Dell 1520 & Fedora 7 installation Problem

[techman2006]

Hi!

I was trying to install Fedora 7 on my new Dell Inspiron 1520 with the h/w profile

Intel 965GM Mobile Centerino Duo Pro mother Board
Intel core 2 duo T7100 (1.8 GHz 800MHz FSB)
2 GB DDR2 667 Mhz Ram
160 GB HDD
NVidia 8600M GT 256 MB
15.4" LCD
8x DVD+/- RW

When I am booted from the dvd i see the boot screen to select from the options. after selecting for install the system it take me to the text mode installation where it ask for the source of installation as it does not identify my DVD drive.

Please help me out. Also will i have to install the nvidia graphics driver for the display or the Fedora has the drivers with it.

Also which distrubtion is recommended as currently i was trying with 32-bit edition.

Please help me out..................... :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[chiwing]

Yes, when I'm installing Fedora 7 on the dell vostro 1400, I have the same problem as you do.
Does any one have any solution??

Please help, Thanks

[Troepie]

So far the only Linux that recognizes all of the new hardware in my Vostro 1500 is the latest, just released, version of Sidux Linux.

[relisys]

Yes, when I'm installing Fedora 7 on the dell vostro 1400, I have the same problem as you do.
Does any one have any solution??

Please help, Thanks

If you still have a windows partition on your laptop, you can put a copy of the image (.iso) file in some
directory of that windows partition. And when you do installation, choose installation source
"from local Hard Drive". That windows partition has to be FAT32, though.

Search for my post. I recently installed Fedora 7 x86_64 on a vostro 1400.

[Troepie]

I now have Fedora 8 test 1 on my Dell Vostro 1500 without too much trouble. If you have any luck with Fedora 7 I think kernel 2.6.22 will help some of the issues of the new hardware.

[aniketv]

yes...to install fc7 on dell vostros , you have to use text mode, and install from USB hdd or network. Then after it installs, using vesa driver , you will get gui temporarily. Install newest kernel and nvidia drivers and you are all set. My fc7 works perfect now on dell vostro 1400, even the webcam.

[chiwing]

yes...to install fc7 on dell vostros , you have to use text mode, and install from USB hdd or network. Then after it installs, using vesa driver , you will get gui temporarily. Install newest kernel and nvidia drivers and you are all set. My fc7 works perfect now on dell vostro 1400, even the webcam.

Hi, thanks for your advice.

How can I update the kernel if I cannot get the network card working?

if there any way to update the kernel offline?

Thanks

David

[aniketv]

see here,

http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?p=848353#post848353

thats how i did the wifi thingie...so you do that 1st, then in linux use net to do all other stuff like nvidia and kernel update

[techman2006]

thankxxxx guys i am able to install the F7 x86_64 through Fat32 partition but now the I am not getting the GUI as my system boot in init 3 level but i think my installation identify the wire less card so i think today i would be able to update the kernel.
By the way how to configure the wireless card in text mode as i am having a wi fi router (adsl 2+) so that i would able to connect to internet

Thanks once again

[techman2006]

Hi!

I have made my Intel Pro/WireLess 3945 A/B/G work in F7 with the nvidia latest driver installed (basically from .run file provided by the nvidia x86_64) but two problem are there

1) Sound card is not working but detected by the OS
2) Desktop effect can not be enabled (when i try to enable it i got the error)

Any resort to these problem............ :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Thanks in advance.........

[aniketv]

install alsa-driver 0.15 version. This is a beta version available at alsa project homepage. Then your sound should work.

About desktop effects I am not able to understand your problem. It works here fine with nvidia binary drivers from livna repo.

[techman2006]

I will try with the alsa driver u r saying for the sound card.

For the disaplay I have use the driver which are provided by the NVidia offical site by compiling the kernel module using the kernel-devel package from the fedora 7 offical repo. so i need the method through which i can eneable ny Desktop effect because when i try to enable my desktop effect from Pref->Look & Feel-> desktop effect i get the error as
Desktop Effect cannot be enabled.

Secondly i don't want to mess with my display driver as they are working fine without any problem so just help me out......

[aniketv]

Well, just out of curiosity, I am asking , have you installed beryl? On my system , I cannot find the menu for desktop effects you are mentioning, so just check. Btw I use KDE, so I am saying its not there in KDE menu . Things may be different in Gnome.

For the sound thing, just report which codec you are haing in your sound card, mine is Sigmatel 9228 codec. So I can help you better if I know your codec. The codec can be identified from windows if u go there, or from
" cat /proc/asound/Intel/codec#0" command too. the codec is listed at the beginning of the output of this command, so just scroll up and see.!!

[techman2006]

for the menu which i have said above is basically present in Gnome System->Perf->Look&Feel->Desktop Effect. Also I am not using Beryl right now I am trying to use the default 3D effect which come by default with Fedora 7.

I am also having the same Sigmatel Audio chip which come with orignal Intel 965G board as i am having Dell Inspiron 1520.

Also how to make wifi radar as daemon in Fedora 7 as the Read me file instruction are not up to date I think.

Also is there any other utility or anyone has tried to use the network manager to configure the wireless connection. I think Network manager support WEP 64 bit but I was unable to configure my connection using it (though i was able to connect through wifi radar without any problem)

[gr81]

Here is what I did

Add Livna

rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm

That adds the livna files and settings to Yum,
Then do

yum install kmod-nvidia

Manually add a few lines in my xorg.conf file

Under “Device” section I added:
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
and under “Modules” section I had to add:
Load "extmod"

Then try Enabling Desktop effects
Should work now.

[techman2006]

guys i have enabled the desktop effect without distrubing my original nvidia driver (which are provided by nvidia) i have just added two lines which @gr81 listed
Under “Device” section I added:
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
and under “Modules” section I had to add:
Load "extmod"

Instal Beryl yesterday only.... :D

Its work man without any problem also the sound issue i have solved using the alsa beta driver which is listed in the forum only (just search ) also i am thinking to move to fedora 8 test 2 release so that another issues with my laptop can get resloved as also updates are huge and with my limited bandwidth i dont think so that i will be able to update it properly.

Any suggeston ??????