Journal of setting up Kubuntu on my laptop (HP dv9210us)

• Connect network via wired eth0 for install
• Install (workaround, because APIC breaks my laptop)
  
  • Boot alternate installer with noapic boot option
  • Reboot w/ livecd w/ noapic boot option
  • vim /boot/grub/menu.lst, add noapic boot option to kernel
  • Reboot
    
• Login
• Open konsole
• sudo apt-get install synaptic
• kcontrol
• Change theme from (hideous) default to something less glaring for now
• Appearance / Fonts / Anti-aliasing on
• K / system / synaptic
• Change repositories
  
  • settings / repositories
  • uncheck cdrom options
  • check universe / multiverse
    
• Add updates
  
  • Reload
  • Mark all updates
    
• Install:
  
  • ndiswrapper-common
  • ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
  • firefox
  • kommando
  • dolphin
  • basket
  • nvidia-glx
    
• Get wireless driver
  
  • wget http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R151517.EXE
    
• Install wireless driver
  
  • unzip -a R151517.EXE
  • sudo ndiswrapper -i DRIVER/bcmwl5.inf
  • sudo ndiswrapper -l
  • sudo ndiswrapper -m
  • sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
    
• Unplug wire from eth0
• Reboot
  
  • Wireless not working, curses
    
• sudo vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  
  • delete wacom input devices
  • change driver from nv to nvidia in “Device” section
  • delete additional InputDevice lines (from the deleted wacoms) from ServerLayout section
    
• ctrl alt bksp
  
  • woot, eyes stop hurting
    
• Ditz with kommando, panels, etc to make sane navigation (details coming soon)
  

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