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Ajay: Replacing page with 'migrated to wireless dev'

2009-06-17T15:24:52Z

Replacing page with 'migrated to wireless dev'

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	~~[[Category: Development Team Research Pages]][[Category: Johann's Research Pages]]~~		migrated to wireless dev

	~~== Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC ==~~

	~~OK, finally get around~~ to ~~it. First read John's info on the wiki: http://wiki.meraka.csir.co.za/wiki/index.php/Category:ASUS_eeePC~~

	~~Then copy John's FreeBSD EeePC distribution (img.tgz) to my PC. Follow Werner's instructions to get the distro on USB memory stick~~

	~~fdisk -I da0~~
	~~fdisk -B da0~~
	~~bsdlabel -w da0s1 auto~~
	~~bsdlabel -B da0s1~~
	~~newfs /dev/da0s1a~~
	~~mount /dev/da0s1a /mnt~~
	~~tar -xvf img.tgz -C /mnt/~~
	~~echo /dev/da0s1a / ufs rw 1 1 > /mnt/etc/fstab~~
	~~echo ifconfig_DEFAULT=DHCP > /mnt/etc/rc.conf~~
	~~echo hostname=demo >> /mnt/etc/rc.conf~~
	~~umount /mnt~~

	~~Plug into USB port on EeePC. Select boot form USB (Press ESC at bootup to get menu) Boot FreeBSD Dump WinXP image on a USB disk~~

	~~dd if=/dev/ad2 of=/dev/da2 bs=4k~~

	~~Follow instructions above to get FreeBSD on ad2~~

	~~fdisk -I ad2~~
	~~fdisk -B ad2~~
	~~bsdlabel -w ad2s1 auto~~
	~~bsdlabel -B ad2s1~~
	~~newfs -U /dev/ad2s1a~~
	~~mount /dev/ad2s1a /mnt~~
	~~tar -cf - --exclude /mnt / \| tar -xvpf - -C /mnt~~
	~~echo /dev/ad2s1a / ufs rw 1 1 > /mnt/etc/fstab~~

	~~Enable ipv6, ssh and moused in /etc/rc.conf~~

	~~ipv6_enable="YES"~~
	~~sshd_enable="YES"~~
	~~moused_enable="YES"~~

	~~Shutdown and reboot.~~

	~~Install Xorg and KDE~~

	~~setenv PACKAGEROOT ftp://ftp2.za.freebsd.org~~
	~~pkg_add -r xorg~~
	~~pkg_add -r kde-lite~~

	~~Enable and test sound. Add the following line in /boot/loader.conf~~

	~~snd_hda_load="YES"~~


	~~Search for app that can show the battery status in X. Install and test desktopbsd-tools. Battery status works. Test wifi install gui. Not impressed, it only supports WEP~~

	~~pkg_add -r desktopbsd-tools~~

	Battery status works. Test wifi install gui. Not impressed, it only supports WEP. Delete package and search for other battery apps. See that KDE has a package that can show battery status. Install klaptopdaemon.

	~~pkg_add -r kdeutils-klaptopdaemon~~

	~~Battle to get it to work. Eventually find out that you have to load AMP (advanced power management). Edit /etc/rc.conf and add the following lines.~~

	~~amp_enable="YES"~~
	~~ampd_enable="YES"~~

	~~Shutdown and reboot~~

	Login and start KDE. Enable battery monitor under kde "Start" "Settings" "Power control" "Laptop Battery". Yes, I get a new battery icon. Remove power and test it. Battery shows power, but reporting of "time left" is broken.

	~~Enable power manager to preserve power while running on battery. Add following to rc.conf~~

	~~powerd_enable="YES"~~

	~~and lower CPU speed. Add the following to /etc/sysctl.conf~~

	dev~~.cpu.0.cx_lowest=C3~~

	Try to get dstumbler to work so that we can use the EeePC as a wireless measurement PC. Install BSD-airtools (dstumbler part of it), but it looks like the package is broken. Search for other packages that we can use, but I can't find anything. Start looking at what command line stats available.

	~~Try to enable virtual screen resolution in Xorg. Add the following in the Screen section of xorg.conf~~

	~~SubSection "Display"~~
	~~Viewport 0 0~~
	~~Depth 24~~
	~~Virtual 1200 720~~
	~~EndSubSection~~

	~~Restart X, but it doesn't work. Do a lot of reading and playing, but I cannot get it to work.~~

JHugo: /* Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC */

2009-03-24T12:04:40Z

Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:04, 24 March 2009
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	Plug into USB port on EeePC. Select boot form USB (Press ESC at bootup to get menu) Boot FreeBSD Dump WinXP image on a USB disk		Plug into USB port on EeePC. Select boot form USB (Press ESC at bootup to get menu) Boot FreeBSD Dump WinXP image on a USB disk

	dd if=/dev/ad2 of=/dev/da2 bs=4k		dd if=/dev/ad2 of=/dev/da2 bs=4k

	Follow instructions above to get FreeBSD on ad2		Follow instructions above to get FreeBSD on ad2

	fdisk -I ad2		fdisk -I ad2
	fdisk -B ad2		fdisk -B ad2
	bsdlabel -w ad2s1 auto		bsdlabel -w ad2s1 auto
	bsdlabel -B ad2s1		bsdlabel -B ad2s1
	newfs -U /dev/ad2s1a		newfs -U /dev/ad2s1a
	mount /dev/ad2s1a /mnt		mount /dev/ad2s1a /mnt
	tar -cf - --exclude /mnt / \| tar -xvpf - -C /mnt		tar -cf - --exclude /mnt / \| tar -xvpf - -C /mnt
	echo /dev/ad2s1a / ufs rw 1 1 > /mnt/etc/fstab		echo /dev/ad2s1a / ufs rw 1 1 > /mnt/etc/fstab

