System information:
CPU: AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1800+
RAM: 256Mb + 256Mb
HD: 40Gb
CD/DVD: DVD/CD-RW
GRAPHICS: ATI Radeon U1
MONITOR: LCD 15in TFT
SOUND: Ali M5451
ETHERNET: Realtek, RTL-8139
MODEM: Connexant HSF 56k HSFi modem
PCMCIA: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC
USB: 1.1
LPT: 1x
PS2: 1x
S-Video: 1x
WIFI: PLANET WL-U356 (ZyDAS chipset)
SCANER: Mustek Scan Express 1200UB Plus
DIGITAL CAMERA: CANON IXUS 500
Cable modem THOMSON TCM 420 (digital
broadband: 1024/256kB)
Wireless Router Netgear MR814 v2
Installation:
I install only minimum system with
basic X window programs and KDE (if you have wide band web access,
don't waste time for programs that have to be downloaded from
repositories. For most up to date updates use YUM control).
What we need at fist:
X window
KDE
Firefox
Administration tools
System tools
Windows File Server (samba)
kernel source for installation ob bin
programs
Development libraries
Development tools
Hardware support
Legacy Software support
other as required
Post installation:
Make user account to work in linux
safely.
SELinux I don't prefer (too many
troubles with program running)
Almost all works fine.
Status
after first run:
ext3 partitions OK
swap OK
NTFS partitions Need
to setup
Solution:
see page:
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc5.html#ntfs
DVD/CD OK
Sound card OK
MIC Not tested jet
Head phones OK
Video card OK
S-video Not tested jet
External monitor (LCD TV) OK
USB 1.1 OK
USB Optical mouse OK
USB 2.0 PCMCIA OK
Touch pad OK
Touch
pad nav button Only UP and Down scroll,
without L/R scroll
Keyboard OK
(US and Slovene)
Power management Need
to setup
Solution:
Control Center -> Power Control ->
Laptop Battery -> ACPI config -> click button Setup Helper
Application OK
LAN (eth0) OK
Wifi (wlan0) Need
to setup
Solution:
Make
sure you have your kernel sources in /usr/src/kernels
Make sure your kernel is compiled
with wireless extensions (CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS) and USB support
Make sure iwconfig is installed
untar, make, make install
modprobe -v zd1211
lsmod - you should see zd1211
loaded (see dmesg otherwise)
ifconfig wlan0 up (iwconfig
will not work otherwise)
iwconfig wlan0 essid your essid
dhclient wlan0
Caution! All commands (untar excluded) must be executed under
root (su statement under normal user is not effective enough so try
to login under tty1 as root and run all these commands)
For my configuration I wrote a small script,
#!/bin/bash
#
Bringing WIFI for HOSTANET up
#
#
For ZYDAS 1211 products
#
#
Made by HOSTA
#
#
Email: andrej.hostnik@gmail.com
#
#
START of Script
echo
' '
echo
'Starting WIFI device for HOSTANET'
echo
'Made by HOSTA'
echo
'This script will execute: wlan0 up, set ESSID for HOSTA-NET, start
dhclient'
echo
' '
ifconfig
wlan0 up
echo
' '
echo
'wlan0 up Done'
echo
' '
iwconfig
wlan0 essid HOSTA-NET
echo
' '
echo
'wlan0 essid HOSTA-NET set Done'
echo
' '
dhclient
wlan0
echo
' '
echo
'dhclient wlan0 started Done'
echo
' '
#
END OF SCRIPT
#
#
Tested on FC4
#
Last Date of Changes: 20060409
#
i. update: add 1. line
#
ii. update: add echo visual massages
#
iii. update: OK to Done, add additional formating with echo
and name it wifi
after that make it executable under root ([root@hosta-net
~]#chmod 700 wifi) and put it on /root directory.
On
every startup login as user and on tty1 as root and there run
.[root@hosta-net
~]#./wifi and then go back on tty7 to work under
user.
