Asus eee 4g - which OS will work well ?
 

I need some advice on what version of Linux to put on an Asus eee 4g. The Xandros thats on there seems pretty rubbish. I have bought a 2g memory module and also an 8Gb SD Card.
I'd like to install Ubuntu (11.10), as i'm familiar with that, but it looks like it wouldn't install easily.
I'd like a system to surf the net and use facebook chat (so an up to date browser is key !).
Ideally i'd like mimimal fiddling around to get it to install, but I will edit scripts if Imust.

Any advice ?

There are several distributions that run on the Eee PC. Ubuntu will work fine and it is what I currently use on my 900. The internal drive (4G) is about 77% full with all data being written to a SDHC card.

Ubuntu used to have a unique version for the Eee PC but now all drivers etc are in the main stream release.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC/Installation

Thank you !
 

I have tried a Live version of Ubuntu 11.10 from USB and it seems to work well. When the 2Gb of memory arrive I'll fit it and install 11.10. The live CD seems sluggish with 512Kb. I'll post results here, to help others with the same issue. Must be hundreds of old Eee PCs out there that could get a new lease of life. !!

Get a fairly large SDHC card and you can run anything. The SSD shipped with the 4G is pretty slow, and you can run the OS from the SD card just about as fast, especially if you have a fast card. They're pretty cheap these days. I've run just about every major Linux distro from a 16GB card, and it's easy to install, the same as any other drive. You just tell the installer which drive to use and it works. I partition my card with two partitions, one for / and the other for /home, so I can keep my home and data if I decide to change the OS, plus updates won't destroy them. But that's not absolutely necessary. Really, installing to an SD card is as easy as to the internal drive. IMO, that's the best way to go with those machines. I have my old 701 working as a server, with a large USB HDD holding the OS and files, and the internal 4GB SSD is just a little more storage, nothing else is on it. My everyday computer is an EEE-900, with a replacement 32GB SSD, more RAM, and an SDHC for extra storage. Debian Sid runs great on it.

Thanks for your help
 

Well i have the memory fitted. However i now find the SD card slot is shot, card won't latch in.
Anyone know how to fix this ? I've tried taping the card in place, but i can't get it stuck in place well enough to stay there. The Eee recognises the card fine when i push it in with my finger, but I'm not going to hold it there all the while !!