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=== Useful Notes ===

 1. I was able to make [http://oozie.fm.interia.pl/pro/huawei-e220/ Huawei E220] to work with this combination. (Suomalaisille erinomainen ohje: [http://linux.fi/index.php/Huawei_E220/E270])

F-3000

I installed Kubuntu 7.10 into my ex-girlfriend's laptop, Acer Extensa 5220. Not the easiest job for a beginner. ["LaptopTestingTeam/AcerExtensa5220"]

Now I'm working on my girlfriend's laptop, HP Pavilion dv6000. ["LaptopTestingTeam/HPPaviliondv6000"]

(Latest change in 09.04.2008)

Acer Extensa 5220

My experiences so far with this laptop and Kubuntu:

  • Lesson 1. Install Kubuntu with net-availability. It actually does make life easier, and things actually works afterwards. Lesson 2. Kubuntu cannot connect to wlan router which has "bad ESSID", but doesn't bother to inform about this either. In other words, don't use scandinavian letters (like ä and ö) in ESSID, if you want to make it to work. (for comparison, Vista (*spits*) had no problems with Ä-letter)

For "easy install", this is simple to-do-list:

  1. Install using english. This should prevent any language-set based bugs striking in (yet).
  2. Make single upgrade for starters (I used Adept): upgrade libqt3-mt alone. If it fails, then use terminal with command "sudo dpkg --configure -a" (you never use braces around whole commands in console, right?) and finish upgrading it that way.
  3. Install rest of the upgrades.
  4. Enable wlan.
  5. Open MP3 file with Amarok. This will help with installing some useful codecs. Some are used by Kaffeine (DVD, avi), but installation done with Amarok just helps with this.
  6. Install Firefox.
  7. Install some general fonts.

Vóila. Then I just need to call my ex that she can come and get her laptop (after several weeks of waiting, shame on me).

Current problems

  • Fixed: 1. Cannot connect internet thru wlan, while Windoze does it without problems - without any manual setting. -- I made it with [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Feisty_No-Fluff#head-a2669e6253e78a64b66ed1c27e42c1bb8ae43416 this "how-to"].

    Fixed: 2. When shutting down, requires root-password. This problem appeared after I tried to create second user-account (which failed: couldn't login - forced to shut down with pressing power-button 5 secs). -- I was able to fix this problem, I just don't remember how. Merely removing the second (not working) user-account might have done it.

HP Pavilion dv6000

My experiences so far with this laptop and Kubuntu:

  • Lesson 1. If you need to use special commands while booting with LiveCD, and you need to add the same commands into boot with installed Kubuntu, just slip them into GRUB. With NeoGRUB, it goes as easily as just sticking noapic nolapic right at the end of line that starts with word kernel.

Useful Notes

  1. I was able to make [http://oozie.fm.interia.pl/pro/huawei-e220/ Huawei E220] to work with this combination. (Suomalaisille erinomainen ohje: [http://linux.fi/index.php/Huawei_E220/E270])

Current problems

  1. To boot the liveCD, have to do some tricks (noapic nolapic).

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