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[mavrothal]

This and the following 4 posts post will be updated without new thread posts so make a bookmark and check back when your next problem arises...

I thought to just catalogue here general instructions/additions/modifications to Teapot’s Ubuntu Intrepid for the XO     http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.0 so will be easier to find them when that thread also becomes 20+ pages long… I intent to try to keep up but I’m not perfect

PLEASE DO NOT POST DISCUSSIONS, INSTRUCTIONS or QUESTIONS HERE. If they are related to the Intrepid installation, modifications etc, post them to the above original Intrepid thread or the thread they are coming from or open a new one.
If some solution/approach posted here is wrong, or you have identified a better/simpler post, send a private message to the poster. If there is no response after few days, post your own.
There is no point to have another huge and/or duplicate thread.
Also please avoid “good idea” “bad idea” kind of posts…

I just hope for an index-like thread/post here that links TO THE EXACT POST for a solutions to an Intrepid related problem/modification. You are welcome to add links (if not present) but please make references to posts that you have tried. DO NOT reference posts that you think they should work.

Because of size limitation of this ever expanding post and for ease of use, it is now divided in 4 separate posts below

INSTALLATION/SD card ISSUES http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28210

SYSTEM AND DESKTOP  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28211

APPLICATION ISSUES  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28212

OTHER (NON OF THE ABOVE)  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28213

Although I try to place issues in the sections that I think they fit best, you may have e different idea... So you may want to check the whole thread or try "find" in this web page to check if your problem has been already addressed.

[mavrothal]

INSTALLATION/SD card ISSUES
Should not be any (!) if you follow the instructions   But....

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A DEVELOPER'S KEY
You can get it from the Browse.activity home page or here
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys
otherwise Ubuntu will not boot even if installation looks OK...
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28045#msg28045
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28086#msg28086
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28295#msg28295

MAKE SURE YOU RUN THE WHOLE PROCESS AS "root" / "su"
First paragraph here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4168.msg28080#msg28080

MAKE SURE YOUR CARD IS NOT MOUNTED
Insert the card AFTER the "haldaemon stop" command. Otherwise the process will not work. Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg29194#msg29194
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg29231#msg29231
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg29387#msg29387

ERROR ON THE FIRST XO RESTART
If no errors appeared during installation you might not have allowed all the card writes to finish. Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27579#msg27579

INSTALLING ON A 8GB (OR BIGGER) SD CARD
There are reports that partitioning with sfdisk may fail in some cards. Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27485#msg27485
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27737#msg27737
Here is the referenced fdisk process from Teapot's Hardy (Points 1 and 2)
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2240.msg21169#msg21169
and a bit more analytical, from Moocapiean' s Gutsy (from "umount device" to "mke2fs -j /dev/sda1"). Though this is for USB drives and not SD cards, so be careful!
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1436.msg10393#msg10393

"SD Card didn't Power up after 1 sec" BUG
Updating the firmware to q2e24 or newer may help
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28084#msg28084
Try the trick at the end of this post for a positive clue first
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28224#msg28224
Here for firmware update. Use the USB method
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manual_Firmware_Install#Unsecured_Machines

INSTALLING IN AN EXTERNAL USB HD
Look here for some general guidelines.
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28026#msg28026  
but this may decrease your mobility!
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28046#msg28046

INSTALL IN A USB STICK
To see what must be done differently during installation look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg30079#msg30079

RE-INSTALLING SPECIFIC FOLDERS FROM THE ORIGINAL TARBALL
This example is for /etc/X11 but the same syntax applies to other folders that may have been corrupted, modified etc. Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28177#msg28177

HOWTO  DOWNLOAD THE TORRENT FILE
Just in case... look the first paragraph here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28005#msg28005

SD CARDs THAT MAY HAVE ISSUES
This is from various reports reporting problems with specific SD cards and Intrepid. Keep in mind that the reported problems can be "user specific", that card specs are changing very often, that a specific card type of a give brand may have problem and another not, that there are conflicting reports about the same card (!), and that in most cases the exact product number is missing...
So take the info with a couple of grains of salt (at least), and report your experience in the forum for other cards that you may have problems with, as accurate as possible.

