According to Jorge Castro, > Hi, > > I have recently installed Debian/Linux version 3.0.23 on my Dell Inspirion > 5150 > laptop (along with WindowsXP). > > So far I have had limited success: the kernel and utilities run, but I > believe a lot of hardware was not detected: can't use modem, graphics card, > usb floppy, and just about > everything on the PCI bus. > (the CDROM (and HD) drive was detected and seems fine)
> I am not sure what is the best next step from here to solve this problem? You might install discover- it detected all of my pci hardware (Sony Vaio GRX-560) and loaded the right modules for it. You might also look for model-specific info at tuxtops.org and Dell-specific lists. > Meanwhile, I am trying to sort out the modem (I need it to ... Can't help you there.
