First of all, if you changed the distro and want to use ndiswrapper, you need to blacklist the modules Linux tries to load by default for wifi. (Puppy Linuxhas GUI Network Wizard that loads drivers through ndiswrapper.) 1. Go to a terminal as root. 2. Edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist using your favorite editor (nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist) 3. Add the following… Read More »
Before doing this, remove any repositories you may have added. You ONLY want to use the packages from the Asus update repositories. To do this: ctrl-alt-T, sudo kwrite /etc/apt/source.list. Put ‘#’ (no quotes) in front of any repositories other than the Asus ones. Save and close. Then, sudo apt-get update. ENABLING TO FULL DESKTOP MODE… Read More »
This tutorial will show you how to slim down your Windows XP install using the program nlite. A few people have followed this tutorial and I haven’t heard any reports of people having problems installing drivers or software afterwards so it’s pretty safe to do. Completing this tutorial will shrink your XP installation down to… Read More »
Johnx over at forum.eeeusers.com came up with a mod that gives you 2 extra usb ports. It is a very neat mod and uses space that is already open for the secondary mini pci-e card. There is some soldering involved but once this mod is complete you can add internal bluetooth and a 16GB flash… Read More »
Access your shared home network files from anywhere you have an internet connection using the hamachi VPN software. Using hamachi (thanks to Kermee at eeeuser forums for telling me about this program) you can access a network share on your home pc over the internet on your EEEpc. First step is to download hamachi: https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/list.asp Then… Read More »