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 This workshop was about modifying the eeepc 701 Xandros Standard system. This workshop was about modifying the eeepc 701 Xandros Standard system.
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 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="rj1n"></A><FONT SIZE=4><B>eeepc Tips-Notes</B></FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">NOTE: most of the following has been
 +taken from Mick Pope's private Google Doc's to which I (johncoom)
 +have been given access to. These Tips/Notes do not include everything
 +that is in Mick's Google Doc's, just the most useful stuff with
 +modifications.</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="bqmd"></A>Refer to the
 +eeeuser.com forum postings for any problems I've (Mick) had and
 +overcome. Most links in here will be to eeeuser.com forum posts or
 +the wiki.</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A HREF="http://www.eeeuser.com/">http://www.eeeuser.com/</A><BR>The
 +links to Forums and Wiki etc. are on this main page</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">
 +</P><BR>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="rj1n"></A><FONT SIZE=4><B>Remove
 +unionfs</B></FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A HREF="http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:removeunionfs">http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:removeunionfs</A></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="cksm"></A>Note: You must
 +FIRST install Rescue Mode as per
 +<A HREF="http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:installrescuemode">http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:installrescuemode</A></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">Having Unionfs allows you to Restore
 +Factory Settings because all the original O/S and the applications
 +are retained in a separate partition on the SDD of the EeePC. Even
 +when one does an 'apt-get' or uses 'synaptic' to update applications,
 +the original version of the application is still retained in the
 +separate partition ! It is rather a waste of space and it is easy to
 +soon run out of space on the SDD drive. This is why it is often very
 +useful to remove unionfs and merge the Restore partition with the
 +first partition of the SDD of the EeePC. (see on line doc's above)</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><B><BR><FONT SIZE=4>Bios
 +Updates</FONT><BR></B><BR><A HREF="http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=3485">http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=3485</A></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">NB: I (johncoom) have not bothered
 +with the Bios updates my self yet</P><BR>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="w9:3"></A><B><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><FONT SIZE=4>Restore
 +Factory Settings</FONT></SPAN></B> 
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT SIZE=3>If you are still running
 +unionfs and you want to restore factory settings you can quickly hit
 +'F9' as soon as you start your eeepc, then select restore factory
 +settings from the menu.</FONT></P><BR>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="rj1n"></A><FONT SIZE=4><B>Tweakeee</B></FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="yz8f"></A><A NAME="he56"></A><A NAME="he560"></A><A NAME="f_fv"></A>
 +Load up Tweakeee - does most of these settings in this document
 +through a python-gui app.<BR><BR>$ sudo dpkg -i
 +tweakeee_0.4-0.i386.deb<BR><BR><A HREF="http://www.infinitedesigns.org/archives/189">http://www.infinitedesigns.org/archives/189</A></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">Make sure that you get the latest
 +Beta 0.4 of Tweakeee, its linked from the above:</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A HREF="http://www.infinitedesigns.org/archives/195">http://www.infinitedesigns.org/archives/195</A></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">This installs Tweakeee to the
 +“Settings” tab of your EeePC. Note: That many more 'repositories'
 +will get added to the /etc/apt/sources.list for you to install extra
 +applications via the Tweakeee GUI. Some things will not be included
 +with Tweakee and require that you install via 'apt-get' (or
 +'synaptic”). But there are quite a lot of things that can be
 +installed from Tweakeee, plus there is some very useful 'extra
 +config' items with Tweakeee ! It is well worth the installation.</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><BR>
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="js4e1"></A><A NAME="disabling_at_startup_only1"></A><A NAME="rj1n1"></A>
 +<FONT SIZE=4><B>Re-install Xandros 4</B></FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">This can be done using an external
 +DVD unit plugged in to a USB socket. Shut down the EeePC and with
 +external DVD plugged in (plus any external power on) then re-start
 +the EeePC and at the very first AUSE splash screen press the ESC key.
