The following linux-dell-laptops poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: For those 8100 owners with the 32 MB NVIDIA® GeForce2 Go...
linux-dell-laptops@ya...
Jan 1, 2002 8:22 am
9048
Try doing a suspend to ram (Fn-Esc), and leaving the machine connected to mains power overnight. Check what the power meter shows in the morning when you...
I've been unsuccesfull in getting suspend to RAM working using Fn-Esc on a Dell i8100 running SuSE 7.3. I've adjusted the kernel parameters to disable APIC. I...
I just purchased a fully loaded inspirion 8100. I orderd 2-sodimm slots w/256each. [for total 512ram] I do ALOT of video editing, and need to add more ram. I...
... It can't be done. Period. The Intel I815 chipset used by the Inspiron 8100 was not designed to handle more than 512 MB. There is nothing you can do to...
Ok, i really need some help getting my display to work. i have been reading on this group for weeks now and havent figured it out. I am trying to install suse...
What I'm up against, The I4100 only has a 14" screen and cannot be orderd with the ATI "64" meg 7500 card, [32-meg only], but takes the +512 ram. The compaq...
... That "scary" drop in display's brightness you've experienced should be caused by your BIOS settings (I can change this on my Inspiron 8100, I suppose you...
Sanyu
sanyu_md@...
Jan 1, 2002 5:18 pm
9055
Thanks for helping me out! I've spent HOURS on HOURS looking for this solution! A simple line added to a file corrected my entire nightmare. Also, I...
wag357
wag357@...
Jan 1, 2002 7:16 pm
9056
... I just installed SuSE 7.3 pro on a Latitude c810 with the 16 Mb geforce2 go and 15" uxga. You can get the latest nvidia drivers via SuSE's "you" online...
zakkath2001
dgh@...
Jan 1, 2002 7:21 pm
9057
Recently, I posted a question about s2d and several people responded with the information that I was not actually suspending to disk. To all who responded,...
How do I remove my account from this automated mailing? ... From: <linux-dell-laptops@yahoogroups.com> To: <linux-dell-laptops@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday,...
Nancy Alton
altessa@...
Jan 1, 2002 8:32 pm
9059
I have a panasonic KXL-D740 with interface card and connector plug for only 150.00 and 10.00 for shipping.The cost is in stores 499.00 [check Mcglen.co]send...
... Was it destructive? The reason I ask is that I've often considered trying to get it working (since it hasn't as of late). I have a partition in place...
Apart from other problems i have with the I8100 hardware I found that there is a major problem with the 20gb Hitachi harddrive that the I8100 uses. in firmware...
I'm running RH 7.2 on a 4100 with a SXGA+ display. When I connect a projector to the computer I use an X resolution of 1024x768, so as to match the resolution...
... It's set up to do that -- it's a power-saving feature, to make the battery last longer. You can change it in the BIOS, if you want, but you'll pay on ...
... I have the same setup, and it all works without any problems. The only difference might be that I use a program called System Commander 2000 to allow for...
I have ordered an i8100 (see specs below). Apparently my credit card bounced (oops) gives me opportunity to reconsider. I have just got the heebie-geebies...
... Walter, I am very happy with the UXGA. I find the text crisp and clear enough to read - even though small. The real estate is unbeatable, and if you do...
Charles Galpin
cgalpin@...
Jan 2, 2002 3:38 am
9067
Thanks for your repsonses ! I assumed that it is a way to manage the battery ... the point is that in WinXP this does *not* happen (sorry I did not make this ...
zdimcovic
zmd@...
Jan 2, 2002 5:11 am
9068
Hi, since yesterday, everytime I start up my Linux (lilo) I get the message "EBDA too big". What happened? It seems that the machine has gone into hibernate...
cdrecorder requires ide-scsi - i don't use this by default, so you should set that on. :) i also don't use the modem, so you'd have to set that on too. -steve ...
Hi all, I've lost the ability to use the Gnome Battery Charge Monitor Applet, and the only thing I've done recently is to update the BIOS to A08. The applet...
... Actually, swap is, by definition, already on the disk. The swapfile maintenance structures in the kernel are saved when you suspend, so corruption should...
thanks for the help. didn't work adding the append line to the global section of lilo.conf. but it did work adding "hdc=ide-scsi" directly after the hdb...
David Gamson
dgamson@...
Jan 2, 2002 5:30 pm
9073
First off, I'd like to say THANKS to all the people here who have put up faqs and such. The information has really helped me to get my Geforce2Go card and X...
... For what it's worth, I've had four different IBM Travelstar disks in my Inspiron 7000 (three 5GB and a 10GB). All four have exhibited exactly the same ...
I have a two-year-old Inspiron 7000 that continues to do exactly what I expected it do -- one of the best computer purchases I've made. I've upgraded the hard...
... I have the same problem (but I use KDE), after updating my BIOS to A08 the only way of checking my battery is through Fn+F3. I've not had much time to...
