Ubuntu 6.10 edgy (an installation record 06-09 Nov 2007)
Xubuntu 6.06 dapper
(an installation record 28 May 2007)
Debian GNU/Linux (An instrallation record Sept 2006)
This page shows how I installed Debian GNU Linux and Xubuntu Linux to
an IBM ThinkPad X31 (1024 MB of RAM; apprx.75 GB of HDD, 4200RPM, 8MB;
Wireless lan a/b/g). I originally started using Debian in Dec 2004
and, when I replaced the HDD with a Seagate ST9160821A (160 GB,
5400RPM, 8MB) in May 2007, I changed into Xubuntu. Both distributions
work fine on the X31.
Ubuntu 6.10 edgy on an IBM ThinkPad X31 (2672A9J) (06-09 Nov 2007)
I successfully installed Ubuntu 6.10 edgy with the live desktop CD. However, I Originally tried to install 7.04 fetsy and had the problem as shown in the next section.
The 7.04 live desktop CD seems to be the cause of the problem. I did the followings to recover from the problem:
First, I checked Microsoft Home to find out the cause in vain.
Second, I deleted 7.04 completely from the HDD and did clean installation of Windows XP with the 5 Recovery Disks for X31. Then, I got Grub Error 22 problem.
Third, I tried the installiation of 7.04 again. Again, I got the error messages above (not the grub one). The messages came up before grub starts. Thus, there is no chance to boot into 7.04.
Fourth, I overwrote (installed) 6.10 onto 7.04 and got Grub Error 22 again. Fortunately, Grub Super Disk fixed the error.
7.04 did not give any chances to use the Grub Super Disk as 0x00000-like messages occurred before grub starts. The 7.04 CD seems to cause some boot problems to the X31, whereas there was no difficulity in installing 6.10.
I reinstalled Windows XP to dualboot the machine with Xubuntu with a
new HDD (Seagate ST9160821A, 160GB, 5400RPM, 8MB) in May 2007. Below
is the procedures of the installation.
to resize the ntfs partition from about 140 GB to 30 GB (at this stage the bios of x31 does not fully recognize the whole 160 GB of the new HDD but it will by proceding the partitioning.)
to install xubuntu 6.06 to the HDD with the live CD. Partition the unallocated disc spase like this with Gnome Partition Editorw.
Change /etc/network/interfaces like this.
After basic installation with the live CD, change /etc/apt/sources.list like this:
#################################
## Australia (for example)##
deb http://mirrors.uwa.edu.au/ubuntu dapper main restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.uwa.edu.au/ubuntu dapper main restricted
deb http://mirrors.uwa.edu.au/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.uwa.edu.au/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb http://mirrors.uwa.edu.au/ubuntu dapper universe
deb-src http://mirrors.uwa.edu.au/ubuntu dapper universe
deb http://mirrors.uwa.edu.au/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://mirrors.uwa.edu.au/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
###################################
To use ifup ifdown to change network settings (to change settings
manually), change /etc/network/interfaces like below. The settings
are for one wireless and two ethernet connetctions.
##############################
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
Instead of using the settings above, if adding auto * as shown below, X31 will automatically find wireless access points. Ifup and ifdown to change settings manually do not seem to work. This setting is not good when you have both wireless and ethernet accesss and don't want to use wireless as the settings always detect wireless network first and do not allow manually to change into ethernet. I don't know how to configure settings in which the machine firstly try to detect available wireless network and we can also change into ethernet manually.
##############################
auto lo
auto eth0
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
auto eth2
iface eth2 inet dhcp
auto ath0
iface ath0 inet dhcp
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
##############################
$sudo ifup eth0=work # to bring up ethernet at work
$sudo ifup eth0=home # to bring up ethernet at home
$sudo ifup ath0 # to bring up wireless connetion (if wlan0 is not configured.)
Add the following lines in ~/.bashrc for left-hand mouse button
settings. Only the 9 number setting shown below worked for the X31 to
use a 3 buttom mouse (May 07).
According to machines to use, startup for applications does not work (it works on my ThinkPad x31 but does not on Optiplex 150). If this happens, try the following:
Xubuntu uses SCIM by default and SCIM works fine (I use Anthy with
SCIM). You don't have to set up Japanese input settings for Xubuntu
as shown in The Japanese language
settings that I did for Debian GNU Linux. All you need do is to install
anthy (or kinput, prime etc) related packages.
The defalut key binding of CTRL + SPACE to toggle between Japanese
and English conflicts with CTRL + SPACE to set marks when using
emacs. If you like to change the key binding for the function, click
on the SCIM icon on the bar which appears on the desktop when toggling
and you can change the settings. Alternatively, you can change ~/.scim/config manually:
This section shows how I installed sarge 3.1 to my IBM ThinkPad X31 in
December 2004.
After shrinked the ntfs partition from 75 GB to 19.55 GB. I used Debian
Installer pre-re2 i386 for X31. I didn't have any problems to set up
a dual-boot machine.
This section is 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 can be shown properly when I
actually use packages.
# apt-get install tpb [tpb is a ThinkPad buttom software for on screen display for brightness and volume.]
# chmod +s /usr/bin/tpb [ This enables all users to use tpb.]
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