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lvds · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 315 Location: Near the window

Hi,

For travels I had chance to buy a little netbook with no windows inside. Instead, the Asus eeePC 1225C see here was sold with Ubuntu. The first-run install failed miserably and I had to reformat the whole drive and install a fresh Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I discovered the pc is equiped with Atom Cedar trails which requires special drivers see here
typically to solve video and network problem:

Dewbie · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 1779

Have you tried Puppeee?
It's built especially for the Asus eee.
(but no longer supported)

anikin · Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 982

Please, have a look at this: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=676622#676622
Your best bet would be to go with Slacko, I believe.

lvds · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 315 Location: Near the window

@Dewbie: I didn't try Pupeee yet, I wanted to go with something "fresh"

ally · Joined: 19 May 2012 Posts: 1802 Location: lincoln, uk

fluppy was a puppeee fork with more drivers for wider hardware support so may be worth a try, also saluki which followed

Smile

lvds · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 315 Location: Near the window

...I'm writting this just for the record, just in case someone lands here coming from a search engine or anything, because I just wrote it elsewhere too Cool

Well, so far, the only puppies that could boot Asus 1225c were Racy v5.5 and upup-precise 3.8.3. These two boots into 1024x768. Then when running xorg video wizard manually and ask for a probe, will allow the 1366x768.

Important to note: the screen in text mode to chose between probe, test... is too big and goes out of the screen ! So you need to type in blind (enter the first time, because hopefully this is the default, then enter again when the screen resolution is selected) because you don't see the buttons. Only the faithfull... Smile

firak · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 174

I install puppy on a similar eepc.
I face smaller problems than you. my is 1225p with atomN550 and yours is N2600 . So is different. I share anway, hoping that can helps you.

I found that every puppy 5 basicaly work on my.

the best conpatibily for the screen and video codecs was
Dpup . puppy_squeeze_5.X.3.2.14.2 .

The ounly one that support the mic was Puppy Racy . puppy_racy_5.3 .

Here my menu for multy boot several puppyes on the sd card.

1.- Puppy Linux 528

2.- Puppy Linux 528 RAM

3.- Puppy Macpup RAM

4.- Puppy Macpup Default

5.- Puppy Saluki RAM

6.- Puppy Saluki

7.- Puppy Dpup RAM

8.- Puppy Dpup (Video)

9.- Puppy Racy RAM

10.- Puppy Racy (Skype)

good lack. Rolling Eyes

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6747 Location: hobart

lvds, have you tried Upup Raring 3.8.7?

lvds · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 315 Location: Near the window