Re: dell inspiron 8100 + dlink 650 wireless pc card...

[Daniel D Jones <ddjones@riddlemaster.org>]

On Sunday 18 November 2001 23:28, Rob Hensley wrote:
> I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 8100 along with a D-Link 650 wireless
> PC Card and a D-Link Wireless Access Point. I haven't gotten them yet, but
> before I do I want to know a little about how I can install debian on it.
> Does anyone know exactly what disks need to be downloaded to do a net
> install and get my laptop running sid? If so, do tell :) Also, what module
> does my wireless PC Card use (if you know)? Last but not least, are there
> any good web sites you can refer me to that explain more about linux
> compatibility with laptop hardware and/or that of installing debian on a
> laptop. Thanks in advance, Bye! :)

I got my Dell Inspiron 8100 about two weeks ago and I love it.

I installed a minimal Potato from an old CD-ROM I had, modified my 
sources.list and apt-get dist-upgraded to Sid.

I 'll put my XF86Config-4 file at the bottom of this message, which should 
save you a lot of headaches.  The video card is a GeForce, so you'll have to 
download and install the binary drivers.  The sound card is a Maesto3.  It's 
an experimental driver under kernel 2.4.14, so you'll have to enable 
experimental drivers at the start of the config process.  There's a package 
called tpconfig that will help you set up the touch pad.  Mine was so 
sensitive to clicking as to be almost unusable.  Using tpconfig to turn tap 
off doesn't actually disable it  but it does make it much less sensitive.  
Also, check out http://www.whacked.net/ldl-faq.

I don't have a wireless card, so I can't help you there.

If you have any questions, just post.  Here's my XF86Config-4 file:


Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Server0"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection 

Section "Files"
    RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "extmod"
	Load "fbdevhw"
	Load "pex5"
	Load "dri"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "pex5"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "xie"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "keyboard"

	Option	"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	Option	"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option	"XkbLayout"	"us"
	Option	"XkbVariant"	"nodeadkeys"
	#Option	"XkbOptions"	""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "PS/2"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
#        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0" VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "Monitor Model"
        HorizSync   31.5-67
        VertRefresh 50-90

        # -- 1400x1050 --
        # 1400x1050 @ 60Hz, 65.8 kHz hsync
        Modeline "1400x1050"  129   1400 1464 1656 1960
                              1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

        # 1400x1050 @ 70Hz, 76.8 kHz hsync
        Modeline "1400x1050"  151   1400 1464 1656 1960
                              1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

        # 1400x1050 @ 75Hz, 82.3 kHz hsync
        Modeline "1400x1050"  162   1400 1464 1656 1960
                              1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

        # 1400x1050 @ 85Hz, 93.2 kHz hsync
        Modeline "1400x1050"  184   1400 1464 1656 1960
                              1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

EndSection Section "Device"
	Identifier   "NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	VendorName	"NVidia"
	BoardName	"GeForce 2 Go"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Option		"NvAGP" "3"
#	Option		"NvAGP" "0"
#	Option		"IgnoreEDID" "1"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier   "Screen0"
        Device       "NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go"
        Monitor      "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth	16

	Subsection "Display"
        	Depth       16
                Modes       "1400x1050"
	EndSubsection

EndSection Section "DRI"
	Mode 0666
EndSection