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This document describes briefly how to install [[http://debian.org|Debian GNU/Linux]] on a [[http://medion.de|Medion]] MD9703 notebook which realy is a [[http://www.fic.com.tw/|FIC]] A360. According to [[http://www.nickles.de/c/a/forum2-537757732.htm|this page]] the MD9703 is similar to the Gericom 1st Supersonic M6T.

= features =
 * processor: Intel Pentium III 1200MHz
 * chipset:
  * VIA Apollo MVP3/Pro133x
  * Cardbus: O2 Micro OZ6933/711E1
  * USB: VT82xxxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
  * Firewire: Agere Systems FW323
 * video card: ATI Radeon Mobility M6
 * display: 14,1" TFT
 * memory: 256 MB
 * hard drive: Hitachi DK23CA-30 30 GB
 * optical storage device: NEC CB-2100A Slim Line DVD/CDRW
 * floppy disk drive
 * sound card: VIA V!T82C686 AC97
 * ethernet device: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
 * modem: Ambient Tec. Inc HAM 56k modem - whith [[http://64.126.95.102:8080/gromitkc/intel/intel_563x_ham.html|Intel MD563X-HaM chipset]]
 * pointing device: Synaptics Touchpad SynPS/2

= compatibility =
It's easier to specify all things that don't work. Here you go.

 Suspend-to-RAM::
Suspend to RAM isn't available ({{{cat /sys/power/state}}} doesn't lists ''mem'') - I think it's a problem with [[http://acpi.sourceforge.net/dsdt/index.php|DSDT]]

 Modem::
With the [[attachment:ModemData.txt|output]] of [[http://linmodems.org|linmodems.org]] scanModem utility I figured out that the modem has an [[http://www.pcidatabase.com/vendor_details.php?id=1616|Intel MD563X-HaM chipset]]. Information about Linux driver can be found [[http://64.126.95.102:8080/gromitkc/intel/intel_563x_ham.html|here]]. Unfortunately it doesn't work with 2.6.x kernel versions.

= installation =
The installation of Debian Etch (with [[http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/|Debian Installer]] snapshot 06/29/06) worked smoothly. You only have to download a CD image and burn it. Start your notebook, boot from CD by pressing ''Esc'' and follow the installers instructions.<<BR>>
Some important points and how I took my choice:
 * ''Partition disks''{{{
Name Flags Part Type FS Type [Label] Size (MB)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
hda1 Boot Primary Linux ext3 [/] 6999,72
hda5 Logical Linux Swap / Solaris 764,96
hda6 Logical Linux ext3 [/home] 32292,45
}}}
 * ''Debian software selection'':{{{
[*] Desktop environment
 .
 .
 .
[*] Laptop
[*] Standard system
}}}
 * Install the Grub boot loader to the master boot record

That's it. Reboot and login.

= configuration =
== x.org ==
My x-server runs with standard configuration. [[attachment:xorg.conf|This]] is my xorg.conf.

With [[http://packages.debian.org/testing/x11/xserver-xorg-video-ati|xserver-xorg-video-ati (1:6.5.8.0-1)]] and hardware acceleration enabled I have several problems:
 * Running at depth 24 freezes the machine ([[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=366114|bug report]]) - a solution is to change the depth to 16

== touchpad ==
The touchpad runs out of the box. If you want to configure it to your needs just install a tool like [[http://packages.debian.org/testing/utils/gsynaptics|gsynaptics]].

== special keys ==
There are three special keys above the keyboard. I used Gnome's keyboard shortcuts utility to configure them.

== misc ==
 * Somethimes the machine slows down with no reason. {{{top}}} shows me a load average > 3. I could remember the same problem with Windoze.
  * I think I found the problem: After {{{cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/throttling}}} I realized that the CPU sometimes runs in T15-state. That means 93% of CPU performance are lost because of throttling.
   * Time to find the cause...
    * It seems that this happens after the CPU gets realy hot.
    * Some people talked about this problem in a [[http://staschke.de/ap/forum/index.php?mode=viewthread&forum_id=7&thread=1|German discussion board]]

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= hints =
 * [[/harddrive|How to replace the hard drive]]
 * [[/optical|How to replace the DVD-Rom]]
 * [[http://www1.medion.de/downloads/download.pl?id=293&type=anleitungen&filename=bdafid3010de.pdf&lang=de|German Manual]] - deutsches !BenutzerInnenhandbuch
 * [[http://www1.medion.de/downloads/download.pl?id=1745&type=treiber&filename=biofid3010.exe&lang=de|latest Bios update]] - version 1.0ma/mb
 * [[http://www.kreissl.info/diggs/linuxMD9703.php?PHPSESSID=010fc4766ae1f4a342721373eee04dcb|Problems with kernel 2.4 and the network card]]

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