Dell D600
Older Dell Latitude D-series laptops can still be useful online devices. While they are getting quite long in the tooth, running Ubermix can give them a second life in the classroom.
General 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.
- If your model of D-series has an ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 or similar chip, definitely update the video drivers.
- Web browsing, Google Apps, and Libre Office run just fine. Anything more and the user experience will be less than desirable.
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
Updating ATI Video Drivers:
- Press CTRL+ALT+T to open a terminal window
- Install the legacy ATI video drivers by typing "sudo apt-get install fglrx"
- Restart
