I have an EeePC (4G 701) with 500kB RAM and a 4GB hard disk. It's currently running Fedora-10/KDE . (I haven't used the computer for a couple of years.)
I have been trying to update it to Fedora-13. I tried installing LiveXFCE on a USB stick, but this hung when it was looking at or for Storage Devices (soon after it had asked for the su password).
I also tried with pxeboot/cobbler , but this also hung .
I don't have a CD reader for the machine. I've installed an 8GB SD card, on which I've created two 4GB partitions. But this doesn't seem very reliable; sometimes it is recognised as /dev/sdb , but other times it is not seen by fdisk .
I'll try a couple of other ways of installing F-13, installing from the Fedora DVD ISO on the SD card, and maybe updating to F-11 and thence to F-13.
But I wondered if anyone has advice on this, particularly anyone who has installed F-13 on such a machine?
I had, I have - and still use it. Basically I do installs always with an 2 G usb key, and install the smallest option what I could have in Fedora. It's the LXDE spin, witch works perfectly. You could install any versions of our beloved OS, but don't forget that you have only 4G SSD storage. When updates are coming, mainly you could run out quickly from storage if you keep the system, and the default partition setup what offers with the first install the anaconda. For example the gnome version runs perfectly, with an little partition setup modification, but - alas - it eats 3/4 of the storage.
If you run out of storage, but updates are still there, sometimes, deleting them - and rebuild of the rpmDB might be useful.
I also suggest for a good performance at least 1G RAM module, and use the card as external storage formatted as ext3.ú
HTH,
Zoltan.
PS: I use it always for my mobile work as secondary machine, but mainly only for keep the contacts, and browsing, or some jukebox possibility from card. You must to know, I customise highly the basic install, and I use compact apps to multimedia - but always keep front of my eyes that I need such single apps, that solving more of my needed tasks and you will be REALLY happy with it. I also suggest portablelinuxapps.org too, where you need only download, add execute permission - and you could use them happily without any dependency.
If you have more questions, send it.
2010/10/18 Timothy Murphy gayleard@eircom.net:
I have an EeePC (4G 701) with 500kB RAM and a 4GB hard disk. It's currently running Fedora-10/KDE . (I haven't used the computer for a couple of years.)
I have been trying to update it to Fedora-13. I tried installing LiveXFCE on a USB stick, but this hung when it was looking at or for Storage Devices (soon after it had asked for the su password).
I also tried with pxeboot/cobbler , but this also hung .
I don't have a CD reader for the machine. I've installed an 8GB SD card, on which I've created two 4GB partitions. But this doesn't seem very reliable; sometimes it is recognised as /dev/sdb , but other times it is not seen by fdisk .
I'll try a couple of other ways of installing F-13, installing from the Fedora DVD ISO on the SD card, and maybe updating to F-11 and thence to F-13.
But I wondered if anyone has advice on this, particularly anyone who has installed F-13 on such a machine?
-- Timothy Murphy e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Forgot to mention, that if you have separated boot partition, there was always that blocker with the new kernel doesn't fits into the same boot partition. That's why I do clear install, and save my data to my cards.....
HTH,
Zoltan
2010/10/18 Zoltan Hoppar hopparz@gmail.com:
I had, I have - and still use it. Basically I do installs always with an 2 G usb key, and install the smallest option what I could have in Fedora. It's the LXDE spin, witch works perfectly. You could install any versions of our beloved OS, but don't forget that you have only 4G SSD storage. When updates are coming, mainly you could run out quickly from storage if you keep the system, and the default partition setup what offers with the first install the anaconda. For example the gnome version runs perfectly, with an little partition setup modification, but - alas - it eats 3/4 of the storage.
If you run out of storage, but updates are still there, sometimes, deleting them - and rebuild of the rpmDB might be useful.
I also suggest for a good performance at least 1G RAM module, and use the card as external storage formatted as ext3.ú
HTH,
Zoltan.
PS: I use it always for my mobile work as secondary machine, but mainly only for keep the contacts, and browsing, or some jukebox possibility from card. You must to know, I customise highly the basic install, and I use compact apps to multimedia - but always keep front of my eyes that I need such single apps, that solving more of my needed tasks and you will be REALLY happy with it. I also suggest portablelinuxapps.org too, where you need only download, add execute permission - and you could use them happily without any dependency.
If you have more questions, send it.
2010/10/18 Timothy Murphy gayleard@eircom.net:
I have an EeePC (4G 701) with 500kB RAM and a 4GB hard disk. It's currently running Fedora-10/KDE . (I haven't used the computer for a couple of years.)
I have been trying to update it to Fedora-13. I tried installing LiveXFCE on a USB stick, but this hung when it was looking at or for Storage Devices (soon after it had asked for the su password).
I also tried with pxeboot/cobbler , but this also hung .
I don't have a CD reader for the machine. I've installed an 8GB SD card, on which I've created two 4GB partitions. But this doesn't seem very reliable; sometimes it is recognised as /dev/sdb , but other times it is not seen by fdisk .
I'll try a couple of other ways of installing F-13, installing from the Fedora DVD ISO on the SD card, and maybe updating to F-11 and thence to F-13.
But I wondered if anyone has advice on this, particularly anyone who has installed F-13 on such a machine?
-- Timothy Murphy e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Zoltan Hoppar wrote:
I had, I have - and still use it. Basically I do installs always with an 2 G usb key, and install the smallest option what I could have in Fedora. It's the LXDE spin, witch works perfectly.
Thanks for that. I've installed the LXDE spin, and it is working fine.
Actually, I found that my problems were probably due to the fact that I had an SD card (on which I had created 2 Linux partitions) in the computer while I was trying to install Fedora-13. It seems that this creates some confusion while the installation is looking for Storage Devices.
I've also upgraded my RAM to 2GB which should improve matters.
Hi Tim,
Believe me, you'll love the experience what you receive after that. Earlier, I have made some experiments with the eeedora kernel - but I have found that causing too much hassle - and much easier to use one of the spins. Also, I have an such advice to use an Sony SRAC-1 microSD adaptor with microSD cards. Why? Because of those microSD cards are usable in phones too, and much easier could you transfer directly the photos ehat you have made quickly with your phone. The mentioned adaptor is really stable, and for it's prise really useful.
For the OS: I just suggest that use most of yum plugins. You'll need that. And be careful, don't install too much progs, just is neccessary to don't suck with updates. This is why I have suggested to use portable apps - because those haven't got any dependency, yes - no updates also, but still - you could work with them.
PS: I loooove my Asus....
2010/10/18 Timothy Murphy gayleard@eircom.net:
Zoltan Hoppar wrote:
I had, I have - and still use it. Basically I do installs always with an 2 G usb key, and install the smallest option what I could have in Fedora. It's the LXDE spin, witch works perfectly.
Thanks for that. I've installed the LXDE spin, and it is working fine.
Actually, I found that my problems were probably due to the fact that I had an SD card (on which I had created 2 Linux partitions) in the computer while I was trying to install Fedora-13. It seems that this creates some confusion while the installation is looking for Storage Devices.
I've also upgraded my RAM to 2GB which should improve matters.
-- Timothy Murphy e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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