tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post2800923647181207199..comments2023-08-16T08:55:46.031-05:00Comments on Ubuntu on the Dell Inspiron 1501: Problem with the Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon BetaredDEADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778199165854076395noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post-31664351621630809072007-09-29T07:07:00.000-05:002007-09-29T07:07:00.000-05:00Luis Olcese:I'm using whatever is standard as far ...Luis Olcese:<BR/><BR/>I'm using whatever is standard as far as I know. I don't have my laptop here, so I can't check precisely what it is, but I didn't have to change anything.<BR/><BR/>My entire upgrade path was: net-install of feisty -> apt-get dist-upgrade to tribe 5 -> regular package updates from then onTorben Nielsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07816577539944187895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post-2893389723603124922007-09-29T02:43:00.000-05:002007-09-29T02:43:00.000-05:00does the problem exist only in ubuntu or also in k...does the problem exist only in ubuntu or also in kubuntu?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post-29125889520341002822007-09-28T15:30:00.000-05:002007-09-28T15:30:00.000-05:00The only thing i had to do to get it to install wa...The only thing i had to do to get it to install was use safe graphics mode. Everything else seems fine, i even installed the restricted ati driver and compiz-fusion is working perfectly.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394163268870303594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post-26187245152330318752007-09-28T15:11:00.000-05:002007-09-28T15:11:00.000-05:00I tested some alphas (3&4 i think) and they worked...I tested some alphas (3&4 i think) and they worked fine (live cd) loads to desktop and works fine with no crashes. I have the standard base model 1501 with bios 2.1.0DJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273171090042398859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post-77407639024525918342007-09-28T08:16:00.000-05:002007-09-28T08:16:00.000-05:00torben, which kernel boot option are you using?torben, which kernel boot option are you using?Luis Olcesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487776697727604068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post-611057010511112752007-09-28T08:08:00.000-05:002007-09-28T08:08:00.000-05:00I got the beta to run using safe graphics mode, bu...I got the beta to run using safe graphics mode, but it was very unstable after the install. default native wifi driver worked well. usb flashdisk mounting not so well. Mounting my external hard drive caused a freeze. I reinstalled fiesty.ekonomikzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484389994811362465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post-83637993569625257212007-09-28T07:47:00.000-05:002007-09-28T07:47:00.000-05:00i have used gutsy (64bit) on my inspiron 1501it wo...i have used gutsy (64bit) on my inspiron 1501<BR/><BR/>it worked great but i needed to download an older tribe (tribe 4) then update it manually to get it working<BR/><BR/>also i had to use failsafe mode when i had updated to get it working and if you download it with firefox it ends the download prematurely (with no warnings), i had to use wget to get the .iso.tom wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283231377708856201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post-60088990912063183542007-09-28T06:17:00.000-05:002007-09-28T06:17:00.000-05:00I'm running Gutsy Beta updated from Tribe which in...I'm running Gutsy Beta updated from Tribe which in turn was updatde from Feisty.<BR/><BR/>I have no issues at all (that I've run into at least).Torben Nielsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07816577539944187895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876560611515310173.post-91041803999552724332007-09-28T06:04:00.000-05:002007-09-28T06:04:00.000-05:00hey mate i have a dell inspiron 1501 (AMD X2) and ...hey mate i have a dell inspiron 1501 (AMD X2) and before i could load a ubuntu or kubuntu live cd i had to disable the High Precision Event Timer in the BIOSUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267469408374178618noreply@blogger.com