ronan wrote:
> richard wrote:
>> Does anyone have experience installing Fedora on a Dell Vostro 1500
>> Laptop? I'd like to go this route and get rid of the installed
>> Windows Vista.
>>
>> Last time I tried going this route, the Fedora boot CD was not
>> recognized.
> I just got Ubuntu working on a Dell Vostro 1000. Everything went
> great, including resizing the existing Vista partition to dual-boot.
> The screen was an unreadable mess, until I did a "Safe Graphics" boot
> and used that to fetch the proprietary ATI driver. Now it looks
> great, with 3D acceleration and a ton of Compiz eye-candy (it's not my
> laptop).
> The only sticking point was the Wireless (Broadcom BCM4310 (IIRC)). I
> tried the b43, b43legacy, bcm43xx and ndiswrapper drivers, and nothing
> worked for many attempts. Finally, someone on an Ubuntu support forum
> suggested using a Broadcom driver from the Dell website (with a link),
> with ndiswrapper. That worked flawlessly, and my friend is getting
> his machine back tonight. He wasn't dying for Linux, but he
> absolutely hated Vista. There's no reason for an Athlon64 X-2 with
> 1GB of RAM to feel like a 386.
> --ronan
I have a Vostro 1000 and have never got the ATI graphics working
properly with PCLinux2007. Does the rear VGA output function for a
projector? Can you tell me the proper driver and where to locate it?
Stew
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