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-## Tweaking Linux on the EEEPC
-
-The [EeePC][EEEPC_asus] is possibly the first of a new breed of solid state
-laptops. The default install has some silly "easy" interface with bits of
-[KDE][kde], but following the [instructions][kde_install_instructions] on the
-[eeeuser forums][eee_forums] you can expose a full KDE desktop. I don't like
-KDE. What follows is a selection of notes on customising this little linux box
-so it's just like all your others! There are a couple of addons asus provide
-to show hotkey actions, and to bind to the power button, so I'll cover getting
-those working too.
-
-[EEEPC_asus]: http://eeepc.asus.com
-[kde]: http://kde.org
-[kde_install_instructions]: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:getkde
-[eee_forums]: http://forums.eeeuser.org
-
-### Getting More Programs
-
-As the eeepc runs [debian][debian], or at least [xandros][xandros], installing
-new software is pretty simple. Add some extra repositories to
-`/etc/apt/sources.list`, `apt-get update` and you're off. I've added one from the
-default xandros distribution -- see below for my sources.list.
-
- $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
- deb http://update.eeepc.asus.com/p701 p701 main
- deb http://update.eeepc.asus.com/p701/en p701 main
- deb http://xnv4.xandros.com/xs2.0/upkg-srv2 etch main contrib non-free
-
-As the eeepc's running a custom xandros version it's probably best not to
-upgrade any of the packages without configuring apt's pinning policy.
-
-[debian]: http://debian.org
-[xandros]: http://www.xandros.com
-
-### Getting Out of "Easy Mode"
-
-By default the eeepc runs in an "Easy Mode" with lots of pointy clicky bits to
-get in the way. Ctrl-Alt-T will get you a terminal though, and from there you
-almost have a real computer. If, like me, you never want to see easy mode
-again then you'll be pleased to hear the version of xinit on the eeepc
-honours the `~/.xinitrc`. According to the [forums][setting_up_easy_mode],
-there are a few details you need to everything set up just so:
-
- $ cat ~/.xinitrc
- #Needed to get automount working
- xhost + si:localuser:root
- sudo rm /tmp/nologin
-
- #Needed to get the network working
- sudo /opt/xandros/bin/start_netserv &
-
-But after that everything works just as expected (get my
-[[.xinitrc|eeepc/xinitrc]]). Incidentally, my
-[[sawfish_theme|projects/sawfish-simple]] with it's single pixel borders is very
-well suited to such a small screen.
-
-[setting_up_easy_mode]: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:getkde
-
-### Asus Extras
-
-When you're running in easy mode changing brightness, volume, toggling wifi
-etc. brings up a little display. Running in full desktop mode, these
-notifications disappear, starting `/usr/local/bin/asusosd` from your xinitrc
-will get them back.
-
-Another difference you might notice in full desktop mode is the lack of a
-dialogue when you press the power button. If you'd like it back then add
-something along these lines to `/etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh`:
-
- if [ ! -f /home/user/.doingLogin ]
- then
- DISPLAY=:0 su -c /opt/xandros/bin/shutdown_dialog user &
- fi
-
-Lastly, the default battery monitor applet is `/usr/bin/powermonitor`.
-
-### Using Network Manager
- * Install `dbus`
- * Install `network-manager`, `network-manager-gnome`, `gnome-keyring`
- * force overwrite of libvolume with `dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt...`
- * Add [[`/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-networking-ath0.fdi`|eeepc/10-networking-ath0.fdi]]
- * Simplify [[`/etc/network/interfaces/`|eeepc/interfaces]]
- * Start network manager and dbus: `/etc/init.d/dbus start`
- * Start the keyring daemon, sourcing it's output: `. $(gnome-keyring-daemon)`
- * Start the network manager applet: `nm-applet &`
-
-### Living on an SD Card
- * Automount /home
- * Overloaded files
-
-### Bootloader Tweaks
- * Boot into single user mode
- * press f9
- * tweak grub XANDROSBOOTDEBUG=y
- * remove `quiet`
- * add `nosplash`
- * mount /mnt-system
- * edit /boot/grub/menu.lst
- * umount /mnt-system
- * reboot
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