Changes
==== Prepare installation media ==Ubuntu on fit-PC2 ==* You can use USB CD-ROM Drive or USB Flash drive (disk-on-key) as installation media.* Download [[Installing Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop installation .iso from http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download]]* If you are using USB CD-ROM - burn downloaded image directly on CD. * If you are using USB Flash drive, 1GB would be enough. Download [http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=usb-creator&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all usb-creator] to create bootable installation flash drive. ==== Installation of generic [Installing Ubuntu 89.04 LTS Desktop ====Generic kernel coming with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop has problems with hard disk identification and rebooting, so at first installation steps you will need to:]]* Choose comfortable installation language* Press <Down> button to choose "Install [[Installing Ubuntu"* Press F6 to edit kernel boot options* Add string "all_generic_ide" to the end of kernel boot line9. It should look like this "... quiet splash all_generic_ide --"10]]* Press "Enter" and continue with standard [[IR support in Ubuntu installation, choose timezone, username, password etc.* When you will be asked to reboot fit-PC2 - shut down it manually (with power button).* Unplug USB CD-ROM/USB Flash drive.* Power on fit-PC2 and press <Esc> button continuously to enter grub boot menu.* Press <e> button to edit grub menu lines.* Add "all_generic_ide" option at the end of kernel boot line. Now it should look like this: "... quiet splash all_generic_ide"* Press <Enter> to save changes and to boot.* Login with username and password you have chosen previously. ==== Necessary system changes ====* Add the following lines to '''/etc/apt/sources.list''' ## Repository for fit-PC2 users provided by Compulab deb http://fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/dists/hardy binary/ deb-src http://fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/dists/hardy source/[/code]* Refresh update manager sudo apt-get update* Install kernel related files sudo apt-get install linux-doc linux-headers-2.6.24-34-fitpc2 linux-image-2.6.24-34-fitpc2 linux-kernel-devel linux-libc-dev linux-source* Install display drivers sudo apt-get install libdrm2 libdrm2-dbg libdrm-dev libgl1-mesa-dri-psb psb-video xorg-modules-xpsb xserver-xorg-video-psb xserver-xorg-video-psb-dbg* Replace generic '''/etc/X11/xorg.conf''' with the file http://fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/files/xorg.conf * Open '''/etc/fstab''' for editing and remove cdrom related lines (if present). * Install mplayer-vaapi for HD playback: sudo apt-get install libva1 libva1-dbg libva-dev mplayer-vaapi mplayer-skin-blue* Remove generic image and sources that are not fully compatible with fit-PC2. sudo apt-get purge linux-image-2.6.24-24-generic linux-headers-2.6.24-24-generic linux-headers-2.6.24-24* Shutdown and restart fit-PC2 Ubuntu 8.04 is now installed.]
== Old revisions ==
* [http://www.fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/releases/ May '09 Ubuntu 8.04 recovery image]
