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Revision as of 05:42, 22 October 2006
Wednesday September 20, 2006
NOTE I'm new to Wiki-dom, so I'll be returning to tidy this up and add details as I sort them out
Contents
Specs:
ThinkPad R60 945668U
Intel Core Solo 1660 Mhz
512 MB RAM
60 GB Harddrive
Pre-install:
Did the required set up for the Windows XP partition, including burning recovery CDs (6 total) Partitioned the harddrive using GParted
- WinXP reduced to ca 16 GB; 5 GB recovery partition untouched; 35 GB cleared for Debian install
Install:
Etch Net-Install
Regular (non-expert) install, installed only laptop and standard software
- I use Fluxbox, so I don't need to wait around while KDE and Gnome download!
Only problem was GRUB would not install to the MBR
- Probably a problem with the CD I was using
- Resolved by installing LILO instead. LILO installed fine, but didn't recognise the two Windows partitions and just boots directly into Debian.
Kernel
I had some problems booting when using the 2.6.16-2 kernel, particularly getting stuck on
azx_get_response timeout
This problem was solved by switching to the 2.6.17-2 kernel.
Configuration:
Boot Loader
On first boot I ran aptitude and did a full upgrade Replaced LILO (which didn't see either Windows partition) with GRUB with the following commands:
grub-install /dev/sda update-grub
Then I added the following entries to my /boot/grub/menu.lst:
title Windows XP root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1
title IBM Rescue and Recovery root (hd0,1) parttype (hd0,1) 0x0b unhide (hd0,1) chainloader +1
I rebooted and verified that GRUB worked, and allowed me to boot into Debian, Windows, and the Recovery Parition. Everything worked so I then purged LILO with aptitude.
Next up, I added contrib and non-free to my /etc/apt/sources.list and installed a bunch of stuff (xorg, fluxbox, firefox, etc). xorg went in without problem.
Wireless
Started by confirming the chipset -
- Install pciutils
Run:
lspci
and
lspci -n | grep "0200"
reveals that I have an Atheros AR5212 wireless card, or 168c:1014 Digging around on this site confirms this card is compatible with Madwifi, which is available through the non-free repositories However, I found out (the hard way) that I couldn't get it installed without first installing gcc-4.0 So the full set up goes like this:
- install gcc-4.0, madwifi-source, madwifi-tools, madwifi-doc
- run the following commands:
m-a prepare m-a a-i madwifi modprobe ath_pci
Done!
To actually get a wireless connection going I use two simple bash scripts: First, for my home setup:
#! /bin/bash iwconfig ath0 key <your_encryption_key_here> dhclient ath0
Second, for using unencrypted hotspots:
#! /bin/bash ifconfig ath0 up iwconfig ath0 ap any dhclient ath0
Running these scripts as root gets me hooked up.
Summary
So far these things work: screen, USB mouse, touchpad, trackpad, keyboard, wireless, USB drive, sound
Still to confirm or configure: some function keys - the volume buttons worked without tinkering
Still to add: links to the sources for this page
External Sources
- This guide is listed at the TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo).