After a few days play with my new Dell Latitude E6410 I was expecting more from the “Ubuntu on the new laptop” combination. Here is a short summary for what to expect if installing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat on a E6410 (check the previous post on the subject). Video card – nVidia Corporation GT218 [NVS 3100M] (rev a2). Works with default version Nvidia driver from Ubuntu but the log is full of errors:...
I have been delaying buying a new laptop for as much as I could but a decision have to be made sooner or later so I find myself being caught again in the laptop research process. The current one, a Dell Latitude D820 has served me well but I would greatly enjoy some improvement in the compilation times and overall speed. However looking at the available choices I am not in any way thrilled of joy and for the first time I am asking myself a new question: “should I buy a Mac?...
Did I missed the old times when installing Linux on a laptop was a bit tricky? I seems so since installing the latest Ubuntu (10.10 Maverick Meerkat) on a Dell Latitude E6410 (with Nvidia graphics card) was by no means a breeze. Update 20100115: I summarized/updated all the hardware part in a separate article, check for updates. Installation All started when, full of confidence, I booted the usb stick with the Linux install expecting everything to work as a charm and ended up staring at a black screen....
This describes the procedure I used to upgrade my D820 BIOS to revision A07 with no windows installed or available floppy disk. Please be WARNED that messing with your BIOS flash might render your computer unusable. This applies to Ubuntu Gutsy, Feisty, Intrepid, Lucid. Updated 14.01.2011: tested on E6410 to upgrade to revision A06. Requires a 32 bit linux to create the image. 1. Find your computer tag: # modprobe i8k # cat /proc/i8k | cut -f3 -d" " 2....