Ubuntu Netbook Remix 1.01

OK, there's one other thing you can try: recreate your initrd. I'm not entirely sure whether I really needed to do this; I installed several other Linux versions which required me to, so I might have just done it out of habit.

Boot with a live USB key of some sorts - the standard Ubuntu install key will work just fine. Launch a command prompt, and see if your root filesystem is still ok:

Code:

fsck /dev/sda1

If it doesn't report any errors, create a mountpoint and mount it.

Code:

mkdir /disk
mount -t ext2 /dev/sda1 /disk

Chroot to this environment

Code:

chroot /disk /bin/bash

Rebuild the initrd

Code:

/usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u -k 2.6.24-19-lpia

Leave the chroot, and unmount it

Code:

exit
umount /disk

Hopefully this will fix your issues..

 

@pienjo
Once again, thanks for the help. I rebuilt the initrd as suggested but to no avail :cry:. I think I will restore Linpus whilst I ponder over the best route to installing a fast booting, low power consumption Netbook Remix.

 

@zaphod

I had the same problem. I fixed it by re-installing UNR then doing the changes in this order

a) change the menu.lst and fstab to use UUID (I followed mikespug guide from page 2 of this thread)
b) reboot and check all worked
c) then apply the ext3 -> ext2 change
d) reboot again

everything was fine then.

I initially did the ext3 upgrade and UUID change together; just couldn't get a boot. Many camplaints about /root/bin not available. Couldn't fix it all using a live usb boot to access the disk and changing /etc/fstab.

 

@engelsman
Thanks for the advice; it sounds like we had the same symptoms. I will try again in the order you suggest. Are you happy with the end result ?

 

I'm happy with the result. The machine boots quickly, connects without problems to my wireless router. I don't use suspend much so I don't know about the problems with sound when resuming. I do think the netbook remix is a good fit for the AspireOne.

 

I followed this approach but still ended up with a machine that won't boot. After step b) it booted OK though it still threw up an error about mounting to /root and it took well over 2 minutes. After step d) the /root error is repetitive and the boot doesn't complete.

 

Here's my menu.lst and fstab files. The only difference between step b) and d) was to change ext3 to ext2.

menu.lst

Code:

title		Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-lpia
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-lpia root=UUID=3b321282-34b7-416e-a645-05313799cd08 ro quiet splash elevator=noop
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-lpia
quiet

title		Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-lpia (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-lpia root=UUID=3b321282-34b7-416e-a645-05313799cd08 ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-lpia

in order to help future kernel generation i added elevator=noop to the defoptions line further up in the file:

Code:

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash elevator=noop

and altered my kopt line in menu.lst as well:

Code:

# kopt=root=UUID=3b321282-34b7-416e-a645-05313799cd08 ro

and here's fstab:

Code:

meirion@meirion:~$ cat /etc/fstab
UUID=3b321282-34b7-416e-a645-05313799cd08 	    /	            ext2 noatime,errors=remount-ro	0 1
proc			/proc			proc	defaults	0 0

hope this helps.

 

I have got a problem with UNR1.01 after installing VMware Player 2.51:
After a reboot and loading the desktop a message "unable to initialize HAL" comes up. The desktop is only partially functional after that.
I have tried also to install VMware Player on a fresh installed UNR 1.01 with the same result. Looks like a serious bug in UNR which makes it quite useless to me.
The only way I found to make HAL work again is to put in a terminal:

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/dbus restart

and log out and in again.

Any ideas?

 

Hi

Netbook remix updates are not working for me via update manager. I get a message stating that it is not possible to download updates, including a URL that it has tried to access.

When I try sudo apt-get update in Terminal

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ ... ackages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.31 80]

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

This is the same URL as update manager. Also placing the URL directly into the browser address bar gives me:

Not Found

The requested URL /ubuntu/dists/hardy/multiverse/binary-lpia/Packages.gz was not found on this server.

---------------------------------

Anybody know an alternate method for getting Netbook Remix updates?

