# Slackware 9.0 Compaq Presario 2500 Install HOWTO

# Updated               Aki Sun Jul 20 18:17:57 EDT 2003
# Initial version       Aki Mon May 19 00:27:15 EDT 2003

I. INSTALLATION

0. Slackware does not provide a tool to resize a NTFS partition, so use different tool for the job. Used BootItNG with great results. Partition info:

/dev/hda1: Win XP (NTFS, 12 GB)
/dev/hda2: drive D (shared data partition) (FAT32, 15 GB)
/dev/hda3: root linux partion (EXT3, 9 GB)
/dev/hda4: swap (EXT3, 480 MB)
/dev/hda6: /var (EXT3, 2 GB)
/dev/hda7: /tmp (EXT3, 82 MB)

1. Bootable CD boots properly using stock bare.ide kernel
2. Follow setup installation instructions and do a full install
3. Install LILO on MBR
4. ohci1394 module causes system to hang on boot. To circumvent this temporarily:
   • boot using Slackware 9.0 cd-rom
   • mkdir /mnt/root
   • mount -t auto /dev/hda3 /mnt/root
   • tar /lib/modules/kernel/drivers/ieee134 directory to hide offending module
5. configue XFree. Stock config file works fine, but does not utilize hardware acceleration. glxgears runs at 120 FPS.
   • stock ATI driver provided does not recognize ATI Radeon IG340M chip
   • download updated driver from http://sylvestre.ledru.info
   • backup /usr/X11R6/lib/modules and copy updated ones from above
   • Chipset is recognized, but DRI/acceleration does not work. glxgears runs @ 350 FPS with 100% cpu utilization.
6. Status of initial installation:
   • CD-RW/DVD-ROM ok
   • USB not tested
   • IEEE 1394 can't load module on boot
   • Wireless Wi-Fi kernel loads wrong module (orinoco_pci)
   • Sound ok
   • ACPI no
   • Ethernet not tested
   • X ok, but no TrueType fonts
   • Synaptics Touchpad works, but inadvertent double-clicks frequently
   • Video framebuffer ok @ 1024x768x256
   • DRI no

II - POST INSTALL TWEAKS/UPGRADES

ACPI

• install kernel sources from disk series k. (Not installed by full install).
  
• fetch patch-2.4.21.bz2 from www.kernel.org
• apply patch using patch-kernel
  
• OOOPS - patch fails. ????
  

  Not a problem, fetch a fresh 2.4.21 tree from www.kernel.org

  Now apply appropriate ACPI patch: acpi-20030619-2.4.21.diff.gz

          cd /usr/src/linux
          patch -p1 < acpi-YYYYMMDD-2.4.XX.diff.gz
  

  Now configure the kernel, using the output of dmesg as a guide.

  ACCPI Support
  #
  CONFIG_ACPI=y
  # CONFIG_ACPI_HT_ONLY is not set
  CONFIG_ACPI_BOOT=y
  CONFIG_ACPI_BUS=y
  CONFIG_ACPI_INTERPRETER=y
  CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
  CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
  CONFIG_ACPI_PCI=y
  CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y
  CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
  CONFIG_ACPI_AC=m
  CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=m
  CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=m
  CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=m
  CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=m
  CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=m
  # CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set
  # CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA is not set
  # CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set
  

  • hardware support is configured as modules, so add to /etc/rc.d/rc.modules:
  • kernel boots ok and modules load cleanly. See lsmod
  • get dockapp to monitor battery + temperature: wmacpi-1.34 and wmacpiload-0.2.1

  Wireless NIC

  Correct module to use is the prism2_pci from the linux-wlan2 project.
  
  • fetch latest and greatest from http://www.linux-wlan.org. Found linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1-pre5.tar.gz
    
  • compile and install per instructions
    
  • Problem: this version uses the hotplug system for start-up, but Slackware does not seem to include the required agent.
    
  • So, try older version. Found linux-wlan-ng-0.1.16-pre9.tar.gz
    
  • compile and install and SUCCESS
    
  • configure WEP and SSID on /etc/wlan
    
  • update start-up scripts to start wireless system automatically:
    o add to rc.modules:

            /sbin/modprobe prism2_pci
    
    

    o to start wlan subsystem, call rc.wlan from rc.M:
    

    # Initialize the wireless networking hardware: 
    if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wlan ]; then
    
      . /etc/rc.d/rc.wlan start
    
    fi
    

    Update rc.inet1 to configure wlan0 interface:
    • enable configuration via dhcp:

      • USE_DHCP2=yes

    • change "eth1" to "wlan0" everywhere

    That's all. wlan0 comes up on boot now.

    USB

    Slackware 9.0 comes setup with hotplug, so try to see if recognizes a Lexar Jumpdrive Trio drive:
    
    • plug in drive
      
    • cat /proc/scsi/usb-storage-0/1:

      Host scsi1: usb-storage
             Vendor: Lexar Media 
            Product: JumpDrive Trio
      Serial Number: 0000055424
           Protocol: Transparent SCSI
          Transport: Bulk
               GUID: 05dcb0130000000000055424
           Attached: Yes
      

    • Whoo hoooo!!! Works out of the box. Excellent.
    • Now create mount point and mount the flash drive:

              mkdir /mnt/usb1
              mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb1
      

    • Works, so add entry to /etc/fstab:

    /dev/sda1       /mnt/usb1        auto        noauto,user,rw   0   0
    

    DRI

    1. The GLUT library, used by many applications, is not installed by default. So first step is to get it installed.
    2. get GLUT header and library from dri.sourceforge.net

       glut.h
       libglut.so.3.7.0

    3. copy to appropriate directories
       • /usr/include/GL/glut.h
       • /usr/lib/libglut.so.3.7.0
    4. run ldconfig to add to cache
    5. the link below should be created automatically:

  lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Jul 19 11:52 /usr/lib/libglut.so.3 -> libglut.so.3.7.0
  

  • create sym link:

            cd /usr/lib
            ln -s libglut.so.3 libglut.so
    

    2. Next, need to get driver that will work w/ ATI RADEON 340M.

  TO DO

  • ACPI: figure out how to configure lid switch and get sleep modes setup.
  • X/DRI: get 3D acceleration working
  • 1394: get it configured/working
  • IRDA: get it configured/working