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Work on supporting the 901 and other Atom-based models (1000, 1000H) has commenced. We have a source package for the atl1e ethernet driver at http://eeepc.debian.net/ and are working on producing debs of this and rebuilding the installer to include them so that an ethernet-based install on these models will be possible. <<TableOfContents>>
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A driver for the wireless hardware can be found at http://www.ralinktech.com.tw/data/drivers/2008_0708_RT2860_Linux_STA_v1.7.0.0.tar.bz2. This page summarizes the status of support for models 901, 1000 and 1000H. Please do not use it as a bug tracking system. Instead, file bugs and apply model-specific usertags as described on [[DebianEeePC/Bugs/About]].
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===== Testing debian package for rt8260 =====
[liable] We are working on supporting the rt8260 driver. A preliminary package can be downloaded from
Please put no non-model specific information on this page. See [[DebianEeePC/HowTo/Configure]] for configuration of webcam, multiple displays, etc.
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http://foomagic.org/eeepc/rt8260/rt2860-source_1.7.0.0-1_all.deb Sometimes confused with the [[DebianEeePC/Model/901GO|901GO]] which has a different wireless chipset.
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This can be built with module-assistant or from the tarball it installs. The easiest way is a simple == Wifi ==
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"m-a prepare" As of version 2.6.32, the driver ''rt2860sta'' renames the wireless interface from ''ra0'' to ''wlan0''. [[DebianEeePC/HowTo/Wifi#Network_configurators|See here if you're using a network configurator]]); rename any interface name in `/etc/network/interfaces`, `/etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf` if you are using wicd and `/etc/arno-iptables-firewall/debconf.cfg` if you are using Arno's firewall.
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"m-a a-i rt8260" As of kernel version 2.6.32+39, "wicd" version 1.7.0+ds1-5, and "firmware-ralink" version 0.35~bpo60+1 (Squeeze, on a 901, 26 APR 12), it was not necessary to manually edit the two text files mentioned above. All that was needed was to click on the wireless icon in the system tray and, in the ensuing "Wicd Network Manager" window, select the "Preferences" tab and enter "wlan0" into the "Wireless interface:" data field. Refresh the scan and enter the security code, if needed.
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Then install the resulting .deb file/

===== Installer =====
JohnGoerzen has confirmed these things work on the 901:

 * X
 * Hardware ethernet
 * Wifi with above driver, including WPA2 and network-manager
 * Suspend/Resume
 * Hotkeys: suspend, brightness, others untested.
Performance seems to be better than the Xandros install.

ThijmenDeGooijer has confirmed these things to work on the 1000H:

 * X also on external display
 * Hardware ethernet
 * Wifi with above driver, including WPA2 and network-manager
 * Sound output, recording untested
 * Suspend/Resume to disk
 * Hotkeys: suspend, brightness, volume control (after modifying VOLUME_LABEL in /etc/default/eeepc-acpi-scripts).
IvanSanchez reports:

 * In order for the Wifi hotkey (Fn+F2) to work, /etc/acpi/actions/wireless.sh needs to be tweaked - replace "ath0" with "ra0" and "ath_pci" with "rt2860sta". Do this after installing the rt2860sta driver from the above link.
 * Bluetooth works OK, but only if enabled from the BIOS. There is no way (yet) of enabling/disabling it - the eeepc acpi module needs some patching (see http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=304343). The bluetooth adapter is an USB device, much like the webcam.
 * Remember to install cpufrequtils to allow throttling, if you skipped tasksel (works like a charm with acpi_cpufreq).
 * ACPI events do work out of the box with 2.6.26 kernel - seems like the 901's ACPI implementation is less buggy than the 701's.
 * rt2860sta driver won't compile with 2.6.26 kernel (sid); use 2.6.25 (lenny) for the time being.
 * Internal microphone does not seem to work. Most probably the 901 suffers from theh same problem as the 900. See http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/Model/900#head-1ef9e12308f2364008cb9f9871633d94ea331159 .
 * The four "silver" keys (in the silver strip where the power button is) throw an ACPI event. The hotkey.sh script should reference those keys to do something useful (e.g. toggle webcam/bluetooth on/off).
 * suspend/hibernate/resume works; X with external display works (hint: edit /etc/default/eeepc-acpi-scripts for a higher resolution); LAN works.
This doesn't seem to work out-of-the-box:

 * Display switching
 * Hotkeys: LCD off, others untested
== Hints and Tips from empika ==
=== webcam ===
you need to
As of version 2.6.30, the non-free firmware has been moved out (see DebianBug:521553). To get it working, DebianPkg:firmware-ralink must be installed. Non-free section must be added to the APT source.
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#apt-get install module-assistant $ sudo aptitude install firmware-ralink
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this should also install the kernel headers needed to build the wireless drive. next runn
Starting with version 2.6.29, the Linux kernel contains the driver for the Ralink 2860; it's enabled and present in {{{linux-image-2.6.29-1-*}}}. However, it contains non-free firmware (DebianBug:521553).

