Ubuntu on Dell Inspiron 1501: Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 New User Guide

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Overview and setup for getting Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron installed on the Dell Inspiron 1501

Setting Up Wireless with NDISwarapper

Easy Codec Installation

Encrypted DVD playback & Medibuntu

Stop Compiz-Fusion From Loading Automatically

10 comments:

Ibarrkov said...: very usefull man !!!! thanks; April 25, 2008 1:23 AM
Amir A said...: how different are the e1505 and the e1501?
i'm eager to try some of your tweaks but as an ubernoob i tend to be very cautious.; April 27, 2008 1:16 AM
redDEAD said...: amir a,

some thing are specific to the dell 1501, like setting up wifi while most everything else is general to ubuntu. articles about firefox tweaks, compiz fusion stuff, codecs, wine and medibuntu are just safe to run only ubuntu setup.; April 27, 2008 9:52 AM
döme said...: Hi! I have a question!

I run ubuntu 8.04 since the day before yesterday and I noticed that the hard disk is clicking a lot. So I had to modify something with the load cycle stuff to stop it clicking and dying on me to soon. The result is, that the clicking stopped, but it generates more heat then before. I installed hddtemp, it says that after a half movie it is at 54 C degrees. Is that too hight? If it is, what should I do? This didn't happen with the 7.10 version. No clicking and no warming up.

Other stuff:
mplayer is not working at all
sometimes the flash doesn't work either
firefox is much slower than before
the tracker uses up very much CPU, many times
movies us very much CPU, compared to the 7.10 version
and so on...

I'm considering reverting to the older version and wait until this becomes more stable.

Disappointment...; April 29, 2008 7:00 PM
lil0tik said...: So, with much help from your blog, I have a great Gutsy / Vista dual-boot setup on my 1501. Now the time has come to downgrade Vista to XP, and I want to take the time to do a clean install of Hardy.

Looking for a bit of advice, though: I'd like my 8.04 install to be pretty minimal, a mostly cli-based system with Flexbox. Is there a way to get the benefits of Ubuntu's standard desktop install (i.e. good hardware detection & easy restricted drivers install), but without gnome & all the other default apps?; May 20, 2008 5:19 PM
FENix said...: To lil0tik:

Try to use fluxbuntu.; May 23, 2008 3:57 PM
Qana said...: hi there
Im up and running on Hardy , but I really need to use Dual Screen Ability.

I used Envy to get my Ati Drivers

Please can any body help

qrm786@gmail.com; June 22, 2008 8:01 AM
peloquinf said...: Hey! Great work on the how-tos, I'd gladly donate money to you if i weren't at least as broke as you are!!

I have a question though, could you take a look over VMware player on Hardy Heron which doesn't work so well out of the box. I found a couple of forums but they weren't as clear and effective as what you usually give us. So... I hope you'll be able to help us wannabe geeks with that!; June 22, 2008 2:38 PM
redDEAD said...: peloquinf

I use VirtualBox, donate and I'll write a guide for VMware.

I find VirtualBox to be a better user experience. Check it out, you might like it.; June 22, 2008 6:10 PM
Qana said...: Ok So I did get the my 1501 to dual screen (ati 256 graphics card) on Hardy Heron

BUT BUT

ITS just cloning the screen

its not giving me an extra screen.. I dont need 2 clone the screen - I need 2 Screens

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP!!

ALSO

HERE IS THE CODE TO GET DUAL SCREEN

in terminal type this

aticonfig --dtop horizontal

Then log off or restart

and then 2 make it single screen

type this in terminal

sudo aticonfig --dtop single

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if you just type in terminal

aticonfig

it tells you all the possible options, maybe someone has figured it out in here!!

THANKS FROM PALESTINE; June 23, 2008 11:04 AM