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ASUS Eee PC 1015PN
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1 29447 07-31-2011
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100% of reviewers $370.00 10.0
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Description: I am running Slackware 13.37 on it.

Specs:
http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_PC/Eee_P...specifications

Everything works.

Notes:
This thing seems to have Optimus, but even so runs just fine with the standard Slackware kernels. However, if I disable AGP and Intel graphics in the kernel, and then install the nvidia driver, everything works perfectly. You can also leave agpgart enabled, and it still works fine and the only difference is that the Intel DMI bridge is now run by intel-agp (if enabled).

Do NOT delete the 16 MB partition of type EFI (FAT-12/16/32) at the end of the disk. If you delete it, it will disable boot booster (speeds up booting) and express gate / splashtop (if you kept that partition as well). I deleted it to see what it does, and I fixed it by re-creating right after (now 18 MB).

For wifi, the best driver is:
brcmsmac
which can be found in the latest kernels in the staging drivers.
Also see:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211

NOTE: I have disabled the internal wifi card and bluetooth (I don't use it), because I have had a crash that may be related to the wifi drivers or card. I bought and am using an external USB wifi card.

RAM:
I had a hard time finding RAM that works with this netbook. I know that these 2 work:
Transcend 2GB DDR3-1333
Samsung 2GB DDR3-10600
Keywords: asus eeepc netbook 1015PN
/sbin/lspci output: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation N10 Family DMI Bridge (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ac
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 841c
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ad
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ad
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ad
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ad
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ad
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation NM10 Family LPC Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ad
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ad
Kernel driver in use: ahci
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8132 Fast Ethernet (rev c0)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 838a
Kernel driver in use: atl1c
Kernel modules: atl1c
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: AzureWave Device 2047
Kernel driver in use: brcmsmac
Kernel modules: brcmsmac
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT218 [ION] (rev a2)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8470
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nvidia
04:00.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8470
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel


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Old 07-31-2011, 11:48 AM   #1
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Registered: Oct 2005
Posts: 11,388

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): $370.00 | Rating: 10

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.39.3
Distribution: Slackware 13.37



A great netbook, and everything seems to be running just fine. Currently, I am using some experimental and staging drivers for it, and the atl1c ethernet driver causes IRQ 19 to be disabled sometimes, and sometimes it produces bogus transfer info for ifconfig. However, everything else is stable. Ethernet does work. The price was good. It can run HD videos using 4 threads, but it does get hot. If it were a bit more powerful and would run less hot I would get rid of my desktop and just use this. Battery time is not quite what is reported, but that's because there is no Optimus support although there is bumblebee:
https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee
which seems not to work with Slackware. It doesn't matter much to be because I usually have a plug nearby. The battery time should be about 4-6 hrs depending on usage.
 




  



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