--- On Fri, 8/21/09, Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: installed rawhide on an acer aspire one and have some feeback > To: "For testers of Fedora Core development releases" <fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 5:32 AM > Hi Antonio, > > > I have successfully installed rawhide on an Acer > Aspire one netbook. I have encountered several > difficulties, but I have overcome some of them. > > > > 1) The netbook had Windows XP and a hidden Restore > partition. I used xfce Livecd from Adam Miller, it resized > the XP partition beautifully everything worked except when > grub was written the partition that was booted was the > restore partition and I overcame it by changing the (hd0,0) > to (hd0,1) and I could boot XP again. Here's how I > modified boot/grub/grub.conf > > > > [olivares@acer-aspire-1 ~]$ > > > > [root@acer-aspire-1 ~]# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf > > # grub.conf generated by anaconda > > # > > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making > changes to this file > > # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means > that > > # all kernel and initrd paths are > relative to /boot/, eg. > > # root (hd0,2) > > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro > root=/dev/mapper/vg_aceraspire1-lv_root > > # initrd /initrd-version.img > > #boot=/dev/sda > > default=0 > > timeout=5 > > splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > hiddenmenu > > title Fedora (2.6.31-0.162.rc6.git2.fc12.i686) > > root (hd0,2) > > kernel > /vmlinuz-2.6.31-0.162.rc6.git2.fc12.i686 ro > root=/dev/mapper/vg_aceraspire1-lv_root acpi=off > SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 KEYTABLE=us > rd_plytheme=charge > > initrd > /initrd-generic-2.6.31-0.162.rc6.git2.fc12.i686.img > > title Fedora (2.6.31-0.125.rc5.git2.fc12.i686) > > root (hd0,2) > > kernel > /vmlinuz-2.6.31-0.125.rc5.git2.fc12.i686 ro > root=/dev/mapper/vg_aceraspire1-lv_root acpi=off > > initrd > /initrd-2.6.31-0.125.rc5.git2.fc12.i686.img > > title windows xp > > rootnoverify (hd0,1) > > chainloader +1 > > title Acer Restore > > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > > chainloader +1 > > > > > > 2) Kernel Oops encountered: > > http://www.kerneloops.org/submitresult.php?number=647557 > > Known problem. See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=511988 > > > 3) Smolt Profile > > > > http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_dbc0e3df-fdbf-4462-a0aa-43aadb15a586 > > Thanks for this, I'm trying to document netbook hardware to > create > some netbook support matrix. > > > 4) I have to use boot parameter acpi=off, otherwise > when starting up booting hangs and I get immediate kernel > panic. > > > > 5) The machine also has trouble shutting down. I > have to press and hold power button so that the machine can > shut down properly. Other than that, I am running rawhide > on a netbook :) > > > > If anyone has advice/suggestions or has questions. > I'll try my best to answer them accordingly to my > experiences with it. > > Does the wireless work OK? I need to test this a bit more. The wireless areas show up, but I have to test it some more because I have not connected with it much and like I have said in another mail(to AdamW and list), the inservices at school don't let me play some more :( What about the rest of the > hardware? Touchpad works, left and right clickers(for mouse) work[don't know how these things are called]. My friend got me a USB dvd[rw]/cd[rw] drive and it works. I have yet to play cd's or dvd's, but I will try to play them as soon as I can. The monitor gives me like 1024x600 or so resolution(This matches what XP gives me). > > Peter > > -- Regards, Antonio -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
