[Gnewsense-dev] Installation on a Thinkpad X60 (i386) with libreboot

[m***@dimsedutter.net]

Hi there,
I installed Ucclia on a Thinkpad X60 with libreboot.
That's what I came across so far:

- internal disk is detected as /dev/sdb and the usb key as
/dev/sda (but no problem because 'Libreboot uses the GRUB payload by
default, which means that the GRUB configuration file (where your GRUB
menu comes from) is stored directly alongside libreboot and it's GRUB
payload executable, inside the flash chip.' -> 'you don't have to
install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot record' so no need of
setting up Grub on your hard disk)

- Uncheck desktop environment when reaching tasksel -> otherwise the
installation cancels

- black screen after reboot -> I managed to get to the console by
rebooting the system with the keyboard shortcut again

- Installation of xfce and slim display manager -> works fine

- Problem with high whining noise by the processor on idle: powertop
solves this problem: http://libreboot.org/docs/misc/index.html

- apt-get install libstdc++
...
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
...

Somebody might be interested to meet up at the Chaos Computer Conferene
in Hamburg on the 27th of December and the following days? We could
maybe write a revised documentation together.

Cheers,
mark

[Marcus Moeller]

Hi.

Post by m***@dimsedutter.net
I installed Ucclia on a Thinkpad X60 with libreboot.
- internal disk is detected as /dev/sdb and the usb key as
/dev/sda (but no problem because 'Libreboot uses the GRUB payload by
default, which means that the GRUB configuration file (where your GRUB
menu comes from) is stored directly alongside libreboot and it's GRUB
payload executable, inside the flash chip.' -> 'you don't have to
install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot record' so no need of
setting up Grub on your hard disk)

This is a know bug in the version of the debian-installer that is used.
You can select not to install Grub in the MBR and in the next step
define /dev/sdb as target for the GRUB installation. After bootup, just
set a symlink ln -s /boot/grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/libreboot_grub.cfg
and it should chainload the local grub on disk.

Post by m***@dimsedutter.net
- Uncheck desktop environment when reaching tasksel -> otherwise the
installation cancels

Works for me here.

Post by m***@dimsedutter.net
- black screen after reboot -> I managed to get to the console by
rebooting the system with the keyboard shortcut again

Also works here on a X60 with Libreboot. But I was also able to install
using the Desktop Environment selection.

Post by m***@dimsedutter.net
- Installation of xfce and slim display manager -> works fine
- Problem with high whining noise by the processor on idle: powertop
solves this problem: http://libreboot.org/docs/misc/index.html
- apt-get install libstdc++
...
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
...

Not tested.

Greets
Marcus

[Sam Geeraerts]

Op Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:51:07 +0200

Post by m***@dimsedutter.net
Hi there,
I installed Ucclia on a Thinkpad X60 with libreboot.

Thanks for your report.

Post by m***@dimsedutter.net
- apt-get install libstdc++
...
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

It also says "Note, selecting 'libstdc++⁻4.3-dev' for regex 'libstdc++'"
etc. Trying to install with aptitude gives a more helpful message:
'Couldn't find package "libstdc++". However, the following packages
contain "libstdc++" in their name: libstdc++5 libstdc++6 ...'

Are you able to install any of the packages aptitude suggests?

Post by m***@dimsedutter.net
Somebody might be interested to meet up at the Chaos Computer
Conferene in Hamburg on the 27th of December and the following days?
We could maybe write a revised documentation together.

I sadly have other commitments.