I'm new to linux. I had no problems installing RH9 on my 8200 except for no audio. I ran the internet configuration wizard to attempt to connect to the...
I own a Dell Inspiron 3000 laptop that I purchased in 1998 and still use for a backup. It is currently smoking so to speak. It will power up but that is all....
I wanted to make a car charger for my Dell, there are many upconverter to 20V, the problem is the non standard plug. Well, i found who makes it: Hirose, a...
I just found this group, and I am very glad to know it exists as I have 3 latitudes (an L400, C600, and X200) and 1 bad attitude. So first off, Hello and...
Hi, I'm trying to get to work an ATMEL-based wireless pcmcia card on my Inspiron 2650 with the atmelwlandriver.sourceforge.net drivers. It does work but once...
I just installed Mandrake 9.2 Final and overall its working OK. However, I have several things which I think need to be cleaned up and fixed. Specs: Pentium...
Has anyone had any luck throttling the CPU on a 5150? I am running Fedora Core 1 w/ kernel 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl and have followed the instructions on Fedora's...
Why not use openoffice, supports reading and writing MS office files. -Deepak ... From: "dr4ft3r" <dr4ft3r@...> To: <linux-dell-laptops@yahoogroups.com> ...
I recently purchased a used Dell Laptop with Windows 98. Of course, I promptly removed windows and installed Redhat 7.1!!! After some difficulty figuring out...
I have to recompiled my kernel to 2.4.22 to get ACPI working. And acpi is working now. But I notice I couldn't get my USB mouse working anymore, even if I...
I recently had Dell replace the motherboard and half of the rest of my Inspiron 8100 (GF2Go card) due to problems with the mouse clicking randomly. I...
So, here I was - I had just read the latest Linux Journal and decided to install Madman (http://madman.sourceforge.net) based upon Marcel Gagne's column...
I just installed RH 9 on my Inspiron 8200. Everything installed fine and all hardware except the modem were recognized. However, after activating the...
Hello all, I am new to this group, and did a fairly extenaive search through old posts before posting this. I have a 600M, and I am running RedHat 7.3 and 9 as...
I'm still relatively new and have a few questions... I've been having problems getting my 4496 video drivers to be stable since installing several programs a...
Hi all, I've just installed Gentoo Linux on an I8k here. Installation and kernel (2.4.22-ac4) building went well. But there is still one big problem. Everytime...
Hello. I am still with doubts about the Inspiron 8600. They offer now in Spain the WUXGA with a resolution of 1920x1200 and we are thinking on it instead of...
Sorry if this has already been discussed, but I've searched the archives and the net without finding any answers. I have an i8k that I want to install rh 9 on....
Is anyone using the nv driver on a i8100 successfully? Specifically in "1024x768"; resolution. I can only get it to work with 1600x1200 which is the monitor's...
Has anyone gotten the tv out to work on an Inspiron 600m with the 64mb Radeon Mobility 9000? I have successfully installed the ati.2 drivers and atitvout, but...
Has anyone ever experienced an issue where, when idle, the system seems to write a small amount of data to the hard drive a couple of times per minute. It...
I tried FC 1 on my Inspiron 8200, and here is the link i submitted to linux-laptop today: www.isrec.isb-sib.ch/~agrosdid/fedora_dell.html Contains : - problem...
driverloader from linuxant.com is working perfectly on my i8500 with the truemobile 1300 card and redhat 9. One thing to note though, it set itself up as eth0...
Hello all, Glad to find this group, some people do use linux on their dell notebook. I have done some reading and replaced the APM with ACPI using kernel ...
I read on slashdot that Mandrake 9.2 will permanently damage some of the CDROMs from L.G. http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/errata.php3 Unfortunately Dell uses...
I am new to this group, as I just got a Inspiron 3200 and was able to load Mandrake 9.0 on it. Apparently my CDs burned from ISO images of 9.1 and the club...
Ok folks...still using mdk9.1 Anyway, I am pulling my hair out on this one. I have been attempting to switch to GNOME for my desktop, but for the life of me...