SanDisk Extream III
con http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27738#msg27738
pro http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27742#msg27742
A-data Turbo class 6
con http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27482#msg27482
pro http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28083#msg28083
Kingston Class 6
con http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27485#msg27485
pro http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27482#msg27482
PNY Class 6
con http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28081#msg28081
Patriot Class 6
con http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28782#msg28782
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28643#msg28643


Intro http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg27470#msg27470

SYSTEM AND DESKTOP  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28211

APPLICATION ISSUES  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28212

OTHER (NON OF THE ABOVE)  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28213

[mavrothal]

SYSTEM AND DESKTOP

MULTIPLE SCREEN RESOLUTION SUPPORT
Simply install a backport for the 2.4.11.1 geode driver
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4138.msg30967#msg30967

ADD A NEW PRINTER
You can do it through the CUPS web interface at http://localhost:631
but first have to have access as a nomal user
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg31017#msg31017
or root
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2240.msg22380#msg22380

CHANGE KEYRING PASSWORD
after you change the olpc user password. Here:
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27424#msg27424

ADDITION OF SWAP
For a swap file here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27421#msg27421
To make the swap permanent through reboots, here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27458#msg27458
For a dedicated swap partition, (which is more complicated) I did not find any good XO specific post. Please advise or write one   and link here

TIMEZONES
It’s from Hardy but the same for Intrepid Points 1 and 2 from here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2240.msg21920#msg21920

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES AND KEYBOARD LAYOUTS.
It’s from Hardy but the same for Intrepid. Point 4 from here.  
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=3062.0
but the location of xfce4_startup file, to place keyboard switching command, has been moved in Intrepid. Look here for the correct location
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27419#msg27419

SHIFT TO HIGH RESOLUTION B&W E-READER  MODE
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27614#msg27614

MODIFY THE SOUND LEVEL OF SUSPEND EVENTS
If you know your way around the terminal and file editing look here:
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27473#msg27473

NO SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS BUT OK FROM EARPLUGS
Second paragraph here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4063.msg27559#msg27559

IF THE MIC LIGHT STAYS ON
"Edit 3" from this post
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27408#msg27408
or
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27722#msg27722

FIX THE /dev/dsp not found PROBLEM
Some applications look for the microphone by default in /dev/dsp and is not there.
To fix see here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg31026#msg31026

REMOVE ONE OF THE 2 SCREENSAVER MENU ENTRIES
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28118#msg28118

ADDITIONAL SUSPEND OPTIONS
You might have missed this additional suspend functionality. You can stop suspend on lid closure or password requirement on wake-up (globally or specifically). Since was originally described for the Hardy version but is the same in Intrepid. Look here (second half of the post starting at "When logged in, both...")
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2240.msg26218#msg26218
and here (New functionality: points 1 and 2)
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2240.msg26267#msg26267

SEE YOUR SUGAR FILES IN THE INTERNAL NAND
Third paragraph from here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27423#msg27423

BOOT TO SUGAR WITHOUT REMOVING THE SD CARD
4th paragraph here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27491#msg27491

BOOT TO SUGAR F11/F14 BUILDS (10.1.2, 10.1.3, 11.2.0, Dextrose etc)
You must change the /boot/olpc.fth file in Ubuntu.
See http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4768.msg31874#msg31874

BACKUP, RESTORE, TRANSFER YOUR INSTALLATION
Backup and restore 'tar' commands are at the top and bottom of this post (Ignore the middle part of the post about the Mac)
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=3062.msg24431#msg24431
To transfer in another card (and another XO) look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4067.msg27608#msg27608
or here using the 'cp' command
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28309#msg28309
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28723#msg28723

AUTO-MOUNT REMOVABLE MEDIA
For USBs CDs(!) Cameras mp3players etc, look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27731;topicseen#msg27731

MOVING FILES ON THE DESKTOP
Just in case you are wondering why you do not get the "expected" behavior look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27733#msg27733

