Asus EEEpc 1000

[Jim]

Tycho Andersen wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>   
>> Does anyone have the latest version of Kubuntu install on a Asus EEEpc
>> 1000, I'm mainly concerned about the
>> Ralink RT2970 Wireless card.
>> Does the Wireless have a driver for it ?
>>     
>
> Jim:
>
> I've had Easy Peasy (formerly Ubuntu-EEE) running on my EEE1000 since
> August, and it works like a dream. You can get it here:
> http://www.geteasypeasy.com/
>
> Sadly, though, this is a Gnome based desktop. It is also stuck in the
> land of 8.04. However, there's a guy who compiles a kernel
> specifically for the EEE, you might be able to use his kernel packages
> (which would have the wireless drivers and other optimizations) with
> Kubuntu. I haven't tried it, but in theory it works ;-)
>
> Tycho
>
>   
Thanks for the info, but I'm a KDE man, the site does give some good 
info setting wireless up.