Minimoy

Installed Operating System

Current OS Log

• Windows XP Home
  • Configuration files
• Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04
  • Configuration files

Previous OS Log

• Eeebuntu NBR 3.0.1
  • Configuration files

System

Hardware

See also hardware page on this wiki.

• Laptop Samsung NC10

Wireless

• Wireless card: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter

lspci -s 02: -v 
# 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
# ...
# Kernel driver in use: ath5k

sudo lshw -C network
# configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sky2 driverversion=1.25 firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair

modinfo iwlagn
# filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32-26-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.ko
# version:        0.6.0 (EXPERIMENTAL)

Log

[2009-09-01]	Hardware	Installed USB DVDWriter SE-S084B
[2009-09-02]	Settings — DVDWriter	Changed region code to 2 (with DVD Decrypter).
[2009-09-02]	BIOS	MBR - Write protect MBR (to protect against virus and... GRUB!)
[2009-09-02]	BIOS	Boot sequence - USB CD, USB HDD, HDD.
[2010-08-10]	BIOS	Upgraded to version 11CA, using Windows tool from Samsung. This solved issue of brightness keys not working under Linux.

Partition

Device	Label	Size	Type	Mount	Options	uid	gid	permissions
/dev/sda1/	SYSTEM	20003 MB	ntfs	Defaults	/windows	root	plugdev	drwxrwx---
/dev/sda2/	UBUNTU	15002 MB	reiserfs	notail,noatime	/	root	root	drwxr.xr.x
/dev/sda3/	SWAP	2048 MB	swap	Defaults	swap
/dev/sda4/	DATA	122984 MB	ext4	Defaults	/mnt/data	root	root	drwxrwxrwx

1st Install

• 1st power-on: Windows completes its installation (→ choosen disabled auto update).
• Windows boots, Samsung software installs itself
• Restart into Samsung Recovery Solution III - partitioned disk as follows:
  • /dev/sda1 6GB - RECOVERY partition (hidden)
  • /dev/sda2 25GB - SYSTEM partition (C:)
  • /dev/sda3 118GB - DATA partition (D:)
• Created SRS III backup image on RECOVERY partition.
• Reboot into BIOS → disable HDD boot, enable USB boot.
• (Linux USB) → Backep-up the MBR and partitions:

sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=Minimoy-sda-20090909.mbr bs=512 count=63
sudo sfdisk -l -uS /dev/sda >sfdisk-l-20090909.txt
sudo ntfsclone --save-image -o - /dev/sda1 | gzip -c > Minimoy-sda1-20090909.img.gz
sudo ntfsclone --save-image -o - /dev/sda2 | gzip -c > Minimoy-sda2-20090927.img.gz

• (Linux USB) → Enable HDD boot, disable USB boot.
• [2009-09-27] Uninstall - McAfee Antivirus, with McAfee Removal Tool (downloaded here, referenced here)
• [2009-09-27] Uninstall - Samsung Recovery Solution III (because prevent removal of hidden RECOVERY partition)
• Reboot to Linux USB, and changed partition type of /dev/sda1 to 0x07 (NTFS).
• [2009-09-27] Settings - Deleted partition DATA (D:)
• [2009-09-27] Settings - Deleted partition RECOVERY (not mounted)
• (Linux USB) → With gparted, moved partition SYSTEM (/dev/sda1) to beginning of disk.
• (Linux USB) → With sfdisk, moved partition /dev/sda2 to /dev/sda1.
• Installed Eeebuntu NBR 3.01 (based on Ubuntu 9.04).