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Eeebuntu on ASUS EeePC 1000HA Missing Network Adapters

May 24, 2010

A few weeks ago I helped a friend install Eeebuntu 3 on his ASUS EeePC 1000HA. After installation, no network adapters were being recognized--neither wired or wireless.

The solution was to upgrade to the 2.6.30 Linux kernel, which adds the necessary support for the network hardware in the EeePC 1000HA. The necessary Debian packages can be downloaded from the Ubuntu kernel mirror to a flash drive using a different computer. Then, install the three necessary Debian packages on the EeePC in this order:

  1. linux-headers-2.6.30-020630_2.6.30-020630_all.deb
  2. linux-image-2.6.30-020630-generic_2.6.30-020630_i386.deb
  3. linux-headers-2.6.30-020630-generic_2.6.30-020630_i386.deb
After you install all three packages in Eeebuntu, reboot the EeePC. Linux should recognize both the wired and wireless network adapters. Eeebuntu will try to get you to upgrade to the Linux 2.6.27 kernel via apt, but be sure NOT to install the kernel updates otherwise you'll be right back where you started.

The solution to this issue originally came from an Eeebuntu forum post.

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