With 2.6.28 and earlier, the recommended way to install the driver for these models is with the prebuilt module package from [[DebianEeePC/Repository|our repository]]:
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#module-assistant auto-install linux-uvc aptitude install rt2860-modules-2.6.26-1-686
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to install the right module for the webcam. afterwards run
Alternatively, the module can be built and installed automatically with [[ModuleAssistant|module-assistant]], as follows:
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#echo 1 > /proc/acpi/asus/camera
}}}
you should now have a working webcam, test it with Cheese :D
m-a prepare
m-a a-i rt2860 }}}
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=== wifi ===
I followed the instructions on http://www.itwriting.com/blog/778-fixing-wi-fi-on-asus-eee-pc-901-with-linux.html which links to this driver from Ralink http://www.itwriting.com/DPO_RT28xx_60_LinuxSTA_V1.7.0.0_2008_07_15.tgz, it has special eee-pc bits in and is ready to compile once extracted, just run '''make''' and '''make install''' in the source dir.
See [[DebianEeePC/HowTo/Wifi/Rt2860]] and [[DebianEeePC/HowTo/Wifi]] for a guide to configuring wireless.
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You need to edit /etc/acpi/actions/wireless.sh and replace all instances of '''ath0''' with '''ra0''' and '''ath_pci''' with '''rt2860sta''' To get the wireless hotkey to display the correct message when on the OSD you need to edit /etc/acpi/actions/hotkey.sh, find the line (around 35) == Hotkeys ==
If you want to see a message on your screen when you use a hotkey run {{{aptitude install aosd-cat}}} to install the OSD display'er. you then need to edit /etc/default/eeepc-acpi-scripts and change {{{ENABLE_OSD='no'}}} to {{{ENABLE_OSD='yes'}}}.
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{{{
if grep -q ath0 /proc/net/wireless; then
}}}
and change it to

{{{
if grep -q ra0 /proc/net/wireless; then
}}}
network-manager-gnome didnt work for me, it did not give me the option to use WPA encryption so I installed Wicd which works pretty well most of the time. grab it from http://wicd.sourceforge.net/

follow the instructions on the download page and remove everything from /etc/network/interfaces bar

{{{
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
}}}
wikd should be in your apps->internet menu, you can now run it and connect to wireless AP's!

=== hotkeys, osd and misc bits ===
run {{{apt-get install aosd-cat}}} to install the OSD display'er. you then need to edit /etc/default/eeepc-acpi-scripts and change the following lines {{{ENABLE_OSD='no'}}} to {{{ENABLE_OSD='yes'}}}

