Questions tagged [eeepc]

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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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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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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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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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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Enabling PAE in Ubuntu 12.04 on Asus EEE PC 1025C

I have a EEE PC 1025C which came pre-loaded with Windows 7 Starter Edition. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit as dual-boot with no difficulties. An output of uname -r gave an output of 3.4.0-030400-...
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How do I get brightness controls working properly on an Eee PC 1001P?

Is there a solution to the low screen brightness issue with the Eee PC 1001P and release 12.04? When I use the brightness control, the screen goes through three adjustment cycles of dark to semi ...
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Left touchpad button doesn't work on an eee pc 900

Left touchpad button doesn't work at all at my Asus eee pc 900 using Ubuntu 11.10. Have searched for the solution, found out that that's not only my problem, but haven't found a solution. Is there ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Upgrade 11.10 to 12.04 on Eee PC failed. GLIBC_2.14 not found

I was upgrading my Eee PC from 11.10 to 12.04 as prompted and the upgrade locked up (the lappy was plugged into power - so that wasn't the problem). The system won't boot now and I'm getting an error ...
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Can't get external wifi antenna to work, or find one that works

I have an external wifi antenna (alfa), which worked with windows but not with ubuntu. My computer is a small laptop eee pc. The antenna plugs in usb. Supposedly I have the driver for it, but I am ...
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gnome shell + external monitor = garbage (ubuntu 11.10 on eeepc)

i'm using gnome shell on an asus eeepc (atom N570, 1Gb ram, opengl renderer mesa DRI intel IGD). As soon as i connect my external monitor, i get garbage on both screens. When i disconnect, the display ...
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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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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 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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Losing Wifi on 12.04, no way to get it back?

I am running 12.04 on an Asus EEEPC 1201n. Regularly, wifi connection is lost and there seems to be no way to get it back without a reboot. The same machine booted on WIN7 never fails. I am at a ...
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