Zubir
01-13-2004, 07:28 AM
WARNING: I AM ASSUMING THAT YOU HAVE A BROADBAND CONNECTION.
i am posting this in hope that it will help a newbie get a fedora install that will do 95% of what windows will do. now, on to it...
1) download and install fedora core 1. DO NOT accept the default packages. install the development tools, kernel development and system tools packages by choosing them from the menu. procede with the install.
2) after the first boot procedure, log in as root, then type the following commands in a terminal:
pwconv (this encrypts and hides your root password.)
hdparm -c3 -u1 -a64 -k1 /dev/hda (this speeds up the access of your hard drive. i'm assuming that you have an ultra dma drive.)
emacs /etc/rc.d/rc.local ( opens the rc.local file.)
a box will open, with a config script in it. retype the hdparm command above in the box, then click "save current buffer" under the "file" menu. this loads the hdparm command every time you reboot.
4) in the terminal, type:
mkdir /usr/lib/win32 (this is the location of the codecs that totem and mplayer use to view wma, mpeg, and quicktime movies will be.)
5) click on the redhat menu, then go to "system settings > server settings > sevices." scroll all the way down, the check the "yum" box. click "save," then exit.
6) log out, the log back in under your user account.
7) go to www.freshrpms.net, click on pacakges, click fedora, then download the yum package.
8) got to the directory where you saved the yum rpm, then double click it. you will be prompted for the root password.
9) after the rpm installs, open a terminal, su root, then type:
yum upgrade
yum will then upgrade all the packages on your system to the newest versions in the fedora and freshrpms repositories.
10) reboot your machine, as a new kernel will be installed.
11) go back to www.freshrpms.net, then download the apt, apt-devel, and synaptic packages for fedora, then install them as instructed with the yum package.
12) open a terminal, su root, then type:
cat /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get -f install
13) click the redhat menu, go to "system tools > synaptic." open the "applications/multimedia" menu, then install "alsa-utils, alsa-driver, alsa-lib." then, open the "system environment/kernel" menu, and install the the "alsa-kernel module" for the kernel that you are using. (type uname -r to find out what kernel you have running.)
14) in the terminal, su root, then type:
emacs /etc/modules.conf
write down everything in this box, as the method i use for setting up alsa overwrites this file, and will make the system unusable if certain things are not re-entered. make sure to write down the eth0 setting, and the usb-controller settings.
15) go to http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/, scroll down the to the "configuring the alsa sound driver" link, then click it. on the page that opens, you will see the link "alsaconf." click on it, then click "save page as" under the "file" menu in mozilla.
16) go to where you saved the "alsaconf" file, right click it, then go to "properties > permissions." click the "write" box under permissions. then close the window.
17) hold down the ctrl and alt keys, then press f1. log in as root, then type:
telinit 3 (the system will appear to freeze. press enter or return, then the prompt will reappear.)
cd to the directory where you saved the "alsaconf" file, then type:
./alsaconf
just follow the default prompts here. when alsa installs, you will see a message that the "device is missing or busy." ignore this. when it has finished, type:
telinit 5
18) open a terminal, su root, then type:
emacs /etc/modules.conf
here, re-enter the eth0 and usb settings you wrote down from earlier. put them BEFORE the alsa settings. under the alsa settings, type this:
post-install snd-card-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
pre-remove snd-card-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
these commands save the volume settings when you restart your machine, then restores them at boot time. save the buffer, close emacs, then restart your machine.
19) after logging back in as user, right click the speaker icon, then set the pcm, cd, video, and igain sliders at 75%, then save the settings. your sound should now be working, and alsa is much better than the default sound driver.
20) start synaptic back up, then install the following from "applications/multimedia."
gstreamer-plugins-extras
gstreamer-plugins-mp3
mplayer
totem
xmms-alsa
xmms-mp3
after this, you have the ability to play movie files, mp3's, and dvd's.
to be continued....
i am posting this in hope that it will help a newbie get a fedora install that will do 95% of what windows will do. now, on to it...
1) download and install fedora core 1. DO NOT accept the default packages. install the development tools, kernel development and system tools packages by choosing them from the menu. procede with the install.
2) after the first boot procedure, log in as root, then type the following commands in a terminal:
pwconv (this encrypts and hides your root password.)
hdparm -c3 -u1 -a64 -k1 /dev/hda (this speeds up the access of your hard drive. i'm assuming that you have an ultra dma drive.)
emacs /etc/rc.d/rc.local ( opens the rc.local file.)
a box will open, with a config script in it. retype the hdparm command above in the box, then click "save current buffer" under the "file" menu. this loads the hdparm command every time you reboot.
4) in the terminal, type:
mkdir /usr/lib/win32 (this is the location of the codecs that totem and mplayer use to view wma, mpeg, and quicktime movies will be.)
5) click on the redhat menu, then go to "system settings > server settings > sevices." scroll all the way down, the check the "yum" box. click "save," then exit.
6) log out, the log back in under your user account.
7) go to www.freshrpms.net, click on pacakges, click fedora, then download the yum package.
8) got to the directory where you saved the yum rpm, then double click it. you will be prompted for the root password.
9) after the rpm installs, open a terminal, su root, then type:
yum upgrade
yum will then upgrade all the packages on your system to the newest versions in the fedora and freshrpms repositories.
10) reboot your machine, as a new kernel will be installed.
11) go back to www.freshrpms.net, then download the apt, apt-devel, and synaptic packages for fedora, then install them as instructed with the yum package.
12) open a terminal, su root, then type:
cat /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get -f install
13) click the redhat menu, go to "system tools > synaptic." open the "applications/multimedia" menu, then install "alsa-utils, alsa-driver, alsa-lib." then, open the "system environment/kernel" menu, and install the the "alsa-kernel module" for the kernel that you are using. (type uname -r to find out what kernel you have running.)
14) in the terminal, su root, then type:
emacs /etc/modules.conf
write down everything in this box, as the method i use for setting up alsa overwrites this file, and will make the system unusable if certain things are not re-entered. make sure to write down the eth0 setting, and the usb-controller settings.
15) go to http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/, scroll down the to the "configuring the alsa sound driver" link, then click it. on the page that opens, you will see the link "alsaconf." click on it, then click "save page as" under the "file" menu in mozilla.
16) go to where you saved the "alsaconf" file, right click it, then go to "properties > permissions." click the "write" box under permissions. then close the window.
17) hold down the ctrl and alt keys, then press f1. log in as root, then type:
telinit 3 (the system will appear to freeze. press enter or return, then the prompt will reappear.)
cd to the directory where you saved the "alsaconf" file, then type:
./alsaconf
just follow the default prompts here. when alsa installs, you will see a message that the "device is missing or busy." ignore this. when it has finished, type:
telinit 5
18) open a terminal, su root, then type:
emacs /etc/modules.conf
here, re-enter the eth0 and usb settings you wrote down from earlier. put them BEFORE the alsa settings. under the alsa settings, type this:
post-install snd-card-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
pre-remove snd-card-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
these commands save the volume settings when you restart your machine, then restores them at boot time. save the buffer, close emacs, then restart your machine.
19) after logging back in as user, right click the speaker icon, then set the pcm, cd, video, and igain sliders at 75%, then save the settings. your sound should now be working, and alsa is much better than the default sound driver.
20) start synaptic back up, then install the following from "applications/multimedia."
gstreamer-plugins-extras
gstreamer-plugins-mp3
mplayer
totem
xmms-alsa
xmms-mp3
after this, you have the ability to play movie files, mp3's, and dvd's.
to be continued....