ToshibaNB205 - Revision history

Crudo at 17:58, 22 January 2010

Crudo — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:58:40 GMT

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	=Netbook Slakware Configuration=		=Netbook Slakware Configuration=
	==Screen /etc/X11/~~org~~.conf==		Here i post some of my tips to setup slakware with this hardware.

			==Screen==
			The netbook video driver can only hit a 1024x600 size of screen, but we can change this using the 'xrandr' command to hit 1280x750 virtual. For do that you need to change '~/.xinitrc' and before you call your window manager you make a call of these command:
			<pre>xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1024x600 --scale 1.25x1.25</pre>

			Here is my '''/etc/X11/xorg.conf''':
	<pre>Section "Module"		<pre>Section "Module"
	Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension		Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
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	Scanning ...		Scanning ...
	00:21:FC:B1:AC:97 Rosangela</pre>		00:21:FC:B1:AC:97 Rosangela</pre>
			To be honest thats the best i could do with Bluetooth right now.

	===Ethernet===		===Ethernet===
			The easy way to setup your network is with DHCP. To make this you must change the file: '''/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf''' to:
			<pre>IFNAME[0]="eth0"
			USE_DHCP[0]="yes"</pre>
			Or with IP fix:
			<pre>IFNAME[0]="eth0"
			USE_DHCP="no"
			IPADDR[0]="192.168.0.10"
			NETMASK[0]="255.255.255.0"
			GATEWAY="192.168.0.254"</pre>
			Or you can set your ip manually in console with these commands:
			<pre># ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.25
			# route add default gw 192.168.0.254</pre>

	===Wifi===		===Wifi===
	If you want to use WPA/PSK:		If you want to use WPA/PSK:
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	psk=9dbaaf7031fd8cbc03674337ee9c724b65811b36546d2234676060b4144872b8		psk=9dbaaf7031fd8cbc03674337ee9c724b65811b36546d2234676060b4144872b8
	}</pre>		}</pre>

	=Tests of Performance=		=Tests of Performance=
	<pre># time dd bs=1k count=1000 if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/zero		<pre># time dd bs=1k count=1000 if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/zero

Crudo at 15:04, 20 January 2010

Crudo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:04:20 GMT

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	Hello Slakers!		Hello Slakers!

	I will talk about how to installing and use Slakware in a NB 205 from Toshiba. First of all i have to admit that i stayed really impressed with the design of NB205, he's fully portable and light, the screen with a 10.1" have a bad news: she only can do 1024x600 of size but not for us, slackers! ;) So before anything else, lets see some more informations about his technical specifications, down:		I will talk about how to installing and use Slakware in a NB 205 from Toshiba. First of all i have to admit that i stayed really impressed with the design of NB205, he's fully portable and light, the screen with a 10.1" have a bad news: she only can do 1024x600 of size but not for us, slackers! ;) Even being netbook this machine has a good performance and excelent battery duration time! Generally this happens because of his ATOM N280 1.6GHz that use minus power and are designed for running in two units of execution even that is not a dual-processor. He has a beautiful keyboard design, a nice webcam of 1.3 megapixels and a good acceleration in multimedia applications. So before anything else, lets see some more informations about his technical specifications, down:

	=Technical Details =		=Technical Details =
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	* Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA-II		* Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA-II
	* Webcam, Bluetooth, Ether/Wifi Network gigabit, Battery Life is 8 Hours!!!		* Webcam, Bluetooth, Ether/Wifi Network gigabit, Battery Life is 8 Hours!!!

	Even being netbook this machine has a good performance and excelent battery duration time! Generally this happens because of his ATOM N280 1.6GHz that use minus power and are designed for running in two units of execution even that is not a dual-processor. He has a beautiful keyboard design, a nice webcam of 1.3 megapixels and a good acceleration in multimedia applications.

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	=My Opinion About the Slakware in this Netbook=		=My Opinion About the Slakware in this Netbook=
			* You will not be unsatisfied.
			* You need to buy at least one in your life. Only $490.
			* Excelent to use like a second 'notebook' in your home and your work.

Crudo: /* Technical Details */

Crudo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:37 GMT

Technical Details

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	* Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA-II		* Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA-II
	* Webcam, Bluetooth, Ether/Wifi Network gigabit, Battery Life is 8 Hours!!!		* Webcam, Bluetooth, Ether/Wifi Network gigabit, Battery Life is 8 Hours!!!

			Even being netbook this machine has a good performance and excelent battery duration time! Generally this happens because of his ATOM N280 1.6GHz that use minus power and are designed for running in two units of execution even that is not a dual-processor. He has a beautiful keyboard design, a nice webcam of 1.3 megapixels and a good acceleration in multimedia applications.

