Eurotech provides instructions for installing and using several Linux distributions on the Catalyst, but does not provide free direct support for using the Catalyst in this way. These instructions are intended to help you install this distribution in the most appropriate way for this hardware, and to help you with common problems involved in using a this distribution on the Catalyst. If you need other support with a Linux distribution, we recommend using the distrubution's own support channels.
In order to install Ubuntu, you will need a USB stick of at least 1 gigabyte in size, which will be used to boot the Ubuntu installer. Prepare this USB stick as follows: - Visit http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download and download an Ubuntu CD image.
- Visit http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ and download a version of UNetbootin appropriate for your Windows or Linux desktop computer.
- Run UNetbootin and select "Diskimage", give it the location of the Ubuntu CD image you downloaded, and have it write that image to the USB stick.
- Do not let UNetbootin reboot your computer; instead Exit.
Installation to external USB disk: - Attach the USB stick containing the Ubuntu installer to the Catalyst.
- Attach a keyboard, mouse, and ethernet.
- Power on the Catalyst.
- In order to work around a problem with the installer's detection of USB disks, do not attach the USB disk you plan to install to until the installer has finished booting and presents you with a "Welcome" screen.
- Attach a USB disk drive (or large USB memory stick). Note that all information on this drive will be erased by the installer.
- Answer installation questions.
- When you are asked which disk to install to, choose "Use the Entire Disk" and select the USB disk you plan to install to.
- After the installation completes, the installer will prompt you to restart. Remove the USB stick that was used to boot the Ubuntu installer, and choose "Ok".
- Ubuntu will boot into a desktop environment.
Known issues:
Ubuntu does not support the Catalyst's touchscreen. In order to use the touchscreen, a third-party driver is needed. This topic describes how to obtain, install, and use the touch screen driver.
If the Catalyst is suspended using Ubuntu's GUI, there is no known way to resume.
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Posted - 01 Sep 2009 : 15:12:54
