Compaq evo n1015v installing linux
09/08/2003
overview
Installing Suse 8.2 is easy and pretty much everything works! If you're thinking of buying a laptop for linux,
then you'll be pleased to know I'm happy with linux on the Compaq Evo N1015v.
Details
Using SuSE 8.2, with 2.4 kernal
Working:
- Sound
- Video (not tested svhs out yet)
- PCMCIA
- USB (not tested yet but appears in dmeg)
- Network (using 8139too module)
- Modem (using lucent drivers here)
- DVD
- floppy
- ACPI
Installation
1) Remove Windows XP Sticker, and affix on to your toilet.
2) put in Suse 8.2 DVD or CD and bob's your uncle.
2a)
Alternatively you can do what I did:
Download entire suse 8.2 distribution:
wget -r -nc -nH --cut-dirs=4 ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/8.2/
or use a mirror e.g. (swiss)
wget -r -nc -nH --cut-dirs=4 ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/SuSE/suse/i386/8.2/
Put it on another linux box and export the directory via nfs or ftp.
some help here
Boot the compaq evo with suse boot disk
goto manual install
load network module 8139too
choose nfs as source of installation
enter the full path to exported directory etc.
et voila, network install.
Video
**TIP FROM MARTIN:
For support for ATI IGP3x0 chipsets for SuSE Linux 8.2 look here:
suse ftp site.
If you replace the XFree86 radeon drivers with these binaries, you\'ll get 2D-accelerated X /no 3D acceleration :-(/ and support for Xv -> decent DVD playback. Best wishes, Martin
It works fine with the VESA frame buffer device driver from Xfree86 4.3. Suse takes care of all this normally, however you can always set the resolution by passing vga=791 to the kernel. i.e put this in the bootloader config:
>run yast (commandline or X)
>goto system
>goto bootloader config
>edit configuration
>add vga=791 to the end of the default option
NB. search framebuffer in the SUSE Help System for a full list of available modes
ACPI
This should normally be on by default with SuSE 8.2, if in doubt add acpi=on to the bootloader config (similar to to above steps for framebuffer).
To get the battery monitor, of button etc. you simply need to launch acpid:
>run yast
>goto system
>goto runlevel editor
>goto edit runlevel properties
>turn on acpid for level 235
NB you can do this manually the usual way with symbolic links e.g.
ln -s /etc/init.d/apcid /etc/init.d/rc3.d/S01apcid
Modem Installation
UPDATE - linuxant are now charging for their full drivers, as they say they cannot continue with the free software model, they not charging a great deal though and there's a restricted version for free, so....
Get the lucent driver from the lucent site here. Select the rpm for your kernel as it describes. Read the install instructions, pretty easy really
Or you can get the last free beta version here:connexat controllerless (HSF) linux drivers for winmodem
Have fun
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