Colin Brace
Linux can be installed on this laptop, but the Intel GMA 500 (“Poulbos”) driver is problematic. Intel is apparently working on a new driver, and hopefully it will work on this netbook.
For full specifications see the Asus Eee PC 1011HA specifications page.
| Name | Asus Eee PC 1011HA |
| Processor | Intel Atom Z520 |
| Screen | 11.6” WXGA (1366×768) with Color-Shine (Glare-type) |
| Graphics | Intel GMA 500 |
| RAM | Up to 2GB |
| HDD | 160GB |
| Optical Drive | No |
| Network | 10/100 802.11 b/g |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | yes | |
| Screen | yes | |
| HDD | yes | |
| Graphics | Intel GMA 500 aka “Poulbos” | |
| Sound | yes | doesn't resume after hibernate |
| Ethernet | yes | |
| Wireless | yes | ath5k kernel module |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| USB | yes | |
| Card Reader | yes | |
| Webcam | yes | uvcvideo kernel module |
Fedora 11 and 12 run OK on this laptop, but with some reservations: I have never been able to get the Poulbos driver working, hence I am running it with VESA 800×600, which is obviously rather disappointing. See this blog entry by Adam Williams for detailed info on GMA 500 support in Fedora Intel GMA500 (Poulsbo) on Fedora 11 (with working 3D/compiz support)
Hibernate: yes
Suspend: no
Under Fedora 11, WiFi doesn't resume after hibernate; under F12, this works as it should.
Fn Keys
Discussion
update on jolicloud:
out of the box, only Fn+F4, F7 F9 do not work. If suspend does not work for you, there is a simple fix. Change the grub loader memory to be only 1900mb. google it :)
hmm interesting
try Jolicloud http://www.jolicloud.com/
it's work fine on it except for function keys