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• Contact: PhilWyett

• Make: Fujitsu-Siemens Computers
• Brand: Amilo
• Model: Li1818

• Website: Amilo Li1818 on Fujitsu-Siemens Computers Homepage

Only install i386 version(s) of Ubuntu on this hardware. The processor contained within this model does not support 64-bit.

Current Issues

• IMPORTANT - Under 7.10. Gnome Setting Daemon will occasionally fail after login waiting for a response 'X' while the desktop is loading up. Install dbus-X11 to rectify.

• Under 8.04.1. 2008-07-16 ... You will get NetworkManager messages at shutdown or reboot. See **** at the bottom of this page.

System Info

• bios-version: V1.14c

• system-manufacturer: FUJITSU SIEMENS

• system-product-name: AMILO Li 1818

• system-version: Not Specified

• Chipset: Intel 945GM

• CPU: Intel® Core™ Duo 1.73GHz

• RAM: 2Gb

• HDD: 120GB SATA (5400rpm)

• ODD: 8x Multi-format DVD burner with dual layer

• Display: 17” TFT WXGA, 1440 x 900 pixel

• Graphics: Intel 950

• I/O Interfaces: 3x USB (version 2.0); 1x VGA (VESA compatible); 1x RJ11 for modem 56 Kbps (.V92); 1x RJ45 for LAN (10/100); 1x line out shared with headphone out (stereo); 1x line in shared with microphone in (mono)

• Communications: Built-in 56Kbps, .V92 fax modem (MDC 1.5); Realtek Semiconductor Co. Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ 10/100Mbps LAN; SiS u163 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN (WLAN) solution

Hardware details

Notes

* On 7.10 though very rare the laptop will sometimes miss on resolution and leave you with a blank screen at boot up. Press power button to force shutdown.

** Same with 7.10 and 8.04.1. Headphone jack works but will not mute main speakers. Add the line: options snd-hda-intel model=lenovo-nb0763 to the bottom of file /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base to fix.

*** Wireless will not work out of the box with either 7.10 or 8.04.1 and requires ndiswrapper used with SiS 163u Windows XP driver. Once done works fine. Follow the instructions below to install the driver.

• Download 163u Windows XP wlan driver from SiS website: http://www.sis.com/download/.

  • You must use the XP driver as the Vista drive will fail!

• Unpack the files: sis163u.cat, sis163u.inf and sis163u.sys from the /R105_Logo/SetupNT/USB/ directory within the archive and place in a location of your choice on your system.

• Install: ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 via your preferred method.

• From the terminal run: sudo ndiswrapper -i /your_path_to/sis163u.inf.

• We now check if the driver has correctly installed. From the terminal run: ndiswrapper -l. If all is good you will see the following output: sis163u : driver installed

  • device (0BF8:100F) present

• Next we do the dependencies and load up the ndiswrapper kernel module. Run: sudo depmod -a followed by sudo modprobe ndiswrapper. This will load everything and allow you to use NetworkManager to check if any wireless networks are available. Note: Rebooting will drop the module.

• To have the module loaded at every boot add: ndiswrapper to a newline at the bottom of the file /etc/modules.

**** You will see messages at shutdown and reboot from the NetworkManager. See: Bug 138691. To work around this and allow the interfaces to shutdown cleanly, perform the following.

The following will require sudo permissions.

• Go to System -> Administration -> Network.

• Click Unlock.

• Once unlocked... Select Wired connection then click on Properties.

• Uncheck the box Enable roaming mode then in the Configuration box below select Automatic configuration (DHCP).

• Finally click OK ... wait for the interface to refresh itself and then click on Close.

Now when you shutdown or reboot you should no longer see the messages.