1101ha gma500 support

Lucid (10.04)

There are preliminary testing on how to install an appropriate driver, you can follow the discussion at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1229345.

As reported on http://code.google.com/p/gma500/wiki/PPARepository, for the 2D support, you can proceed with following steps:

Open a terminal and type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gma500/ppa && sudo apt-get update

this command will add 'GMA500 PPA' repository and update database

sudo apt-get install poulsbo-driver-2d poulsbo-driver-3d poulsbo-config

after your system will be installed with all needed packages, you must restart your netbook.

/!\ To try the Beta with 3D graphics and Hardware Video Acceleration support:

Open a terminal and type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gma500/fix && sudo apt-get update

this command will add 'GMA500 Fix' repository and update database

sudo apt-get install poulsbo-driver-2d poulsbo-driver-3d poulsbo-config

after your system will be installed with all needed packages, you must restart your netbook.

/!\ Use following notes for your models:

    * 3D still broken (shadowFB enabled, compiz will be removed)
    *

      On Asus and Sony Vaio add the following workarounds:

      sudo nano /etc/default/grub

      find correct line and update to below

      GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash mem=2000mb acpi_osi=Linux"

      Then update your grub config

      sudo update-grub

 Originally Posted by asedas View Post
Hi,

I have 1101ha with xubuntu 9.04. everything working but not out of the box. First of all you'll have to compile the ethernet module fro lan card. after that you can add package with backports drivers for wifi. after that the only thing is the graphic driver. intel gma500 is a ****, but you can get even the compiz effects of course, this is on very low details and without speed. I use cpu politic set to "performance" all the time - that's mean use the all power to cpu: 1,33. it's necessary to use eee 1101ha normal. even with all power set up to max this "computer" is a little bit slow and "muddy" during the work.
you will have to gewmt use to it but that's the price of mobility [4-5h with std battery still with cpu @ 1.33 - i can't wait for extended batteries!!!].

so... almost everything is here: http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/ub...eee-1101-ha/2/ and you can read more on this forum. to get the compiz working you need to edit compiz in /usr/bin - can find on this forum.

I got used to this and have everything working. I reported that sometime my wlan is disconnecting after long thime connected with one network, and I have to restart it [turn the wifi down and turn on]. it will be fixed propably in next kernel update [but it's a minor issue].