If you are not going to install the latest alsa driver to get the front mic working you can change
If you are not going to install the latest ALSA driver to get the front mic working you can change
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See the section below about what to do if you are installing the latest alsa
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=== Multiple monitors ===
this is detailed on another page but i had some issues getting the desktop to display over the two monitors so have pasted my xorg.conf and some more info below to help. Firstly install xrandr if its not already
(eeepc-acpi-scripts 1.0.12 will detect these automatically.)
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{{{
#apt-get install xrandr
}}}
then edit /etc/default/eee-acpi-scripts, change the line {{{COMBINED_DISPLAY_SWITCHES='--mode 640x480'}}} to
See the section below about what to do if you are installing the latest ALSA modules.
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{{{
COMBINED_DISPLAY_SWITCHES='--output VGA --auto --above LVDS'
}}}
next you need to edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf here is my version
== Front Mic ==
Build and install the latest release candidate of ALSA as described in [[DebianEeePC/HowTo/Sound]].
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{{{
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver "kbd"
        Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
        Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "Configured Mouse"
        Driver "synaptics"
        Option "CorePointer"
        Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
        Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
        Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "1"
EndSection
Section "Device"
        Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller"
        Driver "intel"
        BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "Configured Monitor"
        Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller"
        Monitor "Configured Monitor"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 24
                Modes "1024x600"
                #ADD LINE FOR MULTI DISPLAYS
                #this is 1024 wide by 1368 high (768+600=1368)
                Virtual 1024 1368
        EndSubSection
EndSection
}}}
restart X '''without''' your external monitor plugged in, hitting the hotkey (f+f5) should now activate your external monitor. if not you can debug issues by running
== Touchpad ==
See [[DebianEeePC/HowTo/ElantechTouchpad]].
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{{{
#xrandr
}}}
as a normal user (or a user that has permission to run x stuff), this will give you an output from which you can tell which monitors are plugged in. without external monitor plugged in
== Bluetooth ==
Bluetooth works fine with 2.6.29 and later. Older kernels need to be patched and may have a problem in that it must be enabled from the BIOS.
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{{{
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 600, maximum 1024 x 1368
VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS connected 1024x600+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 195mm x 113mm
   1024x600 60.0*+
   800x600 60.3
   640x480 59.9
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
}}}
with external monitor plugged in
We recommend using 2.6.29 or newer. There is a backported 2.6.29 for lenny users; see [[../../HowTo/Upgrade|our upgrade notes]] for details.
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{{{
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 600, maximum 1024 x 1368
VGA connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1024x768 60.0
   800x600 60.3
   640x480 59.9
LVDS connected 1024x600+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 195mm x 113mm
   1024x600 60.0*+
   800x600 60.3
   640x480 59.9
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
}}}
running the xrandr command with the options we specified in /etc/default/eee-acpi-scripts should also help you debug any problems
== Power management ==
Install cpufrequtils to allow throttling (works like a charm with acpi_cpufreq).
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{{{
#xrandr --output VGA --auto --above LVDS
}}}
=== front mic ===
To get the front mic working you have to rebuild the alsa driver using the latest release candidate. grab it from here ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-1.0.18rc1.tar.bz2

next you need to unpack it somewhere like /usr/src/ then build it. you may want to backup your old driver first

{{{
/usr/lib/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/sounds/pci/hda/# cp snd-hda-intel.ko snd-hda-intel.ko.stock
/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.18rc1# ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-options=all
/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.18rc1# make
/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.18rc1# make install
/usr/src/alsa-driver-1.0.18rc1# ./snddevices
}}}
im not sure if the last step is necessary but i ran it anyway.

you can verify your new driver with

{{{
/usr/lib/2.6.25-2-686/kernel/sounds/pci/hda/# ls -l
}}}
check that the date on the snd-hda-intel.ko is about the time you compiled it :)

your now you need to reboot.

after the reboot checkout your mixer settings with alsamixer or the gnome-volume-control, the channels have changed from the stock driver.

 * Playback: PCM. this is the master volume for the speakers
 * Playback: LineOut. this is the volume for the headphone socket
 * Recording: Capture. this is the record level for the front mic. it only seems usable at about 30% otherwise its just really distorted
 * Recording: Digital. this is the record level for the external mic in. its alot quieter than the front mic even at 100%, prehaps were missing some MicBoost like the stock driver has.
To get your hot keys to work again you need to edit /etc/default/eee-acpi-scripts and change the mixer labels to

{{{
VOLUME_LABEL='LineOut'
VOLUME_LABEL='iSpeaker'
}}}
to

{{{
VOLUME_LABEL='PCM'
VOLUME_LABEL='LineOut'
}}}
you also need to add the line

{{{
I_SWITCH_LABEL='iSpeaker'
}}}
this should get the volume keys working again.

To get the mute key to work you need to edit /etc/acpi/actions/hotkey.sh. Comment out the line (around line number 50)

{{{
status=$(amixer get $VOLUME_LABEL | sed -n '/%/{s/.*\[\(on\|off\)\].*/\u\1/p;q}')
}}}
and add this line underneath it

{{{
status=$(amixer get $I_SWITCH_LABEL | sed -n 's/.*\[\(on\|off\)\].*/\1/;ta;d;:a;p;q')
}}}
further down in the '# Fn+F7 -- mute/unmute speakers' section comment out the line

