Minimoy

System

Log

• [2009-09-01] Hardware  - USB DVDWriter SE-S084B.
  • [2009-09-01] Settings  - 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.

Partition

/dev/sda1/	20003 MB	ntfs	/windows	root	plugdev	drwxrwx---
/dev/sda2/	15002 MB	reiserfs	/	root	root	drwxr.xr.x
/dev/sda3/	2048 MB	swap	swap
/dev/sda4/	122984 MB	ext3	/mnt/data	root	root	drwxrwxrwx

Eebuntu NBR 3.0.1 (Ubuntu 9.04)

EEEbuntu NBR 3.01 is a Ubuntu distribution adapted to netbooks.
The kernel is the Array Kernel, adapted specifically to the drivers needed for Netbooks.

Installed Applications

• [2009-10-04] Gnome DO (gnome-do)
• [2009-10-04] Synergy 1.3.1 keyboard/mouse sharing (synergy). To start the client:

  $ sudo synergyc --daemon -n minimoy --restart gryphon
  

• [2009-10-04] VIM (vim)
• [2009-10-04] p7zip (p7zip-full p7zip-rar)
• [2009-10-04] Opera 10.00
• [2009-10-04] Samba (samba smbfs). To mount a share:

  $ sudo mount -t cifs -o username=baddreams,allow_utime=22,umask=002,uid=1000,gid=124 //phoenix/D$ /net/phoenix/d
  

• [2009-10-04] NFS Client (nfs-common)
• [2009-10-04] XBMC (nfs-common) as explained here
  • Added source deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu/ jaunty main

Simple Settings

• [2009-10-04] Wireless Network: Preferences → Network Connections → Added new connection (ManticoreNet, Available to all users, WPA & WPA2 Personal).
• [2009-10-04] gnome-terminal, set default window size (system-wide) to 150x43.

Detailed System Settings

1st install

• 1st install on [2009-09-21]
• Language: English
• Keyboard layout: Belgium, Belgium
• Location: Europe, Brussels
• Name: Arthur
• Login name: arthur
• Computer name: minimoy
• Log in automatically
• Partition: see above
• (advanced...) Participate in the package usage survey

Update

• [2009-09-21] - do not install/update because of failure at boot time:
  • linux-headers-2.6.29-1
  • linux-headers-2.6.29-1-netbook
  • linux-image-2.6.29-1-netbook
  • linux-kernel-eb

Config Files

All configuration files can be found here

• [{{#filelink: .vimrc|Configuration Samsung NC10 Minimoy - Files}} ~/.vimrc].
• [{{#filelink: fstab|Configuration Samsung NC10 Minimoy - Files}} /etc/fstab].

Users

• Note: better create the users after updating default user home directory at /etc/skel.
• Note: use sudo su backupnas to login without specifying a password

$ sudo useradd --uid 1025 --gid 124 -m -s /bin/bash guestnas
$ sudo useradd --uid 1027 --gid 124 -m -s /bin/bash backupnas
$ sudo useradd --uid 1028 --gid 124 -m -s /bin/bash photosnas
$ sudo useradd --uid 1029 --gid 124 -m -s /bin/bash moviesnas
$ sudo useradd --uid 1030 --gid 124 -m -s /bin/bash videosnas
$ sudo useradd --uid 1031 --gid 124 -m -s /bin/bash musicsnas

File System

For main partitions, see #Partition access conditions above.

sudo mkdir -p /net/mnemosyne/public /net/mnemosyne/backup /net/mnemosyne/photos /net/mnemosyne/movies /net/mnemosyne/videos /net/mnemosyne/musics
sudo mkdir -p /net/mnemosyne/publicrw /net/mnemosyne/backuprw /net/mnemosyne/photosrw /net/mnemosyne/moviesrw /net/mnemosyne/videosrw /net/mnemosyne/musicsrw

Detailed Application Settings

Firefox

• Toolbars: Hide Bookmarks toolbar, use small icons.

Gnome DO

• My reference page
• Start Gnome DO at login
• Hide window on first launch (quiet mode)
• Launch key: <alt>+space.

Nautilus

• Default view: List View

Opera

• Set Master Password
• Home page = http://www.google.be
• Synchronize bookmarks (Opera Link)
• Startup Start with Speed Dial (more privacy-friendly)

To Do

Pending Issues

• Opera repository disabled because can't find public key.

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).