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| '''NOTE: This page is work in progress. Take care what are you doing, if you decide to follow its instructions''' | | '''NOTE: This page is work in progress''' |
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| = Eee PC = | | = Eee PC = |
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| == News == | | == News == |
| * '''2008-06-11''' Fn+F5 Switch WORKS | | * '''2009-02-16''' The 90 % of instructions was obsolete, so they have been deleted. Let's try to give a better layout to this page |
| * '''2008-06-10''' New resume from suspend wireless FIX: handles both Wifi ON and OFF...so no problems with madwifi not loaded
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| * '''2008-06-10''' New feature: Webcam ON/OFF switch in Fn+F6!
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| * '''2008-06-10''' Fixed resume from suspend backlight issue, look at the new fix
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| * '''2008-06-10''' Fixed fn Volume keys. Update your script
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| * '''2008-06-09''' Enriching this wiki page with all fixes found by Duli and members of eeeuser forum.
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| * '''2008-02-14''' [http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/02/14/fedora-eee-pc-eeedora/ Red Hat Magazine: Fedora + Eee PC = Eeedora]
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| == ACPI State of play==
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| * Fedora 8: Need to compile the asus_acpi module and use the Asus scripts that handle various functions, Volume Up, Volume Down, Wifi On/Off etc. Asus also provides their OSD code to notify the user that they have pressed a button.
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| * Fedora 9: ships with a module called eeepc.ko - read the ACPI support in Fedora 9 to get it work.
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| === Fn Buttons ===
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| * Zz/Fn+F1 - Works as expected computer suspends
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| * Wifi/Fn+F2 - read ACPI support in Fedora 9 to get it work.
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| * BrtUp/Fn+F3 - Works. No OSD
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| * BrtDown/Fn+F4 - Works. No OSD
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| * SwitchDisplay/Fn+F5 - read ACPI support in Fedora 9 to get it work.
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| * AP/Fn+F6 - Webcam Switch ON/OFF, read ACPI support in Fedora 9 to get it work. ''AccessPoint Mode? I don't think we need this. I was thinking about making this button use xrandr to switch on and off a scrolling Virtual Display. This should help if a large dialog box pops up off screen. (Originally this Fn Key was meant to open the task manager)''
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| * Mute/Fn+F7 - Works in Fedora 8 with Asus module. read ACPI support in Fedora 9 to get it work.
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| * VolDown/Fn+F8 - Works in Fedora 8 with Asus module. read ACPI support in Fedora 9 to get it work.
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| * VolUp/Fn+F9 - Works in Fedora 8 with Asus module. read ACPI support in Fedora 9 to get it work.
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| === What does NOT work ===
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| * Hibernation [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451232 BUG HAS BEEN REPORTED]
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| * Wireless Button ON/OFF (Fn+F2) [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461329 BUG HAS BEEN REPORTED]
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| * Making sweet coffee (maybe never be fixed)
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| === What Fedora 9 gives you ===
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| * Full linux experience (it runs VERY well with stock gnome)
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| * Acceptable boot time
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| * Fedora is a lifestyle :) always bleeding edge software for you!
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| == Installing Fedora == | | == Installing Fedora == |
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| * Using USB pendrive (at least 1 GB) take a look at the [[FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo| USB Howto page]] | | * Using USB pendrive (at least 1 GB) take a look at the [[FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo| USB Howto page]] |
| * Using USB pendrive, from Windows [https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator liveusb-creator] | | * Using USB pendrive, from Windows [https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator liveusb-creator] |
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| == ACPI support in Fedora 9 ==
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| '''Note : for security reasons, these instructions are not suitable on a production or critical environment. So use at your own risk.'''
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| Also, in new eee PC 901 there is no atheros anymore which was replaced by RT2860 Wireless (rt2860sta can be compiled from sources <http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html>).
