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08/15/07 17:12:04 (1 year ago)
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    44=========================== 
    55Available packages on this CD for your use: 
    6  
    7 Xorg (X Window System Environment) 
    8  
    9 Window Managers 
    10 * xfce  
    116 
    127Web Tools 
    …… 
    1611* w3m (text web browser) 
    1712* irssi (console irc client) 
    18 * seamonkey (graphical web browser, mail and news reader and irc client) 
    19 * xchat (x-based irc client) 
    20 * pidgin (multiprotocol x-based chat client) 
    2113* finch (multiprotocol console chat client - works in UTF-8 locales only) 
    2214* msmtp (SMTP client for use with mutt and tin) 
    …… 
    4941* dosfstools 
    5042* ntfsprogs 
     43* jfsutils 
    5144 
    5245Debugging Programs 
    …… 
    6558* hdparm 
    6659* parted 
    67 * xlockmore 
    6860 
    6961jhalfs 
    …… 
    108100modprobe ath_pci 
    109101 
    110 CONFIGURING X 
    111 =========================== 
    112 The LiveCD attempts to configure X for your video card automatically. The 
    113 process may fail if you have more than one video card, if your video card 
    114 does not support 24-bit color depth, or if your monitor is not Plug-n-Play 
    115 compatible (in other words, does not tell its characteristics to Xorg via DDC). 
    116 In such cases, you have to edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file manually, using 
    117 vim, joe or nano. 
    118  
    119 1) In Section "Device", specify the driver for your video card, e.g.: 
    120  
    121 Section "Device" 
    122         Identifier      "Generic Video Card" 
    123         Driver          "vesa" 
    124 EndSection 
    125  
    126 2) In Section "Monitor", specify the allowed frequency ranges for your 
    127 monitor. If unsure, consult the manual that came with your monitor. If 
    128 such information is not there, but you know a working resolution and refresh 
    129 rate, run the "gtf" command. E.g., if your monitor can handle 1280x1024@85Hz: 
    130  
    131 $ gtf 1280 1024 85 
    132  
    133 Note: you must specify the refresh rate of 60 Hz for LCD monitors. 
    134  
    135 Then look at the output: 
    136  
    137 # 1280x1024 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 91.38 kHz; pclk: 159.36 MHz 
    138 Modeline "1280x1024_85.00"  159.36  1280 1376 1512 1744  1024 1025 1028 1075 -HSync +Vsync 
    139  
    140 Put the synchronization ranges that contain the printed values. For the above 
    141 example, this means that the following information should be added in the 
    142 "Monitor" section: 
    143  
    144 Section "Monitor" 
    145         Identifier      "Generic Monitor" 
    146         Option          "DPMS" 
    147         # Option        "NoDDC" # for broken monitors that 
    148                                 # report max dot clock = 0 MHz 
    149         HorizSync       30-92   # because gtf said "hsync: 91.38 kHz" 
    150         VertRefresh     56-86   # because an 85 Hz mode has been requested 
    151         # the Modeline may also be pasted here 
    152         Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024_85.00" # only for the "intel" driver 
    153 EndSection 
    154  
    155 3) In the Section "Screen", change the DefaultDepth and add the "Modes" 
    156 line to SubSection "Display" with the proper color depth. If you added custom 
    157 Modelines, you have to specify them exactly as defined, i.e. "1280x1024_85.00" 
    158 in the example above. The built-in Modelines have names similar to "1024x768", 
    159 without explicit specification of the refresh rate. 
