https://wiki.archlinux.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Infracephas&feedformat=atomArchWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T13:05:30ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.41.0https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Dell_Inspiron_8500&diff=13422Dell Inspiron 85002006-06-03T01:39:59Z<p>Infracephas: </p>
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==Intro==<br />
===Summary===<br />
I didn't even finished the text, so don't follow exactly whats here, only inspire yourself until I'm finished.<br />
ArchLinux is my best experience so far with linux on this computer, even if its a laptop! I've tried Mandrake 10, 10.1, Suse 9.2, Gentoo 2004.3 and Fedora Core 2 and 3. I really like the KISS philosophy!<br />
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===To do===<br />
*Clean up new wiki. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediawiki MediaWiki] is great but has break all the layout... Need to clean this mess!<br />
*Make swsusp2 work<br />
*Clean up of acpi/cpufreq with the governor chooser<br />
*ACPI daemon and events<br />
*Better kernel configuration display<br />
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===Working===<br />
*Ethernet: Broadcom chip, use b44 module<br />
*Wireless: Dell TrueMobile 1300 [http://ndiswrapper.sf.net ndiswrapper]<br />
*Audio: ac97 (?)<br />
*Display: 1920x1200<br />
===Partially Working===<br />
*nVidia Geforce4 4200 Go (64 Mb)<br />
===Not Working===<br />
*Modem<br />
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===Unknown / Untested===<br />
*Firewire<br />
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==Installation==<br />
To do<br />
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==Kernel==<br />
To do<br />
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==X.org==<br />
To do<br />
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==Power Management==<br />
I suggest you read [http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/power-management-guide.xml Gentoo Power Management Guide] for great information. After some work on this I wanted to add some information specific to the I8500.<br />
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===ACPI===<br />
To Do<br />
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==Links==<br />
===General===<br />
[http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/power-management-guide.xml Gentoo Power Management Guide]<br />
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[http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/Inspiron_8500 Gentoo Dell Inspiron 8500 Wiki]<br />
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[http://www.suspend2.net/ Software Suspend 2]<br />
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[http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html Linux on Laptops]<br />
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===Linux on a Dell Inspiron 8500===<br />
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[http://people.debian.org/~crafterm/inspiron8500.html Debian]<br />
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[http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/i8500/ RedHat 9.0]<br />
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[http://www.homestead.com/einstein/Inspiron8500.html Fedora Core 2]<br />
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[http://www.ife.ee.ethz.ch/~mwirz/dell/inspiron8500.html Suse 9.2]<br />
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[http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~mas582/Linux/ Slackware Linux]<br />
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[http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~amanous/Inspiron-Linux/ Debian]<br />
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[http://www.wayfinder.it/resources/inspiron8500.php Linux Debian 3.1]</div>Infracephas