sunrat Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 +1 on installing to an SDHC card. I installed sidux to one on my EeePC and it worked perfectly. I suggest you try aptosid with Xfce or LXDE. Even aptosid KDE4 with plasma-netbook interface worked well although mine is EeePC900; 701 probably would not fare so well. I currently have Bodhi installed on the SSD which also runs nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Haven't tried the sdhc install yet but Xubuntu with persistence on a USB stick works nicely. I made the USB stick with Unetbootin and it's remembered my wifi info and time zone at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 I won't be trying Bodhi again on my 701. http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showtopic=45786&hl (see post #16) It's hard to believe that it's been over a year since I tried two versions and neither worked for me. I know it works for everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Always interesting playing around with this Aspire One. Bodhi Linux has always worked well on this machine so I decided to install it on an sdhc. The install went fine, with the only tricky part making sure that the bootloader went on the sdhc. However neither of the sd slots on the Aspire One can be used to boot the machine. Not in the BIOS I guess. Not to be deterred I plugged the sdhc card into a USB card reader and booted that way. Posting from Bodhi Linux on an SDHC right now. I'll see if I can install some software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Yes it appears that I have a normal install on the sdhc. I was able to download and install the Chromium browser OK. After a reboot everything is still here. The sdhc in the card reader is treated just like an external HDD and the machine is bootable from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Yes it appears that I have a normal install on the sdhc. I was able to download and install the Chromium browser OK. After a reboot everything is still here. The sdhc in the card reader is treated just like an external HDD and the machine is bootable from that. Good deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 The problem in a nutshell is that the computer's SD slots are set up as PCIe rather than as HDDs so they aren't bootable under the BIOS. The obvious workaround is to use the card reader and connect through a USB slot. Here's an exhaustive discussion of the problem - where I guess you can make some changes to the boot process and get the SDHC working using the grub that is on the SSD (main drive) in the computer. I'm not sure I totally understand this process, and the card reader approach works fine so that would be my solution if I wanted an actual install to carry around with me. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=981951&highlight=aspire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrat Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 The problem in a nutshell is that the computer's SD slots are set up as PCIe rather than as HDDs so they aren't bootable under the BIOS. That's different from the EeePC. It shows in the boot device select menu, and boots easily. IIRC the SD slot is just another USB port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Yes ASUS and Acer designed the hardware differently I guess. All the better for Liz if she wants to install to an SD. Lots of options for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Nope, my sd cards are all tied up with movies. I stick a card in so when I'm waiting (car serviced, dentist, doctor) and don't have a wifi signal, I can watch part of a movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Also if you are using a sdhc card as an installation media, make sure that you get at least a Class4 or above (I suggest a class 10 if possible. In case you do not know what the classes mean, they refer to the read/write speed: Class 2 -- 2 MB/sec Class 4 -- 4 MB/sec Class 6 -- 6 MB/sec Class 10 --10 MB/sec Wikipedia: Secure Digital -- Speed Class Rating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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