    160  
    161 When you are finished editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf, run startx. 
    162  
    163 PROPRIETARY VIDEO DRIVERS 
    164 ========================= 
    165  
    166 The CD contains pre-built proprietary video drivers in the /drivers directory 
    167 (if you loaded the CD contents to RAM, you have to mount the CD and look into 
    168 /media/cdrom/drivers instead). They are never selected by default by the 
    169 autoconfiguration process. Here is how to enable them: 
    170  
    171 NVIDIA: 
    172  
    173 cd /drivers 
    174 tar -C / -xf NVIDIA-Linux-[userspace_arch]-[version]-glx.tgz 
    175 tar -C / -xf NVIDIA-Linux-[kernel_arch]-[version]-kernel-[kernel_version].tgz 
    176 depmod -ae 
    177 ldconfig 
    178 vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf   # use the "nvidia" driver instead of "vesa" or "nv" 
    179  
    180 FGLRX: 
    181  
    182 cd /drivers 
    183 tar -C / -xf fglrx-x710-[version]-[userspace_arch]-1.tgz 
    184 tar -C / -xf fglrx-module-[version]-[kernel_arch]-1_kernel_[kernel_version].tgz 
    185 depmod -ae 
    186 ldconfig 
    187 vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf   # use the "fglrx" driver instead of "vesa" or "ati" 
    188  
    189102CUSTOMIZING THE CD CONTENTS 
    190103=========================== 
    …… 
    242155  FONT=LatArCyrHeb-16+-m+8859-15 
    243156 
    244   XKEYMAP: the keymap to use with X window system, e.g. XKEYMAP=us 
    245  
    246157Alternatively, these items can be configured interactively using dialog-based 
    247158interface if the locale is not specified on the boot prompt. 
    248159 
    249160For some locales (e.g. lv_LV.ISO-8859-13) there is no valid console keymap, 
    250 but there is a keymap for X. In this case, the only solution is to use X. 
     161but there is a keymap for X. In this case, the only solution is to use a CD 
     162with X. 
    251163 
    252164While this CD configures the LANG environment variable, console font and 
    …… 
    255167/etc/samba/smb.conf, and to explicitly specify the "iocharset" and "codepage" 
    256168options when mounting filesystems with Windows origin (e.g., vfat and isofs). 
    257  
    258 The CD contains TrueType fonts that cover the orthography of most of European 
    259 and some Asian languages. No additional configuration is required in order to 
    260 use these fonts. 
    261  
    262 Use of this LiveCD with Chinese, Japanese or Korean language requires that 
    263 your monitor has at least 80 pixels per inch in order for hieroglyphs to 
    264 be recognizable (i.e., at least 12 pixels high). This means the following 
    265 minimum resolution: 
    266  
    267     15" => 1024x768 
    268     17" => 1024x768 
    269     19" => 1280x1024 
    270     20" => 1280x1024 
    271  
    272 If your monitor cannot handle such resolution, edit the 
    273 /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc file with vim, nano or joe, and add the -dpi 94 
    274 parameter to the X server command line there. 
    275169 
    276170BRAILLE DISPLAY SUPPORT 
    …… 
    342236   show you how to create, format, and activate one. 
    343237 
    344 4) If you use the X window system, take the following into account: 
    345    * Users of old S3 video cards should uncomment the "EnableVbetool" line 
    346      in the /etc/hibernate/common.conf file. 
    347    * Hibernation is incompatible with the proprietary "nvidia" driver. 
    348  
    349 5) Follow the book as your time permits. 
    350  
    351 6) When your time runs out, execute the "hibernate" command as root. It is not 
     2384) Follow the book as your time permits. 
     239 
     2405) When your time runs out, execute the "hibernate" command as root. It is not 
    352241   necessary to stop the compilation, but running this command during a 
    353242   testsuite may lead to failures that would not occur otherwise. 
    …… 
    372261   b) disable ACPI completely by adding "acpi=off" to the kernel arguments. 
    373262 
    374 7) The computer will save its state to your swap partition and power down. 
     2636) The computer will save its state to your swap partition and power down. 
    375264   This CD will remain in the drive. 
    376265 
    377 8) When you are ready to resume the build, boot this CD again and pass exactly 
     2667) When you are ready to resume the build, boot this CD again and pass exactly 
    378267   the same "vga=..." and "resume=..." arguments that you used earlier. 
    379268 
    380 9) The computer will load its state from the swap partition and behave as if 
     2698) The computer will load its state from the swap partition and behave as if 
    381270   you did not power it off at all (except breaking all network connections). 
    382271   The build will automatically continue.