Installing Ubuntu 9.04 into ASUS eeepc 901 在eeepc 901 安裝Ubuntu 9.04

Sorry that I am in hurry so I type up in English here. I will provide the Chinese version later.

Now I am installing the Ubuntu 9.04 beta into my eeepc 901. It looks that the hardware works fine out of box for 9.04 in live CD session. The WLAN works, the bluetooth is detected, the sound is detected and can play. The hotkeys for adjusting the brightness of the screen and the audio volume also work. The web-cam works in Skype.

For the front-mic, it works in skype, but fails in sound recording. The recorded sound is flipped in sound recording. Updated: It is due to a bug in default ogg format of sound recording. When I change it to .wav, everything is fine.


I boot up the eeepc with the CD image loaded in a USB thumb drive. See my previous post for instruction. The response of the operations is fast.

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The default installation does not contain Adobe Flash Player, but it can be installed by downloading the package in Adobe's site and restart the machine.

I have also run the ubuntueeetweak (http://code.google.com/p/eeescripts/) to install the OSD display and make the font smaller. (Although the original font size is indeed OK for 8.9" display. :-) )

Finally I also installed the eee-control (http://greg.geekmind.org/eee-control/) and now the eeepc is nearly perfect.

整個安裝過程很暢順，在光碟iso 檔放進usb 手指後(post),可以順利進入live CD, 並用wifi上網，選擇install 後約15分鐘後已完成安裝。

硬體支援良好，安裝完後已經立刻可用內置mic 和cam, wifi和bluetooth都沒有問題。

預設並沒有安裝Adobe Flash Player, 不過可以在Adobe 的網站下載.deb 的package.

之後我再安裝了ubuntueeetweak (http://code.google.com/p/eeescripts/) 和 eee-control (http://greg.geekmind.org/eee-control/)，部eeepc 差不多完美了。

Update: Battery Life of EEEPC 901 in Ubuntu 9.04

I have been using eeepc 901 in Ubuntu Linux 9,04 for over 1 month. I am quite satisfied with the performance of the machine. The overall battery life is 7.5 hours, which is very sufficient for my diary work.

延長你的筆記簿電腦電池使用時間

一直都在找一些軟件來延長筆記簿電腦電池的使用時間
不過原來最有用的方法是做電池校正 battery calibration
我在我那部用了５年的Samsung Q20 做了電池校正，可用時間由１小時增加到１小時２４分
心血來潮都想幫自己部MacBook做一次
一般筆記簿電腦在ＢＩＯＳ都會有這個選項，但MacBook就不知道了
幸好找到這篇文章
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490

等我有時間也做一次

電源管理 SwitchWindowsXP

版本:1.52
網站: http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/index.html

SpeedswitchXP is a small utility help to manage your power of your laptop. It provides more flexible power management options than the Windows in-built one. One of the great feature is that it enables dynamic switching of CPU speed, providing a balance of power and performance. It also provides a quick access on the information about current load and CPU speed. It is licensed under GPL.

SpeedswitchXP 是一個小工具讓你管理筆記本的電池使用。它比Windows 內置的電源管理更具彈性，而且大詳盡。其中一個特色是支援 cpu dynamic switching, 在效能和電源使用中取得平衡。而且它是開源的軟件，以GPL發行。