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Eee pc's are netbooks or small, portable laptops usually with minimal system hardware. These are most often great for running linux due to their compact nature and good hardware.

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GRUB and LVM stripped / volume

I am attempting to install lubuntu on a very old eeepc. It has a 4Gb SSD and a 16Gb SD Card. I created a 512MB partition on the ssd to hold the boot partition sda1 (ext4). and I created an LVM volume ...
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Lubuntu install stuck on "configuring locales..."

I recently got back my old Eee pc and decided to install Lubuntu on it. All went well, until it got to the point where it configures locales. It has been at that point for more than 1.5 hours now. ...
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Lubuntu 18.04: ASUS eee PC 900 display resolution issue

Sorry if this is a dumb question - I'm completely new when it comes to using Lubuntu or any similar system for that matter. I installed Lubuntu onto my old ASUS eee PC 900 off of an SD card. I tried ...
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Asus Eee Pc 1005PX Keyboard Issue

my wife gave me her laptop to fix it. There was a ugly windows 7 starter on it. I decided to drop the windows into junk and use Ubuntu Distro 18.04. There were some hooks to get startet with the ...
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No internet access, lubuntu 17.04, eeepc 1001pxd

I just installed lubuntu 17.04 without problems. The pc also connects to my wifi, but I can not go to any websites in firefox (or search for updates etc.). I tried connecting it to the router with an ...
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Fn + F1..12 key combinations don't work after upgrading to Ubuntu 16.10

I'm having a strange problem after upgrading my ASUS 1215N from Ubuntu 16.04 to 16.10 (Unity 7). Basically only Fn + F1..F6 combinations worked properly, all Fn + F7..F12 didn't even showed up in ...
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Optimus not working on a EEE 1015pn after 16.04

while there are a couple answered and unanswered issues similar to mine none of them quite fit my problem (or their solutions didn't work for me). My issue: Using bumblebee I had no issues using ...
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EEEPC 701 4G will not take a new Distro

I lost the use of three machines in the great late November update (see my other threads) I have tried all the obvious things with no luck to try to get these to boot up. EEEPC – I was running ...
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Blinking cursor trying to boot from live USB

I have been trying to boot Lubuntu 16.04.1 on an Asus Eee PC 700 Series 2G Surf from a Live USB. I have tested the USB on two other computers, and Lubuntu starts smoothly, but I have been having some ...
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EEE-PC 1000HE install questions

UPDATE BIOS allows for booting from SD card slot, a program like Unetbootin can be used to configure a bootable SD card Ubuntu installer. lubuntu 16.04 failed to install, whereas 15.10 was ...
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Install Ubuntu onto Old Asus EeePC 1215N?

I have my old netbook that's showing it's age I guess. Windows 7 seems boggy and slow (not that it was ever fast here). Below is some of the hardware. I am looking for something more light weight ...
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Nvidia Ion Asus Eee PC Seashell series 1215n and Optimus

I'm using ubuntu, lubuntu , kubuntu: Linux sysop 3.19.0-33-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Fri Nov 6 18:18:12 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux on a Asus Eee PC Seashell series 1215n that has an ...
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Audio not working after switching to Ubuntu 15.10

I have some audio problems in my netbook (Asus eeepc). I used to work with lubuntu 14.04 and audio was perfectly working after pulseaudio installation. I decided to change to Ubuntu Mate 15.10. After ...
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ubuntu mate no sound intel hda

I've purchased an older netbook from asus: EeePC x101CH with an intel HDA sound chip. I installed ubuntu mate 15.04 and tried already several things to get te sound working, but to no avail. I already ...
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How do I set my EeePC fan to aggressive cooling in Ubuntu 15.04?

I have installed Ubuntu 15.04 and have faced a rather nasty problem: the computer shuts down in just some minutes (or almost immediately in case of active usage) because of overheating (I can notice a ...
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How do I setup software RAID 0 or JBOD with BTRFS?