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| Grant X access to local user root:
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| <pre>
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| $ echo "xhost +local:root" >> ~/.bash_profile
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| $ echo "xhost -local:root" >> ~/.bash_logout
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| $ su --login
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| # echo "xhost +local:root" >> /etc/skel/.bash_profile
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| # echo "xhost -local:root" >> /etc/skel/.bash_logout
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| </pre>
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| Let's load ACPI daemon into Fedora 9
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| <pre>
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| su -
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| yum -y install acpid
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| </pre>
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| Now we must start the ACPI daemon
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| [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451176 Bug has been reported]
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| <pre>
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| chkconfig acpid on
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| service acpid start
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| </pre>
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| === FN keys and events (fixed) ===
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| create these files
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| [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451182 Bug has been reported] (fixed in rawhide)
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| <pre>
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| gedit /etc/acpi/events/hotkeys.conf
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| </pre>
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| paste this code:
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| <pre>
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| event=hotkey ATKD .*
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| action=/etc/acpi/actions/hotkeys.sh %e
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| </pre>
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| Create this file:
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| gedit /etc/acpi/actions/hotkeys.sh
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| </pre>
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| Paste this code
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| <pre>
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| #!/bin/bash
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| export DISPLAY=:0
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| case "$3" in
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| 00000010)
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| # Wlan On
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| /etc/acpi/actions/wlan.sh poweron
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| ;;
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| 00000011)
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| # Wlan Off
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| /etc/acpi/actions/wlan.sh poweroff
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| ;;
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| #Fn+F6
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| 00000012)
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| # Webcam switch
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| /etc/acpi/actions/camera.sh
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| # TaskManager
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| # /usr/bin/gnome-system-monitor
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| ;;
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| #Fn+F7
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| 00000013)
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| # Volume mute
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| /usr/bin/amixer set -D hw:0 Master toggle
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| ;;
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| #Fn+F8
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| 00000014)
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| # Volume down
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| /usr/bin/amixer set -D hw:0 Master 10%- unmute
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| ;;
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| #Fn+F9
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| 00000015)
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| # Volume up
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| /usr/bin/amixer set -D hw:0 Master 10%+ unmute
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| ;;
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| #Fn+F5
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| 00000030)
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| /usr/bin/xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768 \
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| --output LVDS --off
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| if [[ "$?" != "0" ]]; then
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| /usr/bin/xrandr --output VGA --preferred \
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| --output LVDS --off
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| fi
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| 00000031)
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| /usr/bin/xrandr --output LVDS --mode 800x480 \
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| --output VGA --mode 800x600
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| ;;
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| 00000032)
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| /usr/bin/xrandr --output VGA --off \
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| --output LVDS --preferred
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| ;;
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| *)
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| logger "ACPI hotkey $3 action is not defined"
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| ;;
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| esac
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| </pre>
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| Other file:
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| <pre>
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| gedit /etc/acpi/actions/wlan.sh
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| </pre>
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| paste this code:
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| <pre>
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| #!/bin/bash
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| PWR=$(cat /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/wlan)
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| UnloadModules() {
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| rmmod ath_pci
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| rmmod ath_rate_sample
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| rmmod wlan_scan_sta
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| rmmod wlan_tkip
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| rmmod wlan_wep
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| rmmod wlan
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| }
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| LoadModules() {
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| modprobe ath_pci
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| }
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| case $1 in
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| poweron)
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| if [[ "$PWR" = "0" ]]; then
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| modprobe pciehp pciehp_force=1
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| echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/wlan
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| rmmod pciehp
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| fi
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| poweroff)
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| if [[ "$PWR" = "1" ]]; then
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| modprobe pciehp pciehp_force=1
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| ifconfig ath0 down
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| wlanconfig ath0 destroy
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| echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/wlan
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| fi
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| esac
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| </pre>
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| Webcam Switch file (NEW!):
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| <pre>
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| gedit /etc/acpi/actions/camera.sh
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| </pre>
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| <pre>
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| #!/bin/bash
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| CAMERA=$(cat /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/camera)
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| if [[ "$CAMERA" = "0" ]]; then
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| echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/camera
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| else
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| echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/camera
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| fi
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| </pre>
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| (please, do the following step after updating scripts, or new features like the webcam switch!!!)
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| Make scripts executable:
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| </pre>
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| == Wireless Drivers ==
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| === Eee PC 70x ===
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| Eee PC wireless is provided by an Atheros chipset. At this very moment, the only way to make it work on Fedora 9 is using Madwifi patched drivers, or windows driver with ndiswrapper.
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| {{admon/warning|The Madwifi driver isn't 100% Free Software, it contains proprietary code.}}
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| ''GOOD NEWS'': But Fedora '''RAWHIDE kernel natively supports''' EeePC 701 4G wireless hardware. Bad news is still Fn+F2 (wireless on/off) does not work. [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461329 Bug has been reported].
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| You can compile the kernel module or easily install it from an external repository like livna. After installing livna you can install the driver with the help of [[yum]] from the testing repository by using the <code>--enablerepo=livna-testing</code> option.
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| Sooner or later it would be possible to use the open source version of the ath5k driver for the Atheros chipsets.
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| Here are some [http://bugzilla.livna.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2019 compiled packages] for kernel 2.6.25.4-30.fc9.i686.
