ASUS EeePC T91

This information is still very much a work in progress, Updates and corrections will be added as problems are solved.

I had been hanging out since the early 2009 to get my hands on one of these little notebooks. In my previous life as a Network Admin I had played with the EeePC 701 and 900. I had decided to buy a 901 with linux but by the time I made the decision they were all sold out in Australia. With the release in August of the T91 for the Australian market I was finally able to track down a retailer and orded the first computer I have ever bought as a complete unit. All my PC's prior to this had been put togother from parts or second hand.

So my new toy arrived last week, and first thing is to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix. The install went without a hitch except no wireless and the screen resulution is 800 x 600. Hoping that these problems will go away once all updates are installed I press on. Unfortunatly there are several issues that are still not working.

• Wireless networking still does not work. Spent many hours trying to resolve this, but have yet to solve the problems. The chipset is known, Atheros AR9285, and shows up when the appropriate tools are run, but the kernel modules don't load, and when manually loaded nothing happens. Tried the *mad* wireless stuff, but think all I did was install the userspace tools and not the actual modules. Most information was for other machines with the same chipset.

  Update - Have got the wireless working, although the function key still does nothing about turning it on or off. Using information from a couple of sources, I was able to install the backports modules, reboot, and away it went. More details are here.

• Screen drivers are a major issue, finally worked out the chipset I think, Intel Poulsbo. Bad news is from what I read, the linux drivers from intel are hopeless and don't work. Found lots of different and difficult to install information, again for other machines, although seems there is some more development out there.

  Update - Found more information about installing drivers that were built in June as part of ubuntu mobile, Was finally able to get video working. More details are here.

• Touch screen is working great, although took me several attempts to calibrate, as the instructions are displayed, then are lost when the actual calibration screen is displayed.
• Bluetooth is working, the only issues with that is installing my bluetooth GPS module, but with very easy to follow web page, was up and running fairly easily.
• Most of the blue function keys are working fine, except the wireless/bluetooth toggle (F2). There are some scripts and other things in the package manager, but one wont install because something is missing, the other installs but does nothing that I can see. Haven't tried the external monitor as would like to get the screen drivers working first.
• Audio
• Although there is software for the built in camera, the camera is not working, and although would be fun to have running, is the least of the problems

Despite some negative comments from others about not enough storage, keyboard to small, to small a screen, I personally think for the way I will be using it will be a great little machine. My only problem will be the intergrated battery.