Note:
HOSTA-NET is my ESSID to access
Netgear router
Modem Need to
setup
Solution:
Download
free driver from
http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-fc5-i686.php
; download appropriate; extract (with ark); you get LICENCE and RPM
file;
Then execute RPM
command:
[root@hosta-net
download]# rpm -ihv
hsfmodem-7.47.00.00full_k2.6.16_1.2080_FC5-1fdr.i686.rpm
warning:
hsfmodem-7.47.00.00full_k2.6.16_1.2080_FC5-1fdr.i686.rpm: Header V3
DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 5dfbf7dc
Preparing...
########################################### [100%]
1:hsfmodem
########################################### [100%]
Conexant
HSF softmodem driver, version 7.47.00.00full
If
you need license keys, assistance or more information, please go to:
http://www.linuxant.com/
When
reporting a problem for the first time, please send
us
the file generated by "hsfconfig --dumpdiag".
Pre-built
driver modules that seem compatible with your system were found under
/usr/lib/hsfmodem/modules/binaries/linux-2.6.16-1.2080-FC5.
Unable
to determine region, defaulting to "USA"
Setting
region for modem unit 0: "USA"
To
change, use "hsfconfig --region" or "AT+GCI=<T35code>"
The
current region can be displayed by entering "ATI9" in a
terminal program.
Note:
kernel module snd-via82xx-modem overridden by hsfmc97via
Note:
kernel module snd-intel8x0m overridden by hsfmc97ich hsfmc97sis
Note:
kernel module snd-atiixp-modem overridden by hsfmc97ati
Current
parameters: ("hsfconfig --info")
Config
for modem unit 0: /dev/ttySHSF0
Device
instance: 0-PCI-14f1:2f00-0e11:8d88
HW
revision : Basic2 2.18 Standard DAA 3VoltsIA
HW
profile name: hsfpcibasic2hsfi
Registration
ID: B575-BA22-230B
License
owner : unknown
License
key : FREE
License
status : FREE (max 14.4kbps data only)
Current
region : USA (T.35 code: 00B5)
The
/dev/modem alias (symlink) points to ttySHSF0
To
enable full 56K modem and FAX functionality, enter your license
information
with
"hsfconfig --license".
License
owner and key data must EXACTLY match the information respectively
provided
to and by Linuxant. Otherwise, license status will remain "FREE"!
[root@hosta-net
download]#
Note:
On tty1 as root
run [root@hosta-net
]#hsfconfig and follow instructions (change country
other leave default)
Then run Internet
-> KPPP (need root password) -> Configure -> Accounts (setup
account with Account Wizard)
Under
Modems set up New modem (Name it as you wish and leave all as it
stated, sorry check out Wait for dial tone before dialing);
Check configuration with Quiery modem.
Scanner Need
to setup
Solution:
Go to
http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/gt68xx-backend/
and download file sbfw.usb for Mustek ScanExpress 1200 UB
Plus.
Caution:
Check if you have SANE and XSANE
installed.
If not.
As root:
[root@hosta-net
]#su
[root@hosta-net
]#root_pasword
[root@hosta-net
]#yum install sane* xsane*
[root@hosta-net
]#scanimage –list-devices
Result come out as: Mustek BearPaw 1200
CU flatbed scanner (too bad and too wrong)
Check naxt files:
etc/sane.d/dll.conf check that
mustek_usb and gt68xx
(and net if you need
network access) are uncommented
etc/sane.d/mustek_usb.conf check
that option 1200ub
is uncommented
/etc/sane.d/gt68xx.conf
uncomment line (because default is BearPow version)
#
override "mustek-scanexpress-1200-ub-plus"
Next step:
[root@hosta-net
]#su
[root@hosta-net
]#root_password
[root@hosta-net
]#mkdir /usr/share/sane/gt68xx
[root@hosta-net
]#cp /home/user_folder/.../sbfw.usb /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/
[root@hosta-net
]#chmod a+r /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/sbfw.usb
Thats it now you can run scanner
programs like XSANE, KOOKA, GIMP.
Digital camera Need
to setup
Don't waste your time with Control
center -> Peripherals -> Digital Camera. Just leave this alone.
With yum install nice program for
digital cameras named digiKam.
[root@hosta-net
]#yum install digikam*
Final Configuration:
yum update all
yum install yumex (yum for X)
To get useful LIVNA repositories follow
next steps:
In terminal run:
ntfs support (for read-only access to
Windows partitions) You will need every time when you update kernel,
KDE edutainment (Kstars,...
