On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 03:39:24PM -0800, Tom Higgins wrote: > > I have the EEE 701 running eeebuntu (http://www.eeebuntu.org/). > Installs like a charm, everything works spont on and you are set up > with an apt-get's vast array of choices as with any good debian > install should. The reason I went with eeebuntu over vanilla debian > is the hand crafted kernel that hits on most of the eee specific > issues. They even did the jiggering to make sure you get the right > kernels when you upgrade/update. With an 8gb sd slotted in it makes a > damn fine edge device. > > I have not tried running it as an AP yet, I will report back if and when I do.
Does the 701 use the ralink or some other wifi chip? I figured out why there are two radios listed on the side of the EEE box - these are the two different radio *options*, one of which is ralink and one is atheros, and there is a little stickon blue dot indicating which one is used. For this and other reasons, an EEE Box is not as suitable for a node as an ALIX with a radio card. BTW, while researching the EEE OS, I've noticed that quite a few people are complaining about broken screens on the minilaptops, and from the way they describe them I suspect there is a mechanical design defect manifesting in a sizeable fraction of units shipped. At these low prices, you can bet ASUS is doing nothing to repair and replace them. So treat the 701 as very fragile, don't lift it by one corner, and perhaps construct a padded box with a rigid outer shell for transporting it. Be prepared to buy a replacement. Quality and durability costs money - the prices we paid for the EEE (you the minilaptop, me the minidesktop) suggests we can't expect much of either. That said, if these become wildly popular, then ASUS will invest in quality to simply increase the manufacturing yield (because otherwise, too many units will break during manufacturing, especially if they speed up the line). The reliability issues are much simpler on the EEE Box - no keyboard, no screen, just some exposed connectors anchored in a sturdy steel box. Still, it is possible to torque stuff on the mainboard, lifting pins and breaking board traces. Whether that actually happens, only time will tell. Keith -- Keith Lofstrom [email protected] Voice (503)-520-1993 KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon" Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Scan ICs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
