How to move back to Linux??

[gmathur19]

Hi.! I really need help! Desperately.!

I bought Asus EEE PC 900 Linux version on 15th of this month. It was working perfectly until I was tempted to read about the Windows XP version of the same variant and so I decided to load Windows XP on it. I used the USB Stick method as explained in the following link

http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/28...n-your-eee-pc/

While partitioning, I deleted the 4GB and the 16GB drive and installed Windows XP on the 4GB drive. Everything installed pretty well except that windows ONLY boots if the USB stick is attached! otherwise not! I tried installing again with some other method mentioned in some other forum but that too in vain.!

Now i've decided i want to go back to the same retail version of linux that was preloaded in it.

Can anyone please please tell me how to move back to the Linux version.??

I had purchased this as a gift for my cousin who is to come in a couple of weeks and now I've ruined his gift.!!

Please help me.! Waiting for replies...thanks in advance

[drowe]

You can either use the rescue disk or even better, get the netbook version of ubuntu.

[gmathur19]

Originally Posted by drowe

You can either use the rescue disk or even better, get the netbook version of ubuntu.

Hi..! Thanks for replying...
i can use the recovery DVD with my external drive..would the netbook be as good as new after the recovery with Xandros and everything else in place?

Welcome to the forum gmathur19. The few times I have used a restore DVD, it returned the computer to the exact original configuration. All the drivers and software are there. All you need is a CD/DVD player to attach to the netbook.

[gmathur19]

Originally Posted by netbooking

Welcome to the forum gmathur19. The few times I have used a restore DVD, it returned the computer to the exact original configuration. All the drivers and software are there. All you need is a CD/DVD player to attach to the netbook.

Thanks for replying....

And what about the OS?? and the ssd's? I've read some threads regarding the 16GB partition not showing up after the recovery...is there something i should be careful of while running the recovery disk? And how do i check the space available in the ssd as well as the 4GB partition after the recovery... Thanks

I don't know what to add to what you already know from the several other sources you have used asking about this. The CD/DVD restore I used restored it exactly like the factory setup. Expect the OS to be in the right place with full use of both drives.

I found this note which is probably what you are mentioning. "For models with 2 SSD, the bootscript will also format the 2nd SSD to Linux ext3 filesystem and assign a volume label of "HOME" to it. Then the system will mount it to /home at bootup (by seeking volume label). However, what the bootscript does is to look for a non-removable bit in the controller firmware of the 2nd SSD (/dev/sdb). People have reported that after they installed winxp or even ubuntu in their EeePC, the removable bit in the 2nd SSD will be changed to "removable", and the bootscript will think it is a hot-pluggable removable disk and will fail to format it and assign the correct volume label. Then they ended up losing the 16GB 2nd SSD (not automatically mounted by the system)."

I suggest you put in your Linux restore DVD and just do it. No problem and your free. But, *only after you experience a problem* go into the second SSD and figure out the problem. I have an Asus with just one 16GB SSD which runs Linux off a SD card so can't tell you much more than that.

edit: Well, yes I can. It wouldn't hurt for you to learn more about your computer by reading up on it at the ASUS support site. Following directions exactly is a good skill for staying out of trouble.