Eee PC Models
Many pages on this wiki were written when only the earliest models were available. We will update those pages to include details for other models as needed. For example, our [:DebianEeePC/HowTo/Install] should cover all models for which the installer has support. The following pages should not be used to avoid updating those pages, but instead should collect together in one convenient place some model-specific issues that users need to be aware of. In time, we should scrub away as many of these differences as possible by letting the software do all of the work.
- ["DebianEeePC/Model/701"] and related models (2G surf, 4G surf, 4G, 8G)
- ["DebianEeePC/Model/900"]
- ["DebianEeePC/Model/900A"]
- ["DebianEeePC/Model/901"] and related models (1000, 1000H)
- ["DebianEeePC/Model/904HD"]
- ["DebianEeePC/Model/1000HD"]
Differences between models
Hardware differences
This table aims to compile the different hardware drivers and issues known to the different models. Latest models may have hardware elements in common with any other model, so this table may be a start point for troubleshooting issues with new models.
Hardware differences that are totally transparent to the system (processor type or amount of RAM) won't be displayed here.
|
701 |
900 |
900A |
901 |
904HD |
1000HD |
Ethernet |
atl2 |
atl1e |
??? |
??? |
||
WLAN |
Atheros (madwifi as ath0) |
Ralink (rt2860 as ra0) |
??? |
??? |
||
Bluetooth |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
||
Four silver hotkeys |
No |
Yes |
ACPI differences
This table aims to compile the differences that the eeepc_laptop (or eeepc_acpi) module sees between models. When the kernel module is loaded, it sends an ACPI command that probes the capabilities ("control methods supported") of the eeepc it is running on. This can be seen by running "dmesg | grep eee".
Model |
BIOS version |
Control methods supported |
900 |
601, 704 |
0x101711 |
901 |
1101 |
0x101713 |
The meaning of those control methods bitmaps can be better understood looking at the CM_ASL_* constants in the source code of the eeepc_laptop / eeepc_acpi kernel module. From right to left, the bits mean "wlan, bluetooth, irda, 1394 (firewire); webcam, tv (tuner?), gps, dvdrom; displayswitch, panel brightness, bios flash, acpi flash; CPU FV, CPU temp, CPU fan, chassis fan; USB 1, USB 2, USB 3, modem; cardreader, lid". There are ACPI commands for toggling the 3G modem on and off, but no correspondence to any control method bit (as of yet).
These control methods control if the control files (i.e. /proc/acpi/asus/*) are created or not.
It is currently unknown if applying user hardware hacks (i.e. bluetooth on the 900, 3G modem on the 901) affects the control methods. If so, it would mean that the BIOS is quite smart when it comes to autodetecting new specific hardware.