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Old 01-06-2004, 02:54 PM   #31
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i am stumped on this one. anyone running linux on a 4100?
 
Old 01-06-2004, 04:59 PM   #32
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Originally posted by [winkydo]
i've run mandrake 9.2 on my latitude c540 and now i'm trying to set up to dual boot xp and mandrake 9.2 problem is when i plug in ac power or unplug ac power my laptop locks up.
If I had a bigger Harddrive, I would duel boot on my thinkpad.. what I am thinking about is getting an old dell laptop to run Fedora on it.. yet right now I am looking for a mac laptop to run OSX on..
 
Old 01-14-2004, 09:48 PM   #33
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Linux on Inspiron 8200

I'm running Red Hat 9 Linux on an Inspiron 8200. However, I use the term "running" loosely.

I bought the laptop with XP professional. I just bought a second internal hard disk on which I installed Red Hat Linux 9. However, when it boots, it just says Grub and nothing else happens. I can get in using recovery mode and that's the closest I've come to running Linux.

I figure I need a new driver for the display.

Any other suggestions?
 
Old 01-15-2004, 07:49 AM   #34
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Sounds like a boot-loader problem to me.. do a goog search for "GRUB HELP" you will find several links back to here with threads on it.. good look...
 
Old 01-15-2004, 01:48 PM   #35
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Thanks, Steve. I found the Grub manual. I'll go through it and check out the config file and stuff.
 
Old 01-15-2004, 04:51 PM   #36
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No problem, that is some of the very little help I can give...
 
Old 01-30-2004, 01:39 AM   #37
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X Resolution help on Inspiron 8200

Hey, figure this would be an ok place to ask this. What kind of X resolutionas have you guys gotten on your Inspiron 8200 with slackware? I installed the nvidia driver and all, but it's at like 800/600 resolution! It's killing me. I think my problem would be the Monitor setting it's using, does anyone know what monitor i should select as mine to be able to get something higher then 1024/768?
 
Old 01-30-2004, 01:50 AM   #38
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Did you come across this http://linux.dell.com/desktops.shtml ?
It is the Dell Linux laptop and Desktop forum where users share their view.
Specific to Dell Hardware and any Linux Distro
 
Old 01-31-2004, 12:17 AM   #39
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My question is why would you want to run Linux on a dell, my friends dell that he bought from ebay is crap..
 
Old 01-31-2004, 05:38 PM   #40
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*caugh caugh* ebay! *caugh*
 
Old 01-31-2004, 08:22 PM   #41
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ebays not that bad when you find someone you can trust..
 
Old 02-06-2004, 12:32 AM   #42
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running an inspiron 8500 over here with rh9, kind of.

im having a few problems with getting a dual boot to work with XP and rh9. im about as noob as it gets and was wondering what im doing wrong. The problem is that i couldn't get GRUB to find Win XP. So i then reinstalled XP which of course wrote over GRUB and now i cant boot redhat. i dont have a floppy drive so cant make boot disks and i cant figure out how to boot to RH from a CD, although i can boot from a CD and make it to the recover and/or reinstall console. my partition scheme is as follows

hda1 = win boot (planned to be GRUB)
hda2 = second extended? partition
hda5 = Win XP NTFS
hda6 = RH9
hda7 = SWAP

i was told that it is easier to install windows first then RH but when done cant get windows to boot. im willing to start over from scratch. also the more specific and dumbed down of an explanation givin the more helpful (dont be afraid to affend me i am this dumb). thanks for your help and time.
 
Old 02-07-2004, 11:31 PM   #43
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Those partitions can be tricky, I am working on resizing my NTFS partition so I can install slackware..
 
Old 02-08-2004, 12:02 PM   #44
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Re: X Resolution help on Inspiron 8200

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Originally posted by Coqui
Hey, figure this would be an ok place to ask this. What kind of X resolutionas have you guys gotten on your Inspiron 8200 with slackware? I installed the nvidia driver and all, but it's at like 800/600 resolution! It's killing me. I think my problem would be the Monitor setting it's using, does anyone know what monitor i should select as mine to be able to get something higher then 1024/768?
well the distro shouldn't matter in this regard. did you edit you XF86Config (or XF86Config-4) file correctly? there's more than just changing the video driver to "nvidia" and having your computer go, "wammo! thanks...". did you specify default resolution and load the correct modules and choose the correct monitor if present in your post-install video setup? if your monitor isn't in there and you chose a generic monitor, did you alter the refresh in the XF86Config (or XF86Config-4) file. i'm running an inspiron 8100 with full 3d support @ 1400x1050 resolution at 24 bbp. you should have no problems getting that on your inspiron 8200.
 
Old 03-10-2004, 02:56 PM   #45
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i8200 running linux just fine

Greetings

I am running Mandrake 9.2, I still have the power problems. I am waiting till I am on break from school to try and fix...I need the laptop for programing class and term papers.

 
  


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