fedora linux in aspire 4520

it take a day to update fedora 8 to fedora 9.. actually, there are several way to upgrade it.
A. Download ISO fedora 9 -> burn DVD - > boot -> upgrade.
B. Update thru yum.. -> install fedora-release 9 rpm -> enter 'yum update'
C. Download ISO fedora 9 - > mount to /media/iso -> install fedora-release 9 package-> edit /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora*.repo -> change 'baseurl=file:///media/iso/' -> then upgrade by simply enter 'yum update'

i choose step C, due to limited internet access in my place and i hate use cd/dvd.. :lol:

Here is the latest kernel for fedora 9 - i change only 2 thing in configuration for this kernel release.

• CPU set to AMD K8
• 4k stack disabled

kernel-2.6.25.3-18.fedora4520.fc9.i686.rpm - Size : 17.83 megabytes
kernel-devel-2.6.25.3-18.fedora4520.fc9.i686.rpm - Size : 17.83 megabytes

ndiswrapper
* successfully run atheros AR5BXB63 -in fedora 9 detect as Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.25.3-18.fedora4520.fc9.i686-1.52-1.i386.rpm - Size : 1.06 megabytes
ndiswrapper-1.52-1.i386.rpm - Size : 32.2 kilobytes

Acer crystal Eye Webcam

kmod-uvcvideo-0.1.0-fedora4520.i686.rpm - Size : 27.7 kilobytes

[root@fedora Desktop]# dmesg | grep uvcvideo
uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Acer CrystalEye webcam (064e:a101)
usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo

Notes : there are some problem with nvidia driver & kernel 2.6.25 , so i have to downgrade Xorg package and use xorg from Fedora 8 package.. how to downgrade?

kernel-2.6.23.15-137.fedora4520.fc8.i686
latest kernel fedora 8 especially for acer aspire 4520. optimized to K8 CPU & 4k stack disabled, you can run ndiswrapper with this kernel.

kernel-2.6.23.15-137.fedora4520.fc8.i686.rpm = md5 = d3aae254bcf059d4bcc5465ab12e4300 - 14.4Mbyte
kernel-devel-2.6.23.15-137.fedora4520.fc8.i686.rpm = md5 = 065192860e906a6147a5dbf94e7d7e9e - 5.0 Mbyte

Nvidia GeForce 7000M
download nvidia driver from nvidia linux website, pick the latest version not the latest legacy CPU .
Latest Version: 169.07 = 11.1Mbyte
1. login fedora linux as single user / exit xorg, or just enter this command as root
/sbin/init 4
2.run this file
[root@localhost download] sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.01-pkg1.run
3. follow the instructions which is given by nvidia
4. restart xorg, or start init 5
good luck :)

p/s: link update 2/4/08

kernel-2.6.23.14-115.fedora4520
latest kernel for fedora 8 in acer aspire 4520, optimized for K8 cpu & disabled 4k stack

kernel-2.6.23.14-115.fedora4520.fc8.i686.rpm md5 = 69dffea4204ed783abd6b5f4fc20ad14 size = 14.5Mbyte
kernel-devel-2.6.23.14-115.fedora4520.fc8.i686.rpm md5 = 960037bd938fa72a70c69f5467bbb3fe size = 5.0 Mbyte

p/s:link update 2april2008