[OPEN] - How to install ArchLinux in Asus Eee pad transformer?

I have Asus Eee pad transformer TF101 tablet.
It was running Android. And then i installed Ubuntu On using this guide book ( https://gist.github.com/1398019 ) and it works.
http://i.imgur.com/enL8j.png
Mod edit: This image is too big, see: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … s_and_Code.
But
Ubuntu i do not want to use because ArchLinux is much better for me.
How can i install ArchLinux in this device?
Last edited by bernarcher (2011-11-27 20:26:38)

Hello IamTrying,
you are aware that Arch is primarily a help yourself system? Thus some simple forum search would have provided the links karol posted.
Just continue there. If any specific questions remain, feel free to open a new thread and ask to the point.
And, yes, be sure to read the forum etiquette I linked to above, esp. in the "Life is a Two-way Street" section the hint on "help vampirism".
Closing.

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Inxsible wrote:
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Last edited by 99Percent (2011-06-29 20:21:52)

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