GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide by Graham Williams
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Sample Installations

Below we illustrate various aspects of the installation and configuration of Debian GNU/Linux on a number of different machines used for different purposes. The sections contain installs at various times with the more recent and uptodate installations appearing first.

Subsections

• 64 Bit
• Dell Precision 690 (Adam)
  • Adam Specifications
  • Adam Install Log
    • 2 Nov 2006
  • Troubleshooting
  
  
• Dell Inspiron 6400 (Ganesha)
  • Ganesha Specifications
  • Ganesha Install Log
    • 29 Apr 2006
  • Troubleshooting
    • Kenrnel hda to sda
    • XOrg
    • Wireless
    • Power Management
    • SATA CD/DVD
    • USB
    • External Beamer
    • Sound
    • Flash Card Reader
    • Software Suspend
    • CPU Temperature
    • Lid
    • TV Out S-Video
    • Keeping the Machine Quiet
  
  
• Compaq XP1000 (Kurtz)
  • Kurtz Specifications
  • Kurtz Install Log
    • 3 June 2005
  • Troubleshooting
    • Access SRM
  
  
• Dell Dimension 8400 (Belinos)
  • Belinos Specifications
  • Belinos Install Log
    • 19 Apr 2005
  • Troubleshooting
    • Tigon3 Network Card
    • ATI Radeon X300
      • Special Install
    • Audio
    • Starting MTA delay
    • Flat Screen Viewing
    • Disappearing CD
    • Stop-Start Video
  
  
• Ipex (Atom)
  • Atom Specifications
  • Atom Install Log
    • 17 Dec 2005
    • 12 Apr 2005
    • 4 May 2005
  • Troubleshooting
    • ACPI Kernel Freeze
    • Removable Hard Disk
  
  
• Dell Optiplex GX270 (Athens)
  • Athens Specifications
  • Athens Install Log
  • Troubleshooting
    • Dell SBLive Sound Card
    • Unsupported DVD+RWs
  
  
• Optima Super Vizon II 3600 Customised (Bartok)
  • Bartok Specifications
  • Bartok Install Log
  • Load RAID Driver During Install
  • Install an IDE Hard Drive
  • Kernel Compiles to Support HIGHMEM and SMP
  
  
• ASL (Cargo)
  • Cargo Specification
  • Cargo Install Log
  
  
• Custom (Wayfare)
  • Wayfare Specification
  • Wayfare Install Log
  
  
• Dell Latitude C600 (Inci)
  • Inci Specification
  • Inci Install Log
  
  
• Compaq Presario 5740AP (Friends)
  • Friends Specification
  • Friends Install Log
  
  
• Dell Precision 650 (Caravan)
  • Caravan Specification
  • Caravan Install Log
  
  
• Dell OptiPlex GX270 (Modern)
  • Modern Specification
  • Modern Install Log
  
  
• Dell OptiPlex GX150 (Fairmond)
  • GNOPPIX 0.5.4-1
  • Sarge Netinst 25-Sep-2003 16:16
  • Sid 09/21/03 00:58:00
  • Debian 3.0r1
  • Fairmond Specification
  
  
• Dell OptiPlex GX240 (Biggada)
  • Biggada Specification
  
  
• Dell OptiPlex GX260 (Vince)
• Dell Optiplex GX260 (Festival)
  • Festival Specification
  • Festival Install
  • Install Kernel 2.4.20
  
  
• Dell Optiplex GX260 (Uramys1)
  • Uramys1 Specification
  • Uramys1 Install
  • Install Kernel 2.4.20
  
  
• Optima (Vivaldi)
  • Vivaldi Specification
  • Vivaldi Install
  • Install Kernel 2.4.20
  
  
• Dell Precision 620 (Brick)
  • Brick Specification
  • Brick Install
  
  
• Dell Precision 620 (Atomic)
  • Atomic Specification
  • Atomic Install
  
  
• Optima WorkPro (Bach)
  • Bach Specification
  • Bach Install
  • Install Kernel 2.4.19
  
  
• Dell OptiPlex GXi 523M (Prefect)
  • Prefect Specifications
  • Prefect Install
  
  
• Dell Precision 420 MT (Cleveland)
  • Cleveland Specification
  • Cleveland Install
  
  
• Dell Optiplex GX240 (Cultus)
  • Cultus Specifications
  • Cultus Install Log
  
  
• Dell Precision WorkStation 530 MT (Alpine)
  • Alpine Specifications
  • Alpine Install
  
  
• Sun SPARCstation 5 (sun4m) (Cepheus)
  • Cepheus Specifications
  
  
• Toshiba Satellite 1800 (HAX)
  • HAX Specifications
  • HAX Install Log
  
  
• IBM ThinkPad (Hukz)
  • HUKZ Specifications
  • HUKZ Install Log
  
  
• Dell Latitude C600 (Inco)
  • Inco Specifications
  • Inco Install Log
  
  
• Dell OptiPlex GX1p (Plymouth)
  • Plymouth Specifications
  • Plymouth Install
  
  
• Dell Precision WorkStation 420 MT (Velox)
  • Velox Specifications
  • Velox Install
  
  
• Dell OptiPlex GX110 (Mint)
  • Mint Specifications
  • Mint Install
  
  
• Dell Latitude CPiD300XT (Inka)
  • Inka Specifications
  • Inka Install Log
  • ALSA Sound Configuration
  • XF86 Configuration
  
  
• Dell Latitude XPi (Rose)
  • Rose Specifications
  
  
• Generic 486/DX66 (Roast)
  • Roast Specifications