Thanks in advance

RiK

 

Try this

Code:

sudo mv /etc/rc2.d/S24hal /etc/rc2.d/S13hal
sudo mv /etc/rc3.d/S24hal /etc/rc3.d/S13hal
sudo mv /etc/rc4.d/S24hal /etc/rc4.d/S13hal
sudo mv /etc/rc5.d/S24hal /etc/rc5.d/S13hal

and then reboot.

 

I got the same error when converting, so I converted back to ext3, applied the UUID-fix (and using the UUID in /etc/fstab) before converting back to ext2. Make sure your boot entries in menu.lst are updated after you run update-grub, or type them in manually.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/netbook-remix/+bug/299684

Does anyone have a clue on how to compile a kernel for this?

 

Thanks to those who have tried to help. In the end I have gone back to something that my limited knowledge allows me to get working, which is the Intrepid Mobile-UMPC image with the Netbook Remix packages added. I suppose I don't benefit from the lpia kernel but at least I can get it to boot.

 

For those interested in running a more "up to date" kernel you can try the following:

1) Download the following files to your desktop:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18862836/linux-lpia-headers-2.6.27-4_2.6.27-4.9_lpia.deb
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18862799/linux-headers-2.6.27-4-lpia_2.6.27-4.9_lpia.deb
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18862798/linux-image-2.6.27-4-lpia_2.6.27-4.9_lpia.deb
2) Open terminal and navigate to your desktop: "cd /Desktop"
3) Install packages: "sudo dpkg -i *.deb"
4) Reboot

When you reboot the audio may sound a little...well...staticy...I took the opportunity to update the alsa drivers although in the end it probably wasn't completely necassary...anyway...Do the following:
* Instructions taken from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=962695

1) Download the following file to your desktop (requires ubuntuforums.org membership):
http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment....14ed26b66e05d&attachmentid=94699&d=1228058999
2) Open terminal and navigate to your desktop: "cd /Desktop"
3) Uncompress file: "tar xvf AlsaUpgrade-1.0.x-rev-1.12.tar"
4) Run script: "sudo ./AlsaUpgrade-1.0.x-rev-1.12.sh" (takes about 20-25 minutes to complete)
5) Reboot (audio will still sound staticy)
6) Go to preferences -> sound -> devices
7) In each dropdown menu select "ALSA - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture"

Supposedly there is an acer aspire specific setting with the new drivers that fixes some of the issues people have been having. To use the option do the following:
1) Open terminal
2) input "sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base"
3) Add "options snd-hda-intel model=acer-aspire" to the end of the file (without quotes)
4) Reboot

That should do it. No guaruntees on wireless though as I've been using an intel card that I had lying around since I bought the laptop. If wireless doesn't work try installing the following:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18694599/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-4-lpia_2.6.27-4.4_lpia.deb
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19976176/linux-restricted-modules-common_2.6.27-9.13_all.deb

Let me know how it goes. If for any reason your system fails to boot you can always revert back to the default kernel by pressing ESC before the ubuntu splash screen and selecting to boot from the original kernel. Then open synaptic package manager and uninstall the files you just installed. Have fun!

 

Its easy to install these kernel, 100% working...

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=7560

 

Does this kernel include IPv6, at least as a module? None of the others seem to do, which is a terrible shame..

 

The kernel you provided a link to does not appear to be LPIA. If it isn't you will not benefit from the battery savings that an lpia kernel provides.

 

Yes, but everything works without teaks...

 

That did the trick, thank you!

with best regards
sombrero

 

I don't know what the hell I'm doing wrong but after a successfull installaton of UNR my AAO was even slower running than under Fedora 10 or Mandrake 2009! So now I'm running a "pure" 8.10 distro and maybe it's just my expectations that are to high but it's still hella slower than Linpus Lite but better than the abovementioned distro's.

Best regards,

HanDerre

 

The only thing I found slower was Firefox... Version 3 is installed by default in the UNR image
I've reverted to 2 (2.0.0.16 via synaptic) and it's much quicker...