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　　在安装新的OSS驱动之前，如果系统中还有残留的驱动文件存在，安装过程是不能够完成的，因此首先要做的就是查看一下，系统内是否有以前的驱动存在。方法如下：
1 在终端下进入目录/var/lib/dpkg/info，命令 cd /var/lib/dpkg/info
2 删除所有以oss-linux开头的文件，命令sudo rm oss-linux*
3 编辑文件/var/lib/dpkg/status,sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status,找到关于oss-linux的有关内容，并将其删除（内容如下）

4 查看oss-linux当前状态，命令 sudo dpkg --purge oss-linux，则会显示如下信息
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove oss-linux which isn't installed.
5 安装oss-linux,命令 sudo dpkg -i oss-linux_v4.0-1013_i386.deb,安装显示信息如下
brucebot@brucebot-laptop:~/MyDownloads$ sudo dpkg -i oss-linux_v4.0-1013_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package oss-linux.
(Reading database ... 132118 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking oss-linux (from oss-linux_v4.0-1013_i386.deb) ...
Setting up oss-linux (v4.0-1013) ...
Building OSS Modules for Linux-unknown 2.6.22-14-generic
OSS build environment set up for REGPARM kernels
Building module osscore
Building module ali5455
Building module allegro
Building module als300
Building module als4000
Building module apci97
Building module atiaudio
Building module audigyls
Building module audioloop
Building module audiopci
Building module cmi8788
Building module cmpci
Building module cs4280
Building module cs4281
Building module digi32
Building module digi96
Building module emu10k1x
Building module envy24
Building module envy24ht
Building module fm801
Building module geode
Building module hdaudio
Building module hdsp
Building module ich
Building module imux
Building module lynxone
Building module lynxtwo
Building module maestro
Building module neomagic
Building module ossusb
Building module riptide
Building module s3vibes
Building module sblive
Building module sbxfi
Building module softoss
Building module solo
Building module sonorus
Building module trident
Building module via8233
Building module via97
Building module vmix
Building module vortex
Building module ymf7xx
depmod -a
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Detected Intel High Definition Audio (ICH8)
Detected Generic USB audio device (BETA)
Detected OSS Transparent Virtual Mixing Architecture
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Starting Open Sound System

Lenovo F31A has used many technology from thinkpad, such as Active Protection system for the hard disk(HDAPS).What is APS system? Here we go.

The Active Protection System

With the new series of ThinkPads IBM introduced the Active Protection System (APS) in 2003. The APS is a protection system for the ThinkPad's internal harddrive. A sensor inside the ThinkPad recognizes when the notebook is accelerated. A software applet then is triggered to park the harddisk. This way the risk of data loss in case of when the notebook is dropped is significantly reduced since the read/write head of the harddrive is parked and hence can't crash onto the platter when the notebook drops onto the floor.

The hardware sensor is capable of not only recognizing acceleration of the notebook, but also (to a certain degree) of its whole orientation in space, relative to gravity's axis. Furthermore, having the actual control put into software, its functionality is extendable and it gives chance to implement features like the "ignore minor shocks" feature which is present in the Windows based control applet. (This feature prevents the harddrive from parking in case of minor regular shocks such as occur when in a train or car.)
And the following websites are recorded for the future configuration for my notebook.

1.http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Active_Protection_System
2.http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.hdaps.devel/1040
3.http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_protect_the_harddisk_through_APS

Table of Contents

1.Introduction

2.Summary

3.Computer details

1.Introduction

I purchased a Lenovo F31A laptop days ago, it is a great laptop except the pre-installed OS VISTA, I really do not like it. As I have some experence to use ubuntu on the PC, so I decide to install the Ubuntu 7.10 to the laptop. And the installation is very easy,just download the iso file from ubutnu homepage and burn it to a CD-ROM, then use this CD to boot laptop, follow the normal way to install ubuntu. It can easily automaitcally detect almost all the hardware and install the driver to them, except two hardware, the wireless card driver and the sound driver.

WIRELESS

1.Download a software named bcm43xx-fwcutter_20060108-6build1_i386.deb and install it.Here http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 you will find more details about b43.
2.Click the icon on the right above panel---Restricted Drivers, and enable the firmware for broadcom 43xx chipset family, then it will pop-up a window ask you to slect the firmware to download, pls choose the second one which is http://xeve.de/down/wl_apsta.o ,after finishing the download,ubuntu will automatically install the firmware.

SOUND

I have tested all the alsa driver version, and some patches, which still have no effect to drive my sound card. Finally I found this article http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3768914&postcount=60 which help me to solve my sound card issue, so now I can listen music and watch movies under my new laptop now.

2.Summary

3.Computer Details

Pls see the details attached pdf file.

Download Install Ubuntu 7.10 on My Lenovo F31A Howto

Just bought a Lenovo F31A some days ago, the default OS is Windows Vista Home Premium, which looks nice, but I really do not like.The Effect is not very good.Ubuntu has a better solution about this. So I delete all the partition, and reinstall the Ubuntu 7.10 to my New notebook.

Everything is Ok when finish the normal installation procedure expcept the Wireless bcm4xx firmware and the sound card.For the first issue, here with a solution:

1.Download a software named bcm43xx-fwcutter_20060108-6build1_i386.deb and install it.Here http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 you will find more details about b43.

2.Click the icon on the right above panel---Restricted Drivers, and enable the firmware for broadcom 43xx chipset family, then it will pop-up a window ask you to slect the firmware to download, pls choose the second one which is http://xeve.de/down/wl_apsta.o ,after finishing the download,ubuntu will automatically install the firmware.

For the sound card, i am still under searching a way to solve it.Hope someone can give me a hand.