Compaq Presario 1255 Walkthrough
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This is a guide for installing DSL 4.2.4 on a Compaq Presario 1255.
I write this article as I had a number of issues when trying to do a Hard-Disk Install on my 1255 laptop.
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Assumptions
You want to fully install DSL as the ONLY Operating System on your comptuer. You either don't want any of the data on your computer, or you've already backed it all up safely.
Getting the CD
First you'll need to get hold of a DSL CD. See Getting DSL From the Mirrors for infomation on how to download a CD image. Once you've downloaded the correct version of DSL you'll need to burn it to some writable media. Infomation on this is available in the guide: Burning a Bootable CD. Alternatively you can buy a DSL CD. I used the file dsl-4.2.4-syslinux.iso to install.
Booting
Fkey (or Shift-Key or DEL) your way into your BIOS and make sure it's set to boot from your CD drive. Save & Exit, to reboot your computer.
When you reach the DSL splash/boot screen, press F2 to enter a boot-command, then enter
dsl vga=normal xsetup
..otherwise youll end up with 1024x768, which scrolls off screen, and other issues(not good).
The next thing you'll be presented with is xsetup.sh, which will ask a number of questions concerning your keyboard, mouse, default time zone, etc.
Choose Xfbdev as your X Server, Xvesa does not work properly with this machine. Choose no to both USB and IMPS/2 mouse. For the touchpad, choose ps2 from the list, and two mouse buttons, obviously. I picked the US keyboard as I wasn't sure which one corrosponded to my (Irish) one. It works, but some of the keys aren't quite right. I'll update on which is correct for Irish keyboard when I figure it out. DSL will now boot into X....
Installing to the hard drive
See [Installing_to_the_Hard_Disk] for details on how to set up your partitions and then install.
Adding more applications
At this point, you have an insanely small version of Debian/Knoppix humming along perfectly on your laptop. More than likely there are some other things you'll want to install before you're through, and you have two options: apt-get or the DSL repository. Both have pluses and minuses. apt-get will bloat your system quickly, but .dsl packages can only be uninstalled manually. DSL packages are stripped and tiny and guaranteed to work, but apt-get has a wider array. The choice is yours :)
You may wish to consider installing:
- gnu-utils.dsl - updates the slimmed down busybox stuff, like sed and ps and updatedb/locate.
- gtk2.dsl - gtk2 libraries, which a lot of both dsl and debian packages will need.
