The "h" key on my eee pc didn't work.
Bought a brand-new replacement one from eBay for £9.39 inc p&p.
Installed in 2 minutes flat. (3 spring-clips at the top and one ribbon-connector.) Sorted.
The new one's a "Windows" keyboard, but the machine's a Linux one. No problem. The only difference is the new one has a Windows key instead of a "home" button. I can live with that.
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Monday, 28 February 2011
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Asus eee PC (LInux) | Fix WPA Wireless Connection | Install Updates
Info:
The Asus eee PC (Linux) uses Xandros Linux. Installing and updating programs is done via "repositories".
There's a file which specifies which repositories to use. By default, these are the ASUS repositories.
Firstly, get yourself connected to the internet via a wired connection.
Now fire-up a terminal window. Work > File Manager > Tools > Terminal.
This will give you a command line with a "/home/user>" prompt.
Do this:
/home/user> sudo apt-get update
Wait until it's finished, and then do this:
/home/user> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
This will take about 5 minutes.
Then type "exit", and reboot the machine.Disconnect the LAN cable.
Now log in and hit the "Wireless Network" button under the "Internet" tab. Select your wireless connection, enter the WPA key, and connect. You may also want to select the "connect at boot" option on the far-right drop down.
That's it. You'll now find that you have a number of options in the "Update Programs" option under the "Settings" tab. Update everything. Especially the Anti-Virus. (It'll take a while..)
The Asus eee PC (Linux) uses Xandros Linux. Installing and updating programs is done via "repositories".
There's a file which specifies which repositories to use. By default, these are the ASUS repositories.
Firstly, get yourself connected to the internet via a wired connection.
Now fire-up a terminal window. Work > File Manager > Tools > Terminal.
This will give you a command line with a "/home/user>" prompt.
Do this:
/home/user> sudo apt-get update
Wait until it's finished, and then do this:
/home/user> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
This will take about 5 minutes.
Then type "exit", and reboot the machine.Disconnect the LAN cable.
Now log in and hit the "Wireless Network" button under the "Internet" tab. Select your wireless connection, enter the WPA key, and connect. You may also want to select the "connect at boot" option on the far-right drop down.
That's it. You'll now find that you have a number of options in the "Update Programs" option under the "Settings" tab. Update everything. Especially the Anti-Virus. (It'll take a while..)
Asus eee PC (LInux) | Restore Factory Defaults
** PLEASE NOTE - THIS WILL WIPE ALL YOUR DATA **
I can't believe how FAST (1.5 minutes), and easy this is..
Firstly, you need to know that the eee pc has a restore partition built-in, so you don't need to faff about with Cds, DVDs or USB sticks. All you need to do is trigger the restore procedure.
On boot-up, keeping pressing F9. You should then get a boot menu with three options. Option 3 is "Restore Factory Settings". Select it, and hit enter. Now say yes to anything it asks. When finished, it'll reboot.
Enter a new username and password (twice).
That's it. Honest.
Now you will want to install updates..
* What? F9 doesn't work?
On boot-up, select F2. Switch OFF silent boot. Switch OFF quick boot. Save settings.
Now reboot and try F9 again. Sorted.
I can't believe how FAST (1.5 minutes), and easy this is..
Firstly, you need to know that the eee pc has a restore partition built-in, so you don't need to faff about with Cds, DVDs or USB sticks. All you need to do is trigger the restore procedure.
On boot-up, keeping pressing F9. You should then get a boot menu with three options. Option 3 is "Restore Factory Settings". Select it, and hit enter. Now say yes to anything it asks. When finished, it'll reboot.
Enter a new username and password (twice).
That's it. Honest.
Now you will want to install updates..
* What? F9 doesn't work?
On boot-up, select F2. Switch OFF silent boot. Switch OFF quick boot. Save settings.
Now reboot and try F9 again. Sorted.
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