Install Ubuntu on Asus Eee PC 1201N

You need to make boot able USB and install as usual.

Wireless driver should be install this way:


Download this file
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36688638/rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0010.1211.2009.tar.gz

[1] Copy the target module r8192se_pci.ko to /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
[2] Copy rtl8192se firmware folder to /lib/firmware/`uname -r`
[3] Run the command of `depmod -a`
[4] Run the command of 'modprobe rtl8192se_pci', or reboot.
[5] Check the NetworkManager, and see whether there's network list show out?

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Install Nvidia driver

# wget http://www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos/ubuntu-repos.key && apt-key add ubuntu-repos.key && rm ubuntu-repos.key
# echo "deb http://www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos jaunty release" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/avenard.list
# apt-get update
# apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.28-11-generic
# apt-get install nvidia-glx-195 nvidia-195-libvdpau
# nvidia-xconfig
# apt-get install vim
# vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf
-- [Change Mouse to /dev/input/mice]
# /etc/init.d/gdm stop
# rmmod nvidia
# modprobe nvidia
# echo nvidia >>/etc/modules
# /etc/init.d/gdm start

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for the browser plugins you need to install xine and flashplayer 10.1

Or you can go here and install this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats


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If you have problem with background after restart this is a solution


rm -R .gconf/desktop/gnome/background (and restart gnome)



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