I'm documenting what I did to set up Kubuntu 8.04 on my parents computer, mostly in case I need to do it again sometime. ;)
I'm using the free VMware Server to get Windows 98 (yes Windows 98, we don't have any extra Windows XP licenses that my family can legally use on their PC) running on top of Kubuntu so that my sister can use Rosetta Stone to learn French. I was going to dual-boot but after getting a blue screen on every boot after trying to install video drivers (accidentally installed capture drivers) and reinstalling I decided I'd rather use VMware to get Windows 98 running on top of Kubuntu with Rosetta Stone.
Install some "essentials":
$ sudo apt-get install firefox-3.0 thunderbird kicker-applets nvidia-glx mplayer
I then added the System Monitor" applet to the taskbar and made it run "ksysguard" when clicked.
Install VMware server so I can run Windows on top of Kubuntu
I extracted VMware-server-1.0.6-91891.tar.gz and ran the installer:
family@familyubuntu:/home/install/vmware-server/VMware-server-1.0.6-91891/vmware-server-distrib$ sudo ./vmware-install.pl
I got this error trying to run vmware:
$ vmware /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' not found (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2) /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6) Locking assertion failure. Backtrace:
...
To fix the error, I did this:
sudo cp /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/ sudo scp elijahlofgren@192.168.0.101:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/3.4.6/libgcc_s.so /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1
This tip was from:
http://communities.vmware.com/message/399695. I got libgcc_s.so off another Ubuntu PC, but it looks like you can get that file from the gcc-3.4 package according to:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/i386/gcc-3.4/filelist Installing Windows 98 using VMware
- Run "vmware"
- Create a new virtual machine -> Next -> ... "Windows 98" version -> Use network address translation (NAT) -> Disk Size (20 GB)-> Uncheck "Allocate all disk space now -> Finish
- Insert Windows 98 install CD
- Hit "Cancel" on the Window that comes up offering to "Open in New Window"
- Click "Power on this virtual machine"
- :: Vmware begins taking up all CPU and doing nothing ::
- I think this was caused by my choosing "Boot from Hard Disk" instead of "Boot from CD-ROM"
- Click "Power off this virtual machine"
- Close vmware
- Start vmware as root by running
- Click Host -> Settings -> Memory
- Change "Host RAM for all virtual machines" from 756mb to "256mb"
- Leave "Allow some virtual machine memory to be swapped" selected
- Close vmware
- Fix vmware config permissions (if username is "family"):
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sudo chown family:family /home/family/.vmware/ -Rfv
- Start vmware as regular user by running
- Power on Virtual Machine and choose "Boot from CD-ROM" and start Windows 98 setup.
Kubuntu settings
- Dolphin
- Create shortcut to "dolphin /home/family/victoria" on taskbar (I plan to make this directory be auto-backed up to our second hard drive).
- OpenOffice.org
- Tools -> Options -> Paths -> My Documents -> "/home/family/victoria"
- Klipper
- Right click on Klipper in the system tray and change the "Clipboard history size" from 7 to 50 (I like being able to get something I copied or cut a while back)
Fix "The desktop entry file /usr/share/apps/d3lphin/servicemenus/amarok_addaspodcast.desktop has an invalid menu entry addAsPodcast." error when right clicking on .html files
As per https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/dolphin/+bug/199393 this should now be fixed so this should fix it (I don't want to download the updates yet though):
sudo apt-get upgrade dolphin
Enable Nvidia Binary Driver
- Run this command:
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sudo nvidia-xconfig
- Now reboot and connect second hard drive.
Get VMware tools installed on Windows 98
- VM -> Install VMware tools does not work for me. It shows up as an Audio CD in Windows.
- Workaround (idea from VMWare tools not installing in Windows 98 - Mac Forums):
- Burn /usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/windows.iso to CD-RW using K3b (I first tried using that directly, but it didn't
- Insert CD-RW
- Copy all files on it using Kubuntu to /home/install/windows-programs/vmware-tools/
- Run:
- sudo apt-get install samba
- Right click on the "/home/install/windows-programs/" folder in Dolphin
- Properties -> Share ->Configure File Sharing ... -> Add... -> Paste in: /home/install/windows-programs/ -> Check "Share with Samba (Microsoft (R) Windows (R)) -> OK
- In Windows go to \\familyubuntu (if that is your Kubuntu PC's hostname). Note: Be sure to click "OK" and not "Cancel" when booting Windows 98 and asked for password for Networking.
- Go to \\familyubuntu\windows-prog\vmware-tools and run "setup"
- go to vm -- settings -- and add a sound card device
- download and run http://ccftp.creative.com/manualdn/Drivers/Others/257/SBPCI128Setupus_w9x.exe
- tip from http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Q_21714388.html
Get Rosetta Stone to run under VMware
In order to fix this error:
A debugger has been detected: unload the debugger and try again
I needed to do this:
- Go to: VM -> Settings -> Options
- Click on "Advanced"
- Check "Disable Acceleration"
- Click "OK"
Set up some file shares for sharing with Windows 98 in VMware and other Windows PCs on the LAN:
Add this to the end of /etc/samba/smb.conf
[WINDOWS-PROG]
path = /home/install/windows-programs/
guest ok = yes
read only = no
[SHARED-PICTU]
path = /home/family/pictures/shared-pictures
guest ok = yes
read only = no
available = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes
Set up the guest writing:
- Run:
- chmod 777 /home/family/pictures/shared-pictures
- Have these lines set in /etc/samba/smb.conf
- guest account = family
- security = share
Disable second sound card so sound will work:
- Add these two lines to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and then reboot
# Disable second sound card to make sound work
blacklist snd_ens1371
Getting iPod Nano 2 Generation (2G) 2GB working with Kubuntu/Ubuntu
From http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-259377.html
Check what device name, e.g. sdb or sdc
$ dmesg
[36506.867594] usb 4-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
...