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| Livna repository and Madwifi driver are not officially affiliated or endorsed by the Fedora Project. '''Use them at your own discretion and risk.'''
| | = Eee PC 70x Series = |
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| | == Hardware support == |
| | === Wireless === |
| | Fedora 10 '''kernel natively supports''' EeePC 701 4G wireless hardware. |
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| * [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OtherRepositories Read this for more details on externel repositories].
| | = Eee PC 90x/1000 Series = |
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| === Eee PC 901 === | | == Hardware support == |
| | === Wireless === |
| Eee PC 901 wireless chip is Ralink RT2860, which is not supported by current kernel (work on support is in progress), but there's an open source driver provided by Ralink. | | Eee PC 901 wireless chip is Ralink RT2860, which is not supported by current kernel (work on support is in progress), but there's an open source driver provided by Ralink. |
| RPMFusion has an akmod package with this driver (akmod-rt2860). | | RPMFusion has an akmod package with this driver (akmod-rt2860). |
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| Fn+F2 doesn't work here, either. | | Fn+F2 doesn't work here, either |
| | | * [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OtherRepositories Read this for more details on externel repositories]. |
| == Fixes and solutions to common problems ==
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| === Shut down fix ===
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| If your Eee PC does not entirely shutdown, because the snd-hda-intel module cannot be unloaded.
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| echo "modprobe -r snd-hda-intel" >> /sbin/halt.local
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| Bug has been reported: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444115
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| === Wireless resume from suspend fix ===
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| [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451181 BUG HAS BEEN REPORTED]
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| Temp workaround:
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| With Madwifi driver, wireless doesn't work when resuming from sleep...but we can fix this issue with this script
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| (UPDATED! New script, handles sleep with both wifi ON/OFF)
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| su -
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| </pre>
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| === NetworkManager drop outs fix (Fedora 8 only) ===
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| * Works well with the Madwifi-NG drivers. To solve problems with frequents drop outs and communication problems try issuing this command.
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| * Just a quick update on a better way to issue this command on every boot. Edit your /etc/modprobe.conf and change change your lines for ath0 to look like this.
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| === Internal Mic not working (fixed) ===
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| [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451178 Bug has been reported] (fixed in rawhide)
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| Workaround:
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| Double leftclick the volume icon, open preferences and enable e-Mic and e-Mic Boost.
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| In options select input source: e-Mic
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| (strange, i-mic and e-mic are inverted!)
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| === TouchPad tap fix ===
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| To fix the lack of TouchPad tap in Fedora 9, just install the Synaptics package available [http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bobk/packages/ here]
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| ''Old solution'' (I think this is for Fedora 8, please specify)
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| To enable the touchpad tapping, make your /etc/X11/xorg.conf look [http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1012733&postcount=16 like this] .
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| === No backlight on resume from suspend (fixed) ===
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| [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451180 Bug has been reported] (fixed in rawhide)
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| This bug has been fixed in kernel 2.6.26.
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| The temporany workaround isn't working anymore, so let's wait for the new kernel release in fedora 9
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| === Screen is off after resume from suspend/hibernate (Eee PC 901) ===
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| A different bug than the above, but adding --quirk-dpms-on to pm-suspend/pm-hibernate helps. Adding --store-quirks-as-fdi makes it permanent.
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| Note: upgrading to BIOS 1603 seems to have removed the need for this quirk.
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| See [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468271 bug 468271].
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| == Hints and alternative software == | | == Hints and alternative software == |
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| === Firefox 3, really a cpu eater === | | === Firefox 3, really a cpu eater === |
| Use Epiphany instead of Firefox 3... it's slim (written using the GTK libs) fast as Firefox 3, same compatibility (uses gecko as rendering engine). | | Use Epiphany instead of Firefox 3... it's slim (written using the GTK libs) fast as Firefox 3, same compatibility (uses gecko as rendering engine). |
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| === Webcam ===
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| The driver for the built-in webcam for the Eee PC 900 serie is installed with Fedora 9, you just have to load it.
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| To get the same webcam application like the original OS of the Eee PC, install a small tool named <code>ucview</code>
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| If you want to take a look at the default source code which comes in the Eee PC, you could check Asus ftp: | | If you want to take a look at the default source code which comes in the Eee PC, you could check Asus ftp: |
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| * Serie 700 : http://update.eeepc.asus.com/p701/pool/ | | * Eee Pc 700 series: http://update.eeepc.asus.com/p701/pool/ |
| * Serie 900 : http://update.eeepc.asus.com/p900/pool/ | | * Eee Pc 900 series: http://update.eeepc.asus.com/p900/pool/ |
| * Serie 901 : http://update.eeepc.asus.com/p901/pool/ | | * Eee Pc 901 series: http://update.eeepc.asus.com/p901/pool/ |
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| == Comments == | | == Comments == |
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| It might be good to coordinate efforts and reach out to http://code.google.com/p/eeedora/. Some comments at http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/01/31/eeedora-impressions and at http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:eeedora | | It might be good to coordinate efforts and reach out to http://code.google.com/p/eeedora/. Some comments at http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/01/31/eeedora-impressions and at http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:eeedora |
