Enable Advance mode on eee PC 701

I will show you in this tutorial, how to change from easy mode to advance mode on the eee PC.

I am NOT responsible for any damage or loss of data

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Step 1: Open the "Terminal"

To open the "Terminal" in easy mode press "Ctrl-Alt-T". Now type in "sudo bash" to gain administrative power.

peach_fart says: Sep 6, 2008. 9:28 PM

i did this just right now and i already like it. but it wont launch frets on fire...

peach_fart in reply to peach_fartJun 8, 2011. 5:16 PM

so i got frets on fire to launch (3 years later. i wasnt in a hurry to get it) and i had to do a f9 restore after installing the necessary packages. dont get it its not worth the hassle

Gavabc123 (author) in reply to peach_fartSep 6, 2008. 11:22 PM

Yes unfortunately there has been a problem with frets on fire running on the xandros OS.

peach_fart in reply to Gavabc123Sep 7, 2008. 10:27 AM

im not sure if its xandros, it says that it cant find some file so it never boots up, it just has a thing that displays what files are loaded

Gavabc123 (author) in reply to peach_fartSep 7, 2008. 11:50 AM

If you are really desperate to get it to load search www.eeeuser.com

peach_fart in reply to Gavabc123Sep 20, 2008. 12:59 AM

i was bored so i tried to put it on from eeeuser, but it didnt load when i opened it

Lance Mt. says: Jul 4, 2010. 5:31 AM

So what distro ARe you using?

Gavabc123 (author) in reply to Lance Mt.Jul 5, 2010. 4:29 AM

Well before it broke, I was last running windows xp on it.

CapnChkn in reply to Gavabc123Dec 25, 2010. 5:32 PM

Yeah, I'm stuck. Is that the stock Xandros that comes with the old 701? Honestly it was so useless I put Ubuntu on a Flash drive and installed that.

I also dropped the Netbook version. It was full of fancy stuff and I couldn't get anything done. If Xandros, the "advanced" mode was something similar to the classic desktop Ubuntu.

Lance Mt. in reply to Gavabc123Jul 29, 2010. 11:20 PM

Then what distro is that? ^^^^^^^^

gamer says: May 30, 2008. 4:44 PM

Haha, the EEEPC here where I live comes with Vista... Odd... Oh well

peach_fart in reply to gamerSep 7, 2008. 10:53 AM

what are the specs on it?(hard drive, RAM, video, processor speed, etc.)

gamer in reply to peach_fartSep 8, 2008. 2:29 PM

I don't know, I would actually have to check....

Ok.... Click Here to get the specs from The Source...

On this page, it says that it comes with Windows XP, but I did see one with Vista on it though....

-gamer

mondaymonkey in reply to gamerSep 20, 2008. 11:44 AM

To run vista w/ Aero desktop (Don't bother getting vista unless you like translucent windows), you NEED at least 1.5 gbs of RAM to do anything... My laptop runs about 1.25 gbs at standstill with no programs open.

xc1024 in reply to mondaymonkeySep 5, 2009. 8:34 AM

I think you don't even actually need vista to have transparent windows. If you install Compiz Fusion or something similar on the Linux system that came with the laptop, you should get transparent windows, "wobbly" windows, cube when changing desktops and all this stuff. Assuming it is possible to install Compiz on that, because the laptop's distro may have a different structure and/or contain hacks that provide certain functionality in a way different from standard, so Compiz may not be able to use it in this case. However I think it should be possible in most cases. AND it doesn't use up 1.25GB of ram when doing nothing. That solution would be way more wallet-saving and sanity-saving (you don't have to spend extra money on vista version and you don't have to put up with the system slowness.)

peach_fart in reply to gamerSep 13, 2008. 10:10 PM

it just has the normal eee pc specs but its got xp....

Gavabc123 (author) in reply to gamerMay 30, 2008. 8:53 PM

That is odd indeed

mspark400 says: Mar 7, 2009. 2:45 PM

Nice ible! It got me working on my eee pc (2g surf) and used this link in easy mode to successfully switch to advanced mode without a hitch!
Advance mode makes my eee pc so much more useful!
cheers,
Mspark400

Dr. Monkey says: Oct 9, 2008. 11:35 AM

Good one, thanks!

elliot81 says: Sep 14, 2008. 3:48 AM

I put XP on my brothers as soon as i got it using a bootable XP from a usb i made

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Kiteman says: Jun 19, 2008. 1:40 PM

In what way is the advanced mode advanced?

peach_fart in reply to KitemanSep 6, 2008. 9:21 PM

it has a desktop

Gavabc123 (author) in reply to KitemanJun 20, 2008. 2:35 PM

and the basic mode does not allow u to do everything the advance mode can

Gavabc123 (author) in reply to KitemanJun 20, 2008. 2:32 PM

the mode that is shipped with the eee pc is the basic mode

hobbyman says: Jun 5, 2008. 11:48 PM

hello and thanks for the info. I'll go and switch to advanced mode right away. the simple mode seems so childish and gives the sensation of not having full control on your eeepc. I need to run proteus electronics design package (labcenter.co.uk) and the CCS C compiler (for microcontrollers ccsinfo.com) to my EEEPC 900. For this i've tried to install XP yesterday. It took me 6 hours trying two different methods foun on th enet and none were successful. it was good to be able to at least revert to the original linux OS in 5 minutes. I want to install the wine for linux. I've downloaded some packages don't know how to install them. Any links of "how to?" or any recommendations ? thanks

Gavabc123 (author) in reply to hobbymanJun 6, 2008. 12:24 AM

oops gave u the wrong link here it is

Gavabc123 (author) in reply to hobbymanJun 6, 2008. 12:21 AM

click here
its really easy but if u are still not sure i'll write another instructable on how to do so