I've a 4GB SSD drive which is BTRFS formatted and is running Lubuntu 15.04 and a 8GB SD card (which I've always inserted) formatted as BTRFS. I want to setup software RAID 0 or JBOD, so I've more ...
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Screen colours shifted

I have an Eee with Ubuntu 14.04 installed, and recently I noticed a shifted in the screen colours: the whites are still white and the black are still black, but now light colours are in shades of ...
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How do I make a video using my webcam? [duplicate]

I have an EEE PC 701 and want to record video using the built-in webcam. I have installed Lubuntu 14.10. I already have installed avconv and I want to use avconv.
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Eeepc Ubuntu 14.04 Problems: Video, audio, screen flicking and suspend failure

I install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my Eeepc 1101HA with processor Intel Atom CPUZ520 and I have some problems: Screen is flicking, shacking..... Video doesn-t work, is very slow and impossible to see ...
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Ubuntu on Asus eeebookX205 with all peripherals

I am planning to get an eeebook X205 but I want to be sure that I can run Ubuntu with wireless and sound. There is an article (https://github.com/lopaka/instructions/blob/master/ubuntu-14.10-install-...
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Lubuntu on ASUS 1215

I have a ASUS Eee PC 1215P netbook (Seashell series) and liked to migrate from it's original MS-Windows 7 to Ubuntu/Lubuntu. There are documents on Ubuntu official website website which certifies that ...
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Performance issue with Asus netbook

I've installed Ubuntu 14.02 LTS on my Asus netbook (Eee PC). I have slow responses on the desktop, and the video play back is juddering. Any advice?
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Eeepc Video errors - Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS

Installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS on an Eeepc 1101HAB I had laying around. Installation was fine. I have two issues: Video is super slow. The fade in and fade out of the application windows is like 4fps. ...
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Asus eeepc 1025c touchpad not working, synaptic driver not found

Anyone has the solution for running a touchpad on asus eeepc 1025c old machine lubuntu 32 bit
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Which version for a netbook (Eee PC 1001 HA)?

I have been using easy peasy 1.6 on my old EeePC 1001 HA. Things are working well. The only thing, the updating software seems not to be working. That is why I am looking for another ubuntu version ...
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eee pc 1000h wlan not working

I have a eee pc 1000h with lubuntu 14.04 on it (migrating from windows xp). wlan is not working, even if with lspci it detects the wlan card (01:00.0 network controller : Ralink corp. RT2790 Wireless ...
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Asus Eee won't boot

I have a Asus Eee PC running Ubuntu but I wanted to change to Lubuntu, so I created a bootable USB pen drive with Lubuntu (that works fine, I tryed it no my desktop). I was able to boot on my Eee PC ...
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WiFi country changed to US, how do I change it back?

My EeePC running Ubuntu 14.04 suddenly didn't see my wireless network on channel 13 any more, about July 23 2014. iw reg get says it's set to country US. iw reg get on my other laptop running Ubuntu ...
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Install Ubuntu on second SSD on Asus eeepc 901

I have an Asus eeepc 901 which previously had Windows XP installed - I'd like to replace this with Ubuntu 14.04 now that XP is out of support. The eeepc model that I have has two SSD drives - one 4GB ...
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Asus 1001PXD and Ubuntu 14.04

There is a web site that contains information about Ubuntu 12.04 suits very well with the ASUS EEE PC 1001PXD model. I'd like to ask anybody used 14.04 with that model of Asus. Here is the link http:...
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Ubuntu 14.04 bootable drive ignored during booting up (Eee PC 1000HG)

I am new to this site so hello! I have recently acquired Eee PC 1000HG and would like to use it as my linux machine, it has Ubuntu 13 installed but I want to wipe it and install 14.04. My problem is ...
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Getting help on EEE PC 1001 HA [duplicate]

I have a five year old netbook, EEE PC 1001 HA (bought in February 2010), and recently there was some news that Microsoft has stopped supporting Window XP. Can I switch over to Ubuntu? I have worked ...
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Problem on startup on Asus eeepc 900 with Kingspec SSD

I have an Asus eee-pc 900 with 16gb 1.8inch SSD drive. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on it which works normally but because the performance of the internal SSD disk is very poor I decided to buy a ...
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Ubuntu on an Asus EEE PC 4G (701)

I'm a new user to Ubuntu, but having installed it on my main laptop I found that I really like the UI and the usability. I have an Asus eee PC 4G that's been sitting spare for a few years now and ...
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Ubuntu on an Eeepc 1005HA netbook? [duplicate]

