On Sun, Aug 12, 2007 at 02:36:48 +0200, Krzysztof Lubański wrote: > On Sun, 2007-08-12 at 04:50 +0530, Rahul Samuel wrote: > > I have been trying to install linux in my HP 500 laptop but all have > > failed. I last installed the Debian 4 and this also doesnt work. > > Please help. > > > > Everything goes fine, but when the GUI comes up my touch pad doesnt > > work at all. After installation also the touchpad is probably not even > > detected. [...] > > Hello. > > The guys at Ubuntu say that it's a bug in the Linux kernel: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/96598 > > Ubuntu has an updated 2.6.20 kernel now that corrects this issue. If > you're using Debian 4.0 Etch (stable), though, the latest version you > can "officially" install is 2.6.18-4. But the patch should have been > applied to version 2.6.21 that's available in Debian's testing > repository. You can try installing this package, e.g. from: > > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-image-2.6.21-2-686_2.6.21-6_i386.deb
Maybe it is better to use the backported kernel for Etch: http://backports.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-image-2.6.21-1-686_2.6.21-4~bpo.1_i386.deb > Just download and install it, then reboot and select the new kernel - > you should see a new boot option. > > If it doesn't help, you'll be able to boot the previous kernel and > remove the new one - so don't worry, the whole thing won't hurt your > system. Since the OP says he is new to Linux, here are a bit more detailed instructions: When you have booted to the graphical login screen, press and hold CTRL and ALT (left side of the keyboard), then press F1. This should take you to a "terminal" where you can use typed commands to install the newer kernel. Log in as root and then type this: wget http://backports.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-image-2.6.21-1-686_2.6.21-4~bpo.1_i386.deb (Press ENTER at the end to execute the command.) This will download a newer kernel that is optimized for Debian Etch. The download size is 17 MB. If your network is not working on Linux then you can download the file on another computer and transfer it to the Linux system, e.g. on a CD or a USB memory stick. In any case, you should have the file linux-image-2.6.21-1-686_2.6.21-4~bpo.1_i386.deb in the end. As root you can run dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.21-1-686_2.6.21-4~bpo.1_i386.deb and the new kernel will be installed and configured. After that you can reboot with the new kernel and hopefully your touchpad will be working and you will be able to use the graphical environment. Don't hesitate to ask for more help if you have trouble following these instructions. -- Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian |
