Shuttle XPC x100 Slackware install

Unregistered · 04-17-2007, 08:11 AM

I'm thinking of getting the Shuttle XPC x100 and I'm kind of worried that the hardware of the xpc x100 does not support the slackware 11 install...here are the specs:
http://global.shuttle.com/Product/System/X100.asp
http://sys.us.shuttle.com/X100_4.aspx

This would be my first install if that means anything.
I noticed that the optical disk drive isn't the standard 5.25" drive but a slot one instead and also the motherboard seems different from those of a regular rig so I was wondering if those might pose a problem.
Are there any foreseeable problems with installing slackware regarding the specs and what might be the solutions?

I plan on recompiling and using the 2.6.x kernel btw.

Any helpful responses appreciated.

H_TeXMeX_H · 04-17-2007, 09:20 AM

Two possible problems:

1) Code duo + SATA = you must compile newest kernel, or it probably won't boot.

2) ATI card ...

bioe007 · 04-17-2007, 11:15 AM

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Intel® Core™ Processor
Intel 945PM + ICH7M Chipset
SATA II 3Gb/s storage

I can not comment on the motherboard, but I am using core duo, i945GM and ICH7 chipsets (#2 in my sig) with no problems. to install just select huge26.s and then make your next priority a new kernel.

H is right, the ATI card _might_ be a problem. It might be worth doing an LQ and google search to see if there are any reported problems with that particular card vs. kernel you want to use. Or, for that matter, if there is an option to switch to NVIDIA?

Unregistered · 04-17-2007, 04:52 PM

Additional specs:
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...cid=26&id=2023

ok, so I found this:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206....5.html#172394
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

Quote:

The AMD Catalyst™ Linux Graphics Driver software suite is designed to support the following ATI Mobility™ products

Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 is listed under one of the supported products.

So in other words, I just have to load the driver as a module after the entire slackware installation am I correct? or would the kernel support it? When I slot in my CD, would the graphics display still work?

oh and is there any link to which I can find all the hardware that is supported by the relevant kernel?

Unregistered · 04-17-2007, 05:41 PM

For motherboard I found this:
http://www.digitalintelligence.com/products/fredl/

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Baseline FRED-L Specifications
Intel® 945PM + ICH7M Chipset
With multiple boot menu options, FRED-L is not limited to use as a Forensic Imaging tool. FRED-L can be booted into DOS 6.22, Windows 98 (Standalone DOS), or Windows XP Professional and will support any forensic tools which run within those environments. FRED-L also comes complete with a fully configured installation of Suse Linux Professional. Capable of configuration with the fastest Intel Centrino Pentium-M mobile processors (2 GHz and beyond), and with an impressive memory capacity (up to 2 GB), FRED-L is also a very formidable processing platform.

And for the optical drive,Matsushita UJ-845S
http://www.freewebs.com/gkiagia/linu...aspire9113.htm
It says it works fine on the acer laptop but

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Slot-load, accepts all kinds of media except DVD-R dual layer (DVD+R dual layer is supported).

It must be recognised as a SCSI disk (will show up as /dev/scd0 or /dev/sr0). It can also work as an IDE cdrom but it will be really slow.

So I assume loading the huge26.s kernel during installation would do fine yes? Would it recognise SCSI disks?
and about this part, during installation, when the source part comes I would select /dev/scd0, would there be an option for it then?

H_TeXMeX_H · 04-17-2007, 05:59 PM

Yeah, boot the huge26.s, and you'll be fine (hopefully). If you want the (rather crappy) proprietary ATI drivers, you can install them later. You should be able to boot it fine with huge26.s. If not, then you may need to compile the newest version and boot that instead.

Overall, I think everything should go pretty smoothly.

Unregistered · 04-17-2007, 09:25 PM

another qn, is the huge26.s kernel included in the standard slackware 11.0 installation cd and that I can run it from the boot: prompt, since someone from another forum I asked said that it was a pain in the ass to boot to the latest kernel using a usb device...
Full information here:
http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/showthread.php?t=25805

H_TeXMeX_H · 04-17-2007, 09:46 PM

huge26.s is included on the install CD ... check the mirrors and you'll see. Just type 'huge26.s' at the boot prompt and press Enter. Read the slackbook for more info on installing and other stuff (link in my sig)

If it doesn't boot, you can actually add it to the install CD, as someone here has done in the past. I think it will boot, but if it doesn't you can do that.

bioe007 · 04-17-2007, 11:36 PM

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So in other words, I just have to load the driver as a module after the entire slackware installation am I correct?

you would do the complete install, then compile a new kernel, then install the ATI proprietary drivers, there is a very good stick for this: thanks to cwwilson

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or would the kernel support it?

its both the kernel and the xorg driver that has to support the card. I think its radeon for X11R6, and ati for X11R7, but don't qoute me on that. I have an older radeon card in me lappy #1 that used 'radeon' for X11R6 (stock with slack11) and it switched to 'ati' for slack-current's X11R7, but I havent gotten dri working with 7.1 yet.

AFAIK the scsi cdrom should be OK with slack install, I have seen some problems with the SMP/SATA/SCSI setups though, you can also try passsing the kernel parameter pci=nomsi. i.e. boot like tis:

Code:

boot: huge26.s pci=nomsi

Unregistered · 04-18-2007, 12:11 AM

ok, thanks all for the input, would come back if I run into any problems.