I've been given an old Eeepc 1005HA netbook running Windows XP and want to switch to a Linux OS and remove XP completely. Is this easy/advisable? What's the best way? The netbook has no CD drive ...
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What can I use (instead of jupiter) to control the Super Hybrid Engine on my eeepc 1015T

I'm running Saucy on my EEEpc. For a while there was this great tool called jupiter which handled a lot of the power management and CPU scaling on eeepcs. Unfortunately, the tool went out of ...
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Light distro for eeepc [duplicate]

Hello i have an eeepc 900 I want to install a light distro on 4gb sd card for simple tasks user must be able to launch mo3(through vlc), occasionally surf internet, and attach usb stick to get mp3 ...
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Which Ubuntu for Eee 901 - to run from SD card? [duplicate]

I would like to use linux on our company laptop Asus Eee 901 - specs: CPU Intel Atom 1.66 GHz, RAM 1 GB DDR2 Display 8.9 inch, 1024x600 pixels As I am not allowed to modify the OS and MBR I want to ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 on Asus EEE PC - Possible Issues?

I'm looking to play around with Ubuntu 13.10 on my Asus EEE PC 1101 HA with 2 GB Ram (Upgraded at purchase) via a Live USB or Bootable USB drive and I am wondering if anyone knew of any issues that it ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 7 - Mission Impossible?

I just want to install Ubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 7 HP on my EeePC 1215N. I can't do it when Windows 7 is booted up (wubi.exe hasn't got that option), so I booted it from USB key. Everything's ...
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Install Ubuntu 13.10 on EeePC, 32-bit or 64-bit?

I have a 32-bit EeePC with 4GB RAM. Can I install Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit on it? I want to know whether I should install Ubuntu 32-bit or 64-bit before I download the iso.
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Xorg X server tries to delete ubuntu-desktop, help!

I have recently installed ubuntu 12.04 on my Asus eeePC cx1015. Video files, however are stuttering, and I figured the drivers are not installed. I went to synaptic, and chose to install the "...
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My ubuntu runs in slow motion on ubuntu 13.04 asus 1015cx

My specs: my Asus EeePC 1015CX certified by ubuntu 12.04 lts asus 1015 cx with gma 3600 graphic card intel atom dual core ubuntu 13.04 My problem: I need to use ubuntu 13.04, not 12.04. ubuntu 13....
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Asus EEE PC Seashell series Intel® Atom™ CPU N2600 @ 1.60GHz × 4.. Best Ubuntu version/flavor for my [duplicate]

I am new to Ubuntu...because of my Windows problems i completely erased it and installed through USB while WiFi On, the latest version of Ubuntu13.04.. Everything is working fine and perfect. but it ...
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13.04 Eee PC keyboard issue

I've just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my ASUS Eee PC 1225B E450 and keyboard is not working although everything was fine in Ubuntu 12.10. Does anyone have any idea how to solve this problem? Just ...
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Can I wipe HHD and install Ubuntu all from SD card?

I have an Asus Eee PC running on Windows XP. Recently, it crashed and when it boots, it has a black screen. This is a pain, as I only wanted to turn it on so I could wipe XP and install Ubuntu. Is ...
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Asus eeePC - Screen Brightness Issue

I have ASUS 1015CX Netbook on which I have installed Ubuntu 12.04LTS. All seem to work fine however there is an issue with brightness settings; changing the brightness (both through settings and with ...
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Can I Install Ubuntu on EEEPC 900 [duplicate]

can i Install Ubuntu 12.10 on my EEPC900 ? The Second SDD is broken , so there are only still a 4GB Harddisk , 1GB RAM
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Problem with hd video playback (AMD Radeon HD 6320)

I have Asus 1225b E-450 with AMD Radeon HD 6320 + Ubuntu 12.10. The problem consist in the video, it is so slow when playing 720p and 1080p. Proprietary drivers are installed. In what could be the ...
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Tab and backtick keys not working

I recently installed 12.10 Server Edition on my EeePC laptop and have discovered that the backtick and tab keys don't work. I haven't used this particular computer for a while so it might be a ...
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