@Jasey, Many of us do not mind an occasional patch to get our hardware working; however with the number of kernel/ubuntu-restricted-modules updates going on, and the having to re-patch afterwards, this is just a headache and causes a major issue with usability. I'm fed up with the repatching myself...
@John McCourt, Mandriva 2008.1 works with the eeePC out of the box. Be good to your Solid State Disk's lifespan and try to avoid Windows... -- Atheros wireless (AR5007) not working on ASUS Eee PC https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182489 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu EEEPC, which is a direct subscriber. Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Intrepid: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules The Eee PC has non-working wireless out of the box. A patch is available from the madwifi website: http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679 I'd like to have working wireless in hardy, without having to patch/compile manually :) _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-eeepc Post to : ubuntu-eeepc@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-eeepc More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
