Installing Linux on the Inspiron is complicated by Distros not recognizing the Hard Drive.
This is the case with SUSE 10.2 and Ubuntu and I believe there are other Distros the same.
There is one Distro that does install straight from the disc and that is Mandriva 2007.
I have successfully installed Mandriva 2007 on my Dell Inspiron Laptop-model 1501 which has an AMD dual core processor.I used the 4 cd version i586.It recognized my hard drive -something that has proven a problem for other distros on this machine -and manged to get online using the wireless set up by using the windows driver copied on to a cd rom and using the System config tool to set up the network(courtesy of the inbuilt ndiswrapper).It works very well both the wireless set up and the 2007 distro.
However been used to SUSE I was not too happy with the overall Mandriva setup as its very commercialized in my view.
I have used SUSE for years on my PC after testing out other distros and I really like this distro.
It did not unfortunately recognize my hard drive.After scouting about the web for a bit I found a solution which is simply to type in “pci=nomsi” at the command line of the boot up screen of the installation.
However despite my best efforts I could not get my wireless set up to work though on my PC the wireless system works with SUSE 10.2.
I had come across Ubuntu which is based on Debian.Debian has always appealed to me because of its un commercial nature and it really is open and free but I have not managed to install it on any computer.
Ubuntu is a very user friendly version of Debian and I would recommend it to anyone interested in Linux.
There are some very good guides available on the web (just google Ubuntu Dell inspiron 1501)on how to install Ubuntu and get your wifi up and running.
This is the case with SUSE 10.2 and Ubuntu and I believe there are other Distros the same.
There is one Distro that does install straight from the disc and that is Mandriva 2007.
I have successfully installed Mandriva 2007 on my Dell Inspiron Laptop-model 1501 which has an AMD dual core processor.I used the 4 cd version i586.It recognized my hard drive -something that has proven a problem for other distros on this machine -and manged to get online using the wireless set up by using the windows driver copied on to a cd rom and using the System config tool to set up the network(courtesy of the inbuilt ndiswrapper).It works very well both the wireless set up and the 2007 distro.
However been used to SUSE I was not too happy with the overall Mandriva setup as its very commercialized in my view.
I have used SUSE for years on my PC after testing out other distros and I really like this distro.
It did not unfortunately recognize my hard drive.After scouting about the web for a bit I found a solution which is simply to type in “pci=nomsi” at the command line of the boot up screen of the installation.
However despite my best efforts I could not get my wireless set up to work though on my PC the wireless system works with SUSE 10.2.
I had come across Ubuntu which is based on Debian.Debian has always appealed to me because of its un commercial nature and it really is open and free but I have not managed to install it on any computer.
Ubuntu is a very user friendly version of Debian and I would recommend it to anyone interested in Linux.
There are some very good guides available on the web (just google Ubuntu Dell inspiron 1501)on how to install Ubuntu and get your wifi up and running.
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