Notes on installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on a Samsung Go (N310)

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Stuff done to/for netbook

• install google chrome
• install 3g card drivers in winxp
• upgrade 3g card firmware
• remove mcafee, msn
• download ubuntu netbook remix ISO and pen drive utility
• make bootable flash drive
• change boot order - remove hard drive from boot list
• test wifi, ethernet, camera (all work OK)
  • Camera may become disabled after waking from sleep. Works either on reboot, or if nc10 installed, running sudo nc10 webcam on
• test microphone (set as "microphone 2" in volume control for internal mic)
• install UNR, keeping 20 GB partition for winxp and 6 gb partition for samsung loader
• Function keys:
  • Working: Fn-Esc (sleep), Fn-left/right (volume down/up), Fn-F6 (mute), Fn-F10 (disable trackpad), Fn-F11 (numlock)
  • Not working: Fn-F2 (battery status), Fn-F3 (euro?), Fn-F4? (external monitor), Fn-F5 (backlight toggle), Fn-F7 (recovery?), Fn-F8 (performance toggle), Fn-F9 (disable/enable wireless), Fn-up/down (brightness up/down)
  • Getting function keys like brightness etc working requires kernel with force_release patch - more info
• Boot into Windows, upgrade bios to ver. 05BA
• Test 3G card (Sierra/AT&T 881U): works without upgrading to latest sierra module! - latest driver in 2.6.31 is sierra v.1.3.7
  • Ubuntu did not auto-set DNS servers for ppp connection, though, so added them manually
  • Works after suspend
  • Pulling out 3G card "ungracefully" (i.e. w/o disconnecting a live connection) causes no problems
• Built kernel based on 2.6.31-17 with force-release patch and install nc10-scripts and nc10-backlight
  • Fn-F7 now bound to software-center (personal preference)
  • Fn-F12 reports scroll lock event, but LED does not light up.
  • Fn-F3 reports a multiple set of keystrokes: bound to Alt KP0 KP1 KP2 KP8 (Alt-0128), the Win1252 code point for the Euro keystroke