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− | ===Opening Notes:===
| + | #REDIRECT [[Installing Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on a ThinkPad T61]] |
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− | 1) This is written for Tribe 2, as development moves forward many of the items listed here will (hopefully) no longer be necessary or no longer apply.
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− | 2) Use the Alternative Installer, the Desktop installer installs but fails to boot
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− | 3) The system is not incredibly stable, things crash at least once per session so if you are look for stability stay with Feisty. ***This has changed lately and things are a lot more stable, disabling Compiz helped and most the random crashes seemed to have cleared up the past week.***
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− | ===Hard Disk Controller===
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− | When the system boots hit F1 to enter the Bios, select Config->Serial ATA (SATA) and set the SATA Controller mode option to "Compatibility".
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− | ===Video:===
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− | ====Intel:====
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− | Must install using the alternate CD or the regular CD and hit F4 to change VGA settings to 1024x768x32 and use regular install.
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− | Intel GMX3100 worked flawlessly at 1200x1024 resolution. Have not yet tried the higher resolution.
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− | ====Nvidia:====
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− | On July 10th the latest nv 2D driver was released that supported the 140m. It should be in the repo's soon: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2007-July/004577.html Once this makes it into the Daily CD's you should be able to install via the Live CD and the instructions below will not be required.
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− | X will fail to start for users running Nvidia cards. Boot into recovery mode and type:
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− | {{cmdroot|dkpg-reconfigure xserver-xorg}}
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− | Accept all the defaults except change the driver from NV to VESA
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− | Type {{cmdroot|telinit 3}} to boot into a GUI and use Synaptic to install Build-Essentials
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− | Go to Nvidia.com and download the latest Nvidia Drivers to your desktop
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− | When the download completes hit Ctrl-F1 to drop to a console. Login and type:
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− | {{cmdroot|sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop}}
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− | Then type:
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− | {{cmdroot|cd Desktop}}
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− | {{cmdroot|sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1.run}}
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− | If the file you download is newer that 100.14.11 make sure you modify the command appropriately
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− | Reboot:
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− | {{cmdroot|sudo shutdown -r now}}
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− | After Rebooting Gnome should start normally
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− | {{NOTE|With each new Kernel release this process must be repeated}}
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− | ===Wireless:===
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− | The Atheros card should be supported by the drivers built into Gutsy.
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− | {{HELP|Can someone with an Atheros card confirm this?}}
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− | The Intel a/b/g/n (IPW4965) card requires the iwlwifi drivers from Intel:
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− | {{NOTE|As the release process moves forward the Kernel will be updated so make sure to update the paths below}}
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− | {{NOTE|With each new Kernel release this process must be repeated}}
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− | {{cmdroot|mkdir wireless}}
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− | {{cmdroot|cd wireless}}
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− | {{cmdroot|wget http://intellinuxwireless.org/mac80211/downloads/mac80211-8.0.1.tgz}}
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− | {{cmdroot|tar xzf mac80211-8.0.1.tgz}}
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− | {{cmdroot|cd mac80211-8.0.1.tgz}}
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− | {{cmdroot|sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-7 /lib/modules/2.6.22-7-generic/source}}
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− | {{cmdroot|sudo make patch_kernel}}
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− | {{cmdroot|wget http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/iwlwifi-0.0.34.tgz}}
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− | {{cmdroot|tar xzf iwlwifi-0.0.34.tgz}}
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− | {{cmdroot|cd ../iwlwifi-0.0.34/}}
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− | {{cmdroot|make}}
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− | {{cmdroot|sudo make install}}
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− | {{cmdroot|wget http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.15.tgz}}
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− | {{cmdroot|tar xzf iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.15.tgz}}
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− | {{cmdroot|sudo cp ../iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.15/iwlwifi-4965.ucode}}
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− | {{cmdroot|/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-4965.ucode}}
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− | {{cmdroot|sudo modprobe iwl4965}}
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− | ===Audio:===
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− | Audio does not work out of the box, download and install the latest version of Alsa from CVS using the instructions here:
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− | http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Quick_Install
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− | {{T61}}
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