Pardus:Installation2008netbook
Installation of Pardus 2008/2009 on a Netbook
Introduction
This is a manual about the installation of Pardus 2008/2009.2 on a Netbook computer.
As these computers don't have a CD reader we can't use the regular method as described in this or this manual.
Therefore we have to use a new method.
- Pay extra attention to the selection of the Bootloader, choose to install it on the netbook hard disk and not on the USB device.
Installation using a USB device for Pardus 2009.2
There are two methods to make the bootable USB device.
Method 1
For this graphical method we are going to use and download Mandriva Seed 2010 (mandriva-seed.sh) from here.
In Dolphin right-click on the downloaded file mandriva-seed.sh > Properties > Permissions > put a mark at "Is executable" > OK
Start mandriva-seed.sh by selecting the file or in konsole with the command ./mandriva-seed.sh.
Although 'Live CD' is shown, it is also possible to make an USB device for installation when selecting [2] the appropriate .iso file.
Follow the numbers [1]..[8] in the picture and at the end [8] the bootable USB device is ready for use.
Method 2
1. Insert the USB device (min. 1GB), open a Konsole and get the device ID:
ls -la /dev/disk/by-id/usb-*
Example:
ls -la /dev/disk/by-id/usb-* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 jan 19 15:20 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-USB_2.0_Flash_Disk_00e0dda2117692-0:0 -> ../../sdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 jan 19 15:20 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-USB_2.0_Flash_Disk_00e0dda2117692-0:0-part1 -> ../../sdc1
This is a device with a part1 partition and identified by sdc (in this example).
Don't forget that the partition part1 (and its content) will be destroyed.
2. Check for the iso file:
ls
Example:
ls Pardus-International-2009.2-Geronticus-eremita.iso
3. Write the iso to the USB device (where X stands for the device ID of your USB device):
dd if=filename of=/dev/sdX bs=4M
Example:
dd if=Pardus-International-2009.2-Geronticus-eremita.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M 171+1 records in 171+1 records out 718274560 bytes (718 MB) copied, 443.896 s, 1.6 MB/s
That's all and the device is ready.
4. Restart your computer from the USB device (BIOS settings) and follow the manual: Installing Pardus 2009
Installation using a USB device for Pardus 2008 and 2009 (not 2009.1 and higher)
For this manual we need ~700MB free space on a USB drive. A 1GB USB drive is large enough to do the job. The program UNetbootin is used to make the USB drive.
Downloading and installation of UNetbootin
- Download the newest version of UNetbootin from http://sourceforge.net/projects/unetbootin (at this moment: unetbootin-linux-372)
- Make this file executable by Rightclick > Properties > Permissions > mark at "Is executable" > OK.
- In Pardus 2008 open the file unetbootin-linux-... to start the program (it will ask for the root password).
- In Pardus 2009 create a link or Menu entry to the file unetbootin-linux-... and set a mark at Advanced options > Run as a different user.
Making the USB drive
Required partition
The free partition on the drive must be of the type FAT32 . You can use GParted to create this. The value of the bootflag isn't important .
Transferring files to the USB drive
- It is necessary to mount the USB drive and check the mounting point.
- Start UNetbootin and select [1] the required .iso file.
- Check the Drive [2] and start transferring the files with OK [3].
- At the end Exit UNetbootin.
Making the required change
- Open the file syslinux.cfg on the USB drive in KWrite and add
mudur=language:en,livedisk
as shown in the image
- Save change and close KWrite.
- Open the file syslinux.cfg on the USB drive in KWrite and add
The USB drive is now ready for use.
Other languages
For other languages add:
| Language | Addition |
|---|---|
| Català | mudur=language:ca,livedisk |
| Deutsch | mudur=language:de,livedisk |
| Español | mudur=language:es,livedisk |
| Français | mudur=language:fr,livedisk |
| Italiano | mudur=language:it,livedisk |
| Nederlands | mudur=language:nl,livedisk |
| Polski | mudur=language:pl,livedisk |
| Português(Brasil) | mudur=language:pt,livedisk |
| Svenska | mudur=language:sv,livedisk |
| Türkçe | mudur=language:tr,livedisk |
Installation of Pardus 2008 when using the USB version
- Change the bios of the computer to make it bootable from the USB drive.
- Because the Language selection screen will not appear, follow the manual Installing Pardus 2008 beginning at chapter License.
- Pay extra attention to the selection of the Bootloader. Check at Setup overview in order to have it installed at the right place (/dev/sda).
Fonts
There is a chance that the fonts are to big, if thats the case you need to add the following to your xorg.conf:
Section "Device"
Option "NoDDC"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 271 159 # Sets the correct DPI (96 x 96)
EndSection
This will set the correct dpi.
Installation of Pardus 2009 when using the USB version
- Change the bios of the computer to make it bootable from the USB drive or use the "Boot Menu" option (if available).
- Because the Language selection screen will not appear, follow the manual Installing Pardus 2009 beginning at chapter License.
- It is important that at the Bootloader screen the option "Selected disk below" is used, in order to prevent making the stick unusable for the next steps. (installing bootloader on the stick)
- It is very well possible that the bootloader GRUB isn't installed in the appropriate hard disk/partition despite showing "/dev/sda" in Setup overview.
- If the above is happening and to correct this after the installation has finished, start again from the USB.
- And follow the instructions from the manual Restore Grub without a new installation of Pardus.
Thanks
Thanks to http://tr.pardus-wiki.org/NASIL:USB_bellekten_bilgisayara_Pardus_kurmak
Installation using an external CD/DVD drive
My solution for this moment is, (after installation) restart again from USB. You can use a USB CD/DVD drive and follow the regular method linked above. Provided that the bios is set-up to boot the computer from the external drive, this procedure should be relatively easy.
