Maverickprowls
November 11th, 2008, 10:49 PM
How to install Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex on Amilo Li1705
Grateful thanks to the following forum members, without whose guidance this would not have been possible.
killwin (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=700549) and yar4ek (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=560568)
What you will need:
Willingness to work at the command line - this is not a complicated process, however.
Ability to use nano, or any command line text-editor you're comfortable with
Ubuntu 8.10 Alternate Install CD, available here (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate) (The nature of the problem with the graphics card in the Li1705 means you will not be able to start X until you have fixed your installation)
1) Insert the alternate install CD into your drive and boot the system.
2) When you are presented with the options menu, press F6 to open the "Further Options" bar.
3) Add the line
vga=0x3b8 to the list of boot options (This will fix the display for the duration of your text-mode install)
4) Follow the instructions given to you by the installation program. When the program asks you to eject your CD and allow the system to reboot, do so. When you see the Boot loader line saying "Press ESC for menu", press ESC to gain access to the Grub boot options window.
5) You will be presented with a series of options, choose the one ending in "Failsafe" and press return to boot your system.
6) After a short while you will see a grey menu screen with a number of options, choose the one allowing you to exit to a "Root console"
7) BE CAREFUL! You are now at the root prompt, and messing around in the innards of your system using rootly powers is a good way to break your install. However, nothing I am going to advise you to do here is dangerous to your system.
8) Change to the directory for your X config file by typing
cd /etc/X11
9) Backup your xorg.conf (this is just paranoia, but a very good habit to get into when changing configuration files) by typing
cp ./xorg.conf ./xorg.conf.backup
10) Start a text editor, nano is probably the simplest to use
nano xorg.conf
11) Change the file so it is identical to the one attached to this post, the details are listed below. Take care with your typing, mistakes in this file will stop your system from working just as much as the original.
Changes to make to the file:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "openchrome"
Option "XaaNoImageWriteRect"
Option "HWCursor" "False"
Option "SWCursor" "True"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
SubSection "Display"
Virtual 1280 800
EndSubSection
EndSection
12) Use Ctrl+X to exit nano, and answer "Yes" when asked if you want to save the changes.
13) When you are returned to the command prompt, type "exit" to exit from the prompt and go back to the grey menu.
14) Choose the option to reboot your system.
15) That's it, your system should reboot and present you with the Ubuntu graphical login screen, you may find that your desktop displays at a lower than expected resolution, but this can be easily fixed in System > Preferences > Screen Resolution
This howto was compiled based on my own experimentation detailed here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=976397), and from the information provided to me by the aforementioned forum members, and from the following thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967198). All due credit must be paid to the individuals writing in those threads.
This howto is offered as a collection of the available information in order to help anyone installing Ubuntu on similar machines.
Grateful thanks to the following forum members, without whose guidance this would not have been possible.
killwin (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=700549) and yar4ek (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=560568)
What you will need:
Willingness to work at the command line - this is not a complicated process, however.
Ability to use nano, or any command line text-editor you're comfortable with
Ubuntu 8.10 Alternate Install CD, available here (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate) (The nature of the problem with the graphics card in the Li1705 means you will not be able to start X until you have fixed your installation)
1) Insert the alternate install CD into your drive and boot the system.
2) When you are presented with the options menu, press F6 to open the "Further Options" bar.
3) Add the line
vga=0x3b8 to the list of boot options (This will fix the display for the duration of your text-mode install)
4) Follow the instructions given to you by the installation program. When the program asks you to eject your CD and allow the system to reboot, do so. When you see the Boot loader line saying "Press ESC for menu", press ESC to gain access to the Grub boot options window.
5) You will be presented with a series of options, choose the one ending in "Failsafe" and press return to boot your system.
6) After a short while you will see a grey menu screen with a number of options, choose the one allowing you to exit to a "Root console"
7) BE CAREFUL! You are now at the root prompt, and messing around in the innards of your system using rootly powers is a good way to break your install. However, nothing I am going to advise you to do here is dangerous to your system.
8) Change to the directory for your X config file by typing
cd /etc/X11
9) Backup your xorg.conf (this is just paranoia, but a very good habit to get into when changing configuration files) by typing
cp ./xorg.conf ./xorg.conf.backup
10) Start a text editor, nano is probably the simplest to use
nano xorg.conf
11) Change the file so it is identical to the one attached to this post, the details are listed below. Take care with your typing, mistakes in this file will stop your system from working just as much as the original.
Changes to make to the file:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "openchrome"
Option "XaaNoImageWriteRect"
Option "HWCursor" "False"
Option "SWCursor" "True"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
SubSection "Display"
Virtual 1280 800
EndSubSection
EndSection
12) Use Ctrl+X to exit nano, and answer "Yes" when asked if you want to save the changes.
13) When you are returned to the command prompt, type "exit" to exit from the prompt and go back to the grey menu.
14) Choose the option to reboot your system.
15) That's it, your system should reboot and present you with the Ubuntu graphical login screen, you may find that your desktop displays at a lower than expected resolution, but this can be easily fixed in System > Preferences > Screen Resolution
This howto was compiled based on my own experimentation detailed here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=976397), and from the information provided to me by the aforementioned forum members, and from the following thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967198). All due credit must be paid to the individuals writing in those threads.
This howto is offered as a collection of the available information in order to help anyone installing Ubuntu on similar machines.