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My mom has an ASUS EeePC 2G Surf. We used the software restore function on it. It is no longer allowing us to update anything but the BIOS. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as I hear about it frequently. She also can't use Java. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Jessen.

Hi,
What Linux Distro do you have on it?

You have to reboot your box.If you have already rebooted your box, and it appears to be stable, there is no need to go back. In case it is rebooted it will then come back with the old kernel and openafs.

SteinPooch, on Oct 22 2009, 03:55 PM, said:

The original Xandros Linux is on it.

miltonhork, on Oct 24 2009, 07:01 AM, said:

Can you dumb that down? I'm not a Linux guy...I'm used to working with Windows-based PCs and non-command-line based MacOS X stuff.

What is it that you want to update? Update the kernel, the whole OS, individual apps? Why do you need to update the BIOS?

Trio3b, on Oct 26 2009, 11:02 PM, said:

Individual apps.
It only lets us update the BIOS. That's where the problem is.
It won't let us update or install anything but BIOS Updates.
We're on the latest rev of the BIOS too.

Well I don't use the eee, but BIOS accessibility on most any PC or laptop is independent of the OS. BIOS upgrades are usually reserved for very outdated firmware or serious bugs in the eee BIOS, which I haven't heard of. BIOS updates are dangerous if not meant for specific known issues. You can render your PC unbootable.

I'm not understanding. Are you booted into the Xandros operating system at all? If so, are your repos setup properly? The BIOS updates would probably come from ASUS, but the software updates would come from the Xandros (or whatever distro the eee is running) repos. These may be two different URLs. You would add or update software using Synaptic (I think).


Try -->here

I'm not sure I could be any clearer.
I am running the default Eee Linux operating system, which includes KDE, but it is highly recommended that it not be used due to stability and performance issues.
I can't change the Synaptic repositories because there is no option to.
When I go in to the "Add/Remove Programs" dialog under the System tab, the only option available is "Install BIOS Updates"
I have no desire to install BIOS updates. I simply want to download and install programs. I don't know where you got the notion that I wanted to do any BIOS updating, as in previous posts I stated that I wanted to install programs, not BIOS updates. I don't know how to explain it much better.

Sounds like Synaptic is wonky. You may have to access Synaptic via the command line and reset repositories. The link I gave you addresses this as well as this link -->here

Trio3b, on Oct 31 2009, 02:31 PM, said:

Okay.
Now we're on the same page.
Thanks!
I'll try that and get back to you with the results!