>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Aron Smith >Sent: Saturday, 6 September 2003 11:05 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] Dell Inspiron 5150 laptop and linux.. > > >Frankie wrote: > >>Hi guys, >> >>I have just ordered the following laptop. >> >>Dell Inspiron 5150. >>3.06 gig mobile Pentium 4. >>(The new intel replacement for laptops that used to have desktop >>processors.) >>384MB DDR ram. >>60gig Hard disk. >>64Mb DDR GeforceFX Go 5200 >>DVD+RW combo drive. >>15.1 XGA screen. >>56k winmodem and 10/100 ethernet. >> >>Does anyone have any suggestions or hints on loading linux on this thing? >>it comes with XP home which I will want to resize (the partition) and >>dualboot with linux.. Am I likely to have any troubles with this thing? >>(I am dieing to load some 3D games on this thing out of curiosity.) >> >>Any ideas or suggestion would be much appreciated. >> >>Try taking a cd with knoppix on it and trying it first.
You can't really do that over here, you buy them from Dell direct, and you get it shipped to you, there is no way to test the machine at all before getting in. Besides, I don't care if I have to run framebuffer graphics, I will get linux on it. I am guessing that the nvidia installation will be the hardest part of the whole deal. rgds Franki Mandrake Gamers mailing list: htmlfixit.com/mailman/listinfo/mandrake-games HTML Perl PHP n stuff.. htmlfixit.com
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