HP Pavilion a305I, Pavilion a307I How to Use
Working with the Turbolinux
Operating System
Your PC uses the Turbolinux operating
system. Configuration instructions are
installed on this PC and on the System
Recovery CDs.
This PC is not shipped with a Microsoft
Windows operating system. References
to Microsoft products, the CD-RW optical
drive, wireless optical mouse, special
keyboard functions, Application and System
Recovery, and some software programs do
not apply to this PC.
NOTE: Your version of Linux supports only
English character input from the keyboard.
User Login Information
When you first turn on your PC, the User
Login information uses these defaults:
owner username: owner
•
owner password: password
root administrator username: root
•
root administrator password: password
You should change both passwords.
To change passwords:
1 Click the Start Application icon.
2 Choose System, and then
click User Manager.
3 Enter the root administrator password
and press Enter.
The first time you turn on your PC and
each time you start (boot) the PC from
the recovery CDs, the root password is
password.
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4 To change a password:
• For the root administrator password,
select root.
Or
• For the owner password, select owner.
5 Click User at the top of the window, and
choose Set Password.
6 Type a new password into the two fields
and then click OK.
7 To change another password, repeat
steps 4 through 6.
8 Close the window and click Save to keep
the changes.
To Set Up an
Internet Connection
1 At the bottom of the desktop, click the
Start Application icon.
2 Choose Internet and then click Internet
Dialer.
3 Click the Setup button.
4 In the Accounts tab, click New.
5 Click the Dialog Setup button.
6 In the Dial tab, enter the name of your
Internet Service Provider (ISP) into the
Connection Name box.
7 In the Phone Numbers area, click the Add
button.
8 Type in your ISP telephone number, and
then click OK.
9 Click OK at the bottom of the window,
and then click OK again.
10 Type in your login ID and the password
for your ISP account.
11 Click the Connect button, and then follow
any onscreen instructions to complete your
Internet connection.
To Find Support
1 Open your Internet browser and type in:
http://www.turbolinux.com/support
2 Press the Enter key.
3 Click Install Support.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions, entering
the registration number that is on the
Turbolinux CD cover.
After registering, you have 30 days of free
e-mail support for your Turbolinux operating
system.
Using System Recovery
You can reinstall the Turbolinux operating
system by using the System Recovery CDs,
which came with your PC.
CAUTION This procedure deletes
all information on the PC hard
disk drive. Save all files that are
on the hard disk drive on
external storage before doing a
System Recovery.
1 With the PC on, insert the System
Recovery Disc 1 into the CD drive.
2 Turn off the PC.
3 Turn on the PC. The computer starts
from the recovery CD.
4 Wait for the Turbolinux Installation menu
to open. Press Enter at the boot prompt to
start the recovery.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions, accepting
all defaults, including:
• When prompted to enter the root
administrator password, type password.
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• At the Configure X window, test your
monitor by clicking Test this
configuration. Click Yes to accept the
monitor resolution displayed, or wait a
few seconds until the window
reappears and then select a lower
resolution.
• If you wish to skip creating a boot
disk, put a check mark in Skip creating
boot disk.
6 When the CD tray ejects, remove Disc 1
and insert Disc 2. Click OK to continue.
7 When the CD tray ejects again, remove the
disc and close the CD tray.
8 Follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the recovery.
Obtaining Linux Source Code
Go to one of the following sites to obtain
the Linux source code. The site requires no
user name.
1 Open your Internet browser and type in:
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.co.jp/pub/
TurboLinux/TurboLinux/ia32/
Workstation/8/source/SRPMS/
Or
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.co.jp/pub/
TurboLinux/TurboLinux/ia32/
Workstation/8/updates/SRPMS/
2 Press the Enter key.
3 Select the files you want to download.
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