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post #1 of 11
11/1/07 at 3:33am
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where do i get drivers for my xps m1710 laptop? I'm thinking of putting ubuntu on it due to how well it works.

Here's what I need:

a 7950GTX Driver
a sound driver
a broadcom driver

i turned off the other stuff, so I'm not going to be needing drivers for them as of yet. Can someone tell me where to get drivers for my m1710, links would be appreciated.


Jason
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post #2 of 11
11/1/07 at 3:38am
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread206350.html
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post #3 of 11
11/1/07 at 3:41am
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so i'll get 1920x1200 on the screen with ubuntu? I don't have to worry?
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post #4 of 11
11/1/07 at 4:52am
Sorry, I do not use ubuntu. At most you'd have to use one command though: "sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx" in the terminal and then press control-alt-backspace to restart X (sweet that you don't have to completely turn the machine off eh?). You can take a look at a slightly modified xorg.conf I had in kubuntu:
Code:
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Mon Feb 26 23:38:46 PST 2007

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Default Layout"
    Screen         "Default Screen" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
    InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
#    InputDevice    "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
#    InputDevice    "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
#    InputDevice    "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
    InputDevice    "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Files"

    # path to defoma fonts
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
    FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "i2c"
    Load           "bitmap"
    Load           "ddc"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
    Load           "int10"
    Load           "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "CoreKeyboard"
    Option         "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Configured Mouse"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "CorePointer"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Synaptics Touchpad"
    Driver         "synaptics"
    Option         "SendCoreEvents" "true"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto-dev"
    Option         "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
    Option         "SHMConfig"     "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "stylus"
    Driver         "wacom"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
    Option         "Type" "stylus"
    Option         "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"        # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "eraser"
    Driver         "wacom"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
    Option         "Type" "eraser"
    Option         "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"        # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "cursor"
    Driver         "wacom"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
    Option         "Type" "cursor"
    Option         "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"        # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Generic Monitor"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 96.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 60.0
    Option         "DPMS"
    DisplaySize     508    317.5
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "nVidia Corporation G71.7 [GeForce Go 7950 GTX]"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    Option         "Coolbits" "1"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "nVidia Corporation G71.7 [GeForce Go 7950 GTX]"
    Monitor        "Generic Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "RenderAccel" "True"
    Option         "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       1
        Modes      "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       4
        Modes      "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes      "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       15
        Modes      "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes      "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1920x1200"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
This is stored in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and you want to make a backup before you start trying anything fancy. The terminal is your friend. There are tweaks in this xorg to help with desktop compositing and to help the system identify your GPU. Other tweaks as well but they arent really important. Sorry that I do not have a better xorg but this is just the baseline xorg I used to use. There are forums such as ubuntu forums or the linux forums here that you may find more useful answering your questions.
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post #5 of 11
11/1/07 at 7:25pm
Ubuntu should give you the option to install the restricted Nvidia drivers on the first boot - these should download and run. I did have some problems with Gusty getting this to work, even the terminal sudo above would not work for me. But this may just have been me having a bad day. Feisty ran fine - restricted drivers installed with no problems, have tried SUSE which ran fine with the restricted drivers.

Also as suggested above goto the Ubuntu forums they have excellent help on these issues.
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post #6 of 11
11/2/07 at 12:05am
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what's the terms for making oneself a "superuser" so that I can run programs like AIM without seeing "you must be a superuser" disclaimer?
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post #7 of 11
11/2/07 at 12:53am
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Originally Posted by ganzonomy View Post
what's the terms for making oneself a "superuser" so that I can run programs like AIM without seeing "you must be a superuser" disclaimer?

?? In Ubuntu, all you should need to do is run Pidgin, which is a default multi-platform Instant Message service. I've never gotten a warning like that before.
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post #8 of 11
11/2/07 at 3:25am
But for later use, use sudo for super user priviledges and gksudo to perform the same action in a graphical environment. For instance, you could sudo to move files that into folders other than home with the terminal. But say if you want to have azureus write data to folders other than home without changing permissions, then you could gksudo. They are to a degree interchangeable however.

Like Djembe, I cannot see a reason why this would be needed for an IM client.
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post #9 of 11
11/2/07 at 10:46am
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Originally Posted by ganzonomy View Post
so i'll get 1920x1200 on the screen with ubuntu? I don't have to worry?

Yes. Automatically detected and no fiddling around hacking modelines into your xorg.conf.

But there is an easy way to check - download and burn the cd, boot from it, and you can check it all works without changing your disk at all.

If you like it you can then repartition and install it. if not, reboot and tsake the cd out.
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post #10 of 11
11/2/07 at 11:21am
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I tried to set it up to recognize 1920x1200, but all i get is a lovely black and white crossing that looks really ugly and has nothing on it. Then when I click cancel it says "test failed". If someone could write it out like "step 1,... step 2...." in baby steps i'd really appreciate it.
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post #11 of 11
11/2/07 at 2:58pm
I've posted in your other thread but the Dell section is not where you want to be.

Not to put anyone down, but there's only a handful of people here that can explain windows drivers to you here, not to mention linux drivers.
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