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Installing [Linux Mandriva 2006 Free Edition] on [Compaq Presario M2000]

Last updated: 5 January 2006

En español e inglés.

General Hardware Specifications of [COMPAQ PRESARIO M200]:

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
AMD 64 Bits Turion	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
14.1 SXGA+ TFT Display	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
Radeon Xpress 200M	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
1024 RAM DDR2	Works	No special procedure required during installation
80 GB MHV2080AT PL	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Modular Floppy Drive	Not has.	Any
Integrated Network Card	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Internal 56k Modem	N/A	N/A
CD-ROM DrivePIONEER DVDRW DVR-K15	Works	No special procedure required during installation
WIFI Card BCM 4318 Air Force One	Works	Need specific Driver. Need ndiswrapper
Lithium-Ion Battery	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Sound Card	Works	No special procedure required if using Kernel 2.6.x. ALSA Sound drivers required for Kernel 2.4.x

This laptop is operating under Kernel version [2.6.12-12mdk]

Basic Installation of [Mandriva 2006 free edition]:

Why to use [Mandriva 2006]: is there is one thing that i love of this distribution, is because you don't need
edit any configuration by hand.
Obtaining www.mandriva.com
Installing: Insert the CD with the ISO and boot the laptop.
Post-Install WIFI Card.

Setting up additional features for [Mandriva 2006 free edition]

Getting Suspend-to-Disk to operate correctly
Touchpad works ok.
KDE Battery Charge indication: perfectly.
WIFI indicator: perfectly.
Bluetooth: I havent, I dont't know.

Unresolved issues

Volumen Keys. I can't configure it.

Configuration Files

You don't need to configure any configuration file by hand.

ore Specific Information. Specific stuff such as:

df -hl
lspci
anything else you feel is relevant or may be useful

Contact Information (Optional)

david_yanes at canarias.org

Links:

Driver instalation of the wifi card. Spanish.
Link to the laptop manufacturer (If applicable)
And of course, back to Linux on Laptops!

Linux Mandriva 2006 FREE Edition on Compaq Presario M2000

Yes, it Works!

¡Sí, funciona!

Yes, if you have a Compaq Presario M2000 with AMD 64 bits Turion, and
a Mandriva 2006 Free Edition (or better), your laptop work fine, and WIFI
too.

There was any problem during the instalation. In this process, the video card,
the sound card was detected whithout any problem.

Any problem?, well, there was one minor problem, the WIFI
card.

But, before explain how to configure your WIFI card, i want to explain
what work, o what not work.

Keyboard:

Volumen: I can't get configure the VOLUME UP, VOLUME DOWN, and MUTE
keys.

Function key work, and Fn+F7, and Fn+F8 (bright- and bright +) it works.

Windows key works.

Configuring WIFI Card.

The only thing really important that Mandriva 2006 can't configure by itself is
your WIFI card. And yes, you NOT NEED any USB WIFI Receiver.

Configuration Steps:

1. Normally this laptop come with Windows XP, instaled, but, wait a minute...
What is the architecture of your Windows XP, 32 or 64 bits?

This is important, because you must download the proper driver.

Download drivers: (need unzip):

ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_3020_5020/driver/

Driver for Windows XP 64 Bits

Driver for Windows XP 32 Bits

How to install the drivers?

Start drakconf from the console, or from your desktop menu.
I must tell to you, that at this point, and as you have noticed, my english
is very poor, and I have Mandriva configured in Spanish, so, this explication
is only an aproximation.

Uncompress the zip with the driver, and remember the path.
Start drakconf, and choose Network and Internet.
Configure a new network interface.
Choose Wireless or something like that.
Choose Using Windows controller, or something like that. Choose ndiswrapper.
Si no tenemos ndiswrapper, Mandriva nos preguntará si queremos instalalo.
Pickup the bcmwl5.inf. (Select first the folder with the driver)
If anything goes wrong, be sure that you download the proper driver.
Next, and in ESSID, choose a name for your WIFI conecction.
Configure your ADSL normally. Be sure your data connections.
If no work, start drakconf, go to Network and internet, choose Wireless, and connect.

If finally not work, get help from any forum, friend, etc.