	Enable ipv6, ssh and moused in /etc/rc.conf		Enable ipv6, ssh and moused in /etc/rc.conf

	ipv6_enable="YES"		ipv6_enable="YES"
	sshd_enable="YES"		sshd_enable="YES"
	moused_enable="YES"		moused_enable="YES"

	Shutdown and reboot.		Shutdown and reboot.
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	setenv PACKAGEROOT ftp://ftp2.za.freebsd.org		setenv PACKAGEROOT ftp://ftp2.za.freebsd.org
	pkg_add -r xorg		pkg_add -r xorg
	pkg_add -r kde-lite		pkg_add -r kde-lite

	Enable and test sound. Add the following line in /boot/loader.conf		Enable and test sound. Add the following line in /boot/loader.conf

	snd_hda_load="YES"		snd_hda_load="YES"


	Search for app that can show the battery status in X. Install and test desktopbsd-tools. Battery status works. Test wifi install gui. Not impressed, it only supports WEP		Search for app that can show the battery status in X. Install and test desktopbsd-tools. Battery status works. Test wifi install gui. Not impressed, it only supports WEP

	pkg_add -r desktopbsd-tools		pkg_add -r desktopbsd-tools

	Battery status works. Test wifi install gui. Not impressed, it only supports WEP. Delete package and search for other battery apps. See that KDE has a package that can show battery status. Install klaptopdaemon.		Battery status works. Test wifi install gui. Not impressed, it only supports WEP. Delete package and search for other battery apps. See that KDE has a package that can show battery status. Install klaptopdaemon.

	pkg_add -r kdeutils-klaptopdaemon		pkg_add -r kdeutils-klaptopdaemon

	Battle to get it to work. Eventually find out that you have to load AMP (advanced power management). Edit /etc/rc.conf and add the following lines.		Battle to get it to work. Eventually find out that you have to load AMP (advanced power management). Edit /etc/rc.conf and add the following lines.

	amp_enable="YES"		amp_enable="YES"
	ampd_enable="YES"		ampd_enable="YES"

	Shutdown and reboot		Shutdown and reboot
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	Enable power manager to preserve power while running on battery. Add following to rc.conf		Enable power manager to preserve power while running on battery. Add following to rc.conf

	powerd_enable="YES"		powerd_enable="YES"

	and lower CPU speed. Add the following to /etc/sysctl.conf		and lower CPU speed. Add the following to /etc/sysctl.conf

	dev.cpu.0.cx_lowest=C3		dev.cpu.0.cx_lowest=C3

	Try to get dstumbler to work so that we can use the EeePC as a wireless measurement PC. Install BSD-airtools (dstumbler part of it), but it looks like the package is broken. Search for other packages that we can use, but I can't find anything. Start looking at what command line stats available.		Try to get dstumbler to work so that we can use the EeePC as a wireless measurement PC. Install BSD-airtools (dstumbler part of it), but it looks like the package is broken. Search for other packages that we can use, but I can't find anything. Start looking at what command line stats available.
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	Try to enable virtual screen resolution in Xorg. Add the following in the Screen section of xorg.conf		Try to enable virtual screen resolution in Xorg. Add the following in the Screen section of xorg.conf

	SubSection "Display"		SubSection "Display"
	Viewport 0 0		Viewport 0 0
	Depth 24		Depth 24
	Virtual 1200 720		Virtual 1200 720
	EndSubSection		EndSubSection

	Restart X, but it doesn't work. Do a lot of reading and playing, but I cannot get it to work.		Restart X, but it doesn't work. Do a lot of reading and playing, but I cannot get it to work.

JHugo: /* Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC */

2009-03-24T11:53:10Z

Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:53, 24 March 2009
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	Then copy John's FreeBSD EeePC distribution (img.tgz) to my PC. Follow Werner's instructions to get the distro on USB memory stick		Then copy John's FreeBSD EeePC distribution (img.tgz) to my PC. Follow Werner's instructions to get the distro on USB memory stick

	fdisk -I da0		fdisk -I da0
	fdisk -B da0		fdisk -B da0
	bsdlabel -w da0s1 auto		bsdlabel -w da0s1 auto
	bsdlabel -B da0s1		bsdlabel -B da0s1
	newfs /dev/da0s1a		newfs /dev/da0s1a
	mount /dev/da0s1a /mnt		mount /dev/da0s1a /mnt
	tar -xvf img.tgz -C /mnt/		tar -xvf img.tgz -C /mnt/
	echo /dev/da0s1a / ufs rw 1 1 > /mnt/etc/fstab		echo /dev/da0s1a / ufs rw 1 1 > /mnt/etc/fstab
	echo ifconfig_DEFAULT=DHCP > /mnt/etc/rc.conf		echo ifconfig_DEFAULT=DHCP > /mnt/etc/rc.conf
	echo hostname=demo >> /mnt/etc/rc.conf		echo hostname=demo >> /mnt/etc/rc.conf
	umount /mnt		umount /mnt

