(there are no proprietary hardware drivers in use )
configure wireless connection
copy your old home directory (non-hidden directories + .gnupg .ICAClient .ssh)
create user gast
decrease default fonts from 10 to 9 (Liberation fonts)
install dutch dictionary in Firefox
change frostwire port to 1420 (firewall)
run update/upgrade
echo 5 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/iwl3945/0000:02:00.0/power_level (but in which "startup script", I need one that does not run too early, and also runs after suspend/resume.
add alias l='ls -la --color=auto' to ~/.bashrc or /etc/bash.bashrc
copy over /etc/hosts
configure your printer (dcp375cw), first mkdir /var/spool/lpd , then install lpr driver, and finally the cups driver
To allow the USB devices to be read and written by a non-privileged user, create a file called /etc/udev/rules.d/51-garmin.rules with the following contents:
First disable the BIOS option "Fan Always on while on AC Power".
But after that you still see the fan going on fairly loud at 47 degrees Celsius and turning off at 42 (if the environment is not too warm).
To change this behavior you can patch the dsdt tables:
I followed the following procedure (mainly as described in the first link above):
disassemble the current dsdt table
mkdir dsdt
cd dsdt
cp /proc/acpi/dsdt .
# disassemble it
iasl -d dsdt
# save the original
cp dsdt.dsl dsdt-orig.dsl
# now first edit the dsdt.dsl file (see below) and then recompile:
iasl -tc dsdt.dsl
#
# update initial ramdisk
#
cp dsdt.aml /etc/initramfs-tools/DSDT.aml
VERSION=`uname -r`
update-initramfs -u -k $VERSION
#
# then reboot
DSDT Patch
These numbers are hexadecimal and seem to indicate the percentage of fanspeed, so 0x64 is 100% fan speed. I don't know if temperature thresholds are included, I don't think so.
Original:
Name (CPFS, Package (0x06)
{
0x64,
0x46,
0x3C,
0x32,
0x00,
0x00
})
Modified version:
Name (CPFS, Package (0x06)
{
0x64,
0x46,
0x20,
0x08,
0x00,
0x00
})
My own version:
Name (CPFS, Package (0x06)
{
0x64,
0x46,
0x20,
0x10,
0x08,
0x00
})
After they are installed I ran gnome-font-properties and used the following settings:
Application/Document/Desktop font: Liberation Sans, size 8
Window title font: Liberation Sans Bold, size 10
Fixed with font: Liberation Mono, 10
Font rendering: Best contrast (the others left weird artifacts, but mostly up to taste here I think)
Under details:
Resolution: 99 dpi (to avoid the letters to get too close, need at least 1 px between them
Smoothing: Grayscale
Hinting: Full
Depending on your Eclipse font settings the above will be enough,
but if you already have tweaked some settings remember to check your Font settings under Eclipse preferences
and verify that you are actually using the System default or the Liberated fonts to get the smoother more compact look.
Installatie Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope#
Since 26-06-2009 also applied to Linux MintTable of Contents
Installed software#
gpsbabel#
To allow the USB devices to be read and written by a non-privileged user, create a file called /etc/udev/rules.d/51-garmin.rules with the following contents:SYSFS{idVendor}=="091e", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="666"Firefox Auto Hide Toolbar in Fullscreen Mode#
When you press F11 and go fullscreen, the toolbar auto hides and appear upon mouse over.This key changes the function of auto hide part.
Improvements#
Things that have improved with this release:
HP 6830s specifics#
My latest laptop requires some extra tweaks :
Sound#
Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf:
Video driver#
Install the native ATI/AMD video driver if you want 3D effects. If you don't need that, the default driver is fine too.
Wireless driver#
This one works magnificently out of the box:
fan control#
First disable the BIOS option "Fan Always on while on AC Power".
But after that you still see the fan going on fairly loud at 47 degrees Celsius and turning off at 42 (if the environment is not too warm). To change this behavior you can patch the dsdt tables:
Patching DSDT tables
The following resources were helpful:
I followed the following procedure (mainly as described in the first link above):
DSDT Patch
These numbers are hexadecimal and seem to indicate the percentage of fanspeed, so 0x64 is 100% fan speed. I don't know if temperature thresholds are included, I don't think so.
Original: Name (CPFS, Package (0x06) { 0x64, 0x46, 0x3C, 0x32, 0x00, 0x00 }) Modified version: Name (CPFS, Package (0x06) { 0x64, 0x46, 0x20, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00 }) My own version: Name (CPFS, Package (0x06) { 0x64, 0x46, 0x20, 0x10, 0x08, 0x00 })Font settings#
Thanks to http://blog.xam.dk/archives/81-Making-Eclipse-look-good-on-Linux.html
GTKRC#
Zie hier
Je kan de file ~/.gtkrc-2.0 aanleggen, met de volgende inhoud, geeft een beter uitziende Eclipse:
style "gtkcompact" { font_name="Liberation Sans 9" GtkButton::default_border={0,0,0,0} GtkButton::default_outside_border={0,0,0,0} GtkButtonBox::child_min_width=0 GtkButtonBox::child_min_heigth=0 GtkButtonBox::child_internal_pad_x=0 GtkButtonBox::child_internal_pad_y=0 GtkMenu::vertical-padding=1 GtkMenuBar::internal_padding=0 GtkMenuItem::horizontal_padding=4 GtkToolbar::internal-padding=0 GtkToolbar::space-size=0 GtkOptionMenu::indicator_size=0 GtkOptionMenu::indicator_spacing=0 GtkPaned::handle_size=4 GtkRange::trough_border=0 GtkRange::stepper_spacing=0 GtkScale::value_spacing=0 GtkScrolledWindow::scrollbar_spacing=0 GtkExpander::expander_size=10 GtkExpander::expander_spacing=0 GtkTreeView::vertical-separator=0 GtkTreeView::horizontal-separator=0 GtkTreeView::expander-size=8 GtkTreeView::fixed-height-mode=TRUE GtkWidget::focus_padding=0 } class "GtkWidget" style "gtkcompact" style "gtkcompactextra" { xthickness=0 ythickness=0 } class "GtkButton" style "gtkcompactextra" class "GtkToolbar" style "gtkcompactextra" class "GtkPaned" style "gtkcompactextra"Performance tweaks#
Taken from http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20090927065956844/UbuntuTips-Booting-Part2.html