--- Sadashiv Kulthe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Helllo, > > I want to Install Linux on Dell Inspiraon E1505/ 6400 laptop > can anyone tell me is it compatitable? > > Can I install it? > > It has following configuration > > 1) Inspiron E1505, Intel Core Duoprocessor T2300 > (2MB/1.66GHz/667MHz) > 2) 15.4 Inch Wide-screen WXGA Display for Inspiron 6400/E150 > 3) 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm for Inspiron 6400/E1505 > 4) Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 GM > 5) 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for Inspiron 6400/E1505 > 6) Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron > 7) Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps), for > for Inspiron 6400/E1505 > 8) Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR) for Inspiron > 6400/E1505 > 9) 8X DVD+/-RW Drive for Inspiron 6400/E1505 > 10) Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, English > without Media, for Inspiron
You'll most likely be able to install FreeBSD. (I'm assuming from the subject line that it's FreeBSD and not Linux that you mean to install.) I was about to say "certainly", but then I remembered that I've seen a couple of Dell laptop models that won't even boot a FreeBSD or Linux CD. If you have one of those, you're out of luck. I'm not certain, however, whether the driver for your particular Intel wireless card is included in the generic kernel. If not, there may be a separate driver you can get (I've downloaded separate drivers for some Intel wireless cards before), but then again there might not. The other thing I don't know about is the Bluetooth module, mainly because I never do anything with Bluetooth. If you really meant Linux and not FreeBSD, your best bet is to grab a Mepis or Kubuntu live CD and try it out. If everything works running from the CD, then it's a safe bet that it will work running from an installation on the hard drive, too :) /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
