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==Debian 4.0 "etch"== | ==Debian 4.0 "etch"== | ||
===Personal Experiences=== | ===Personal Experiences=== | ||
| − | Many things from [[Installing_Ubuntu_on_a_ThinkPad_T20]] can be useful with Debian(4.0 - "etch") | + | Many things from [[Installing_Ubuntu_on_a_ThinkPad_T20]] can be useful with Debian(4.0 - "etch"). |
Thats because [X|K|Edu|Flux|U]buntu are all based on Debian. | Thats because [X|K|Edu|Flux|U]buntu are all based on Debian. | ||
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I got no configured Menu for Fluxbox, but {{cmduser|man fluxbox}} provides useful information for that. | I got no configured Menu for Fluxbox, but {{cmduser|man fluxbox}} provides useful information for that. | ||
| + | ===Wireless Networking=== | ||
| + | The following Sites can help you with the installation and configuration of your PCMCIA WLAN Card: | ||
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| + | {{HINT| | ||
| + | http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/ <br /> | ||
| + | http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/NdisWrapper <br /> | ||
| + | http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/wpa_supplicant <br /> | ||
| + | http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/interfaces (refers to "etc/network/interfaces") | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | If you are to compile your own ndiswrapper modul you should use {{cmdroot|module-assistant}}, because | ||
| + | I had some troubles with the compilation by hand. | ||
| + | Make sure the windows driver you are going to use is the right one. That saves a lot of time. | ||
==Debian 2.2 "potato"== | ==Debian 2.2 "potato"== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:41, 2 August 2007
Contents
Debian 4.0 "etch"
Personal Experiences
Many things from Installing_Ubuntu_on_a_ThinkPad_T20 can be useful with Debian(4.0 - "etch"). Thats because [X|K|Edu|Flux|U]buntu are all based on Debian.
X and window managers
To get X working on your T20 you should maybe edit the xorg.conf (which can be found in /etc/X11/xorg.conf , needs root rights!): Here are some parts that I have changed:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "savage"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Fluxbox works great and "out of the box" with # apt-get install fluxbox.
With that command it is normaly set as default window manager and you can start it with
$ startx.
I got no configured Menu for Fluxbox, but $ man fluxbox provides useful information for that.
Wireless Networking
The following Sites can help you with the installation and configuration of your PCMCIA WLAN Card:
http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/
http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/NdisWrapper
http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/wpa_supplicant
http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/interfaces (refers to "etc/network/interfaces")
If you are to compile your own ndiswrapper modul you should use # module-assistant, because
I had some troubles with the compilation by hand.
Make sure the windows driver you are going to use is the right one. That saves a lot of time.
Debian 2.2 "potato"
External Sources
- Installing Debian 2.2 Linux on A Thinkpad T20 (Debian 2.2 "Potato")
