Ubuntu Wiki

• Contact: Sledgeas

• Make : HP
• Model: 6710b
• S/N: CNU7231LLQ
• P/N: GB891EA#ABB

LiveCD Installation

SOLUTION for `/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off'

Feisty Fawn

Use alternate install CD -- no error at all, when using it: http://releases.ubuntu.com/feisty/ubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso

Or, if you still want graphics-based install (sorry for you -- see below why), at the prompt after error enter:

(initramfs) modprobe piix
(initramfs) exit

And continue booting from LiveCD.

Gutsy Gibbon

No solution yet, try alternate CD as well, when one comes out.

Failed to start X

Feisty Fawn

The X will fail to start because of the new video card. * Use alternate installation CD http://releases.ubuntu.com/feisty/ubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso

Gutsy Gibbon

First we need to deal with `cannot access tty' problem.

Post-install

Intel X3100 Video

Custom-compiled kernel needed with /dev/agpgart support:

apt-get install linux-kernel build-essential libncurses5-dev kernel-package
cd /usr/src
tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-source-2.6.20.tar.bz2
ln -s linux-source-2.6.20 linux
cd linux
make menuconfig
 Linux Kernel Configuration: Device Drivers: Character devices:
  <*> /dev/agpgart (AGP Support)                          
  < >   ALI chipset support                               
  < >   ATI chipset support                               
  < >   AMD Irongate, 761, and 762 chipset support        
  < >   AMD Opteron/Athlon64 on-CPU GART support          
  <*>   Intel 440LX/BX/GX, I8xx and E7x05 chipset support 
  < >   NVIDIA nForce/nForce2 chipset support             
 <...>

make-kpkg ended with error for meq

make-kpkg kernel_image kernel_headers

if it fails for you, use these commands:

  make
  make install modules_install
 # point your /boot/grub/grub.conf to the new kernel

Download xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.1.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb from http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=37549&d=1183829057 NOTE: you will need to login into ubuntuforums!

dpkg --force-all -i xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.1.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

<!-- Autoconfigure your xorg.conf (X does it pretty good, and you will get commentless clean xorg.conf:

X -configure
mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
cp xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

--> Substitute /etc/X11/xorg.conf with correct driver string:

vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Video Card"
        Driver          "intel"        BusID           "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Reboot your system, and you will get nice GNOME login screen (gdm).

DVD/R+W Device

Looks like it did not get detected. It works in Gentoo with 2.6.21. Stay tuned for kernel options <!-- Try recompile kernel with these options:

Linux Kernel Configuration: Device Drivers:ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support:
 <*> ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support
 <*>   Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL disk/cdrom/tape/floppy support               
 ---     Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives    
 [ ]     Support for SATA (deprecated; conflicts with libata SATA driver)
 [ ]     Use old disk-only driver on primary interface                   
 <*>     Include IDE/ATA-2 DISK support                                  
 [ ]     Use multi-mode by default                                       
 < >     PCMCIA IDE support                                              
 < >     Cardbus IDE support (Delkin/ASKA/Workbit)                       
 <*>     Include IDE/ATAPI CDROM support                                 
 < >     Include IDE/ATAPI TAPE support (EXPERIMENTAL)                   
 < >     Include IDE/ATAPI FLOPPY support                                
 <*>     SCSI emulation support                                          
 [*]       Generic PCI bus-master DMA support                           
 [ ]         Force enable legacy 2.0.X HOSTS to use DMA                 
 [ ]         Enable DMA only for disks
<...>
 <*>         Intel PIIXn chipsets support                               
<...>

-->

System Info

<!--## Put the output of the following command here:

-->

bios-version:68DDU Ver. F.06
system-manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard
system-product-name:HP Compaq 6710b (GB891EA#ABB)
system-version:F.06

Hardware details

  HP GB891EA#ABB Business Notebook with Corporate Package
    6710b Series Notebook
  Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0Ghz 4MB cache 800Mhz FSB
  Mobile Intel 965GM Express Chipset
  1024MB DDR2-667 SO-Dimm
  160GB SATA 5400rpm HDD
  DVD+-RW SuperMulti Double Layer writer
  15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050)
  Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 up to 384MB shared graphics
  Intel 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN (ipw3945)
  Bluetooth
  56k modem
  10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
  Fingerprint reader & TPM

Notes

CategoryLaptop