Fedora Core 3 Installation Guide

Fedora Installation on a Gateway Solo 3350

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Summary

Table of Contents

  1. Hardware Specs
  2. Installation Methods
    1. Docking Station
    2. Memory Stick
    3. PXE Boot
    4. External Drive
    5. From Windows
  3. Anaconda
  4. Hardware Configuration
    1. Ethernet
    2. Wireless
    3. Modem
    4. Sound
    5. Longrun
    6. Software Suspend
    7. PCMCIA
    8. Compact Flash
    9. Xorg
      1. Display
      2. Pen
      3. Side Keys/Buttons
    10. Swivel Keyboard/Mouse
    11. Swivel Sensor
    12. Docking Station
    13. Power Management
      1. ACPI
  5. Software Configuration
    1. Gnome
    2. Applications
  7. Screenshots
  8. Links

Files

Hardware Specs

Processor Intel Pentium III 600Mhz
Memory 256MB PC133 expandable to 768MB via one expansion slot
Hard Drive Shock mounted 30/40/60 GB hard disk * CD-ROM drive in optional dock
Display 10.4" SVGA TFT 1024x736
BIOS Phoenix
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce2 Go
Dimentions 10.8" x 8.5" x 0.8"
Power Lithium-Ion, 40WHr ("over 5 hours")
Communication 10/100base-T, 56K V.92 Modem, internal 802.11b wireless LAN radio (opt.)
Ports 2 USB 2.0, audio/mic, RJ-11, RJ-45, VGA, 1 PC Card Type II, 1 CF Card Type II/III
Options Multi-Bay, PC Dock, Carry Cases
Keyboard 95%-scale, 83-keys

Installation Methods

  1. Docking Station CDROM/DVD

    2. Probably the easiest method of installation. Press <F10> at boot and change boot order under "boot" menu. Make sure that cdrom is listed before hard drive.

  2. Memory Stick

  3. PXE Boot

  4. External drive (CDROM/DVD)

  5. From Windows

Anaconda

Automatic partitioning uses a similar scheme but uses LVM and LVM support is not needed.

Format as reiserfs
select packages.

Hardware Configuration

Ethernet

Wireless

Modem

Sound

Software Suspend

Software suspend with linux and fedora core
www.suspend2.net

PCMCIA

Compact Flash

Xorg

vga modes
Colors Depth 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
256 8 bit 769 771 773 775 796
32,768 15 bit 784 787 790 793 797
65,536 16 bit 785 788 791 794 798
16.8M 24 bit 786 789 792 795 799

Display

nv driver

Pen

Side Keys/Buttons

Power Management

ACPI

Misc

configure hdparm with /etc/sysconfig/harddisks
add no atime to drive partitions in /etc/fstab
Laptop mode? article. Laptop mode tools rpms. (local) AES encryped file system?
lm_sensors config
Custom kernel

Software Configuration

Gnome

Applications

Applications

Text Input
Gok Gnome Onscreen Keyboard
xstroke Fullscreen gesture recognition for X
Xscribble
Dasher Text Input
Speech Recognition
Notes/Journal
Gournal
Notemeister
Sticky Notes
Jarnal - a Java Journal
Shark text input
Freehand
Tabatha
OneFinger
Denim
Wavy
XMerlin
JMerlin
Mozilla navigation addons
Speech recognition

Screenshots

Landscape Portrait