Recent Updates - 12 Jan 2006: Thanks to the
critical bug caused by linux-image-2.6.14-5-k7, I had to reinstalled all the
Debian System. This page was updated to the date. I used Net installer,
debian-31r0a-i386-binary-1-iso. This time, I changed the sizes of the partitions and the
order of the procedures of installation. The installation worked fine. The
machine is now on linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7.
History:
I started to use an HP nx9005 in January 2004. I dual-booted Windows
XP home Sp1 and Debian GNU/Linux (kenrel 2.4.28) on the machine. After
I had used the nx9005 for about ten months, the CD-RW/DVD stopped
working and the LCD started to blink and I got the computer repaired in
November 2004. It took six weeks until I got back the machine. The
LCD, CPU, CD-RW/DVD and keybord panel were replaced with new ones. The
computer which was on Windows XP home sp2 and Debian GNU/Linux
(kernel 2.6.11-1) got back to work again from January 2005. I am
basically happy with the AMD Athlon XP2200+. The speed of the cpu is fast enough
to browse internet, run shoebox and openoffice.org, work on text and
html materials in LaTeX environments while using multimedia
packages such as kaffeine, xmms, streamtuner, transcriber, m(edia)
player, real player and itunes both on the Linux and Windows.
This section shows how I installed sarge 3.1 (then, upgraded to sid and linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7) to my nx9005 in January
2006.
# $ boot: linux26 noapic nolapic [ I couldn't boot from the CD installer if I didn't add the options, noapic nolapic. So you may need to do the same thing. Once you successfully boot with the CD, follow the installer's navigation.]
You can see how I partitioned the hdd, click here.
This section is basically for those who use emacs and LaTeX on Kde in Japanese environments on Debian. You need to adjust language locales etc for your languages to use. I don't need file menu and help to be displayed in Japanese as long as Japanese fonts will be displayed when I actually use packagess.
This section shows how I installed Woody 3.0r2 to my nx9005 in
January 2004. I currently use Sarge 3.1 (kernel 2.6.11-1) and don't use kernel 2.4.** anymore. I leave this section for reference purposes.
Procedures
AMD Ahtlon: use 'kernel-image-2.4.**-k7'. Using
kernel-image-2.4.**-696 will make X freeze at the login prompt.
Currently using kernel-image-2.4.27-1-k7.
I tried kernel-image-2.6-k7 and had a boot problem.
Current partitions for the nx9005 (40GB 512MB) Jan 2006
Name
Flags
Part Type
FS type
Label
Size (MB)
1
Boot
Primary
Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/C
17824.19
2
Primary
Linux ext3
/
599.3
3
Primary
Linux ext3
/home
699.1 MB
5
Logical
Linux swap
987.0 MB
6
Logical
Win95 FAT32
/E
12.7 GB
7
Logical
Linux ext3
/usr
6.5 GB
8
Logical
Linux ext3
/var
501.7 MB
9
Logical
Linux ext3
/tmp
205.6 MB
Notes: I felt 10.0 GB for /usr in the previous partition is too big. I also felt 500 MB is
enough for /var. I also reduced the size of / and /home as shown in the current
partitions. Because of this, the size of the /E become 12.5 GB in which I store
my data.
Update History:
Previous partitions for the nx9005 (40GB 512MB) Jan 2005
Name
Flags
Part Type
FS type
Label
Size (MB)
1
Boot
Primary
Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/C
17824.19
2
Primary
Linux ext3
/
699.15
3
Primary
Linux ext3
/home
869.6 MB
5
Logical
Linux swap
1.0 GB
6
Logical
Win95 FAT32
/E
8.8 GB
7
Logical
Linux ext3
/usr
10.0 GB
8
Logical
Linux ext3
/var
600.4 MB
9
Logical
Linux ext3
/tmp
205.6 MB
former partitions for the nx9005 (40GB 512MB)
Name
Flags
Part Type
FS type
Label
Size (MB)
1
Boot
Primary
Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/C
17824.19
2
Primary
Linux ext3
/
699.15
3
Primary
Linux etx3
/usr
10001.95
5
Logical
Linux ext3
/var
699.15
6
Logical
Linux ext3
/tmp
198
7
Logical
Linux ext3
/home
632.75
8
Logical
Linux swap
1003.99
9
Logical
Win95 FAT32
/E
8776.38
Notes: I increased /tmp from 47 to 198. 47MB for /tmp
was too small to complete an installation of acroread-asianfont. I also think it would be better to format /home as a primary partition. I will do so next time I reinstall the linux.
Specs