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Aradan at 03:15, 7 November 2013

2013-11-07T03:15:38Z

Scellef: /* Inspiron 700m */ fixed link syntax

2012-09-12T21:52:04Z

Inspiron 700m: fixed link syntax

Scellef: /* Notes on Dell Models */ Added Inspiron 700m resolution fix

2012-09-12T19:43:36Z

Notes on Dell Models: Added Inspiron 700m resolution fix

Scellef: Added dump on spiteful nVidia cards in Inspirons

2012-08-01T01:14:12Z

Added dump on spiteful nVidia cards in Inspirons

Scellef: Added notes on Models

2011-12-29T20:26:36Z

Added notes on Models

Manseau at 17:21, 11 May 2010

2010-05-11T17:21:04Z

Manseau at 17:19, 11 May 2010

2010-05-11T17:19:56Z

Manseau at 17:17, 11 May 2010

2010-05-11T17:17:57Z

Manseau at 17:16, 11 May 2010

2010-05-11T17:16:38Z

Manseau at 17:10, 11 May 2010

2010-05-11T17:10:27Z

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	*Reboot the system, and you should now arrive at a much more crisp login screen.		*Reboot the system, and you should now arrive at a much more crisp login screen.

−	[[Category:Laptops]]	+	[[Category:Laptops Archive]]

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 ===Inspiron 700m===
-* These machines have the Intel 82855 chipset, which necessitates using the <code>Dell-fix</code> script in Ubuntu 10.04.  See [[http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Intel_8XX_graphic_chips here]] for more details.
+* These machines have the Intel 82855 chipset, which necessitates using the <code>Dell-fix</code> script in Ubuntu 10.04.  See [[Intel 8XX graphic chips|here]] for more details.
 *However, after running the script and booting into the graphical environment, the screen's resolution is skewed (16:10 aspect ratio trying to run at 1024 X 768).  In order to fix this and run at the systems native resolution (1280 X 800), edit <code>/etc/default/grub</code> and the following (in '''bold''')to this line:
    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="splash quiet '''i915.modeset=1'''"

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:43, 12 September 2012
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	* Ran into an issue with one of these systems running with an nVidia GPU (Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300), where both the nouveau and nvidia drivers would fail to load GDM, instead landing at a console login. Sifting through dmesg revealed some output where either driver would fail "... to evaluate _DSM: 5". The internet recommended adding a 'nomodeset' boot parameter to grub, which didn't change anything; however, then removing the 'nomodeset' option and attempting to boot would produce a black screen which prevented dropping to a console or even responding to Magic Unix Keys. Putting 'nomodeset' back in the boot parameters afforded me a console login again. Le sigh.		* Ran into an issue with one of these systems running with an nVidia GPU (Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300), where both the nouveau and nvidia drivers would fail to load GDM, instead landing at a console login. Sifting through dmesg revealed some output where either driver would fail "... to evaluate _DSM: 5". The internet recommended adding a 'nomodeset' boot parameter to grub, which didn't change anything; however, then removing the 'nomodeset' option and attempting to boot would produce a black screen which prevented dropping to a console or even responding to Magic Unix Keys. Putting 'nomodeset' back in the boot parameters afforded me a console login again. Le sigh.

		+	===Inspiron 700m===
		+	* These machines have the Intel 82855 chipset, which necessitates using the <code>Dell-fix</code> script in Ubuntu 10.04. See [[http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Intel_8XX_graphic_chips here]] for more details.
		+	*However, after running the script and booting into the graphical environment, the screen's resolution is skewed (16:10 aspect ratio trying to run at 1024 X 768). In order to fix this and run at the systems native resolution (1280 X 800), edit <code>/etc/default/grub</code> and the following (in '''bold''')to this line:
		+	GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="splash quiet '''i915.modeset=1'''"
		+	*Save the changes to the file, and then run:
		+	$> sudo update-grub
		+	*Reboot the system, and you should now arrive at a much more crisp login screen.

	[[Category:Laptops]]		[[Category:Laptops]]

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 ** U4873
 ** D5318
 [[Category:Laptops]]

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		+	==Notes on Dell Models==
		+
		+	===Latitude DX00 & DX10===
		+	* Admin passwords on these models require hardware hacking in order to crack. Unseating the CMOS doesn't appear to work.
		+
		+	===Inspiron 6000===
		+	* These models will recognize the following battery models:
		+	** U4873
		+	** D5318

	[[Category:Laptops]]		[[Category:Laptops]]

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 *Run sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart to restart GDM
 |-
-|style="text-align:left"|The fans on dell 8500s *do not turn* due to a software issue in 9.10 (and
+|style="text-align:left"|The fans on dell 8500s *do not turn* due to a software issue in 9.10 (and all previous versions of Ubuntu!).
 |style="text-align:left"|[http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Dell_Inspiron_8000_fan This link provides the procedure for working around the problem.]
 |-

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 |style="text-align:left"|The fans on dell 8500s *do not turn* due to a software issue in 9.10 (and
 all previous versions of Ubuntu!).
-|style="text-align:left"|[This link provides the procedure for working around the problem. http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Dell_Inspiron_8000_fan]
+|style="text-align:left"|This link provides the procedure for [working around the problem.| http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Dell_Inspiron_8000_fan]
 |-
 |style="text-align:left"|Recycle Notes

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 *Press Ctrl + O to save, and Ctrl + X to exit.
 *Run sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart to restart GDM
 |-
-|style="text-align:left"|----
+|style="text-align:left"|The fans on dell 8500s *do not turn* due to a software issue in 9.10 (and
-|style="text-align:left"|http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Dell_Inspiron_8000_fan
+all previous versions of Ubuntu!).
+|style="text-align:left"|[This link provides the procedure for working around the problem. http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Dell_Inspiron_8000_fan]
 |-
 |style="text-align:left"|Recycle Notes
 |style="text-align:left"|Take systems that would be recycled but have working screens and processors faster than 2.0 Ghz to Sergio for online sale.
 |-
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