INSTALL
TravelMate 630 has a problem with the kernel parameter, " acpi=off " "nohz=off". You should set this for your installation, or you will need to use "alternative" CD that takes 10 times longer than the LIVE CD.After installation, the option should be added as default in the kernel parameter, by editing grub configure file below:
$sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst
FIREFOX YOUTUBE
You install the firefox plugin ( install_flash_player_10_linux.deb ) from ADOBE website. And, the command below activates this plugin.$sudo update-alternatives --config xulrunner-addons-flashplugin
Other than the two issues, everything seems to work fine since.
LET UBUNTU FIND YOUR XP HOST
When you try to mount your XP folder by sambar, you mostly use the hostname not dynamic IP address. Let's Ubuntu to recognize the XP hostname instead of its IP.By default, your Ubuntu machine cannot find the hostname.
$ ping XPHOST
ping: unknown host XPHOST
First revise this configure.
$ sudo nano /etc/nsswitch.conf
Add "wins" on the line that starts with "hosts".
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 wins
Second, install additional util.
$ sudo apt-get install winbin
Your second ping will surely give you the exact information.
$ ping XPHOST
PING XPHOST (192.168.123.185) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.123.185: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=1.11 ms
Now, you can use Remote Sever Client with the hostname of XP. You don't need to worry about the change in its IP address.
$rdesktop XPHOST
CHRONIC BUGS
The VGA card (nVidia GeForce2 go) ends up with black screen, while the gnome itself seems working fine. I could hear the normal boot sound. Every of my attempts, installing other version of drivers, downloading from the nVidia official website, and installing from "envy", has not succeeded. At last, I gave up after the sleepless nights.After setting the vga device as "nv" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf , movies seem workings without dropping many frames.
Posted by Minkee
