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
/dev/sda2/	15002 MB	reiserfs	/
/dev/sda3/	2048 MB	swap	swap
/dev/sda4/	122984 MB	ext3	/mnt/data

Windows XP Home

Detailed Log

NT Explorer

• Toolbars → Show status bar, show address bar, small icons, no labels.
• Folder options → Show configuration panel, do not show simple folder view, do not mask extension of know types, do not remember each folder display settings, do not search automatically for shared folders and printers
• Folder view → Show details, and resize columns
• Apply current settings to all folders

Computer properties

• Computer name
  • Computer name = Minimoy
  • Description = Mini Media Player
  • Workgroup name = HELL

Regional settings

• Added keyboard: Language Français, keyboard Français (Belgique)
• Do not show language bar

Network settings

• Wireless network → connect to ManticoreNet
• Network wizard:
  • Workgroup name = HELL
  • Enable file sharing

Mouse

• Speed maximum - 1
• (Synaptic properties) Virtual scrolling → disable horizontal scrolling, scroll element under cursor.

Screensaver

• imagine digital freedom, mute sound.

General Software Log

• [2009-09-27] - Uninstall - McAfee Anti-Virus (see 1st Intall log)
• [2009-10-01] - Synergy 1.3.1
  • Connect to gryphon
  • Set to start automatically at PC startup, and then set service Synergy Client to start manually.
    • do net start "Synergy Client" to start Synergy Client
  • (not done: set keymap for all users - cfr NXP Dell Latitude D620).
• [2009-10-01] - 7-zip 4.65
• [2009-10-01] - Launchy
  • Hide Launchy when it loses focus, Always center Launchy, Don't check for updates, update catalog manually.
• [2009-10-01] - Windows Update - set to notify
• [2009-10-01] - Opera
  • Current version: Opera 10.0
  • Default browser
  • Set Master password, use it to protect saved password, ask every 10 minutes
  • Synchronize Opera (Opera Link) Bookmarks and Fast Dial
• [2009-10-01] - Uninstall - Google Toolbar

• [2009-09-01] - DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0
  • Removed IFO PUO (in File Mode, IFO Mode, ISO Read Mode). Kept VOB PUO since might break DVD (if angles).
• [2009-09-05] - XBMC 9.04.1 repack 2

To Do Log

• Add launchy plugins
• Enable sharing with other PCs
• Install DVD reader
• disable dvd autorun
• [2009-09-01] Hardware  - Gyration Universal Remote.
  • [2009-09-01] Install   - Triple tap Windows 32bit patch.

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.

Detailed Log

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

General Software Log

Nothing so far

To Do Log

Software

• [2009-09-05] First installation - Installation on 8GB USB key (See [1])
• [2009-09-06] Gnome DO
• [2009-09-06] VIM
• [2009-09-08] Samba, smbfs. To mount a share:

  $ sudo mount -t cifs -o username=baddreams //phoenix/D$ /net/phoenix/d
  

• [2009-09-09] p7zip-full, p7zip-rar
• [2009-09-10] Opera 10.00
• [2009-09-21] Synergy 1.3.1 keyboard/mouse sharing. To start the client:

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

Miscellaneous

• [2009-09-06] Preferences, Keyboard - Added keyboard Belgium, 1st in list - no separate layout for each window.
• [2009-09-08] In gnome-terminal, set system-wide terminal window size to 150x43.
• [2009-09-09] Administration, Time and Date - Time zone set to Europe/Brussels.
• [2009-09-21] Wireless Network: Preferences → Network Connections → Added new connection (ManticoreNet, Available to all users, WPA & WPA2 Personal).

/etc/fstab

//mnemosyne/backup /net/mnemosyne/backuprw	cifs	username=backup,allow_utime=22,umask=002,uid=999,gid=124	0 0

prerequisite:

$ sudo mkdir -p /net/mnemosyne/backuprw

Gnome DO

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

VIM

• File ~/.vimrc

syntax enable
set bg=light
set number
set bs=2
nnoremap j h
nnoremap k j
nnoremap l k
nnoremap m l
nnoremap h m
vnoremap j h
vnoremap k j
vnoremap l k
vnoremap m l
vnoremap h m
set tabstop=4 softtabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 noexpandtab
set autoindent

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).