Issues that I’m trying to fix: 1. Dual monitors (using the VGA out)Issue: Connecting a monitor or projector to the VGA is a PITA. The Nvidia Control panel detects it, but cannot enable it without re-writing a new Xorg.conf file, which is owned by root, and so the new file must be written to /tmp…
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Flash 10.1 Beta2 plugin for Chrome Browser in Karmic
So if you have the 1201N you really should have the Flash 10.1 Beta2 plugin, which supports the ION chip in your Netbook and plays back flash video content near flawlessly and with minimal CPU overhead. After you download the flash beta, you extract it and run a simple installer from a shell that wants…
ION, Xinerama, Xwindows and Multiple Monitors on 1201N
The EEE 1201N has both a VGA as well as HDMI out. In X on Ubuntu Karmic I wanted to start with just using the VGA to connect to an extra panel I have. It’s older and doesn’t have HDMI. There were just two issues with this however. 1. The Nvidia Control Panel in Karmic…
Karmic PAE Kernal and 4G Ram, Wifi on 1201N
I recently added more RAM (4G) and a new HD (320G, 7200rpm) to the 1201N. This required re-installation of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic onto the 1201N. The installation went without a hitch- I had previously re-installed Window 7 Professional, and Ubuntu went in and found it. Ubuntu also correcly detected the 4G of RAM and install…
BloGTK – Using in Karmic
A nice GTK application for blogging is BloGTK. It’s written in python and it’s fast and a decent replacement for MarsEdit when not on my Mac (not that there are many choices for GTK blogging apps). The 2.0 release is available on LaunchPad, but it requires a few extra python packages to run on a…
EEE 1201 – Configs to Set
Now that you have Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) installed on your EEE PC 1201N, there are a bunch of little things you can do to make it a much more useable system. This post will keep track of these little things as I come across them. Setup Nvidia ION Drivers Enable Multi-touch on Synaptics trackpad…