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''[Dutch version|InstallConfigHistoryAsusZ53F-Dutch] / [Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon experiences|Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and Hardy Heron install]''
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Thee laptop is shipped with Vista, the hard disk has 3 partitions:
De laptop is shipped with Vista, the hard disk has 3 partitions:
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If you're finally logged on to Vista, McAfee starts nagging, you have to go through a dialog, and when that's finished, it again takes a veeeeery long time before McAfee installation is finished
If you're finally logon to Vista, McAfee starts nagging, you have to go through a dialog, and after that's finished, it again takes a veeeeery long time before McAfee installation is fineshed
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Then the Ubuntu install started. This works smoothless (as expected).
Then the Ubuntu install started. This works smoothless (as excpected).
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\\Rebooted from Ubuntu Live-Cd, start gparted and then it appears that the 3 linux partitions are completely gone !!
Recreated the 3 partitions again and installed Ubuntu again. Boot again, and now choose the second GRUB option, now Vista boots normally.
Then rebooted, and choose the Ubuntu option in GRUB, works fine .
\\Rebooted from Ubuntu Live-Cd, start gparted and then it appaers that the 3 linux paritions are completely gone !!__
Recreated the 3 partitions again and again installed Ubuntu. Boot again, and now choose the second GRUB option, now Vista boots normally.
THe rebooted, and choose the Ubuntu option in GRUB, works fine .
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!! Ubuntu customization
!! Ubuntu customization
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! Hardware listing (lshw)
For all the hardware details, here is the [lshw output|Asus F3F lshw|Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and Hardy Heron install]
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As mentioned earlier you don't get out-of-the-box 1280x800 resolution, it really looks awful. I first started to play a little with xorg.conf, but that didn't help (I'm an not a X goeroe). The changes didn't give me a better resolution. So Googling....
There I found the package __915 resolution__, (which appeared to part of the standard Ubuntu distribution) :
As mentioned earlier you don't get out-of-the-box geen 1280x800 resolution, it really looks awfull. I first started to play a little with xorg.conf, but that didn't help (I'm an not a X goeroe). The changes didn't give me a better resolution. So Googling....
There I found the package __915 resolution__, (which appaered to part of the standard Ubuntu distribution) :
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This modification is necessary to allow the display of certain graphics resolutions for an Xorg or XFree86 graphics server.
This modification is neccessary to allow the display of certain graphics resolutions for an Xorg or XFree86 graphics server.
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__But__ the bandwidth is very poor, not more than 20 KB/s, while Vista on the same laptop runs op to the max. I have (250 KB/s).
\\Googling again, and more people seem to have these symptoms. It has something to do with b en g routers, and since I still have an old 802.11b (11 Mb/s) router ....., I tried my laptop/wireless card with a modem of my brother in law 802.11g (54 Mb/s) modem, and yep, there it works fine.
__But__ the bandwith is very poor, not more than 20 KB/s, while Vista on the same laptop runs op to the max. I have (250 KB/s).
\\Googling again, and more people seem to have these symptoms. It has something to do with b en g routers, and since I still have a 802.11b (11 Mb/s) router ....., I tried my laptop/wireless card with a modem of my brother in las 802.11g (54 Mb/s) modem, and yep, there it works fine.
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On the task bar you can add a CPU frequency meter (2 x, for each CPU 1). There you can nicely see the frequency changing from for instance 1.8 GHz to 798 MHz.
You can also use this to see the voltage history, charge history and also the power consumption, which varies from 18 to 45 Watts (when I run the XMLMark performance test)
On the taskbar you can add a CPU frequency meter (2 x, for each CPU 1). There you can nicely see the frequency changing from for instance 1.8 GHz to 798 MHz.
You can also use this to see the voltage history and charge history and also the power consumption, which varies from
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To make sure it keeps working after the boot I added the following to /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh :
Om het geheel een boot te laten overleven, het volgende toegevoegd aan /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh :
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The following webcam is on board:
De volgende zit erin (eerste regel) :
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Googling brings me to [sourceforge site|http://syntekdriver.sourceforge.net/] dedicated to the Syntek webcams :-)
\\Downloaded from there __stk11xx-1.0.0.tar.gz__ en :
* unzipped
Na enig Googlen stuit ik op een [sourceforge site|http://syntekdriver.sourceforge.net/] speciaal voor ontwikkeling van een webcam driver voor linux voor deze Syntek webcams :-)
\\Welnu, daarvandaan gedownload de __stk11xx-1.0.0.tar.gz__ en :
* uitgepakt
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Installed camora, and wow it works just fine !
Vervolgens camorama installed, en starten, en verhip hij doetut !
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This also has to be made bootsafe, so I again added some lines to /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh :
Om het geheel een boot te laten overleven, het volgende toegevoegd aan /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh :
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Sticked in the SD card from my Photo Camera, and this also works fine, it is properly recognized and I can (un)load pictures.
Dat ding zit er ook nog in, ff een SD card ingestopt, en doetut gewoon goed.
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! Installation of miscellaneous pieces of software:
! Installatie van diverse pakketten
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The following packages have been installed in the usual way (Synaptic) :
* Automatix, and also all the other stuff like codecs/mp3 , flash, realplayer
De volgende packages zijn op de gebruikelijke Ubuntu wijze geinstalleerd:
* Automatix, met vervolgens daarmee weer alle codecs/mp3 je kent het wel, flash, realplayer, het hele zwikje
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* gnomad2 for the Zen MP3 spelers
* gnomad2 voor de Zen MP3 spelers
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* Citrix ICAClient (with also [this|http://testcees.no-ip.info/blog/?p=46] )
* Citrix ICAClient (met daarbij [dit ook nog |http://testcees.no-ip.info/blog/?p=46] )
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! Install powertop
* {{{sudo apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev}}}
* {{{make}}}
* {{{make install}}}
* Run powertop, (we would better have 2.6.21)
* first suggestion: {{{echo 1500 > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs}}}
! Vragen
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!! What does not work ?
The only thing that fails is sound after a hibernate or suspend. Sound does not work when you power on the laptop.
\\If you reboot, sound is back again. (This problem is fixed in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon)
!! If you have questions
please mail me : harry.metske@gmail.com
Mail dan even : harry.metske@gmail.com
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