tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post7463722509948561566..comments2009-09-13T18:48:55.864-05:00redDEADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778199165854076395noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-24746469663145980022009-09-13T03:14:07.867-05:002009-09-13T03:14:07.867-05:00

hi again:<br /><br />I have solved the keyboard problem. I have edited the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.<br /><br />I have added this <br />InputDevice &quot;Generic Keyboard&quot;<br />in the serverLayout block.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-40626156195793952192009-09-13T02:44:53.527-05:002009-09-13T02:44:53.527-05:00

Hi there!<br /><br />I have just upgrade from hoary to intrepid. I have used the apt-get dist-upgraded method (not live-cd install<br />one).<br /><br />At the beginning the X crash, becouse the exa module was not found. I had been looking at the system and i found that /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libexa.so was not exist. The upgrade program had renamed it to libexa.so.xserver-xorg-video-psb.<br /><br

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-32974296035997230082009-04-17T16:06:00.000-05:002009-04-17T16:06:00.000-05:00

For some reason, the sound does not work if I have headphones plugged in. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there a fix?

drmankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05646383565868328822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-2048668327551884012009-03-23T08:30:00.000-05:002009-03-23T08:30:00.000-05:00

Has anyone managed to get the integrated 3G card running on Ubuntu 8.10? It shows up in HardInfo as pan0 in Network Interfaces, and it lets me create a 3G connection for Vodafone UK in the Mobile Broadband Tab of 'Network Connections' then it tells me that the Service Disconnected when I try and connect to Vodafone. I am guessing I need to make sure that the integrated Dell Wireless Modem is

Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633164714365916558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-75908298029178981742009-02-14T05:27:00.000-06:002009-02-14T05:27:00.000-06:00

So why exactly would anyone actually WANT to "upgrade" to Intrepid? Is there any gain? Seems like it just breaks stuff... <BR/><BR/>Seems to me if the hardware works perfectly with 8.04, leave it alone...

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-1272149757379580642009-01-27T00:20:00.000-06:002009-01-27T00:20:00.000-06:00

Hey guys - Just a small hint to increase your drive space using a SDHC card and not having it corrupt when you suspend your machine.<BR/><BR/>I used this above guide to install 8.10 on my dell mini which worked fantastic! However, during the install I set my partitions as <BR/><BR/>/ -&gt; 10240mb and ext2<BR/>/home -&gt; as the remaining and ext2<BR/><BR/>Once booted for the first time, I did

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12281006316017088753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-48028525865949193572009-01-07T00:00:00.000-06:002009-01-07T00:00:00.000-06:00

I found instructions for updating the BIOS safely. Go here: <BR/><BR/>http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?s=7f14a3b383c3514f991f089e5b4bd105&amp;p=6215802&amp;postcount=6<BR/><BR/>Uses Dell&#39;s DOS utility instead of a Linux hack.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-87629778948129841292009-01-05T19:12:00.000-06:002009-01-05T19:12:00.000-06:00

I'll write a proper guide for upgrading BIOS when Dell releases a decent utility for Linux. Until then you can read my unofficial guide in the Google Group for updating your BIOS.

redDEADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778199165854076395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-45256740328748649482009-01-05T17:18:00.000-06:002009-01-05T17:18:00.000-06:00

Will you be making a guide for updating the BIOS? Or is that still not recommended until Dell makes a utility for it to be installed regularly via Ubuntu.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-47019203971231875452008-12-17T11:21:00.000-06:002008-12-17T11:21:00.000-06:00

Do any of you have any problems connecting to a WPA wireless network using TKIP? I know it's a problem on some laptops with 8.10 due to the fact that with the new network manager it does not allow you to select the encryption type.

Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362995640684368096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-36588807610721617232008-12-14T19:20:00.000-06:002008-12-14T19:20:00.000-06:00

can i use the 3d visual effects of compiz fusion on my dell mini 9 or do i need to upgrade to 8.10 to do this?

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-69065548430728624252008-12-06T20:15:00.000-06:002008-12-06T20:15:00.000-06:00

Thanks really good stuff.<BR/>I used the network install and it worked great. You may want to give it a try one day.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-5119895150645330362008-11-17T13:00:00.000-06:002008-11-17T13:00:00.000-06:00

Nathan,<BR/><BR/>Happens to me too. When I'm plugged in nothing weird happens, but when I unplug or am on battery The icon takes about 40 seconds to appear.

redDEADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778199165854076395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-24078484534285442832008-11-17T12:18:00.000-06:002008-11-17T12:18:00.000-06:00

Has anyone had trouble with gnome-power-manager in 8.10 on the mini. My power icon on the task bar frequently becomes unresponsive, disappears, and reappears minutes later seemingly working fine again.

Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16120515357902963410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-36455556339867435432008-11-13T13:06:00.000-06:002008-11-13T13:06:00.000-06:00

Just wanted to say all went very well installing 8.10. Thanks Red.<BR/><BR/>As for battery I only ran 8.04 for a day but fully charged my estimated time is just 5 minutes off, 4:10 to 4:05. I haven't run it down to really see the real battery life.

Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-55460341719900312532008-11-12T23:44:00.000-06:002008-11-12T23:44:00.000-06:00

i put 8.10 on the mini and had no issues that the guide didnt fix. the only thing is that the original dell 8.04 said that my batt life was 4:55 when fully charged and 8.10 says its a little more then 4hrs. does 8.10 use more batt or is the dell's 8.04 not accurate?

dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-30196164124398470522008-11-12T13:25:00.000-06:002008-11-12T13:25:00.000-06:00

doug,<BR/><BR/>If you upgrade to 8.10, there are very few issues (you'll have to fix your fstab and sound). But you have to do a fresh install.<BR/><BR/>The Dell version of Ubuntu 8.04 uses Dell's repos, you can't do a system upgrade to 8.10 because Dell doesn't offer the 8.10 distro/packages.

redDEADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778199165854076395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-59485574840004800122008-11-12T10:44:00.000-06:002008-11-12T10:44:00.000-06:00

Since it's been a few weeks since this post, and Ibex has officially come out, would a "Release upgrade" on my mini 9 to 8.10 "just work"?<BR/><BR/>I just got the mini 9 yesterday and would rather upgrade without issue if possible.<BR/><BR/>Thanks in advance!<BR/><BR/>Doug

Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960927518508059674.post-16330058808741661672008-11-11T10:44:00.000-06:002008-11-11T10:44:00.000-06:00

Does the Fn+F2 enable/disable wifi work ?

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