[36512.327648] sdc: sdc1 sdc2
[36512.330848] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
[36512.331526] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
Set up iPod device:
(From http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-320611.html)
Add these lines to /etc/fstab
# Ipod Nano 2GB second generation
/dev/sdc2 /media/ipod vfat defaults,user,noauto,sync,umask=000
Create and make owned by family user:
sudo mkdir /media/ipod
sudo chown family:family /media/ipod
Install extra codecs and lame so audiocd:/MP3/ can be used in Kubuntu to rip CDs to Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras lame
Install Banshee 1.2.1 (banshee-1 from banshee-project.org repository)
Banshee 1.2.1 allows my sister to rip from CD and import to/from iPod from within one program. I tried Amarok, Songbird, Floola, Yamipod, Rhythmbox, and only Banshee 1.2.1 seems to be what I wanted. :)
Fix iPod can't be seen or detected by Banshee error
The iPod stopped being detected by Banshee after an upgrade of Ubuntu Hardy and the fix was to make the user "family" (change to whatever username you use to login) a member of the haldaemon group. On Kubuntu this can be done with: K Menu -> System Settings -> User Management -> Administrator Mode -> Select user "family" -> Modify... -> Privileges and Groups -> Check "haldaemon" under "Secondary Group" -> OK -> Close. This tip was found at: Re: Ipod can't be seen Banshee
.
Now when you connect the iPod it should be automatically detected and click "OK" to "Open in New Window" then open Banshee and it should display the iPod in the lower left.
Install Flash, Java, and other plugins and codecs:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
Mount second hard drive (an old Kubuntu install formatted with ext3)
- Run:
- Add this line to /etc/fstab
- /dev/sdb1 /mnt/sdb1 ext3 auto 0 1
- Run
Set up family files to be automatically backed up to second hard drive each week:
Put this in /etc/cron.weekly/rdiff-backup:
/usr/bin/rdiff-backup /home/family/jp /mnt/sdb1/home/backups/rdiff-backup/family-docs/jp
/usr/bin/rdiff-backup /home/family/jubi /mnt/sdb1/home/backups/rdiff-backup/family-docs/jubi
/usr/bin/rdiff-backup /home/family/victoria /mnt/sdb1/home/backups/rdiff-backup/family-docs/victoria
/bin/echo "Weekly Backup of jp victoria and jubi Finished: $(date)"
Enable Passwordless auto-login for family Account
Run
kcontrol
- Go to: System Administration -> Login Manager -> Administrator Mode -> Convenience
- Enable auto-login and passwordless login for family user.
Getting Samsing SCX-4521F printer working
Printer
- KMenu -> System Settings -> User Management -> Administrator Mode -> Users tab -> Select "family" -> Modify... -> Priveleges and groups -> Check "Use scanners" -> OK -> Close. (I don't know if this is needed)
- Referenced and quoted: HOWTO Install Samsung Unified Printer Driver
- From: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/download/supportDownDetail.do?group=&type=&subtype=&model_nm=SCX-4521F&language=&cate_type=all&mType=DR&dType=D&vType=L&cttID=801111&prd_ia_cd=06010300&disp_nm=SCX-4521F
- Download this:
- Here's what I did:
Scanner:
- KMenu -> Samsung Unified Driver -> Samsung Unified Driver Configurator -> Switch to Scanners Configuration -> results in "No scanners were identified"
- sudo apt-get install xsane
- sudo xsane
- No scanners detected, so we need to fix something.
- Reference: I DID IT!!!!! The SAMSUNG SCX-4200 now works on HARDY HERON!!!!!!
- Edit /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh
- Change this:
-
#
# Magic to make /proc/bus/usb work
#
#mkdir -p /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs
#domount usbfs "" /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs -obusmode=0700,devmode=0600,listm$
#ln -s .usbfs/devices /dev/bus/usb/devices
#mount --rbind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
- To this:
-
#
# Magic to make /proc/bus/usb work
#
mkdir -p /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs
domount usbfs "" /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs -obusmode=0700,devmode=0600,listmo$
ln -s .usbfs/devices /dev/bus/usb/devices
mount --rbind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
- Now reboot.
- Now run this and scanning works! :)
- Scanning with OpenOffice.org Writer does not work.
- Insert -> Picture -> Scan -> Select Source
- Try scanning with the GNU Image Manipulation Program
- sudo apt-get install gimp
- Wait, not needed. the Samsung Unified Driver Configurator works :)
- Scanning with the Samsung Unified Driver Configurator
- Double-click on "Samsung Unified Driver Configurator" on the desktop
- On the left, click the scanner icon to "Switch to scanner configuration"
- On the right, click "Properties"
- On the top, click the big "Scan" button
- Now you can click "Save" to save the scanned image somewhere.
- I would change the "File type" to Portable Network Graphics (*.png)"
Install Games
sudo apt-get install supertux kpat
Installing more codecs
Follow http://doitfast4u.blogspot.com/2008/07/howto-install-wmv-and-dvd-playback.html
Configuring Firefox 3
- Install Tab Mix Plus from http://tmp.garyr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9178
- Click:
- Tools -> Tab Mix Plus Options
- Mouse -> "Allow scrolling to select tabs"
- Events -> "Open new tabs next to current one"
- Uncheck "Change opening order"
- OK
- Install Delicious Bookmarks
- Click Tools -> Delicious Options -> Advanced -> Switch to Classic Mode
