= Preliminary partitioning using PartitionMagic 8.0 = * install PM from CD * disable Norton Antivirus * run PM from disk * delete partition D: * resize partition C: new size 11000 MB * new partition: primary partition, FAT 32, size 20000 MB * delete extended partition * new partition: logical partition, ext3 * apply pending actions --> accept system restart * don't touch the system during system restart and the following partition resizing = Installing Suse 9.3 = == Partitioning == * Delete /dev/hda5 * Create partition: /, 10 GB, reiser * Create partition: /other, 10 GB, reiser * Create partition: swap, 4 GB, swap * Create partition: /home, reiser == Setup during installation == * configure for CUPS client, using irprint1 as CUPS server * enable Bluetooth * set graphics device * set monitor to "LCD 1680x1050" * set graphics card to "VESA Vesa-BIOS Graphics" * set color and resolution to 24 bit and 1680x1050 == Bluetooth mouse == * Press frontside "blue" button" * using root account execute command * hciconfig iscan * With the following boots pressing the frontside button is enough == System clock == >:> Is running aprox. twice as fast as my watch ???!!!??? >:> Booting with the "noapic" options corrects the clock but then the Bluetooth controller is not working anymore. Other boot options: * no_timer_check : doesn't change anything * disableapic : doesn't boot anymore * nolapic : doesn't boot anymore * noapictimer : doesn't boot anymore Hoped the following kernel security update will fix the problem, but it looks like the kernel version 2.6.11 has a general problem with this processor and with this chip set. == Installing YOU patches == * select all security updates * select Multimeda Option Pack 1-4 * reboot * using yast2 select following packages (in addition accept to resolve dependencies from previous update) * kernel-source * kernel-syms * gcc * gcc-c++ * gcc-info * gcc-java * gcc-locale * automake * bison * Xdialog * start YOU again * accept kernel update * reboot