Installing OpenSUSE 10.1 on Dell Inspiron 640m

Last updated: 11/08/2006

General Hardware Specifications of Dell Inspiron 640m:

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
Intel Centrino Duo, 1.6 Ghz	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
14.1 WXGA TFT Display (1280 x 800)	Works	Detected correctly in installer, 3D acceleration not enabled by default. I just changed the option to have it enabled, seems to work fine.
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
2GB, PC4200 SODIMM, 2 DIMMs	Works	No special procedure required during installation
100 GB SATA Hard Drive	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Integrated Network Card	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Internal 56k Modem	Unknown	Never tried to set up.
8x Philips DVD/RW Writer	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Intel PRO wireless 3945miniPCI Wireless	Works	Detected on installation but all necessary packages were not installed by default. in YaST2 make sure ipw3945d, ipw-firmware and wireless-tools packages are installed. Then simply create a wireless network in the network setup page.
Lithium-Ion Battery	Works	No special procedure required during installation
82801G High Definition Audio Controller	Works	No special procedure required during installation
SD card reader	Doesnt' work	Nothing happens on trying SD card, no messages in /var/logs/messages.

This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.16-smp

Contact Information

e-mail address: gbett (AT) inf. ed. ac. uk

Links:

www.dell.co.uk
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com
http://www.tuxmobil.org

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