The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    M1530 - Best Linux Distro that worked right out of box

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by mar_tin1, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. mar_tin1

    mar_tin1 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    235
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I was very pleased after I installed Mandriva 2010 on my system. WiFi driver, sound driver, touchpad even nvidia's graphic's driver's installed like a charm. Highly recommended OS.
     
    mar_tin1, Jan 23, 2010
    #1
  2. mr.rhtuner

    mr.rhtuner Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    136
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Ubuntu 9.10 ran awesome for me :)
     
    mr.rhtuner, Jan 24, 2010
    #2
  3. cebalrai

    cebalrai Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    36
    Messages:
    152
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Linux Mint 8 ran flawlessly out of the box on my XPS 1730 and e1505 notebooks. Highly recommended!
     
    cebalrai, Jan 26, 2010
    #3
  4. suren

    suren Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I confirm that ubuntu 9.10 works like charm.
    Just install after the setup the additional proprietary drivers for Nvidia GPU and Broadcom wifi
     
    suren, Jan 28, 2010
    #4