Ubuntu Eee on the Eee, Dark Side ...
Given that there are bunch of tutorials on the net about how to install various Linux distributions on the Asus Eee I was not expecting to write a post about for two reasons: first because I had more to do and secondly because I hate to go to Google search and find several sources with the same content, as happened this morning. I know it would follow the yellow brick road and all be happy.
I recently purchased an Eee and signed a plan for "broadband" 3G by a need to access the outside world the place where he worked as the proxy blocking access to GMail.
In my opinion Asus Nailed to sell the Eee as an appliance instead of a computer. You buy, take a look in the manual and using leaves as if using a mixer. No mysteries. Xandros, which comes standard distribution is perfectly usable for any idiot, including me in this case, for the tasks to which it is intended: intenet, email, office basic multimedia. Everything is quite simple, including updating the BIOS!
Now of course if you want to use it for something beyond the original proposal, customization is welcomed as the official repositories have older packages. I had to install Opera to access one of those sites made by sub-berries eaten badly we do know that only sites that do not work properly in Firefox and I was on hand, the dependencies could not be satisfied automatically.
The parsley before half-eaten badly we will fill the bag, since I make it clear that I am also web developer and know the differences and the costs involved in producing a decent website or such a crap that you spew out there.
Anyway, since I decided to install a proper distribution but with the new requests from my Eee, I chose the Ubuntu Eee for pure personal preference even after all he is my oras.
The Material
- 01 Eee Pc (Required, DHA);
- Micro 01 to generate the image bootable (optional if you have u CR-ROM external);
- 01 SD of at least 1GB (ditto above);
- 01 2GB SD card (optional, only one backup);
- MP3 player xing-ling USB 2Gb for the case of SDs fail (optional)
- Adapters for various convenience (optional);
Sources
Of the various tutorials that I researched I can cite the Ubuntu Eee wiki , the online documentation for Ubuntu , an article in Tecnoclasta and an article by Morimoto .
Steps
Installing Linux on a ditribuição Eee drives using the CD-ROM is identical to installation on a common PC and details can be found in article Morimoto. Already without CD-ROM it splits into two basic steps: the first is to prepare an image on a bootable USB stick, the second is the installation itself.
Preparing a bootable image
In my research I found some ways to create the image bootable and tried two. The first is using the script isotostick.sh as described in the article Tecnoclasta, the other is using the wiki as UNetbootin Ubuntu Eee.
I used a 2Gb SD, since the image is a little over 600 Mb The UNetbootin is a single executable and its use is quite intuitive. Just choose the ISO or distribution (in this case it downloads the ISO's Web), choose your device and have them generate. It takes a little bit and sometimes it seems that it is locked, but it is normal, after all they are almost 700 Mb of data.
Done this is only insert the SD card, have the system boot by breakthroughs from EuResist boot, right? Wrong, at least for me ...
My image bootable no boot. What the hell is this bootable image that does not boot?
Ok, let's try again. .. Nothing.
I change the iso ... Nothing.
Return SD ... Nothing.
Damn, I do not know to configure the Eee's BIOS to boot via SD? Looking for a little, change a few options and ... NOTHING!
Hence the crack: micro switch. I was in the note and put the stick to boot (one of those USB adapters for SD) and ... NOTHING! Okay, is the image, not the SD. And now? Have not seen anyone reporting on the net that the picture made with UNetbootin no boot.
After some more reading I discover a macabre detail. Rereading the tutorial cited in the Ubuntu documentation and researching other sources that do not remember when I saw that depending on the vesa UNetbootin and hardware SD formatting the SD file system might have to be different.
Well, to bored to look for commands and Owl in this movie is not helping. Then go from GParted. As I do not know which configuration will work, it only remains to try to hit you. In my case it was with ext3.
The steps are very simple that only time-consuming:
Open GParted, recreate the partition and choose the file system;
Do not forget to mark the new partition bootable. To do this right click on it and go "Manage Flags";
And check the boot option (other options may be needed depending on the hardware used).
Done it open and burn the iso UNetbootin.
Installing
Now the easy part: installation. Not much different than installing a PC, save one or two details.
To choose which device will be used to boot, just put the SD on the reader of the Eee, boot and press ESC a few times to appreciate the boot menu. See images below
Choosing the boot device. 
Grub Installer. 
Ubuntu Eee booting. 
The Ubuntu installer screens, already well known. 
Details for the keyboard, in my case. USA - USA International with dead keys. to set the accents and the cedilla. 
When performing the partitioning should not be created swap partition, because we are installing a flash, not in HD. The partitioner will complain about it but just move on. 
The configuration screen also known default user. 
Follow the installation. 
End of installation, time of reboot. 
The basic fabric login. 
The Desktop. Not bacaninha? 
Finishing
Unlike the parsley very fond of saying around here everything worked perfectly including network card and wifi function keys. Some optimizations and customizations I intend to publish new posts soon, or not.
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