Ssd that can be used in eee pc 701
I started Synaptic Package Manager to remove applications I do now want/need to free up some space.Īlso I read the following recommendations (From Ubuntu manual):
SSD THAT CAN BE USED IN EEE PC 701 UPDATE
Also remove installation packages after update with command: gksu apt-get clean
SSD THAT CAN BE USED IN EEE PC 701 INSTALL
Hint: In case you want to install updates: keep in mind downloading + installing requires additional space, install updates separately not in bulk. My eeepc got stuck on a blue screen, I waited a bit and did a hard reset (after disconnecting DVD drive).Īfter the reset boot Zorin, log in, and hopefully you will be on your desktop. Continue installation, wait until finished, select to Restart when asked. Start installation, ignore the "SWAP partition is missing error" (we can't really afford SWAP, SSD life also decreases from that much writes).ġ0. (The installation takes 3GB from the 4GB, so you have 1GB left. Make 1 new partition, EXT4 and mount it to '/'. Start the installation (icon on desktop) and select a manual partitioning (last option), remove all existing partitions from SSD with '-' button.Ĩ. Your screen is resized, caused some weird stuff for me (mouse can not navigate full screen) but you can work around this by dragging the windows into the mouse-workable area and use TAB to navigate forms that are unreachable by mouse and press ENTER to confirm buttons.ħ. (leave terminal open, we need it for step 6)Ħ. The disk-size check will always tell your drive is big enough, even if it is not. in abiword navigate to last page, scroll tiny bit higher to find function "def big_enough(self, size)" that checks disk-size, replace the return variable 'ret' in return function to 'True' ('return ret' -> 'return True'). in terminal execute command: gksu abiword /usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-prepare.pyĤ. (we are going to remove the disk-size check)ģ. on desktop start terminal, left top corner, search for term. boot eeepc701 with Zorin8 lite DVD (or pen drive) and select to boot live system (if selected installation, cancel and you also will be on desktop)Ģ. Zorin8 lite DVD (Download and burn on DVD, or USB pen drive)ġ. External USB DVD drive (probably USB pen drive would work also) This manual is written to use the full SSD, so your current OS and all files will be removed. So I wrote down the steps I performed just in case anyone has similar issues. Because I still have one lying around I tried installing Zorin on a eeepc 701, but it doesn't install without some additional work.