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    Anyone running Linux on a Dell Precision Laptop?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by theZoid, Mar 5, 2009.

  1. theZoid

    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    I'm having wireless issues with Mint, won't boot up saying "wireless event too big" :)
    and with MEPIS I can't get into X. Spec's in sig.

    anyone have experience with this laptop? I'm ready to dual boot it. I'll keep trying.
     
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Obviously your wireless network is too big. Make it smaller.
     
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    I'll get the hacksaw outta the garage...the wireless network is rather bulbous. lol
     
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  4. ALLurGroceries

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    If you have Wireless Multimedia try disabling that on your AP/router

    There are a few bug reports I just dug thru, that's about all I could find for now.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Mar 5, 2009
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  5. theZoid

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    My wireless router is an Airport Extreme N. I think bonjour IS enabled....never thought that could be an issue? I'll check it. Thanks and for any other replies in advance.

    EDIT: it was set to channel 11...isn't that a MAC thing? I changed it to 1 and turned off usb disk sharing via the routers usb port. Here I go again....
     
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    Ok...thanks 'groceries....Mint Felicia KDE 4.2 is up and running now...gorgeous distro...don't how I can not keep it :D I'll try to boot up MEPIS again.
     
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    Cool, not sure if that's a bug in the firmware or in the kernel driver, but I first checked this regression which was incidentally the first result on my search and that brought me here in case you want to dig for more details. I just skimmed through them... ;)
     
    ALLurGroceries, Mar 5, 2009
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