Ubuntu on Medion tweaks

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some tweaks installing Ubuntu 16.04 on Medion hardware

Akoya S6219 Notebook

  • wifi does not work out of the box
  • disable secure boot in bios
  • blacklist rtl8xxxu
echo "blackist rtl8xxxu" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf.
sudo apt install dkms
git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723bu.git
cd rtl8723bu
source dkms.conf
sudo mkdir /usr/src/$PACKAGE_NAME-$PACKAGE_VERSION
sudo cp -r core hal include os_dep platform dkms.conf Makefile rtl8723b_fw.bin /usr/src/$PACKAGE_NAME-$PACKAGE_VERSION
sudo dkms add $PACKAGE_NAME/$PACKAGE_VERSION
sudo dkms autoinstall $PACKAGE_NAME/$PACKAGE_VERSION
sudo apt-get install git build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723bu
sed -i 's/EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_CONCURRENT_MODE/#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_CONCURRENT_MODE/g' ~/rtl8723bu/Makefile
cd rtl8723bu
make
sudo make install

X9613 AIO

  • nvidia not recognized correctly
  • use VESA driver, edit etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"
  • and apply changes
sudo update-grub
  • edit etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver		"vesa"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
        HorizSync       28-73
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection