coverup Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Could somebody point me to a good set of instructions on how to install Mandriva on an eee PC 1005HA-H (or 1005HA-P in the US). I would like to keep WinXP for time being, so I would like to dual boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 It sounds like a simple plan: Shrink the existing NTFS partition to whatever size you wish, and then install Mandriva from USB stick (if you don't have some USB CD-ROM handy). To shrink the existing XP installation, use Parted Magic Before shrinking, get sure your XP installation isn't very fragmented, and keep the final size of the partition at least 15% bigger than the total data in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulopen Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I installed Mandriva 2009 on a Brazilian version of Asus 1000, but I don't remember all steps. I found some information at: http://www.eeextra.com/linux/first-impressions-about-mandriva-20091-on-the-eeebox.html http://www.eeextra.com/linux/installing-mandriva-2009-on-the-eee-box.html http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?t=100478 Lots of alternatives at: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ I hope that helps. If I remember the specific steps that worked for me I will let you know. Paulo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Thank you, scarecrow and paulopen. Which version of mandriva would you recommend - One or Free? Which one of them is "100% netbook friendly" as claimed by mandriva? The applications I will be using most of the time are Firefox, Emacs, Latex + Ghostscript, and Adobe Reader. It would be nice to be able to sync with my Palm too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xboxboy Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Check my threads, where I partitioned and done a network install to my Acer aspire one: Network Install Partitioning This should help somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindwave Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I actually used a trad copy of ONE, slipped it to a USB ran the regular install and everything works great. I havent (nor will I) turn on the 3d graphics, but then i dont use them on my desktop either. should run pretty flawlessly j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Thanks. What's "a trad copy"? In regard to partitioning... My 1005HA has two partitions out of the box! Thanks, Asus. It's however somewhat disturbing that they do not regard this model as "GNU LINUX compatible" (unlike 1008), what could this mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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