I have a Dell Inspiron 9400, running Windows XP, and I want to run Linux instead.
Can someone tell me if my laptop will accept it, and what distribution to put on my Live CD?
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Running Linux on my Laptop?
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The Fn + F8 key is not working on Dell Inspiron Laptop, but works in Safe mode?
If I hit Fn + F8 key in “Safe Mode,” it seems like laptop is switching to external monitor and laptop screen goes blank, but my external monitor does not show anything. But I do get a message generated from external monitor says “input is not in correct resolution format” of something like that. Certainly, when I’m in regular Windows screen, the Fn + F8 key does not work at all. What seems to be wrong here? My laptop monitor also flickers and goes totally black in about 3 – 10 minutes in regular windows, but works fine in “Safe Mode” and in Linux Live CD.
Inspiron 9400
Thank you,
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Screen problem when trying to install linux?
I’m trying to install ubuntu on my dell inspiron 1501 laptop but when I just try to boot off of the live cd the screen is kind of split and everything looks screwy. What could possibly be the problem and what could be a possible solution?
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Will installing linux on a brand new dell Laptop void the warranty?
I plan on purchasing a dell inspiron 1525 and want to put fedora 9 on it. I have a live cd for fedora. I want to know what the best way to remove the windows OS without removing any of the drivers I might need to run the laptop (ie. keyboard, disk drive and any other if they exist) and if by doing this I void the warranty. Im pretty sure that im not voiding the warranty because the warrentys general cover hardware issuese not software right? I don’t have this laptop in my possesion at this time.
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Inspiron 6000 problem?
My wife’s Dell Inspiron 6000 has ceased to start, coming up with a blue screen and a message saying unmountable boot volume. I know the HDD is fine. It’s XP that has screwed itself up.
How do I get the data off it? I have tried various Linux live CDs but none seems to allow me to access the data on the HDD and transfer it to networked storage.
Also, how do I initialise the on disk reformat/reinstall partition? I know there’s one there as it shows up as a 35gb hard drive and it’s actually a 40gb.
It’s an elderly Dell. I found the drive (a hitachi travelstar) is dated 2005. I know my wife has had the laptop for a couple of years and that it’s out of warranty. I’ve fixed several blue-screen errors before but this time it’ll show the XP progress bar but then comes up with a blue screen with the unmountable boot volume error.
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