this give me a swap partition (and use all my HD as just two partitions - i.e. the main one, and the swap)?
Thanks.
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Ok, I think I read the whole post but excuse me if this has allready been asked.
Im linux dumb and I have a minor learning disability so bear with me please.
I would like to make my e3 boot from my 8gig sdhc card and ignore the stock hdd for awhile while I learn linux. I do not have an sdhc reader for my pc. I do have a 1gig usb flash drive although I just spent 3 hours putting 60 episodes of DBZ on it if that is even big enough.
I have a usb cdrom and I would like to boot my eee from the live cd and format/install the new version of linux onto my 8gig sdhc card, from what I understand so far this should be really easy and straight foreward as long as my old usb cdrom still works.
Is there anything I should know ahead of time before i start?
Thanks
Don
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Mr BadWrench wrote:
I have a usb cdrom and I would like to boot my eee from the live cd and format/install the new version of linux onto my 8gig sdhc card, from what I understand so far this should be really easy and straight foreward as long as my old usb cdrom still works.
Yup, it should work, no caveats that I know of
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cap'n wrote:
I tried to go the 'Live CD -> bootable USB drive' route, but I couldn't get the noted commands to be recognised in terminal (in Xubuntu)
OK, that's the last straw... Time to automate the USB installer creation.
Using fdisk is another option that might work instead of parted
sudo fdisk /dev/sdX
Once inside fdisk, press a to toggle the bootable flag, then select the partition when fdisk asks. (Should be #1). Press w to write the changes, then q to quit.
I'm using the 'Guided - 4Gb SSD' option for the partition thing. Will this give me a swap partition (and use all my HD as just two partitions - i.e. the main one, and the swap)?
It should. I'm preseeding a partition "recipe" which attempts to make a swap partition of at least 540MB, and leaves the remainder as root. So far it seems to be working OK for most people. (Of course this default can be changed with manual partitioning like a normal Ubuntu install.)
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kernowyon wrote:
Just downloading the new version now to test on my stick. Is there an MD5 checksum so we can make sure our download isn't corrupted?
Good idea. Added to the wiki. For release 2, md5: 28c22d735f7626fc4aa4dd75d89e7eaf
The wiki isn't the best place for md5s for obvious reasons, I'll make sure they get included formally in future releases.
Last edited by oasisbob (2007-12-12 2:57:12 pm)
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oasisbob wrote:
cap'n wrote:
I tried to go the 'Live CD -> bootable USB drive' route, but I couldn't get the noted commands to be recognised in terminal (in Xubuntu)
OK, that's the last straw... Time to automate the USB installer creation.
Using fdisk is another option that might work instead of partedCode:
sudo fdisk /dev/sdXOnce inside fdisk, press a to toggle the bootable flag, then select the partition when fdisk asks. (Should be #1). Press w to write the changes, then q to quit.
I'm using the 'Guided - 4Gb SSD' option for the partition thing. Will this give me a swap partition (and use all my HD as just two partitions - i.e. the main one, and the swap)?
It should. I'm preseeding a partition "recipe" which attempts to make a swap partition of at least 540MB, and leaves the remainder as root. So far it seems to be working OK for most people. (Of course this default can be changed with manual partitioning like a normal Ubuntu install.)
Should have said; I followed the Wiki instructions, booting from the CD. "Select “live” at the boot menu" - I didn't see an option that said "live", but chose the first/top option which then gave me the Xubuntu desktop with the "install" icon. *That's* when I tried those terminal commands. I got an error with the 'fdisk' command above too... Err..I'm actually typing 'sdX' - I'm not supposed to type 'sd1'/'sd2'/'sd3' or something like that am I..?
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Epo wrote:
oasisbob: I'm very excited about this. I don't have an EEE PC as of yet, but I really appreciate the work you are doing here. If you want, I can mirror the .iso on my website (US-based server)?