OVERCLOCK YOUR XO
WARNING: Overclocking may damage your XO or shorten its lifespan
Look here for a modified olpc.fth file (must be logged in to download)
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27915#msg27915
Or manually modify your olpc.fth file with the first 4 lines of the blue text that do not start with "\" from here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2240.msg21402#msg21402
Look here for some background info and directions
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Custom_bootloader

REINSTATE YOUR BATTERY MONITOR
If you accidentally removed it and want to reinstate, look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28195#msg28195

REINSTALL A DELETED XFCE PANEL
See here http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg29856#msg29856

ADD A SOUND AND VISUAL ALERT ON LOW BATTERY
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4581.msg30792#msg30792

CLEANUP AFTER PROGRAM INSTALLATION, REMOVAL
Look the 2 commands here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28178#msg28178

IF YOU FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD....
To delete the old and forgotten password here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4244.msg28579#msg28579
to login after that, here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4244.msg28585#msg28585
Alliteratively look here (and the post below it)
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1504.msg11443#msg11443

TO ADD AN AUTO_UPDATE CHECKER /NOTIFIER
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4302.msg28949#msg28949

INSTALL THE FULL GNOME DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
It is fairly simple. Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28970#msg28970

STOP CUPS PRINTING LAYER FROM LOADING AT STARTUP
Just in case you do not print much and try to save some resources. The two command lines in bold letters at the bottom quarter of this post
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg29070#msg29070

SHARE FILES AND FOLDERS IN THE HOME NETWORK
Requires some Linux proficiency. Look here http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg30052;topicseen#new

INSTALL DROPBOX BACKUP APPLICATION
Look at this post
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4664

USE AN EXTERNAL MONITOR / PROJECTOR HOWTO
A detailed howto can be found here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1066.msg30956#msg30956
If you are using the original Teapot's kernel from os767 or the one from os802 you can save a lot time by using the kernel module provided here http://anthill.hailmail.net/sisusb/sisusbvga.ko

PURGE LOCALES
If you want to save some disk space purging massages and man pages in other languages. Look here after the second quote
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg29070#msg29070


Intro http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg27470#msg27470

INSTALLATION/SD card ISSUES  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28210

APPLICATION ISSUES  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28212

OTHER (NON OF THE ABOVE)  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28213

[mavrothal]

APPLICATION ISSUES

MAKE JAVA PLUGIN WORK AFTER YOU INSTALL IT
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27434#msg27434

MAKE FLASH PLUGIN WORK AFTER YOU INSTALL IT
The last 4 lines of the original post here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.0

USE THE XO CAMERA WITH FLASH IN THE BROWSER
Here for the result
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=3676.msg29403#msg29403
and here for the instructions
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=3676.msg29414#msg29414

MAKE MOZILLA-MPLAYER PLUGIN WORK AFTER YOU INSTALL IT
First paragraph from here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27440#msg27440
and here for proper embedding
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27526#msg27526

IMPROVE FIREFOX VIEWS AND SPEED
For views look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27522#msg27522
and here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27489#msg27489
For speed here
http://techxplorer.com/2007/02/22/slow-browsing-using-firefox-on-ubuntu/

STOP Text Editor APPLICATION FROM SHOWING IN ALL 3 WORK SPACES
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27454#msg27454

PROBLEMS WITH SKYPE
Second paragraph from here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27491#msg27491
and the links therein
For mic improvement here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27673#msg27673
and connection quality here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27697#msg27697
For proper video output here (though still no 2-way video conferencing)
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=3676.msg29414#msg29414

SOUND PROBLEMS WITH AUDACIOUS
For ALSA use and codecs, first paragraph here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27518#msg27518

PROBLEMS WITH AMAROK
To check your configuration, third paragraph from here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27557#msg27557
to see if you miss a component check the second paragraph in the same post

INSTALL Citrix ICA CLIENT APPLICATION
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27698#msg27698

