Linux on Dell laptop?

[Igor Gueths]

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Hmm. I know on my Inspiron600M, I can get audio working by using the Alsa intel8x0 module. Not sure about what's on your machine however. Try looking at tuxmobile.com, or linuxonlaptops.com I 
think it is. 
On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 11:08:15AM -0400, Erik Heil wrote:
> Hi Igor.  I'm having the same problem on my Inspiron 8600 machine. 
> Unfortunately, I'm not at all familiar with BIOS settings on Dell laptops. 
> Like everything else, their's no standard for accessing BIOS settings.  So 
> while I'm on the topic of laptops, has anyone gotten any distro of Linux 
> to run on Inspiron 8000 series machines?  I think I may have seen an 
> article to this effect, but I have no idea about the audio subsystem, 
> network card, and the modem, as well as the integrated 802.11G wireless 
> PCI adapter that's onboard here.  I know for a fact that the chipset is a 
> Broadcom 440BX series.  Audio subsystem according to Winblows is a 
> SigmaTell Audio controller or something.  I've never even hard of these. 
> Perhaps it uses a different chipset?  not sure here.  Let me know if 
> anyone has had success.  B/c I'm about to ditch Winblows here for good.
> 
> 
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