Problems and Fixes for x2gen017v2 image

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• PB - noticed that there is a guest account activated - needs to be de-activated
  • DB - To de- activate add "allow-guest=false" to the end of /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
• DB - Gordon noticed that there is no option for a user not listed to login (maybe that is what we want, makes deployment of AD machines difficult though)
  • Add the following line to /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

greeter-show-manual-login=true

• DB - GRUB Update breaks boot
  • During GRUB's update process a debconf wizard appears, answer as follows: Select "show differences side by side -> Forward -> Forward -> Check the box (Continue without installing) -> Forward
  • After GRUB updates the following command may need to be run: sudo grub-install -f /dev/sda5 (currently I do not know of a way of telling if it actually does, If you are feeling adventurous try not running it, if not I would advise running it anyway (just to be safe)) NOTE: Make sure that / is on /dev/sda5 (try df to check) if not, change accordingly
  • If already rebooted, run the following at the GRUB boot prompt ( grub> )

root=(hd0,4)
kernel=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=/dev/sda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic
boot

• • Then run sudo grub-install -f /dev/sda5 and reboot
• DB - Hostname is not fully qualified in /etc/hostname (only the machine name is there) same with /etc/hosts

• Asus Zenbook Drivers (Located in \\asimov.uwaterloo.ca\images\core\asus_zenbook-drivers) I believe they are all there - dkbellin

-- PhilipBeldowski - 06 Jun 2012

-- DennisBellinger - 06 Jun 2012