 +(some times takes several tries). Follow the instructions and it will
 +wipe your existing system and re-install the original Xandos off the
 +ASUS DVD that came with your EeePC.</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="qu3w1"></A>This can also be
 +done using a USB-stick, but first you have to put the Xandros
 +installer on the stick and is much more complex than using an
 +external DVD unit which is very easy to do. If you still want to
 +re-install from a USB-stick ? Then refer to (search) the
 +<A HREF="http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:startupscript">http://forum.eeeuser.com/</A>
 +site for a HowTo</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"> 
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="si4w21"></A><A NAME="a980"></A><A NAME="si4w2"></A><A NAME="a9800"></A><A NAME="zpxr"></A><A NAME="zpxr0"></A>
 +<B>Copy bootable linux CD to USB </B><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">(you
 +could try the following re Mick's Doc's)</SPAN><B><BR></B>$ sudo
 +apt-get install syslinux mtools<B><BR><BR></B>$ cp -r &lt;cd rom
 +mount&gt; &lt;usb mount point&gt;<BR>$ sudo syslinux -f &lt;usb
 +device&gt;</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><BR><BR>
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="rj1n"></A><FONT SIZE=4><B>Disabling SD/USB popup at startup only (or completely)</B></FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="xzvi"></A><A HREF="http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:tempdisabledevicedetection">http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:tempdisabledevicedetection</A></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="disabling_it_always"></A>This
 +saves you having to bother with the default file manager pop-up each
 +time and also applies to other plugged in devices. But not a device
 +plugged in after boot, if you do the 'Disabling it always' option.</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><BR>
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="rj1n"></A><FONT SIZE=4><B>Vncserver startup</B></FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="n3_d"></A>Add this to your
 +.icewm/startup file: 
 +</P>
 +<PRE STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="dwka"></A>vnc4server &amp;</PRE><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">
 +<A NAME="r1w:"></A>To use vnc with desktop 0 you have to use x11vnc 
 +</P>
 +<PRE STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="uj2y"></A>$ sudo apt-get install x11vnc</PRE><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">
 +<A NAME="tz2s"></A>add a line like this to your startup file: 
 +</P>
 +<PRE STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">/usr/bin/x11vnc -noshm -q -passwd alchester -notruecolor -forever
 +</PRE><BR>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="rj1n"></A><FONT SIZE=4><B>Extra software worth installing</B></FONT></P>
 +
 +Some tips from Mick, he wrote:- </SPAN><I>This is a list of packages I've
 +installed, without a problem just using apt-get, with the
 +repositories above.</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">(eg. The
 +repositories as installed with Tweakeee I presume)</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></H2><BR>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><FONT SIZE=3><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">gftp
 +- light weight ftp<BR>pcman - file manager<BR><BR>mrxvt - light
 +weight terminal<BR>evince - pdf viewer<BR>gkrellm - monitor<BR>abiword
 +- light weight word processor<BR>gnumeric - light weight
 +spreadsheet<BR><BR>openssh-server<BR>telnet<BR>rsync - for syncing
 +files remotely.<BR><BR>xchat<BR><BR>w32codecs<BR><BR>hdparm - hard
 +drive benchmarks<BR></SPAN><B><BR></B><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">gimp<BR>wine</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal; font-weight: medium">
 +<FONT SIZE=3>Comment by johncoom: you may not want to install all of
 +the above packages, just do the ones that you want.</FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal; font-weight: medium">
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal"><FONT SIZE=4><B>Making
 +MRXVT it default</B></FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal; font-weight: medium">
 +<FONT SIZE=3>$ sudo update-alternatives --config
 +x-terminal-emulator<BR>lxterm is the default, select mrxvt from the
 +list, now when you hit alt+ctrl+t you will get mrxvt.</FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal; font-weight: medium">
 +<BR><BR>
 +</P>
 +
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="rj1n"></A><FONT SIZE=4><B>Making space</B></FONT></P>
 +<B>Package to remove</B> ............... <B>command</B> .............................. <B>Space saved</B>
 +
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal; font-weight: medium">
 +<FONT SIZE=3>acrobat .................................. removepkg acrobat .................. 168MB</FONT><BR><BR>
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal; font-weight: medium">
 +<FONT SIZE=3>frozen-bubble-data ................... removepkg frozen-bubble-data .... 33.5MB<BR></FONT></P><BR>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal; font-weight: medium">
 +<FONT SIZE=3>tuxpaint ................................. removepkg tuxpaint</FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal; font-weight: medium"><FONT SIZE=3>Plus the dependant data .......... removepkg tuxpaint-data ............. 26.7MB</FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-style: normal; font-weight: medium">
 +<FONT SIZE=3><BR>openoffice language packs  (follow the upgrade
 +openoffice below) .... ~200MB</FONT></P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><BR><BR>
 +</P>
 +<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><A NAME="hsig"></A><A NAME="ugp5"></A><A NAME="n1qb"></A><A NAME="a41x"></A><A NAME="md4h"></A><A NAME="n353"></A><A NAME="azog"></A>
 +<B>Commands</B><BR><BR>List packages installed<BR># dpkg-query -l
 +&lt;package wildcard&gt;<BR><BR>Show files installed by a package<BR>#
 +dpkg-query -L &lt;package name&gt;</P>
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