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Gutsy gibbon

Monday, 22. October 2007, 05:19:47

Xubuntu 7.10 works fine..

If it's Tuesday, it's time. I upgraded my laptop to Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake - final. Everything that worked in the RC version works in final; the wireless gets detected automatically (as `eth1`, fixed by replacing with `wlan0` in `/etc/iftab`).

Ubuntu 6.06RC time

Wednesday, 31. May 2006, 12:34:11

Ubuntu

If it's Tuesday, it's time. I upgraded my laptop to Ubuntu 6.06 RC. Everything that worked in v5.10 works in v6.06, and aparently the wireless gets detected automatically.

Can't install Opera 9 (20060518).. maybe because the DEB package is built for v5.10.. Both shared and static complan about "dependency not satisfiable: xlib6g|xlibs". I've even tried adding deb.opera.com to apt-get's sources.list file

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ unstable non-free

The packages can't be found

Update: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OperaBrowser#head-24c2fc6df797156ba6e4c9b5d5d5fa58a83243de worked like a charm

I think I ruined this distro also with my attempts to install the wireless.

The interface only gets recognised as eth1 (!) and the wired Ethernet eth0 shows random activity, losses connection (admittedly only during my Wifi/driver/module experiments). Accessing LAN Win workgroup computers from Ubuntu works 100%, viceversa - less than.

Update: Last reading https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx#head-e70dd6b5c57894d32e3eddc4f3e21d7d6d02230f
Update (2007-Oct-18): Issues fixed in Ubuntu 7.10

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Dell Inspiron 1300

Tuesday, 23. May 2006, 13:53:50

Ubuntu

Got myself my first laptop. The CPU Pentium M 740 1.73 GHz 2 MB SLC, TFT 15.4" WXGA (1280x800), 512MB DDR2, 60GB HDD 5400RPM, 8x DVD+/-RW Dual Layer, LAN, WLAN Dell™Wireless 1370 (802.11b/g, 54Mbps), Modem, Free DOS-type Dell Inspiron 1300

This entry is to document my attempts to get Linux Ubuntu running as smoothly as possible on it.

So I got the Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy Badger CDs (install & live) from the closest mirror. Yes, I know 6.10 is less than 2 weeks away. And no, I don't want the K Desktop Environment. Burn. Install (I chose the en_US layout). Update packages.

Problem	Solution	Comments
Install Opera	Steps	Motif dependence for Opera 8.54
No wireless interface detected	Attempts	Autodetection fails. The same happens for Debian-based Knoppix distro.
Install Fluxbox WM	Instructions	when trying the DEB package, I got "MENU package is no longer supported"
See 1280x800 @60Hz	there's hope	Default (and only option) is 1024x768 @60Hz
Type Romanian characters	Steps	Can't see/switch keyboard layouts by default
See Romanian characters on webpages	Steps	Just ă ţ are badly rendered, not â î ş
Setup Samba file sharing	A combination of this tutorial (without accessible /home), and Systems \| Administration \| Shared Folders	easy
Manage USB-connected Motorola C650	There's hope	Details
Presumptive DVD writer problems	Steps	DMA has to be activated to burn without problem.
Audio/Video (codecs)	-	-