Difference between revisions of "Dell D600"
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| + | Older Dell Latitude D-series laptops can still be useful online devices. While they are getting quite long in the tooth, running Linux | ||
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<li>512MB of memory works, but it generates a lot of disk swapping. More memory is better.</li> | <li>512MB of memory works, but it generates a lot of disk swapping. More memory is better.</li> | ||
<li>Wireless doesn't work right away so make sure you have a wired connection to get started.</li> | <li>Wireless doesn't work right away so make sure you have a wired connection to get started.</li> | ||
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| + | Fixing Wireless: | ||
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| + | <li>Press CTRL+ALT+T to open a terminal window.</li> | ||
| + | <li>Remove the newer broadcom drivers by typing "sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source"</li> | ||
| + | <li>Install the specialized broadcom drivers by typing "sudo apt-get install firmware-b43legacy-installer"</li> | ||
| + | <li>Restart</li> | ||
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Revision as of 10:55, 24 October 2012
Older Dell Latitude D-series laptops can still be useful online devices. While they are getting quite long in the tooth, running Linux
Dell Latitude D600 Setup Instructions
Pre-installation Notes:
- 512MB of memory works, but it generates a lot of disk swapping. More memory is better.
- Wireless doesn't work right away so make sure you have a wired connection to get started.
Fixing Wireless:
- Press CTRL+ALT+T to open a terminal window.
- Remove the newer broadcom drivers by typing "sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source"
- Install the specialized broadcom drivers by typing "sudo apt-get install firmware-b43legacy-installer"
- Restart
