I can not write everything on my blog, so in case there are items I forgot to
write down, here are some tips.
I got most distros to work, but you have to boot single user on first boot, and
fix xorg.conf to resolution 1024x800, and then remove any vga=791 or similar
setting on the kernel command line in /boot/grub/grub.conf.
The easiest to install is debian-testing (weekly build or beta2), because most
of the hardware is successfully autoprobed, except for the video, which is VIA
Chrome9. Instead of VIA, debian-testing will install the generic vesa driver.
At the installer boot prompt, type
linux vga=771
This will solve your installation split-screen problem.
Just put in the data asked of you. It is good if you have internet connection
when you install, so that deb packages not in the installer CD/DVD can be
downloaded from the Debian mirrors.
On first boot, go single user, by editing the grub options (add "single" to the
kernel line). After booting single-user, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and add the
following sections, if not already there:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "vesa"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
VertRefresh 59.9-60.1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Also in /boot/grub/menu.lst. for the "kernel" line, remove the options
rhgb
quiet
vga=xxx
This will ensure that the native non-gui screen resolution is selected (80x25?
or whatever). I think Neo has problems going to graphical mode of X-window
from a screen resolution setting other than native.
The removal of rhgb and quiet will allow you to see all boot time messages so
that if something should go wrong, you know what went wrong.
Then, after editing xorg.conf and menu.lst, you are now ready to do a real
graphical first-boot.
I hope this helps.
Pablo Manalastas
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--- On Thu, 9/18/08, Michael Janapin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Michael Janapin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [plug] Neo Empriva and Linux
> To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List"
> <[email protected]>
> Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 5:33 AM
> I'm just so disappointed with this laptop. :-)
> All flavors of Linux that I have, vintage to cutting edge,
> would not
> run! (Gentoo Live 2004, Knoppix 3.3, Knoppix 5.5, Ubuntu
> 7.10, Ubuntu
> 8.04, Fedora 9)
> Do you think it's hardware related? (Bad PCI Table or
> something?)
>
> I'll try Slackware 10 later and give it a spin on this
> thing.
>
> Mhac
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