x2gen017v2.TIB NOTES

• Location: \\asimov.cscf.uwaterloo.ca\IMAGES\core (being created)
• Created June 2012
• Using Acronis Disk Backup and Recovery 10, NOT version 11 and NOT ghost
• 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise (IST) / 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
• Passwords: Fall 2011

System Requirements

• must have 64-bit support in the CPU, including PAE (Physical Address Extension)
• RAM: 1GB+ (2 or more recommended)
• recommended dual-core +

Partitioning Scheme, Main hard drive (based on 600gig hd)

• 100meg MS system Partition
• C Drive: 250gig, NTFS
• D drive: 50gig, NTFS
• sda5: 250gig, ext4
• sda6: 16gig, swap (2 x ram)

Partitioning Scheme, Second hard drive

• not formatted

Boot Loader

• MS boot loader to choose Win7 or Ubuntu
• If you choose Ubuntu, GRUB 2 is initiated, GRUB2 is installed on linux main partition.

Windows Driver Search redirection (magore)

• Create a driver directory called c:\drivers and put all your drivers there
• Modify the registry key

• Create sub folders under c:\drivers for the different supported motherboards: M3A78, M4A89GTD, M5A88-VEVO, M5A97, Zenbook UX31E-DH52

Installed Windows 7 Apps

• MS boot loader
• EasyBCD 2.1.2
• Office 10 (IST)x64
• Open Office 3.3.0
• Symantec Antivirus (IST)
• MS Home Security Essentials
• Thunderbird 13
• Firefox 13
• SSH (UW LICENSE FILE)
• XMING 7.5.0.34
• 7-Zip x64bit 9.2
• Ghostgum 5.0
• Ghostscript 9.05
• Adobe Reader X, Flash, Shockwave
• Leno Thinkvantage system update
• Sun Java 7.4
• MS Live
• VLC v2.0.1
• GIMP v2.6.12
• Smartmontools 5.42-1
• Areca 7.2.5 x32
• Printers setup using cups
• Remote Desktop enabled on master image

Installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

• GRUB 2 installed on /, not in MBR. Use manual partition creation to redirect GRUB installation to /
• host name fully qualified in /etc/hosts & /etc/hostname files
• apps as per https://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/twiki/view/CF/UbuntuImageCreation via Mike Gore's script found on asimov/images/ubuntu-scripts

-- PhilipBeldowski - 06 Jun 2012