DELL 8200 Inspiron Owners over here...

raptor95368 · 03-10-2004, 05:25 PM

I am running RH9 and XP Pro Dual boot on Inspiron 8500...only issues i had was getting the nVidia driver for video and getting a cisco aironet card to work...everything else is flawless

sxa · 03-12-2004, 06:28 PM

Red Hat is just that good... too bad there won't be a RH10

BarkingBonefish · 03-12-2004, 09:24 PM

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Originally posted by GLieber
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?

I am running a similar config on a C840, and found a solution on this forum. My general explanation is here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=156022

Hope that helps.

LOKEsTeR · 03-13-2004, 12:55 AM

got a dell insprion 2650 want to run linux Rhl9 got the cds got monitor issues not sure if i want to format my winblows xp off just yet really want to dive into linux so im tryin to install in a computer i got for free frist but got errors everytime i install it gives either wrong cd 2 or cannot mount cdrom if anyone can help it would be aperciated if i could get the damn program to run and i like it i would install it to my dell insprion 2650 oh yea does Rhl support US Robotics wireless pc card?

sxa · 03-14-2004, 11:46 AM

You should be able to find linux drivers for you PCI Card.. and also it will help you in the long run if you get rid of windows XP, since you won't keep running back, like I have been doing..

raptor95368 · 03-15-2004, 01:56 PM

well, i just finished installing Fedora Core 1 on a dual boot Latitude D600...also a flawless install...again the only issue is the Centrino, for which Broadcom hasn't released a driver yet...all things in their time...

sxa · 03-16-2004, 11:47 AM

You would think they would have released a driver when they released the processor.. a ton of people are going to be using wireless linux on their notebooks with the centrino.. when they can get it to work..

itsjustme · 04-02-2004, 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by megaspaz
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.

I have the same question as Coqui. But, your reply asked him if he setup his monitor correctly, when he was asking, How do I setup my monitor correctly? (more or less) And, it's the LCD monitor hinged right onto the laptop!

Mine happens to be an XGA+ (IBM manufactured I believe.)

I just bought another harddrive for my Inspiron 8200 and I'm putting slackware on it. I got the latest nvidia driver and modified my XF86Config file with 24bit depth, added "1400x1050" to the modes line, changed vesa to nvidia, etc. However, I still can't get it to go to 1400x1050. So, I went into KDE to see what it might tell me about the video stuff, and it didn't even show my geforce2 go as an nvidia option. So, I was looking at the monitor section, and it defaulted to [My Monitor] and wanted me to give it the horz/vert info, but that's info I don't have about that LCD monitor. On the other harddrive, I have windows 2000 and there I do have it set to 1400x1050. So, it will do that resolution.

Looks like I need to go back and look closer at the readme to see if there is any specific info regarding laptops with the GeForce2 Go video.

But, any advice on getting to 1400x1050 on this machine would be welcome.
I've done the nvidia shuffle several times on desktops, with no problems. This is my first foray into doing it on a laptop.