IBM T40 User's Manual
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1. Createa restricted user account gt Ifyou are not an ETH member you will also see a black DOS window and a Norton AntiVirus installation dialog Do not touch the black window and click through the Norton AntiVirus installer 17 Restart the computer and choose Debian GNU Linux from the list of installed operating systems do not choose the recovery mode Debian GNU Linux 18 Follow the onscreen instructions 19 Your laptop is now ready to use in the ETH environment with Linux and Windows People outside the ETH Zurich may need to adapt the network settings to their network provider 4 After the installation gt Remember to backup your personal data frequently Keeping data and system files on separate partitions facilitates system reinstallations gt After switching on your laptop you can choose the system to boot from the list If you don t choose anything Windows will start up by default 5 Shut down of the IBM T40p gt please read Follow the instructions below to shut down your T4op completely 1 Shut down the Linux system 2 Now you can still see two lights on at the right bottom of the laptop screen the battery symbol and the one left of it This indicates that the T4op is not completely shut down yet and therefore still consumes power 3 Fora complete shutdown press the on off button for about 10 seconds until the symbol left of the battery symbol turns off 6 No modem connection under Linux Currently2. connections 7 2 2 1 Linux For connections over Ethernet cable Open a shell and type as root without quotes vpnclient connect ethz You will be prompted for n ethz username and password To terminate the connection press lt ctrl gt c or alternatively type vonclient disconnect For connections over wireless LAN Open a shell and type as any user vpn up To terminate the connection type vpn down 7 2 2 2 Windows Use Start gt Programs gt ETHZ gt VPN Client gt VPN Dialer or double click the open lock symbol in your taskbar The settings are preconfigured just click the connect button when you are online to establish the secure tunnel to the ETH network You will be prompted for your n ethz username and password When the connection is established you can see a shut lock in your taskbar To disconnect the VPN connection right click this lock and select disconnect 8 Updating your systems and software 8 1 Systems 8 1 1 Linux Updating the system is simple but not automated Open a shell window and login as root if you are loggedinas plain user you can become root by typing su inthe shell and enter the root password Thentype apt get update andthereafter apt get upgrade 8 1 2 Windows Windows is configured to automatically check for system updates when connected to the network and notify you before starting any installation You can check the settings in menu Start gt Control Panel gt System gt Autom
3. there are no modem drivers available for Linux and these IBM models Therefore you cannot connect via the internal modem under Linux 7 Network connections and security configuration remarks 7 1 Firewall During the installation of Windows XP a firewall is activated to protect your laptop from undesired outside access by hackers and viruses Per default the firewall is completely closed from the outside but open for outgoing connections This setup is working in most cases but stops local file sharing networks in Windows or more precisely automatic name resolution Keeping in mind that holes in the firewall make your system more vulnerable to attacks you can configure your firewall at menu Start gt Control Panel gt Network Connections gt Local Area Connection gt Advanced Flag gt Settings 3 6 Neptun Ill Installation Guide IBM ThinkPads Version 5 1 8 10 2003 7 2 For ETH Zurich Members 7 2 1 Network configurations Three network setups for the Ethernet interface DHCP Wireless LAN and VPN at ETH are installed per default Note that you need your n ethz username and password to logon which is sent to you at the beginning of your employment enrolment at ETH 7 2 2 VPN Connections Virtual Private Network into the ETH Network Remark VPN creates a secure tunnel to the ETH network through the Internet All data transmitted is encrypted VPN connections to the ETH are recommended and even required if you use wireless
4. will be as it was before the reinstallation 1 Install the Debian Linux Root partition and the GRUB Boot loader The hibernation partition doesn t need to be reinstalled it serves the system as data suspension space for the sleep mode gt Do not overwrite the HOME partition where your data is located otherwise you will lose it ON ANA WN 2 After the installation choose Back to Main Menu andthere Exit Installer 3 When you are onthe screen neptun3 login press ctrl alt delete to reboot and eject the DVD by pressing the button on the DVD drive 4 Thereafter choose Debian GNU Linux from the list of installed system and press ENTER Taste 5 Linux boots and enters the configuration procedure as described inthe Default Installation section gt Remark for advanced Linux users Before reinstalling your system you can try to fix the existing Linux system by booting into the single user mode Do so by switching on your laptop and choosing Debian GNU Linux recovery from the system selection screen 5 6 Neptun Ill Installation Guide IBM ThinkPads Version 5 1 8 10 2003 9 2 Windows You will lose all data on the C drive incl all former user accounts So unless you have used the data partition your personal data will be lost as soon as you reinstall the Windows system partition 1 After reinstalling the system partition accept Execute Command Enlarge File system to Size of Partition when prompted 2 Choose Back to t
