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== RTL8723AE Wi-Fi driver == | == RTL8723AE Wi-Fi driver == | ||
* Part of fit-PC3 devices is assembled with RTL8723AE PCIe chip which is not supported by mainline kernel yet. | * Part of fit-PC3 devices is assembled with RTL8723AE PCIe chip which is not supported by mainline kernel yet. | ||
+ | * We avoid assembling RTL8723AE chip on Linux machines, but it may appear on Windows or Barebone models. | ||
* If you have RTL8723AE Wi-Fi please use [http://foo-bar rtlwifi-dkms_2012.05.14.6.deb] driver. | * If you have RTL8723AE Wi-Fi please use [http://foo-bar rtlwifi-dkms_2012.05.14.6.deb] driver. | ||
+ | * NOTE: | ||
+ | ** Current driver release is not compatible with Linux Kernel 3.3.0 and newer. | ||
+ | ** Wi-Fi Access Point (Ad-Hoc) created on the fit-PC3 is not stable. |
Revision as of 10:36, 14 June 2012
Contents
Prepare installation media
- A USB DVD/CD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 1GB should be used as installation media.
- Download Linux Mint 13 "Maya" - MATE (64-bit)" or Linux Mint 13 "Maya" - Cinnamon (64-bit).
- For installation with a USB DVD/CD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD/CD.
- For installation with a USB Flash drive, please use the "Startup Disk Creator" utility to create a LiveUSB or follow How to install Linux Mint via USB tutorial.
Base installation of Linux Mint 13
- Follow the standard Linux Mint installation procedure - choose timezone, partitions, username, password etc.
- Disconnect the installation media and reboot.
- Login using previously selected username and password.
ATI Catalyst video driver
- fglrx is a proprietary ATI Catalyst video driver that provides XvBA (X-video Bitstream Acceleration) support.
- Install fglrx driver and other required utilities with the command below:
sudo apt-get install fglrx-updates xvba-va-driver vainfo
- Note: system reboot is required after the installation of the fglrx driver.
XBMC with XvBA
- XBMC is a well-known free and open source media player and entertainment hub for digital media.
- The XBMC-XvBA repository provides XBMC PVR builds with direct XvBA support.
- Add the XBMC XvBA repository and install the media player:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wsnipex/xbmc-xvba sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xbmc
- XBMC will support HW video acceleration out of the box.
RTL8723AE Wi-Fi driver
- Part of fit-PC3 devices is assembled with RTL8723AE PCIe chip which is not supported by mainline kernel yet.
- We avoid assembling RTL8723AE chip on Linux machines, but it may appear on Windows or Barebone models.
- If you have RTL8723AE Wi-Fi please use rtlwifi-dkms_2012.05.14.6.deb driver.
- NOTE:
- Current driver release is not compatible with Linux Kernel 3.3.0 and newer.
- Wi-Fi Access Point (Ad-Hoc) created on the fit-PC3 is not stable.