	Plug into USB port on EeePC. Select boot form USB (Press ESC at bootup to get menu) Boot FreeBSD Dump WinXP image on a USB disk		Plug into USB port on EeePC. Select boot form USB (Press ESC at bootup to get menu) Boot FreeBSD Dump WinXP image on a USB disk

Ajay at 12:41, 27 November 2008

2008-11-27T12:41:23Z

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	[[Category: Development Team Research Pages]]		[[Category: Development Team Research Pages]][[Category: Johann's Research Pages]]

	== Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC ==		== Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC ==

JHugo at 10:31, 27 November 2008

2008-11-27T10:31:29Z

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			[[Category: Development Team Research Pages]]

	== Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC ==		== Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC ==

JHugo: New page: == Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC == OK, finally get around to it. First read John's info on the wiki: http://wiki.meraka.csir.co.za/wiki/index.php/Category:ASUS_eeePC Then copy John's Fr...

2008-11-27T10:30:30Z

New page: == Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC == OK, finally get around to it. First read John's info on the wiki: http://wiki.meraka.csir.co.za/wiki/index.php/Category:ASUS_eeePC Then copy John's Fr...

New page

== Putting FreeBSD onto my EeePC ==

OK, finally get around to it. First read John's info on the wiki: http://wiki.meraka.csir.co.za/wiki/index.php/Category:ASUS_eeePC

Then copy John's FreeBSD EeePC distribution (img.tgz) to my PC. Follow Werner's instructions to get the distro on USB memory stick

fdisk -I da0
fdisk -B da0
bsdlabel -w da0s1 auto
bsdlabel -B da0s1
newfs /dev/da0s1a
mount /dev/da0s1a /mnt
tar -xvf img.tgz -C /mnt/
echo /dev/da0s1a / ufs rw 1 1 > /mnt/etc/fstab
echo ifconfig_DEFAULT=DHCP > /mnt/etc/rc.conf
echo hostname=demo >> /mnt/etc/rc.conf
umount /mnt

Plug into USB port on EeePC. Select boot form USB (Press ESC at bootup to get menu) Boot FreeBSD Dump WinXP image on a USB disk

dd if=/dev/ad2 of=/dev/da2 bs=4k

Follow instructions above to get FreeBSD on ad2

fdisk -I ad2
fdisk -B ad2
bsdlabel -w ad2s1 auto
bsdlabel -B ad2s1
newfs -U /dev/ad2s1a
mount /dev/ad2s1a /mnt
tar -cf - --exclude /mnt / | tar -xvpf - -C /mnt
echo /dev/ad2s1a / ufs rw 1 1 > /mnt/etc/fstab

Enable ipv6, ssh and moused in /etc/rc.conf

ipv6_enable="YES"
sshd_enable="YES"
moused_enable="YES"

Shutdown and reboot.

Install Xorg and KDE

setenv PACKAGEROOT ftp://ftp2.za.freebsd.org
pkg_add -r xorg
pkg_add -r kde-lite

Enable and test sound. Add the following line in /boot/loader.conf

snd_hda_load="YES"

Search for app that can show the battery status in X. Install and test desktopbsd-tools. Battery status works. Test wifi install gui. Not impressed, it only supports WEP

pkg_add -r desktopbsd-tools

Battery status works. Test wifi install gui. Not impressed, it only supports WEP. Delete package and search for other battery apps. See that KDE has a package that can show battery status. Install klaptopdaemon.

pkg_add -r kdeutils-klaptopdaemon

Battle to get it to work. Eventually find out that you have to load AMP (advanced power management). Edit /etc/rc.conf and add the following lines.

amp_enable="YES"
ampd_enable="YES"

Shutdown and reboot

Login and start KDE. Enable battery monitor under kde "Start" "Settings" "Power control" "Laptop Battery". Yes, I get a new battery icon. Remove power and test it. Battery shows power, but reporting of "time left" is broken.

Enable power manager to preserve power while running on battery. Add following to rc.conf

powerd_enable="YES"

and lower CPU speed. Add the following to /etc/sysctl.conf

dev.cpu.0.cx_lowest=C3

Try to get dstumbler to work so that we can use the EeePC as a wireless measurement PC. Install BSD-airtools (dstumbler part of it), but it looks like the package is broken. Search for other packages that we can use, but I can't find anything. Start looking at what command line stats available.

Try to enable virtual screen resolution in Xorg. Add the following in the Screen section of xorg.conf

SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Virtual 1200 720
EndSubSection

Restart X, but it doesn't work. Do a lot of reading and playing, but I cannot get it to work.