{{{
amixer -q set $VOLUME_LABEL toggle
}}}
and add instead

{{{
amixer -q set $I_SWITCH_LABEL toggle
}}}
you should now be all set

=== a few more annoying things that ive found with the default install ===
*Iceweasle has an odd version of flash installed where the flash movies are replaced by 'play buttons', this stops a few things working i found. i found this thread which helped sort the issue http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=29837&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0, quit iceweasel if its running and remove the odd version of flash

{{{
#apt-get remove swfdec-mozilla
#aptitude keep-all
}}}
the apt-get remove will complain about removing gnome but this is aparently a pseudo package and it was safe for me to hit '''y'''. not sure what aptitude keep-all does but they suggest to run it so i did, nothing bad seemed to happen. Next grab the latest flash from adobe and install it to /usr/lib/iceweasel when asked. now restart iceweasel and flash should be working a treat.

The other thing that bugged me about iceweasel was that it doesnt have backspace set as go back in history as default. i like this and to get it working type '''about:config''' in the address bar, you will be warned about it being dangerous to mess with these options but we're brave right? use the filter to search for '''backspace''', you should get 1 result back called '''browser.backspace_action''', its value was set to '''2''', setting it to '''0''' will make it become a back key again.
With 2.6.30 and later, Super Hybrid Engine support is present; [[../../HowTo/Configure#SuperHybridEngine|see our configuration page for information]].

This page summarizes the status of support for models 901, 1000 and 1000H. Please do not use it as a bug tracking system. Instead, file bugs and apply model-specific usertags as described on DebianEeePC/Bugs/About.

Please put no non-model specific information on this page. See DebianEeePC/HowTo/Configure for configuration of webcam, multiple displays, etc.

Sometimes confused with the 901GO which has a different wireless chipset.

Wifi

As of version 2.6.32, the driver rt2860sta renames the wireless interface from ra0 to wlan0. See here if you're using a network configurator); rename any interface name in /etc/network/interfaces, /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf if you are using wicd and /etc/arno-iptables-firewall/debconf.cfg if you are using Arno's firewall.

As of kernel version 2.6.32+39, "wicd" version 1.7.0+ds1-5, and "firmware-ralink" version 0.35~bpo60+1 (Squeeze, on a 901, 26 APR 12), it was not necessary to manually edit the two text files mentioned above. All that was needed was to click on the wireless icon in the system tray and, in the ensuing "Wicd Network Manager" window, select the "Preferences" tab and enter "wlan0" into the "Wireless interface:" data field. Refresh the scan and enter the security code, if needed.

As of version 2.6.30, the non-free firmware has been moved out (see 521553). To get it working, firmware-ralink must be installed. Non-free section must be added to the APT source.

$ sudo aptitude install firmware-ralink

Starting with version 2.6.29, the Linux kernel contains the driver for the Ralink 2860; it's enabled and present in linux-image-2.6.29-1-*. However, it contains non-free firmware (521553).

With 2.6.28 and earlier, the recommended way to install the driver for these models is with the prebuilt module package from our repository:

aptitude install rt2860-modules-2.6.26-1-686

Alternatively, the module can be built and installed automatically with module-assistant, as follows:

m-a prepare
m-a a-i rt2860 

See DebianEeePC/HowTo/Wifi/Rt2860 and DebianEeePC/HowTo/Wifi for a guide to configuring wireless.

Hotkeys

If you want to see a message on your screen when you use a hotkey run aptitude install aosd-cat to install the OSD display'er. you then need to edit /etc/default/eeepc-acpi-scripts and change ENABLE_OSD='no' to ENABLE_OSD='yes'.

If you are not going to install the latest ALSA driver to get the front mic working you can change

VOLUME_LABEL='LineOut'
VOLUME_LABEL='iSpeaker'

to

VOLUME_LABEL='Master'
VOLUME_LABEL='Headphones'

(eeepc-acpi-scripts 1.0.12 will detect these automatically.)

See the section below about what to do if you are installing the latest ALSA modules.

Front Mic

Build and install the latest release candidate of ALSA as described in DebianEeePC/HowTo/Sound.

Touchpad

See DebianEeePC/HowTo/ElantechTouchpad.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth works fine with 2.6.29 and later. Older kernels need to be patched and may have a problem in that it must be enabled from the BIOS.

We recommend using 2.6.29 or newer. There is a backported 2.6.29 for lenny users; see our upgrade notes for details.

Power management

Install cpufrequtils to allow throttling (works like a charm with acpi_cpufreq).

With 2.6.30 and later, Super Hybrid Engine support is present; see our configuration page for information.