Good Luck!

¡Sí, funciona!

Sí, si tienes un Compaq Presario M2000 con procesador AMD 64 bits Turion,
y Mandriva 2006 Free Edition (o mejor), tu portatil funcionará correctamente,
y WIFI también.

No hubo ningún problema durante la instalación. En este proceso, la tarjeta
de video y la tarjeta fueron detectadas sin ningún problema.

¿Ningún problema?, bueno, hubo un problema menor, la tarjeta
WIFI.

Pero antes de explicar como configurar tu tarjeta WIFI, quiero explicar
que funciona y que no funciona.

Teclado:

Volumen: No puede configurar las teclas de volumen. Ignoro si se puede.

Tecla función: Fn, Fn+F7 (Brillo-, Brillo+) funciona perfecto. Parece que
va por hardware.

Tecla windows funciona bien.

Configurando la tarjeta WIFI.

La única cosa importante que Mandriva 2006 no pudo configurar por si misma,
es la tarjeta WIFI, y sí, no necestias ningún receptor WIFI USB.

Pasos de configuración:

1. Normalmente este portatil viene con Windows X instalado, pero espera...
que arquitectura de windows XP 32 o 64 bits?
1. Normally this laptop come with Windows XP, instaled, but, wait a minute...

Esto es importante, porque hay que descargarse el driver apropiado.

Descarga drivers: (necesitas unzip):

ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_3020_5020/driver/

Driver for Windows XP 64 Bits

Driver for Windows XP 32 Bits

¿Cómo instalar el driver?

Arranca drakconf, y escoge Internet y Redes.
Configurar una nueva interfaz de red.
Conexión inalámbrica.
En seleccione la interfaz de Red, marca Usar el controlador de Windows, usando ndiswrapper.
Si no tenemos ndiswrapper, Mandriva nos preguntará si queremos instalalo.
Una vez instalado, En este punto hay que escoger el controlado, que es el fichero bcmwl5.inf.

Descomprime el zip del driver, y recuerda la ruta. Yo por ejemplo, lo puse en la carpeta /root, pero escoge la ruta que más te guste.
Arranca drakconf, y escoge Internet y Redes.
Configurar una nueva interfaz de red.
Conexión inalámbrica.
En seleccione la interfaz de Red, marca Usar el controlador de Windows, usando ndiswrapper.
Si no tenemos ndiswrapper, Mandriva nos preguntará si queremos instalalo.
Una vez instalado, En este punto hay que escoger el controlado, que es el fichero bcmwl5.inf.
Si todo ha ido bien, el driver será instalado. Si algo ha fallo es porque no has escogido el driver adecuado. Repasa bien este punto, y asegúrate cual es la arquitectura del Windows XP instalado.
A continuación, y tras pulsar en siguiente, nos pedirá escoger el nombre ESSID, recomiendo poner el nombre de tu máquina local, pero con WIFI: ej. NombreWIFI, ya que te ayudará a identificarlo si alguna vez te hace falta, por ejemplo en ficheros de configuración.
A partir de aquí, la configuración ya es como si configurásemos una conexión normal ADSL, debes conocer el tipo de conexión, si es por DHCP, o configuración manual. Consulta en este punto los datos de tu ISP. (Internet Service Provider).
Si no se arranca, en drakconf, ve a Redes e Internet, conexión inalámbrica, seleccionar Conectar, y tras unos segundos estaremos conectados a internet mediante el WIFI, como puedes comprobar si desconectas el cable de RED.

Si algo ha ido mal:

No has elegido el driver adecuado a tu arquitectura windows. No menosprecies este punto, es quizás el más importante de todos.

Has configurado mal tu conexión, revisa los parámetros en Windows.
Tu conexión WIFI tampoco funciona en Windows. Reinicia, y comprueba que tienes conexión, desconectando el cable de red, y probando páginas que sepas que no tienes en la caché del navegador.
Si la conexión en Windows funciona correctamente debe funcionar en Linux. Está comprobado.
Aquí tienes una manera gráfica de ver lo arriba explicado: Como hacer funcionar tu bcm4318 airforce one single chip 802_11g en tu gnu linux x86_64

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