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|| Enable wifi || Connect to a wireless network by clicking the Wicd network icon in the bottom right corner of your screen. If the wifi card is turned off, press Fn-F2 to toggle it back on again first. ''(Note: there is a [[http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13390|bug]] in the current rt2860 driver that causes a kernel panic if you toggle wifi off when connected to a network, so if your system has this chipset, disconnect from the network first before toggling wifi off with Fn-F2.)'' ||
|| Suspend/resume || Press Fn-F1 to suspend the live system to RAM. (See note above about the rt2860 bug -- rt2860 users need to use Wicd to disconnect first.) Press the power button to resume. You'll need to use Wicd to reconnect to your wireless network afterwards. ||
|| Enable wifi || Connect to a wireless network by clicking the Wicd network icon in the bottom right corner of your screen. If the wifi card is turned off, press Fn-F2 to toggle it back on again first. Click the arrow by the network name and press ''Advanced Settings'' to adjust network settings such as WEP/WPA key. ''(Note: there is a [[http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13390|bug]] affecting the current rt2860 driver that causes a kernel panic if you toggle wifi off when connected to a network, so if your system has this chipset, disconnect from the network first before toggling wifi off with Fn-F2.)'' ||
|| Suspend/resume || Press Fn-F1 to suspend the system to RAM. (See note above about using Wicd to disconnect first if your system uses rt2860.) Press the power button to resume. You'll need to use Wicd to reconnect to your wireless network afterwards. ||
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|| Play a game || Start briquolo from the start menu (in the panel at the lower left) - it is a 3d brickout game. ||
|| Install more apps || Install more applications with Synaptic.
In the Start menu, select System Tools and then Synaptic Package Manager. When it has opened, read the Quick Introduction in the Help menu, Reload the package list and then search for what you want to install. Our users have listed some of their favourites on our [[../../Software]] page. ||
|| Attach a monitor || If you have an external monitor, attach it and use the Fn key on your system to toggle between LCD and VGA. ||
|| Explore the apps || Locate the start menu in the panel at the lower left. Examine the selection of applications and tools installed for this demo. ||
|| Play a game || Start briquolo from the "Game" menu. It is a 3D brickout game. ||
|| Install more apps || Install more applications
with Synaptic. These are installed in the live system in RAM and will only be there until you reboot. In the Start menu, select System Tools and then Synaptic Package Manager. When it has opened, read the Quick Introduction in the Help menu, Reload the package list and then search for what you want to install. Our users have listed some of their favourites on our [[../../Software]] page. ||
|| Attach a monitor || If you have a monitor, attach it and use the Fn key on your system to toggle between LCD and VGA. ||

User's guide for Debian Eee PC Live

What is this?

The Debian Eee PC Live image is a small, bootable debian-live-based disk image made for use on a USB stick or SD card that will demo Debian running on your Eee PC without installing anything on it. See our ?live project page to download it and copy it to your chosen flash device. Then boot it and follow this guide.

Because our project makes Debian itself run on your Eee PC, not a customized derivative, this demo only shows you one way Debian might look and feel on your Eee. It reflects the developers' preference for a lightweight desktop environment. It should not be taken to represent what your system will look like. It's up to you to install whatever software you want and set it up to look and feel however you please, just like any other Debian system you might own.

Booting the image

  • At boot time you have to press the Esc key and select the correct device.
  • The default language is English with a US keyboard. For anything else, press Tab and add the "locale=" and "keyb=" boot parameters. For different languages, keyboards, etc. the debian-live-based webconverger project lists some possible values. For example, if your Eee PC has a Spanish keyboard but you work in English you would press Tab and add to the end of the line: locale=en keyb=es  and then press Return to continue the boot process.

A brief tour

To

Instructions

View this document

Click the web browser icon on the panel at the bottom of the screen to view a local copy of this brief tour.

Enable wifi

Connect to a wireless network by clicking the Wicd network icon in the bottom right corner of your screen. If the wifi card is turned off, press Fn-F2 to toggle it back on again first. Click the arrow by the network name and press Advanced Settings to adjust network settings such as WEP/WPA key. (Note: there is a bug affecting the current rt2860 driver that causes a kernel panic if you toggle wifi off when connected to a network, so if your system has this chipset, disconnect from the network first before toggling wifi off with Fn-F2.)

Suspend/resume

Press Fn-F1 to suspend the system to RAM. (See note above about using Wicd to disconnect first if your system uses rt2860.) Press the power button to resume. You'll need to use Wicd to reconnect to your wireless network afterwards.

Get chat help

At any time, if you want help via irc, open a terminal (you'll find a terminal icon on the panel at the lower left of your screen) and enter "irssi" to start an irc chat client. Type "/server irc.debian.org" and then "/join #debian-eeepc" to join our support channel. Use "/nick YourName" to change your nickname to "YourName".

Use the web

Press Ctrl-T to open a new tab in the web browser and enter any web address. Click on the ?UsersGuide tab to return to this document.

View an image

Right-click the image on the Desktop to "Open with..." GPicView.

View a video

Double-click the movie on the Desktop to open it with MPlayer.

Adjust volume

Use the Fn keys on your system to (un)mute and adjust volume up and down.

Adjust brightness

Use the Fn keys on your system to adjust brightness.

Browse files

Click the folder icon on your panel at the lower left to browse your filesystems with the PCMan File Manager.

Use the webcam

Click the webcam icon on the panel to demo the webcam. You can use the same icon afterwards to turn it off again after the demo.

Explore the apps

Locate the start menu in the panel at the lower left. Examine the selection of applications and tools installed for this demo.

Play a game

Start briquolo from the "Game" menu. It is a 3D brickout game.

Install more apps

Install more applications with Synaptic. These are installed in the live system in RAM and will only be there until you reboot. In the Start menu, select System Tools and then Synaptic Package Manager. When it has opened, read the Quick Introduction in the Help menu, Reload the package list and then search for what you want to install. Our users have listed some of their favourites on our ../../Software page.

Attach a monitor

If you have a monitor, attach it and use the Fn key on your system to toggle between LCD and VGA.

  • If the system goes to sleep and locks the screen, the password is "live". The username is already there, "user". You will also need to reconnect using Wicd again.
  • If you end up with an application window open that is too big for your screen, you can move it around by holding the Alt key while clicking and dragging it to where you like.