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dsnort33823
April 5th, 2009, 03:19 AM
Hello everybody,

After 20+ years of heartache and frustration I jumped off the Microsoft Express Train to Computational Inadequacy three years ago when I switched to Macs. I'm very happy with Mac, but have a growing interest in Linux. So when I found an Asus eee PC 900 A on ebay yesterday, I snapped it up, and have been reading up on it. Looks ok, but comes with the Xandros distro, and I really had my heart set on Ubuntu. To this end I am currently downloading Ubuntu 8.10 on my iMac so I can install on the eee when it arrives. Couple of questions though.

The eee doesn't have a CD drive. I've read that you can install Ubuntu from a bootable ISO on a thumbdrive by holding down the Escape key while the machine boots, and then selecting the thumbdrive as the start up volume in Bios. Is this correct?

How do you make a bootable ISO on a thumbdrive in Mac. Or should I wait and do it in Xandros?

Eventually I'm going to want to upgrade the SSD in the eee from 4 GB to something bigger. Any one know the best way to get Ubuntu installed on a blank SSD drive?

Thanks

bertolo
April 5th, 2009, 04:13 AM
the best way to get ubuntu installed in a SSD drive in a pc without a CD drive it's using a usb pen.

format the pen, unmount ubuntu iso inside it, boot eeepc with the correct boot order that u can select in the BIOS, with the pen plugged in: install ubuntu and be happy. =P

aheckler
April 5th, 2009, 04:23 AM
the Microsoft Express Train to Computational Inadequacy

Haha, that was great!

kyphi
April 5th, 2009, 04:41 AM
You can install either from a USB stick or an SD card. The version of Ubuntu that works best on the eeepc range is the one from this address:

http://www.eeebuntu.org/

I have successfully installed the Ubuntu Netbook Remix on a 701 and a 1000H.

dsnort33823
April 5th, 2009, 05:22 AM
Thanks for the help guys, I'm sure you'll be hearing a lot of requests for help from me in the near future!:p

JK3mp
April 5th, 2009, 05:34 AM
You can install either from a USB stick or an SD card. The version of Ubuntu that works best on the eeepc range is the one from this address:

http://www.eeebuntu.org/

I have successfully installed the Ubuntu Netbook Remix on a 701 and a 1000H.

An SD card eh? Wow...i'll have to try that. lol. Guess if u can use pen drive it shouldn't be that hard, just never seen it done.
Good luck and hope you have a great Ubuntu Experience dsnort.

kyphi
April 6th, 2009, 01:17 AM
http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2008/07/running-ubuntu-on-the-eee-pc.ars

JK3mp
April 6th, 2009, 01:24 AM
http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2008/07/running-ubuntu-on-the-eee-pc.ars

:) Thanks.