Array.org EeePC Ubuntu Repository

Got an EeePC 901/1000/1000H but can't get internet access after installing Ubuntu 8.04?

Use Alternate Install Method. This alternative method describes how to manually download the kernel first (which will restore network access) and then setup the repository.

Setup the Repository

1. Install Ubuntu v8.04. Make sure your EeePC can boot into Ubuntu without the aid of a USB Stick or external CD-ROM drive.
2. Setup the Array.org repository. This will add the following line to your APT Sources list.

   deb http://www.array.org/ubuntu hardy eeepc
   

   wget http://www.array.org/ubuntu/array-hardy.list
   sudo mv -v array-hardy.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
3. Install the Array.org repository public key.
   wget http://www.array.org/ubuntu/array-apt-key.asc
   sudo apt-key add array-apt-key.asc
4. Update your local apt cache
   sudo apt-get update

Download the EeePC Kernel

1. Install the EeePC-optimized kernel.
   sudo apt-get install linux-eeepc
2. Reboot.
3. During GRUB's initialization, press ESC to open the boot options menu.
   The new kernel is labelled "2.6.24-21-eeepc".

   If it is not at the top of the boot list, scroll down to it and hit enter.

Uninstall the Generic Kernel (Optional)

1. To remove yourself from Ubuntu's generic kernel updates, run the command:
   sudo apt-get remove linux-generic linux-image-generic linux-restricted-modules-generic
   Note, this will keep the last generic kernel on your device, but any future updates to this generic kernel will be stopped. It's useful to keep this last generic kernel around just incase you encounter an unexpected problem with the eeepc kernel need an "official ubuntu" kernel to fall back to.
2. (Not recommended) If you want to remove the last generic kernel as well, run the command:
   sudo apt-get remove linux-.*-generic