	CPU		CPU

Crudo: /* Screen */

Crudo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:40:17 GMT

Screen

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	=Netbook Slakware Configuration=		=Netbook Slakware Configuration=
	==Screen==		==Screen /etc/X11/org.conf==
	<pre>Section "Module"		<pre>Section "Module"
	Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension		Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
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	Section "Device"		Section "Device"
	Identifier "~~VESA Framebuffer~~"		Identifier "Intel GMA950"
	Driver "~~vesa~~"		Driver "intel"
	EndSection		EndSection

	Section "Screen"		Section "Screen"
	Device "~~VESA Framebuffer~~"		Device "Intel GMA950"
	Monitor "My Monitor"		Monitor "My Monitor"
	DefaultDepth 24		DefaultDepth 24

Crudo: /* Screen */

Crudo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:34:56 GMT

Screen

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 =Netbook Slakware Configuration=
 ==Screen==
 ==Network==

Crudo: /* Bluetooth */

Crudo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:14:30 GMT

Bluetooth

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 With those cards the netbook can give a improve in network performance and will grow like a little monster in your network, with a wifi module called 'ath9k' and network module called 'r8169' they can do great things :)
 ===Bluetooth===
 ===Ethernet===
 ===Wifi===

Crudo: /* Tests of Performance */

Crudo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:05:52 GMT

Tests of Performance

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	real 0m56.053s		real 0m56.053s
	user 0m0.131s		user 0m0.131s
	sys 0m55.874s</pre>		sys 0m55.874s
			# time dd bs=1k count=200000 if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/mkshit
			100000+0 records in
			100000+0 records out
			204800000 bytes (205 MB) copied, 120.184 s, 1.7 MB/s

			real 2m0.189s
			user 0m0.445s
			sys 1m58.237s</pre>

	=My Opinion About the Slakware in this Netbook=		=My Opinion About the Slakware in this Netbook=

Crudo at 03:03, 20 January 2010

Crudo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:03:35 GMT

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	* Video: Intel GMA 950 (1280x600)		* Video: Intel GMA 950 (1280x600)
	* Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA-II		* Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA-II
	* Webcam, Bluetooth, Ether/Wifi Network gigabit,		* Webcam, Bluetooth, Ether/Wifi Network gigabit, Battery Life is 8 Hours!!!

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	Disk identifier: 0x91c391c3</pre>		Disk identifier: 0x91c391c3</pre>

	=Network ~~Informations~~=		=Netbook Slakware Configuration=
			==Screen==

			==Network==
	* 03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)		* 03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
	* 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)		* 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)

	With those cards the netbook can give a improve in network performance and will grow like a little monster in your network, with a wifi module called 'ath9k' and network module called 'r8169' they can do great things :)		With those cards the netbook can give a improve in network performance and will grow like a little monster in your network, with a wifi module called 'ath9k' and network module called 'r8169' they can do great things :)
	==Bluetooth==		===Bluetooth===
	==Ethernet==		===Ethernet===
	==Wifi==		===Wifi===
	If you want to use WPA/PSK:		If you want to use WPA/PSK:
	<pre>wpa_passphrase <ESSID> <Passphrase>		<pre>wpa_passphrase <ESSID> <Passphrase>
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	}</pre>		}</pre>
	=Tests of Performance=		=Tests of Performance=
			<pre># time dd bs=1k count=1000 if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/zero
			1000+0 records in
			1000+0 records out
			1024000 bytes (1.0 MB) copied, 0.588823 s, 1.7 MB/s

			real 0m0.593s
			user 0m0.003s
			sys 0m0.582s
			# time dd bs=1k count=100000 if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/zero
			100000+0 records in
			100000+0 records out
			102400000 bytes (102 MB) copied, 56.0481 s, 1.8 MB/s

			real 0m56.053s
			user 0m0.131s
			sys 0m55.874s</pre>
	=My Opinion About the Slakware in this Netbook=		=My Opinion About the Slakware in this Netbook=

Crudo at 02:48, 20 January 2010

Crudo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:48:06 GMT

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	* Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA-II		* Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA-II
	* Webcam, Bluetooth, Ether/Wifi Network gigabit,		* Webcam, Bluetooth, Ether/Wifi Network gigabit,
	==CPU==
			CPU
	<pre># cat /proc/cpuinfo		<pre># cat /proc/cpuinfo
	processor : 0		processor : 0
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	power management:</pre>		power management:</pre>

	==PCI Devices==		PCI Devices
	<pre># lspci		<pre># lspci
	00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)		00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
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	04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)</pre>		04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)</pre>

	==USB Devices==		USB Devices
	<pre># lsusb		<pre># lsusb
	Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b128 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd		Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b128 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
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	Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub</pre>		Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub</pre>

	==Hard Disk==		Hard Disk
	<pre># fdisk -l		<pre># fdisk -l
	Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes		Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes

Crudo at 02:46, 20 January 2010

Crudo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:46:43 GMT

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 * Hard Disk: 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA-II
 * Webcam, Bluetooth, Ether/Wifi Network gigabit,
-PCI Devices:
+==PCI Devices==
 <pre># lspci
 :00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
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 :00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)</pre>
-USB Devices
+==USB Devices==
 <pre># lsusb
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b128 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
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 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub</pre>
-Hard Disk
+==Hard Disk==
 <pre># fdisk -l
 Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
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 =Network Informations=
 If you want to use WPA/PSK:
 <pre>wpa_passphrase <ESSID> <Passphrase>
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 	psk=9dbaaf7031fd8cbc03674337ee9c724b65811b36546d2234676060b4144872b8
 }</pre>