best linux distro for a dell d400 latitude notebook?

[JOHNGALT99]

what is the best linux distro for a dell d400 latitude notebook? Pm 1.2 ghz 512 ram 30 gb hd, intel integrated graphics ,

but the big one is it has a dell wireless b/g card built in that i would like to work

thanks for the help

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: JOHNGALT99
what is the best linux distro for a dell d400 latitude notebook? Pm 1.2 ghz 512 ram 30 gb hd, intel integrated graphics ,

but the big one is it has a dell wireless b/g card built in that i would like to work

thanks for the help

Prety much any distro will do. However, my bias is toward Debian or Debian base Knoppix, MEPIS, etc...

 

[JOHNGALT99]

i have knoppix live , maybe i'll try that , i read in linux user and developer magizine that fedora is the most update linux and supports

the most hardware, is this true?

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: JOHNGALT99
i have knoppix live , maybe i'll try that , i read in linux user and developer magizine that fedora is the most update linux and supports

the most hardware, is this true?

I'm not up to date with Fedora project or it HCL list, because I only played with for a few weeks in the past & found it is poorly documented compare to the RH & Debian counter part. The updated version of Knoppix 3.3, 3.4 & MEPIS support WiFi any pretty much everything that I have thrown at it.

 

[JOHNGALT99]

i am having a problem installing linux on my dell d400 , the problem is a 855GM video memory issue , has any one gotten linux installed on the d400?

 

[Vadatajs]

Originally posted by: JOHNGALT99
i am having a problem installing linux on my dell d400 , the problem is a 855GM video memory issue , has any one gotten linux installed on the d400?

Here's some informaiton on redhat/fedora
A good place for linux on laptop information.

 

[drag]

Originally posted by: JOHNGALT99
i am having a problem installing linux on my dell d400 , the problem is a 855GM video memory issue , has any one gotten linux installed on the d400?

Well. I have a 855GM and it's a pain in the butt. It's a gateway though, and your company is a bit more linux-friendly.


Here is someone else's experiance with your laptop


It's a BIOS bug. And that 855patch ought to help out.

Also you should use the latest distro aviable from redhat, which would be Fedora. You need to have Xfree86 4.3.0 and a kernel with agp support (fedora does that, I believe).

The driver for your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 will be "i810".


Also look for a bios update for your stuff, that may help out.

 

[JOHNGALT99]

just checked i have the lastest bios , i was told in another post that i should have no problem with fedora or mandrake 9.2 and not need the hack, going to try one of them tonight

 

[JOHNGALT99]

tried fedora core 1 , get error after install cannot start xserver