93 lines
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Executable File
93 lines
6.4 KiB
Markdown
Executable File
Using the tabletop computers Terms - move over means to use the touch
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pad to move the arrow on the screen to the described position click on
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means to move the arrow to the described position & then press either
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click button type means to type what is described type: means to type
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the characters that follow the space after : enter means to type what is
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described (if anything) & then press the Enter key (at right) enter:
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means to type the characters that follow the space after : & then press
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Enter To use a tabletop computer (should be stored on the Tabletop
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Computer cart to the right of the laser cutter; make sure there is a USB
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drive glued into the back) - Dec. 26, 2019: C.1 Plug the round connector
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of a tabletop computer power supply (19-20V; they should be on the cart
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next to the computers) into the hole at the left of the back of the
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computer. C.2 Plug the power supply into an outlet that has power. C.3
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Slide the silver latch at the front of the computer to the right & open
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the computer. C.4 Push the power button in the right end of the hinge (3
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green lights should briefly come on at the center back of the computer,
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then the left one should come back on & stay on) C.4 If the display
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states Strike the F1 key to continue then press F1 (at left of back) C.5
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At Login: (it takes a long time to appear) enter: hacdc C.6 At Password:
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enter standard password To use the computer for general use (Linux) -
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Dec. 12, 2019: G.1 Click on Applications (top left of display) G.2 Move
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over System Tools (at bottom of new list) G.3 Click on MATE Terminal
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(middle of 2nd list; new window should appear) To use the computer to
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access the internet - Dec. 12, 2019: I.1 Click on Applications (top left
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of display) I.2 Move over Internet (middle of new list) I.3 Move over
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directly to the right to Chromium Web Browser in the 2nd list I.4 Click
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on the desired web browser To shut off the computer - Dec. 12, 2019: S.1
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Click on System (top left of display) S.2 Click on Shut Down on new list
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S.3 To speed things up click on Shut Down at bottom right of new window
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If the computer isn't responding at all hold down the power button in
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the right end of the hinge until it shuts off To update the software -
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Feb. 23, 2020: U.1 In a MATE terminal (see To use the computer for
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general use (Linux) above) enter: sudo apt update U.2 If the terminal
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displays \[sudo\] password for hacdc: then enter standard password U.3
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Optional - to see what updates exist enter: sudo apt list --upgradable
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\| most U.4 Optional - to see how much space is available on the USB
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drive enter: df -h U.5 enter: sudo apt full-upgrade U.6 When the
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terminal states how much additional disk space will be used and asks Do
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you want to continue? \[Y/n\] enter: y U.7 If at any point the terminal
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states that a file has been modified and asks what you would like to do
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about it (keep your currently-installed version is preselected) note the
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file name and enter U.8 If the terminal states that xdm must be stooped
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before the upgrade & If you want to interrupt the upgrade now and
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continue later, please answer No to the question below. \<Ok\> (\<Ok\>
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should be preselected) enter U.9 If the terminal asks Do you want to
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upgrade glibc now? \<Yes\> \<No\> (Yes should be preselected) enter U.10
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If the terminal states Display manager must be restarted manually...
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(\<Ok\> should be preselected) enter U.11 If the terminal states The
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grub boot loader was previously installed to a disk that is no longer
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present, ... & asks for GRUB install devices: enter space (selects
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first) down arrow space (selects second too) tab U.12 If the terminal
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asks for any other input (an option should be preselected as the
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default) enter U.13 When the update is finished enter: sudo shutdown -r
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now U.14 If the graphical display (not just a text display like the
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terminal) reappears (it takes a while) after logging in skip steps
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U.15-U.18 U.15 enter: sudo apt-get purge xserver-xorg-video-intel U.16
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sudo shutdown -r now U.17 sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel
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U.18 sudo shutdown -r now U.19 In a MATE terminal enter: emacs -nw
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update.txt U.20 Enter or change the date of the update U.21 Enter or
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change the list of files that weren't updated because they had been
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modified (see step U.7) U.22 Type Ctrl x Ctrl s Ctrl x Ctrl c To install
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minicom - Dec. 23, 2019: M.1 If a MATE Terminal is already displayed
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then skip steps M.2-M.4 M.2 Click on Applications at top left M.3 Move
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over System Tools M.4 Click on MATE Terminal M.5 Enter: sudo apt install
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minicom M.6 If the screen displays \[sudo\] password for hacdc: then
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enter standard password M.7 If the display asks Do you want to continue?
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\[Y/n\]: then enter: y M.8 When hacdc@XXXXXXX:~\$ (where XXXXXXX is the
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computer name) appears (it takes a while) enter: sudo minicom -s M.9
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Press down arrow twice to move highlighted line down to: Serial port
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setup M.10 Enter M.11 If A - Serial Device : is /dev/ttyACM0 then skip
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M.12-M.14 M.12 At Change which setting? type: a M.13 Use the Backspace
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key to change /dev/modem to /dev/ttyACM0 M.14 Enter M.15 Enter M.16
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Press down arrow twice to move highlighted line down to Screen and
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keyboard M.17 Enter M.18 At Change which setting? (Esc to exit) if Q -
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Local echo : is no then type: q M.19 If T - Add carriage return : is no
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then type: t M.20 Enter M.21 Press down arrow to move highlighted line
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down to Save setup as dfl M.22 Enter (Configuration saved should appear
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briefly) M.23 Press down arrow 3 times to move highlighted line to Exit
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from Minicom M.24 Enter M.25 Enter: sudo usermod -G dialout hacdc M.26
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Click on System at top towards left M.27 Click on Log Out hacdc... M.28
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To speed things up click on Log Out at lower right of new window M.29 At
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Login: enter hacdc M.30 At Password: enter standard password M.31 Repeat
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steps M.2-M.4 M.32 emacs -nw installed.txt M.33 Add minicom (in
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alphabetical order if a list already exists) M.34 Type Ctrl x Ctrl s
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Ctrl x Ctrl c (always hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the
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following letter) M.35 Enter minicom To rename the computer - Jan. 13,
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2020: N.1 Enter: sudo -i N.2 If the display shows \[sudo\] password for
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hacdc: then enter standard password N.3 cd /etc/ N.4 Enter: nano
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hostname N.5 Change the name to the new name N.6 Type Ctrl x N.7 At Save
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modified buffer? type: y N.8 At File Name to Write: hostname enter N.9
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Enter: nano hosts N.10 Change the name on the 2nd line to the new name
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N.11 Type Ctrl x N.12 At Save modified buffer? type: y N.13 At File Name
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to Write: hosts enter N.14 Enter: reboot |