5. Neptun Ill Installation Guide IBM ThinkPads Version 5 1 8 10 2003 Instructions for the System Installation Procedure of the Neptun Ill IBM Laptop Models X31 T40 and T40p die deutsche Version dieses Dokumentes ist zu finden auf http www neptun ethz ch docs Contents 1 Your laptop and your responsibility 2 More help 3 Default installation procedure 4 After the installation 5 Shut down of the IBM T4op gt please read 6 No modem connection under Linux 7 Network connections and security configuration remarks 8 Updating your systems and software 9 Reinstalling one system only gt please note by ETH is always meant ETH Zurich 1 Your laptop and your responsibility You have bought a new laptop via the Neptun project It is your laptop now which means that maintenance i e keeping it up to the latest security standards and data care is in your responsibility This document provides basic help However you can obtain support if you feel uncertain more help is given in the next section 2 More help Detailed help is available on the Web at http www neptun ethz ch services support where you also find the list of the responsible helpdesks The helpdesks are responsible for ETH students only ETH members are asked to refer to their departmental support group 2 1 Remarks for ETH members gt All Neptun owners will be informed about updates for their Neptun laptop via the Message Tree of the ETH Informatikdi
6. atic Updates 8 2 Software Packages only for members of the ETH Zurich gt Members of the ETH Zurich can access updated software packages at https www neptunupdate ethz ch Your nethz username and password is required 4 6 Neptun Ill Installation Guide IBM ThinkPads Version 5 1 8 10 2003 gt All Neptun III laptop owners will be informed about updates for their Neptun laptop via the Message Tree of the Informatikdienste ETH Zurich Your address has been subscribed automatically If you want to change your subscription you can do this at https n ethz ch cgi bin MessageTree main cgi 9 Reinstalling one system only Reinstalling one system only e g if one operation system has become corrupt 1 Start your laptop Press F12 toenter the boot menu Insert the Neptun 3 DVD Choose CD ROM drive to boot from In the main menu choose Step by Step Installation and press ENTER Choose your keyboard Enter the menu Disk Partitioning choose OK and press ENTER Now you can choose which operating system you want to reinstall Choose the corresponding line and ENTER Continue 9 1 Linux Do only reinstall the system partition not the HOME partition of Linux otherwise you will lose all your personal data on this partition Reinstalling the system will delete all former user accounts If you only restored the root partition and thereafter recreated all user accounts in the same order as you originally created them your data
7. enste If you want to change your subscription you candothisat https n ethz ch cgi bin MessageTree main cgi 1 6 Neptun Ill Installation Guide IBM ThinkPads Version 5 1 8 10 2003 gt If you have forgotten your n ethz password contact the hotline at 01 632 7777 or hotline student ethz ch See http n ethz ch hotline start html for opening hours and web based help 3 Default installation procedure The default installation divides the hard disk into two Windows partitions English XP Professional system data and four Linux partitions multilingual Debian system root data hibernation swap During the default installation you can set the date time and the keyboard layout You can also change the size of the partitions but we recommend leaving the presented setup The default installation will erase all data if any on your hard disk incl the preloaded Windows system by IBM 1 Connect your laptop to the power supply 2 Connect your laptop to the Internet via the Ethernet interface if you like to have your clock set by a network time server Otherwise you can install your laptop without any network connection Start your laptop by pressing the on off button Press F12 toshowthe boot menu Insert the Neptun 3 Install DVD Choose the CD ROM drive fromthe boot menu and press ENTER The boot process takes about 2 minutes and takes you to the welcome screen Read the welcome screen and press OK Set keyboard da
8. he Main Menu andthere Exit Installer 3 When you are onthe screen neptun3 login press ctrl alt delete to reboot and eject the DVD by pressing the button on the DVD drive 4 Thereafter Windows boots and enters the configuration procedure as described in the Default Installation section 6 6
9. te time when setting manually move the underline cursor from field to field with the right left arrow keys set with up down arrow keys and the operating systems to install The corresponding points in the list are marked with done inthe main menu screen COON aE YW gt Avoidenteringthe step by step installation point here because you cannot come straight back to the Main Menu but have to exit the installer switch off the laptop and start at point 3 again 10 Choose the fourth item in the list Fully Automated Installation Upto this point no data has been written on your hard disk 1 Answer the question Start fully automated installation with Yes use the cursor keys to change the choice from No to Yes 12 Press ENTER to accept the new partition table if asked 13 The installation runs automatically to the end This takes about 30 45 minutes 14 After the installation select Reboot the laptop Eject the DVD by pushing the button on the DVD drive 15 Let Windows do the disk check and reboot Click through the Windows XP setup gt The serial number of Windows XP is printed on the Microsoft sticker at the back of your laptop gt Don t interrupt the Windows configuration even if the network setup takes several minutes it only seems to be stuck when not connected to the network 2 6 Neptun Ill Installation Guide IBM ThinkPads Version 5 1 8 10 2003 16 Take your time and browse the ReadMe File when logged in
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