Latitude C600 Debian Linux
- March 7th, 2009
- Posted in Linux
- By jzerbe
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This procedure outlines the setup that I ran to achieve a pretty solid Debian 5 setup on my Latitude C600. Works well even though ~ 500MHZ, 128MB ram, 20GB hdd. I also included the the setup for my PCMCIA DWL-G630 wireless card. Currently no native driver provides WPA support for the G630, so you’ll have to use ndiswrapper if you want WPA. I need to use a native driver for Kismet’s scanning ability to work properly. Grammar will not be focused on.
do netinstall with laptop packages enabled, default partitions will work just fine
apt-get install ssh xfs xdm fluxbox xorg – this should take care of the gui and remote administration
optionally you can install tightvncserver for remote gui access
modify /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers for your preferred depth and geometry
modify /etc/apt/sources.list to include contrib and non-free packages: deb [server uri] lenny main contrib non-free
add the line so installation of wicd will work later: deb http://apt.wicd.net lenny extras
to add the gpg key for the wicd repo: wget http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg -O- | apt-key add -
do an apt-get update
just in case the netinstall didn’t already install this package for cardbus support: apt-get install pcmcia-cs
follow the instructions found here: http://acx100.sourceforge.net/wiki/Distribution_list/Debian [for installing the ACX based DWL-G630 pcmcia card]
remember to perform special instructions for ACX111 chipset (which the DWL-G630 is)
apt-get upgrade, and then install wicd and kismet
For battery details I put together the following bash script and stuck it in /bin/bat. This allows me to type “bat” to get details on the battery status.
#!/bin/bash
more /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state
Automounting is a must have: apt-get install autofs
enable the auto.misc file by vi /etc/auto.master and uncommenting. vi /etc/auto.misc and change the cdrom entry to cdrw and remove the “ro,” bits from the line. if you have a cdrw drive that is. restart the daemon to finish.
in case you are looking for a gui minimal dependency file manager go with thunar.
that wraps it up.
the acx drivers don’t wanna work with hostapd for WPA functionality so I redid the install with ndiswrapper
1) be sure you have a deb-src entry for volatile, security, and your main repo
2)
apt-get install module-assistant ndiswrapper-utils-1.93)
m-a a-i ndiswrapper4) if you already have a working X11 environment I suggest using “ndisgtk” –>
apt-get install ndisgtkalternatively you can install the windows driver by hand:
ndiswrapper -i .inf, and check to make sure the driver installed:ndiswrapper -l5) you can now use wicd to play around with the wireless interface
@jzerbe
Can you email me the step by step to get DWL-G630 going on a Latitude C600. I am running ubuntu 9.04. It finds the card but will not connect.
(I assume I need ndiswrapper.)
I can’t get to the instructions you referenced in your post. I am
a new ubuntu user so you have to go step-by-step with the how-to.
Thanks so much
No, I’m not about to create a step-by-step guide for you to follow because there are so many things that could be different. If you really want to get into hacking together wireless drivers, I suggest you spend the time yourself. That said, I will be glad to give you some general pointers.
I decided I’d keep this public in case other people have similar issues.
Edit: Fixed the broken ACX project link thanks to Talbert.