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Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on the Eee-pc 901

16.05.2009 by · Leave a Comment

I have to say that I was slightly disappointed by the 8.04.1 version of Ubuntu-eee. I know I blogged about how the Netbook Remix version of Ubuntu would probably be ideal for netbooks, but now that I’ve actually played around with it I feel differently. The 901’s 9″ screen is big enough to use the regular UI, and having even the smallest little popup window be maximized bugged the hell out of me.

That’s why I decided to go ‘back’ to my old setup with regular Ubuntu made ‘eee-friendly’ using the array.org kernel. I put the word ‘back’ between quotes in that last sentence because this also allowed me to go with the newer 8.10 version of Ubuntu (Intrepid Ibex). It may not be as easy as installing Ubuntu eee, but I found it to be well worth the extra effort.

Installing Intrepid Ibex

This really couldn’t be any simpler. Ubuntu’s installer is even easier than the one that comes with Windows. I chose to pay a little extra attention to the disk partition setup (like with 8.04), but other than that there’s nothing to it.

Once you’ve successfully installed the OS and rebooted your Eee-PC you’ll find that the wireless network adapter doesn’t work. Luckily the wired one does, so I grabbed an old UTP cable I had lying around and used that to install the array.org kernel.

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Putting the low power computing puzzle together

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I’ve been fascinated by this new trend in computing. Every hardware manufacturer seems to be introducing low power components aimed at simple ‘internet PCs’. Not everyone needs their PC to be able to run Crysis at 60 fps. I think it’s great that manufacturers are recognizing this, but it really is a shame that most of these products don’t quite fit together just yet.

Intel’s Atom

Take the Intel Atom CPU. The single core version uses only a maximum of 2.5 watts of electricity. A mid range desktop CPU uses fifteen times that, if not thirty. The Atom N270 in my netbook really is fast enough for surfing the web and office work. But the Atom is usually bundled with an Intel chipset that is far less efficient. As a result, the combo has a hard time when compared against a Core2 Duo chip on an Intel G31 chipset based motherboard. The latter is far more powerful and uses only slightly more energy (at least when idle).

Intel apparently has a chipset planned (codenamed ‘Poulsbo’) that will use less power, but at a cost. It will not support graphics resolutions over ‘HD ready’ and use PATA over the newer SATA standard. Hmmm, I think I’ll pass.

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Avira AntiVir Personal – Free Antivirus 9.0.0.386

18.04.2009 by · Leave a Comment

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