Today I received my Laptop (HP NC6400) and after backing up the pre-installad Windows (who knows when to use), I strightly went to install Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon in the 32 bit-version.

Because I wanted a fully encrypted system I had to do a little alternate installation using some instructions on well known sites: mainly Ubuntu-wiki and some hints from Sternensucher

In fast motion:

install command-line-system and preparing partitions
load modules
setting up cryptsetup
copying system to encrypted partition
chroot in the encrypted system
modify /etc/fstab, /etc/crypttab, /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, /boot/grub/menu.lst
update-grub
update-initramfs -u ALL
reboot
setting up key-files for non-root-partitions

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

The last command is a little bit optimistic, because I lost the internet-connection and had to configure around a bit. The greatest problem was to find the fglrx-driver for the graphics-card.

further reports will follow

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