# Asus EEE PC 1025c

Warning: I am learning linux with arch and my Eee PC. So my solutions may be not the best.

## Bootloader

You have to use an i686 boot ISO even though the Intel ARK says that the computer's CPU supports Intel 64. If you're using the dual-architecture ISO (which is downloaded by default), then the ISO will auto-detect it as i686.

The BIOS doesn't seem to support EFI boot on an ArchISO USB stick, even though it detects it as a UEFI bootable medium. Install with a BIOS bootloader unless you know what you're doing. If you are able to boot in UEFI mode, then please add a tutorial.

## Audio

### Mono Issues

Maybe you want hear some MP3 files in stereo format and you'll noted missed voices or instruments. The solution is change some settings to play all sounds in mono format. So only using the Alsa you have to create a file called .asoundrc (if you have this file, so make a backup for safety) and put this content below:

    ~/.asoundrc

    pcm.card0 {
      type hw
      card 0
    }

    ctl.card0 {
      type hw
      card 0
    }

    pcm.monocard {
      slave.pcm card0
      slave.channels 2
    #  type plug
      type route
      ttable {
       # Copy both input channels to output channel 0 (Left).
        0.0 1
        1.0 1
       # Send nothing to output channel 1 (Right).
        0.1 0
        1.1 0
      }
    }

    ctl.monocard {
      type hw
      card 0
    }

    pcm.!default monocard

Save on your home directory and restart Alsa.

##### Mono on PulseAudio

To set mono in a PulseAudio system. Run on terminal:

     $ pacmd list-sinks | grep name | head -n1

To get the master device name. The output of command will look like this:

     name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>

Put device name (in my case alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo) in field 'master' of the command below:

     $ pacmd load-module module-remap-sink sink_name=mono master=alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo channels=2 channel_map=front-right,mono

So this command just will work if PulseAudio is already started.

To make this permanent, (as root) put the argument of pacmd command on last line of file /etc/pulse/default.pa:

     # echo "load-module module-remap-sink sink_name=mono master=alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo channels=2 channel_map=front-right,mono" >> /etc/pulse/default.pa

Warning: Be sure, of don't run an audio application with this configuration above (Maybe mpg123 to start a sound theme in a session of Xfce) before PulseAudio starts, in a session. It's probably the PulseAudio will not working.

And after, reboot your machine and every session startup, this will work.

## HDMI

### Video

You have to change the video driver. If the HDMI cable is plugged in on boot it is enabled automatically. If it is plugged in after boot you can use xrandr to enable the second monitor:

    # xrandr --output DVI-0 --auto

### Audio

You need to know the number of your sound card and the the number of HDMI device:

    aplay -l

     **** Liste der Hardware-Geräte (PLAYBACK) ****
    Karte 0: Intel [HDA Intel], Gerät 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
      Sub-Geräte: 1/1
      Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
    Karte 0: Intel [HDA Intel], Gerät 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
      Sub-Geräte: 1/1
      Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0

#### Global

In /usr/shared/alsa/alsa.conf search the lines

    default.pcm.card 0
    default.pcm.device 0

If you change the numbers to your card and device (in my case card is 0 and device is 3) and reboot the audio output switches to HDMI.

#### User specific

do this and reboot

#### Dynamic

The audio device can also be configured with /etc/asound.conf So you can create a script that links asound.conf to a configuration depending on the hdmi cable plugged in or not: (for some reason my HDMI device is listed as DVI)

    hdmi_switched.sh

    #! /bin/bash
    hdmi_status="$(cat /sys/class/drm/card0-DVI-D-1/status)"
    ln -f "/etc/alsa/hdmi_$hdmi_status" /etc/alsa/asound.conf
    alsactl restore

Configuration files:

    hdmi_connected

    pcm.!default {
          type hw
          card 0
          device 3
    }

    hdmi_disconnected

    pcm.!default {
          type hw
          card 0
          device 0
    }

Create a symbolic link to /etc/asound.conf

    ln -s /etc/alsa/asound.conf /etc/asound.conf

If the user is allowed to run the hdmi_switch.sh script and is also allowed to change files in /etc/alsa folder you can bind that script to a key :D If you also want to change to monitor read this.

## Screen Brightness

### acpi

Setting brightness in /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/ with the scripts for acpid change the values of the files brightness and actual_brightness but do not have any effect on current screen brightness.

Set the following as kernel parameters in your bootloader

    acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor

To make this permant see here

#### FN Keys

Now there is a folder eeepc-wmi in /sys/class/backlight and the scripts need to be updated

    /etc/acpi/actions/bl_up.sh

      #!/bin/sh
      bl_device=/sys/class/backlight/eeepc-wmi/brightness
      echo $(($(cat $bl_device)+1)) >$bl_device

    /etc/acpi/actions/bl_down.sh

      #!/bin/sh
      bl_device=/sys/class/backlight/eeepc-wmi/brightness
      echo $(($(cat $bl_device)-1)) >$bl_device

The scripts change the screen brightness everytime I run them. Unfortunately the acpi events for brightnessup and brightnessdown are not available anymore although the brightnessup key sets brightness to maximum and the brightnessdown key sets the brightness to max_brightness-1 :( (do not now where this happens) --> this may help

When using the Enlightenment 17 window manager, the brightness keys will work without any additional configuration and the backlight can be adjusted using the built-in backlight widget.

#### AC plug / unplug

    /etc/acpi/handler.sh

     ..
     ac_adapter)
            case "$2" in
                ACPI0003:00)
                    case "$4" in
                        00000000)
                            logger 'AC unpluged'
                            echo $(($(cat /sys/class/backlight/eeepc-wmi/max_brightness)/2)) > /sys/class/backlight/eeepc-wmi/brightness
    			;;
                        00000001)
                            logger 'AC pluged'
                            echo $(($(cat /sys/class/backlight/eeepc-wmi/max_brightness)-1)) > /sys/class/backlight/eeepc-wmi/brightness
    			;;
                    esac
                    ;;
                *)
                    logger "AC Adapter ACPI action undefined: $2"
    		;;
            esac
            ;;
     ..

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