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Installatie Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope#

Since 26-06-2009 also applied to Linux Mint

• download install CD
• install on /dev/sda5
• (there are no proprietary hardware drivers in use )
• configure wireless connection
• copy your old home directory (non-hidden directories + .gnupg .ICAClient .ssh)
• install :
• copy directories from old home, including .ssh dir
• create user gast
• decrease default fonts from 10 to 9
• 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, and make it default

Installed software#

• eclipse (new download)
• sun-java6-jdk
• eclipse svn plugin
• codex (mp3), automatically selected when playing first mp3
• openssh-server
• checkgmail
• ant
• gtk-gnutella
• aMule
• ant
• powertop
• gpsbabel
• sensors-applet (reboot required before you can add the applet)
• ICAClient (Citrix client) , run setupwfc from untarred en.linuxx86.tar
• (needed for wfcmgr) install libmotif3
• nagios firefox plugin
• dropbox (.deb file) dropbox start -i for the first time
• sun-java6-plugin (running applets)
• frostwire
• recordmydesktop
• subversion
• unrar
• luvcview + uvccapture (webcam)
• sshfs
• flashplugin-installer
• gparted
• vlc-nox
• mozilla-plugin-vlc
• libstdc++5 (required for GAE Eclipse plugin)
• gnomad2 (for Creative Zen mp3 player), see usage instructions
• rand
• acpi

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"

Improvements#

Things that have improved with this release:

• boots much faster
• logon screen looks much better
• less energy consumption probably, at least the fan isn't blowing all the time
• wireless driver now also supports power-saving
• googleearth now properly displays stall letters
• "better" animations for actions (network connect/disconnect changing screen brightness)

HP 6830s #

My latest laptop requires some extra tweaks :

Sound#

Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf:

options snd-hda-intel model=laptop enable=1 index=0

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:

metskem@gneisenau:~$ sudo cat /sys/bus/pci/drivers/iwlagn/0000\:03\:00.0/power_level 
SYSTEM:auto	MODE:fixed	INDEX:0

metskem@gneisenau:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Graphics Port (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 95c2
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
86:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 436c

metskem@gneisenau:~$ sudo lspci -vv -s 03:00.0
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
	Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 1211
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 2295
	Region 0: Memory at 98200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
	Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
		Address: 00000000fee0100c  Data: 41c9
	Capabilities: [e0] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 unlimited
			ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset+
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ FLReset-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <128ns, L1 <32us
			ClockPM+ Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
			ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
	Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 0a-fd-8f-ff-ff-fa-22-00
	Kernel driver in use: iwlagn
	Kernel modules: iwlagn