OpenSolaris 2008.05 Live CD startup howto on My dynabook Satellite 1800 notebook computer

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The following document describes how to startup and to install the Live CD on my Toshiba Satellite 1800 notebook computer.

The primary issue installing opensolaris 2008.05 release on this machine is absence of support for DDC video monitor detection, which will cause a problem with running the Live CD and the default installation procedure will lock up the system.

So the instructions below are a bit more complicated than a standard starting up and installation, which usually involves just a handful of prompts and mouse clicks.

# workaround :

Use the xorg trident driver to install the opensolaris 2008.05 release onto my system.

# preparation :

The workaround for the DDC bug is that you need to install an xorg.conf configuration file without DDC before installing the X Window system and the GNOME Desktop.

The following file is my "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" file.

The key point is to add the line in the "Device" that says Option NoDDC"

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# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)

* /etc/X11/xorg.conf file as following scrips :

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# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)

# Custom file modified by Baian-Inc.,Labo. in June/04/2008.

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Generic Keyboard"

Driver "kbd"

Option "XkbRules" "xorg"

Option "XkbModel" "jp106"

Option "XkbLayout" "jp"

EndSection

"InputDevice"

Identifier "Configured Mouse"

Driver "mouse"

Option "CorePointer"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

Option "Protoxol" "ImPS/2"

Section "Device"

Identifier "Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1"

Driver "trident" BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

Option "NoDDC"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "ToshLCD"

Option "DPMS"

HorizSync 30-71

VertRefresh 50-100

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Default Screen"

Monitor "ToshLCD"

Device "Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1"

Default Depth 16

SubSection "Display"

Depth 16

Modes "1024x768"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display

Depth 24

Modes "1024x768"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

Depth 16

Modes "800x600"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

Modes "800x600"

EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

"Default Layout"

Screen "Default Screen"

InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

EndSection

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※ Store the above edited "xorg.conf" file into the pendrive (USB Flash Memory).

# How to startup the Live CD, opensolaris 2008.05 release.

1. Power on the machine and boot with the

Live CD in the optical drive.

2. From the GRUB menu, select the Text Console option.

3. Login with user name: "jack", and the password: "jack".

4. Insert the pendrive (USB Flash menory) to one of the USB Ports.

5. The pendrive is detected automaticaly as /media/pendrive(Dirve Label name).

Execute the following command to comfirm to detect the device (/media/pendrive

jack@opensolaris:~$ ls /media/pendrive/xorg.conf

jack@opensolaris:~$ /media/pendrive/xorg.conf

6. Execute the following command.

jack@opensolaris:~$ pfexec cp xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf

jack@opensolaris:~$ svcadm enable gdm

7. Then starting X-window, while several minutes, the GNOME Desktop is displayed.

Image-01 Live CD Startup Desktop 画面

８．Now the opensolaris 2008.05 release as the Live CD is succeeded to start up on my machine.

# Next Step is to install the opensolaris 2008.05 release into the solaris
partition on the hard drive.

About how to install the opensolaris 2008.05 release.

To be continued