Attansic atl1e eeePC 1000 LAN Driver Compile Install

To install the the lan driver for the eeePC 1000 you need build dependencies. If you are using a usb cd then after installation just use:

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) unrar

If you don’t have anything you need to get the build dependencies onto your system the hard way. Luckily I spent 2 hours downloading every single package and associated dependencies from the Hardy repositories. The packages are for a default Hardy kernel 2.6.24 series straight off the CD. I also included the packages rerquired to build a kernel if you want to build the eeePC kernel provided at eeepc.asus.com.

hardy_i386_build_dep_with_Kernel_build_support.tar.bz2

Unzip the  package and use dpkg to take care of everything. Change to the directory:

cd Desktop/hardy_i386_build_dep_with_kernel_build_support

sudo dpkg -i *

You will have to flip back and forth with the following command:

sudo dpkg –configure -a

Lots of files require configuration prior to installation of subsequent files. This took some time, but most of the time was because the packages were bad downloads and I had to keep downloading them form different sources till they all worked. The folder contains the default kernel headers requires, and basically its an all in 1 package with everything you’ll need.

Now download the driver source direct from ASUS:

http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5KPL-CM/LinuxDrivers.zip

Unzip, and cd to the directory. Then cd to the src directory. Compile:

sudo KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make
sudo KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make install

After compilation and installation:

cd /lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/kernel/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e.ko
sudo insmod ./atl1e.ko

Then run:

sudo depmod so modprobe knows the driver exists. If for some reason the driver
dousn't load automatically you can manually add it to /etc/modules.

Debian - No System Sounds

First see if your ALSA is muted!! Either use your Gnome volume manager, or type in a terminal:

alsamixer

Make sure all the channels are illuminated green. Use the “m” key to toggle mute.

If this does not work try installing esound built from source. Esound lives in the following repository:

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/esound/0.2/

And the most recent version, as of this blog post, can be downloaded here:

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/esound/0.2/esound-0.2.38.tar.bz2

Unzip the file, and install the build dependencies:

sudo apt-get build-dep esound

Then navigate to the esound folder, configure, make and install:

cd Desktop/esound

./configure && make

sudo make install

Reboot, and most likely hear sounds. This issue was particular to a Debian Etch system with an ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe motherboard. If you still don’t hear sound you can try re-installing ALSA from source. Give a google search for ALSA and you will find the homepage to download the source from. Compile and install the alsa-driver package, but first install the build dependencies:

sudo apt-get build-dep alsa-driver

ASUS Motherboard - Excellent Results

I have had satisfying results with ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe. The BIOS options are thoroughly configurable, and take full advantage of AM2 socket capable AMD processors. Installed is 4 Gigabytes of DDR2 RAM, and three 160 Gigabyte hard drives (2 PATA and 1 SATA) connected in RAID1. Complete with a suitable DVD burner, the server only requires a respectable case to complete its upgrade.

Considering the new status of the server it is capable of running multiple virtual machines; I have a couple of ideas for new services to try

ASUS AMD Motherboard and RAM Upgrade

I just ordered an upgrade motherboard and some RAM that will push my server to 4 Gigabytes. I have to get a new motherboard because RAM slot #2 on the current board is totally shot. The new board supports 4 slots; its nice to have some more RAM room.

To be specific I ordered:

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

Asus Eee PC - Small with Solid State Reliability

This mighty tiny PC comes equipped with SSD hard drive technology. You can bet that this is a little speed demon complete with 1 Gigabyte of pre-installed RAM. The microPC trend will only increase, and I look forward to the progress of the niche. You can’t go wrong with a small and powerful PC that has comparable functionality to a desktop PC. Considering this cheers to the Asus Eee PC:

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/en/index.htm

I should add that the flash website is extremely large; frankly its huge, and it takes a fare amount of time for the site to completely load