Comments on: Checking out Ubuntu Netbook Remix http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/ The Eee PC Community Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:18:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: eppistaxsis http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-124243 eppistaxsis Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:16:20 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-124243 I have been running Ubuntu eee since I got my 901. I had to as the bloody thing would only speak chinese to me! Dead easy to install and just works. There are a few issues with switching the Wi-Fi on and off as in it freezes the machine and also the installer leaves the SD card slot mapped as a CD-ROM drive (which of course does make sense for the install purpose) Have had issues with the Vodafone 3G dongle - it only works if you boot the machine with it plugged in and log in as root (which of course is something Ubuntu *really doesn't* like!) - however the guys at betavine are really helpful. I quite like the UI but, like the others, the force to maximise windows is annoying. There is probably a way to switch it off but as I am new to linux I haven't found it yet... Obviously the other attraction is the amount of software available - like Firefox 3. So I am happy with it - roll on Ubuntu eee (if it still going to be called that) 8.10 :-) I have been running Ubuntu eee since I got my 901.

I had to as the bloody thing would only speak chinese to me!

Dead easy to install and just works.

There are a few issues with switching the Wi-Fi on and off as in it freezes the machine and also the installer leaves the SD card slot mapped as a CD-ROM drive (which of course does make sense for the install purpose)

Have had issues with the Vodafone 3G dongle – it only works if you boot the machine with it plugged in and log in as root (which of course is something Ubuntu *really doesn’t* like!) – however the guys at betavine are really helpful.

I quite like the UI but, like the others, the force to maximise windows is annoying.

There is probably a way to switch it off but as I am new to linux I haven’t found it yet…

Obviously the other attraction is the amount of software available – like Firefox 3.

So I am happy with it – roll on Ubuntu eee (if it still going to be called that) 8.10 :-)

]]> By: Epikt http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-119239 Epikt Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:01:12 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-119239 I don't like the full screen window manager and run slow in my eee 701. I don’t like the full screen window manager and run slow in my eee 701.

]]> By: richard http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-105885 richard Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:02:13 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-105885 I've just installed Ubuntu-eeepc on my 1000 using adamm's scripts http://www.array.org/ubuntu/ and it's fantastic. I urge you to try this version of Ubuntu. Wireless and ethernet recognized perfectly, and no more "no dhcpoffers" issues. Works like it should. (earlier I tried Mandriva, but it was only useful for the 700. The 901 and 1000 etc use different ethernet and wireless hardware or firmware versions.) I’ve just installed Ubuntu-eeepc on my 1000 using adamm’s scripts http://www.array.org/ubuntu/ and it’s fantastic. I urge you to try this version of Ubuntu. Wireless and ethernet recognized perfectly, and no more “no dhcpoffers” issues. Works like it should.

(earlier I tried Mandriva, but it was only useful for the 700. The 901 and 1000 etc use different ethernet and wireless hardware or firmware versions.)

]]> By: dc http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-92322 dc Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:58:19 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-92322 What is the best way to hook up a USB Verizon Wireless Internet device on to a new 4G ASUS Eee with an existing OS? What is the best way to hook up a USB Verizon Wireless Internet device on to a new 4G ASUS Eee with an existing OS?

]]> By: dandesigns http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-91698 dandesigns Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:34:31 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-91698 you can check out my test run on youtube. search "Ubuntu Netbooks Remix and Acer Aspire One" .. a bit sluggish though feature wise, it beats the acer linpus lite. you can check out my test run on youtube. search “Ubuntu Netbooks Remix and Acer Aspire One” .. a bit sluggish though feature wise, it beats the acer linpus lite.

]]> By: Simon Langley http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-87642 Simon Langley Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:44:50 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-87642 Netbook remix isn't a cut down version. It's the full Hardy distro with a new kernel package and a few extras. I am going to buy a Acer Aspire One (cue cries of "traitor" etc) and I shall be trying out this distro as soon as I get my grubby little hands on it. Netbook remix isn’t a cut down version. It’s the full Hardy distro with a new kernel package and a few extras.

I am going to buy a Acer Aspire One (cue cries of “traitor” etc) and I shall be trying out this distro as soon as I get my grubby little hands on it.

]]> By: scribbler http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-85354 scribbler Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:39:18 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-85354 They need to make a launcher as an app. That way it would be optional rather than integrated and could be used by anyone. (FTR I think most people abandoned the starter interface because it was impossible to work with, it took less tech knowledge to use the advanced mode than to get the easy to put in new stuff.) I also think they need to add paneling behavior. That would solve problems with gimp, just dock the palettes and maximize into them, it would also leave room for media interfaces, calculators, IM programs, whatever. They need to make a launcher as an app. That way it would be optional rather than integrated and could be used by anyone. (FTR I think most people abandoned the starter interface because it was impossible to work with, it took less tech knowledge to use the advanced mode than to get the easy to put in new stuff.)
I also think they need to add paneling behavior. That would solve problems with gimp, just dock the palettes and maximize into them, it would also leave room for media interfaces, calculators, IM programs, whatever.

]]> By: danMdan http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-84310 danMdan Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:08:31 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-84310 I'm not sure there is any point in getting excited about this - a report elsewhere suggests it will not be on free download, but only offered to manufacturers - if so it's just not relevant to us here with existing machines. DM I’m not sure there is any point in getting excited about this – a report elsewhere suggests it will not be on free download, but only offered to manufacturers – if so it’s just not relevant to us here with existing machines.

DM

]]> By: Aldrin http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-83620 Aldrin Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:18:49 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-83620 I have tried this but can't get bigger icons... Why is that? I have tried this but can’t get bigger icons… Why is that?

]]> By: Daniel http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/06/05/checking-out-ubuntu-netbook-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-83480 Daniel Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:44:22 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/?p=274#comment-83480 I have been using Ubuntu on normal laptops for a couple of years now and am very pleased with it. But I have to admit that Xandros is much easier to work with when it comes to 3G modems and the like. Support is just there. It recognizes the E220 modem (the most popular), it has a list of network services all over the world to choose from. The one I use in Sweden was there, I just chose it, and I was up and going. To get the same modem to work under Ubuntu you have to do all kinds of tricks or you can download software from Vodaphone, that can't be installed via apt-get install, and tack it on to your system. Messy. Ubuntu is behind here and 3G communication is important for me. I have been using Ubuntu on normal laptops for a couple of years now and am very pleased with it.

But I have to admit that Xandros is much easier to work with when it comes to 3G modems and the like. Support is just there. It recognizes the E220 modem (the most popular), it has a list of network services all over the world to choose from. The one I use in Sweden was there, I just chose it, and I was up and going.

To get the same modem to work under Ubuntu you have to do all kinds of tricks or you can download software from Vodaphone, that can’t be installed via apt-get install, and tack it on to your system. Messy. Ubuntu is behind here and 3G communication is important for me.

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