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Using
Progeny Componentized Linux Debian Distribution
There is also a WIP on this at
http://wiki.debian.net/?DebianonLS50a
Intel i830 Video works out-of-the box.
Modem works the 'sl-modem-daemon'
debian package symlinks /dev/modem to the actual serial device.
Sound:
Intel Sound device supported by Debian Drivers (ALSA, OSS)
When using the Gnome desktop with ESD the Alsa device will be locked and
other ALSA-based sound clients will not be able to use the Sound card. If
you wish to use ALSA-based sound clients like XMMS and have Gnome ESD event
sounds at the same time, you must make the following changes in
/etc/esound/esd.conf:
spawn_options=-terminate -nobeeps -as 2
I have available for download the corresponding
.asoundrc
For using gstreamer-based applications (like totem-gstreamer),
set and test the best settings using the gstreamer-properties app.
Touchpad:
The LS50a comes with a Synaptics PS/2 interfaced touchpad.
Detailed instructions for installing this are found on web.telia.com.
Basically:
1. Check that mouse is enabled in the system BIOS (if
applicaple)
2. Check that the touchpad is correctly detected by the
kernel
If you are using a 2.6 linux kernel,
check the /proc/bus/input/devices
file. The touchpad must be identified
a "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
or an "AlpsPS/2 ALPS TouchPad". If it
is identified as a "PS/2 Generic
Mouse" or "PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad",
something is wrong. With Progeny Debian, it may be neccessary to move
loading the psmouse module from /etc/modules to somewhere like the bottom of
/etc/init.d/rc (i.e. add "modprobe psmouse").
3. Check that an external PS/2 mouse isn't causing
problems
4. Check if some other program is using the /dev/psaux
device
5. Check that the evdev kernel driver is available
6. Check that the synaptics driver is
properly loaded by the X server
Install the
"xfree86-driver-synaptics" Debian package.
You may also find the optional
gsynaptics package
useful.
DVD:
The kernel does support the DVD drive, however you must manually link:
ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/dvd
..to create the dvd device that many apps require to run.
For playing region DVDs try totem-xine or mplayer w/ libcss support.
Wireless:
Download and build the
ipw2100 driver from
http://ipw2100.sf.net/
You also need
thee 0.55+ firmware release
I needed to link my source tree to the kernel
modules before 'make':
sudo ln -s /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8
/lib/modules/2.6.8-2-386/build
Afterward I created a /etc/network/if-up.d/wireless file:
/sbin/iwconfig ethx essid "xxxxxx" key XXXXXXXXXX mode managed
/sbin/iwpriv ethx set_power 0
Shared Linux/XP vfat partition -
/etc/fstab entry:
/dev/hda5 /data vfat user,umask=000,auto,rw 0 0
Note:
using the "shortname=mixed" option would cause Linux to save unreadable files on
that partition
Problems:
add "apm=on acpi=off nolapic" to
kernel options, change to partition 9
add shpchp and pciehp to
/etc/hotplug/blacklist
modprobe swsusp2 or swsusp
try command apm -s
(is suspend, NOT S2D) and make sure that apmd is running
apm --suspend doesn't work within
gdm
apm --standby doesn' work at all
with acpi:
bdeck@ithaca04:/boot$ vim /var/log/hibernate.log
bdeck@ithaca04:/boot$
sudo vim /var/log/hibernate.log
bdeck@ithaca04:/boot$ man hibernate
Reformatting hibernate(8), please wait...
bdeck@ithaca04:/boot$ sudo
hibernate
hibernate: WARNING: Filewriter location given, but kernel does
not have filewriter
hibernate: support. Ignoring.
Your kernel does not
appear to have ACPI sleep support.
hibernate: Aborting.
The following is additional
information that was no longer needed when apm was used:
Keycodes can be
configured by first setting arbitrary string aliases to the code:
keycode 120 = F20
keycode 121 = F21
keycode 122 = F22
keycode 123 = F23
keycode 124 = F24
keycode 125 = F25
keycode 126 = F26
keycode 127 = F27
second, add useful functions to the keymap like:
string F20 ="ls
-alFd\n"
second, store the whole keymap file in /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwertz.
Don't forget to gzip this.
third, reconfigure console-data to leave
your keymap alone:
dpkg-reconfigure console-data
install your new keymap:
install-keymap de-dell.kmap
write a
~/.Xmodmap file like this one:
keycode 129 = F22
...
so that X knows about the keys.
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