So I've been thinking of giving my old EeePC 901 to
my brother, as I've upgraded to the superb N10J and he could probably
make use of it.
Looking on the web, the EasyPeasy Linux distribution (formerly Ubuntu Eee) seems the most popular and promised a pain free install. So, having an external drive, I decided the simplest method was to simply download and burn the install ISO onto a DVD. So far so good, Eee boots DVD, Ubuntu starts and then.... I'm dumped at a BusyBox console. Er, what? After some annoying checking on the web, it appears I'm not the only person having this problem. Strike 1....
I decide to try the USB stick route, which seems to be more common. So, following their instructions to the letter, I download and execute the little Windows application for transferring the ISO to a stick. Reboot with the stick in and..... I'm dumped at a bootloader console with the error "Could not find kernel image: linux". WTF? USB stick installation borked as well? Strike 2.....
At this point I've had enough for the morning. I have to say this is the worst Linux install I've experienced in a looong while. I've installed ancient versions of Redhat on creaky old boxes with less fuss than this.
In conclusion - EasyPeasy Linux is anything but!
UPDATE 11:11
Finally got the blasted thing installed using a removeable SD card I had lying around. Frankly, I'm amazed at how poor the installation support for EasyPeasy Linux is. The distribution only targets a subset of hardware, namely EEE pcs, not the entire plethora of hardware that standard Linux distros have to cater for. So why oh why is it so difficult to install on what should be their most popular choice of device?
Looking on the web, the EasyPeasy Linux distribution (formerly Ubuntu Eee) seems the most popular and promised a pain free install. So, having an external drive, I decided the simplest method was to simply download and burn the install ISO onto a DVD. So far so good, Eee boots DVD, Ubuntu starts and then.... I'm dumped at a BusyBox console. Er, what? After some annoying checking on the web, it appears I'm not the only person having this problem. Strike 1....
I decide to try the USB stick route, which seems to be more common. So, following their instructions to the letter, I download and execute the little Windows application for transferring the ISO to a stick. Reboot with the stick in and..... I'm dumped at a bootloader console with the error "Could not find kernel image: linux". WTF? USB stick installation borked as well? Strike 2.....
At this point I've had enough for the morning. I have to say this is the worst Linux install I've experienced in a looong while. I've installed ancient versions of Redhat on creaky old boxes with less fuss than this.
In conclusion - EasyPeasy Linux is anything but!
UPDATE 11:11
Finally got the blasted thing installed using a removeable SD card I had lying around. Frankly, I'm amazed at how poor the installation support for EasyPeasy Linux is. The distribution only targets a subset of hardware, namely EEE pcs, not the entire plethora of hardware that standard Linux distros have to cater for. So why oh why is it so difficult to install on what should be their most popular choice of device?
