It is a very elegant system - which is blinking annoying when it won't install.

I'm still at a loss as to why this doesn't work. The Attansic L2 driver should be in kernel as best I can tell - I can't find a squeeze package for it.

Maybe I'll just wait for the new eeebuntu to materialise - it's going to be based on Debian (unstable I think). If it's binary compatible (or at least has a full copy of the Debian repo) it'll work for me.

Still, if anyone does figure out a way to get this to work, please do let me know. I guess it may just be a case of waiting for a new installer, whether an updated standard one or the Debian on the eee people's first squeeze offering.

Last edited by Confuseling (2009-10-28 10:49:02 am)

Bluester wrote:

Confuseling wrote:

Anyone got any tips for an eee 1000? The instructions here

http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowT … dInstaller

don't work for me - it boots, but can't find the network. I understand that the wireless requires firmware, but surely ethernet should work?

I want to install straight to EXT4, so although installing Lenny then upgrading does work, I'd prefer not to.

900a -
I wish I had better news for you...

I tried installing via the testing image and could not get it to recognize my wireless or ethernet.
I installed lenny and upgraded. I have not moved to Ext4 as of yet.
However, I am noticing a difference in memory usage and disk space usage installing debian as opposed to ubuntu.

debian squeeze 2.6.30-2-686 1.1gb lxde with a few gnome apps
ubuntu 9.10 2.6.30-2 1.5gb lxde with the same gnome apps

I love the ability to install apps using

Code:

sudo aptitude install abcd_efg-application --without-recommends

from a 'base' install -- dependicies are decreased from the beginning.

good luck and let us know how things go.

Was the during the install or after?  IIRC most eeepc hardware is supported by squeeze/testing.  Networking *always* fails for me during install but after manually configuring it works perfectly.

Yes, debian is much better vs ubuntu.

Follow the instructions using the netinst ISO of testing/squeeze.  It includes the base installation.

When you get to the networking section it will find your ethernet and wireless, but will fail.  Skip that section and install the base/command line configuration.  After booting into the base install, set up networking manually and apt-get what you want i.e. gnome, lxde, fluxbox, etc.


You can try substituting the weekly squeeze ISO in place of the squeeze netinst but that failed every single time for me.

http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386
+
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/ima … oot.img.gz

vs

http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily … etinst.iso
+
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/ima … oot.img.gz

Last edited by aj123 (2009-10-28 2:34:17 pm)

Yes this squeeze installer can be hours of fun, I just installed a squeeze KDE base system on a USB key and had four main problems: (i) the installer didn't set up Grub2 (this seems a common issue, the developers should sort this out!); (ii) no accounts set up on the installed system (no root password set either); (iii) no Ethernet (udev was confused by me moving the installed USB key from one machine to another); (iv) no wifi  - the dreaded Broadcom 4312 missing driver. Oh yes, hours of fun.

Just to stick my oar in -

Bluester wrote:

I love the ability to install apps using

Code:

sudo aptitude install abcd_efg-application --without-recommends

from a 'base' install -- dependicies are decreased from the beginning.

If you use apt-get instead of aptitude then it misses out the recommended stuff anyway, and just puts in the dependencies. Aptitude is nice, and has a bit more intelligence if/when stuff goes wrong, but for general use I prefer apt-get. Same command line - apt-get install <application>

I wouldn't mix them.  Aptitude will remove dependencies when removing items, apt will not unless you add "autoremove."