On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Marghanita da Cruz
<marghan...@ramin.com.au>wrote:

> Richard Ibbotson wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday 04 August 2010 22:57:20 Jon Jermey wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to get Linux running from an SD card boot on an Asus eee
>>> 1005p but every distro I have tried so far fails to recognise the
>>> Wi-Fi (Atheros). Wired connections are working. Does anyone know
>>> of a distro which recognises wireless out of the box on this
>>> specific model or, failing that, a reliable set of instructions to
>>> get one working?
>>>
>>
>> My 1005HA works fine on Ubuntu 10.04.  Might be that the drivers for your
>> hardware aren't out there yet.
>>
>>  Have you tried the ASUS international site?
>
> ASUS was the first to distribute a laptop pre-loaded with Linux. They
> subsequently decided not to distribute Linux versions in Australia.
>
> They were selling them at OfficeWorks for a time, last year.
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