NETWORK MANAGER CONNECTION ISSUES
Shouldn't be any (...) but if you do have, check these posts
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27685#msg27685
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27693#msg27693

TIPS ON SYNERGY SETUP AND USE
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27717#msg27717

IMPROVE BATTLE OF WESNOTH VIEWS
If the fonts are too small try this fix. Is from Hardy but should be OK in Intrepid
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2240.msg25858#msg25858

ADD  TuxType IN THE UBUNTU MENU AFTER YOU INSTALL IT
For version 1.5.x look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28123#msg28123

TO RUN LYNX BROWSER
If it quits at startup look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28204#msg28204

USE NAUTILUS FILE MANAGER WITH XFCE DESKTOP
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28180#msg28180

VIEW FLASH YOUTUBE MOVIES IN THE FIREFOX BROWSER
Using the vlc plugin. Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4331.msg29112#msg29112


Intro http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg27470#msg27470

INSTALLATION/SD card ISSUES  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28210

SYSTEM AND DESKTOP  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28211

OTHER (NON OF THE ABOVE)  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28213

[mavrothal]

OTHER

INSTALL FIREFOX 3.5
Follow the instructions here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg30103#msg30103

INSTALL OenOffice 3.1
Follow the instructions here
http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/175/upgrade-to-open-office-3-1-in-ubuntu-jaunty-intrepid-hardy

GET Win32 CODECS
Download from here (Make sure you have/get the dependancies)
http://packages.medibuntu.org/intrepid/w32codecs.html

TIMELAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY AND ENCODING TO VIDEO
It's for Sugar modified for Hardy and works also on Intrepid!
Download the scripts (you must be logged in to see the file), and see the video encoding command, here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2494.msg26025#msg26025
Here you find the "application background" and the timelapse command
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=2494.msg19831#msg19831

INSTALL OpenOffice 3.0 BEFORE ITS UBUNTU RELEASE
This should be obsolete once Oo3.0 makes it into the Ubuntu repositories, but if you are in a hurry look at the last paragraph here and the references therein
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg27613#msg27613
and here for some updates for the newer java version
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28580#msg28580 and
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28614#msg28614

INSTALL TuxType 1.7.x BEFORE ITS UBUNTU RELEASE
This should be obsolete once it makes it into the Ubuntu repositories, but currently it runs better than 1.5.x in Intrepid. So if you are in a hurry and with some Linux experience look at this message sequence
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28122#msg28122
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28126#msg28126
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28138#msg28138
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28142#msg28142

GoToMyPC ALTERNATIVE
The instructions are abstract but gives you the idea...
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg28258#msg28258

RUN Mac OS 9 classic!
For nostalgic, die-hard Mac users or just for fun. Runs at acceptable speeds (ppc601 like)
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4215.msg28308;topicseen#msg28308

Install Virtual Box to run Windows
Only for the Linux proficient
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4243.msg28540#msg28540

CONNECT TO A CELL PHONE-BASED WiFi ROUTER
Is automatic! Just have the proper phone
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4342.msg29430#msg29430

NAVIGATE IN TABLET MODE WITH THE GAME KEYS
Originally developed for Sugar but works in Ubuntu with some changes. Instructions are scattered so you better read most of the thread. Some terminal work is required.
Download the scripts and modifications from here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1996.msg28168#msg28168
Here for an outline of the process
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1996.msg29572#msg29572
and here for the original post for the details of the process
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1996.msg15599#msg15599

ROTATE GAMEKEYS TO MATCH SCREEN ROTATION
Look here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg30886#msg30886
and here
http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.msg30890#msg30890
No touchpad rotation though

INSTALL FCEU NES EMULATOR
Look here http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4138.msg30969#msg30969
Make sure you install the 2.11.4 geode driver (post above-same thread) and libSDL-1.2.so.0.11.3 library (2 posts below-same thread).
For NES ROMs you are on your own 

Intro http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg27470#msg27470

INSTALLATION/SD card ISSUES  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28210

SYSTEM AND DESKTOP  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28211

APPLICATION ISSUES  http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4057.msg28210#msg28212