Quoting myself, because I took the liberty of mirroring the file for of those getting slowish speeds at the official site:
http://lildragon.eu/eeexubuntu/
Oasisbob, if you're not okay with this, please let me know. If you, on the other hand, would like me to mirror something else, please let me know.
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Still tweaking away but i think it's coming along nicely. No major issues with the OS so far. I'm still trying to figure out why flash won't work in Firefox... but that's another story. Here is a pic of eeeXubuntu running on my eee.
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cratedriver wrote:
Still tweaking away but i think it's coming along nicely. No major issues with the OS so far. I'm still trying to figure out why flash won't work in Firefox... but that's another story. Here is a pic of eeeXubuntu running on my eee.
http://lh3.google.com/cratedriver/R2BCS … shot-1.png
oooh, pretty.
As far as flash goes, I think you're getting bitten by a recent bug. The fix is relatively easy (manually download and install an updated package manually):
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p= … stcount=13
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Epo wrote:
Oasisbob, if you're not okay with this, please let me know. If you, on the other hand, would like me to mirror something else, please let me know.
It's fine, I sent you a PM earlier.
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cap'n wrote:
..I'm actually typing 'sdX' - I'm not supposed to type 'sd1'/'sd2'/'sd3' or something like that am I..?
You do need to replace X with the actual device. Running "dmesg" after inserting your flash drive will output the actual device letter to use, eg:
[sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
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oasisbob wrote:
cap'n wrote:
..I'm actually typing 'sdX' - I'm not supposed to type 'sd1'/'sd2'/'sd3' or something like that am I..?
You do need to replace X with the actual device. Running "dmesg" after inserting your flash drive will output the actual device letter to use, eg:
Code:
[sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
Thought that might be the problem.. However, replacing 'X' with '2', I get:
'sudo parted' command: "Error: Could not stat device /dev/sd2 - no such file or directory"
'fdisk' command gives: "Unable to open /dev/sd2"
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cap'n
You need a letter like a.b,c etc before the numeral 1 as in /dev/sda1.
In oasisbob's example: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
Last edited by rayburn (2007-12-12 4:12:48 pm)
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Now I need help!
Tried the usb install from the live cd and all went well until the end:
Installing boot loader
mv: cannot stat `/media/usbdev.g10401/syslinux/isolinux.cfg': No such file or directory
No free cluster 0 -1
write in copy: No space left on device
s:/syslinux/ldlinux.sys: no match for target
mmove: File "s:/ldlinux.sys" not found
syslinux: warning: unable to move ldlinux.sys
mattrib: File "s:/ldlinux.sys" not found
syslinux: warning: failed to set system bit on ldlinux.sys
USB stick set up as live image!
Any clues on this please?
This is on a 1Gb Kingston SD card, by the way.
Last edited by rayburn (2007-12-12 4:20:25 pm)
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OK - didn't get anywhere with 'sdb1' (or 'sdc1').
tried the 'fdisk' but it seems something has gone awry..did (as above) the "Once inside fdisk, press a to toggle the bootable flag, then select the partition when fdisk asks. (Should be #1). Press w to write the changes, then q to quit", but now it give a lot of warnings (wouldn't accept 'q') about changes to partitions & empty partitions..I thought it might need the CD in first, but no. I've restarted now, and of course it's booting Xubuntu from the CD. Once again, it's now loading the live CD. If anyone has idiot-proof pointers at this point (the idiot being me of course!), it would be appreciated. So near yet so far...
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oasisbob wrote:
cratedriver wrote:
Still tweaking away but i think it's coming along nicely. No major issues with the OS so far. I'm still trying to figure out why flash won't work in Firefox... but that's another story. Here is a pic of eeeXubuntu running on my eee.
http://lh3.google.com/cratedriver/R2BCS … shot-1.pngoooh, pretty.
As far as flash goes, I think you're getting bitten by a recent bug. The fix is relatively easy (manually download and install an updated package manually):
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p= … stcount=13
Brilliant! Worked like a charm...
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