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Which linux Distro for Dell XPS M1210

post #1 of 17
12/20/06 at 12:27am
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Which linux distro would work best, (out of the box) with this laptop? Thanks
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post #2 of 17
12/20/06 at 5:09am
what what i know about the laptop, the hardware is reasonably generic so just about everything should work fine. if you have a particular distro in mind google "distro name + m1210" to get specific results....

my personal recommendations will go to elive, ubuntu, and pclinuxos
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post #3 of 17
12/20/06 at 7:20am
I just installed Ubuntu 6.10 on my Dell Inspiron 6400. Everything worked! But i did need to download Gnome Network Manager to get the wireless with WPA to work.
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post #4 of 17
12/20/06 at 1:44pm
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Thanks for the advise guys iwas thinking of using Ubuntu as well as I am currently using it on the Acer that I had. When I installed it on the Acer it gave me some video problems. I managed to fix that editing a configuration file.
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post #5 of 17
12/20/06 at 5:06pm
Usually the problems with video (like the screen is black or distorted) is because the monitor horiz and vert settings are wrong. I know my machine needs very specific settings because it has to run at 61hz, which no linux distros allow by default. My point being, if you have some custom monitor settings save them somewhere because it will help in the long run.
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post #6 of 17
1/26/07 at 12:55pm
Hello,

I use Opensuse 10.2 is great Distro for me.Could anybody tell me any Software for Temperature,Fans,chips, etc.??

thanks a lot.!
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post #7 of 17
1/26/07 at 3:26pm
ubuntu + XPS Gen 2 worked great, so that is my vote - zero issues right out of the box well, except the lack of gfx drivers, but there is an auto installer around there someware to fix that.
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post #8 of 17
1/29/07 at 3:34pm
ill give another one for Ubuntu. I have it on two laptopts right now, an Asus S5n, and an old Compaq Evo N400c. It works great on each!
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post #9 of 17
1/29/07 at 7:55pm
ubuntu not bad....but recently i've been liking PCLinuxOS 2007....great stuff.
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post #10 of 17
1/30/07 at 12:01am
I agree with abf, I just tried the new PCLinuxOS; it's shaping up to be a great distro. There are still a few problems with my Dell e1705, but only minor problems such as not being able to disconnect from one network and join another network when the computer is on. However, I think that should be fixed when the final version of the distro is released. My vote goes for PCLinuxOS and Ubuntu is a close second.

Sabayon worked pretty well on my e1705 also... but it's gentoo based.
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post #11 of 17
1/30/07 at 12:54am
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Originally Posted by BIGEE1212
Sabayon worked pretty well on my e1705 also... but it's gentoo based.

you say that like its a bad thing.

sabayon is nice...but it has a few more issues that they need to resolve before i care to d/l it again
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post #12 of 17
1/31/07 at 9:31pm
A distro I have used for a while and been impressed with is Knoppix. It is a live cd so you get to see how it will work with your hardware and if all is how you like it than you can install it simply. Another one I have tried is Mepis which is somewhere in between Debian and Ubuntu (a good blend of both in my opinion).
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post #13 of 17
2/1/07 at 1:33pm
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Wow thanks for the help guys I downloaded Ubuntu 64 bit edition has any one tried that yet?
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post #14 of 17
2/1/07 at 2:44pm
64 Bit should run pretty similar to 32 Bit. In general 64 Bit is perfectly stable and there is little reason not to choose it for a general desktop. More specific tasks maybe not(Example would be running precompiled binaries of VSTs for audio work, but general desktop I have no problem reccomending it, or even for 90 percent of uses out there.

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post #15 of 17
2/1/07 at 11:10pm
I use 64bit Dapper. Just make sure you install Automatix to get all of the annoying 32bit stuff working quickly (like 32bit firefox, flash, codecs, etc).
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post #16 of 17
2/2/07 at 1:13am
I can't wait until I get my core 2 duo laptop and can start using 64 bit. I hope I am wowed by it LOL!
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post #17 of 17
2/2/07 at 5:47pm
Most people will NOT notice much difference in speed between 64 and 32 bit. Where the primary difference will come in is the case of large amounts of memory(over 4 gigs) or in floating point process intensive applications(Generally DSP, so most multimedia intensive things, not generally something the average consumer does often). Even in those how much of a difference will vary.

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