Robert, Thanks for your reply.
Um, I did a fresh install of 7.10 but the wifi wont work etc. That is why I was asking for help really. Want to move away from that other operating system!! James. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert McWilliam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting up a Dell Latitude D420 > On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:34:25 -0000 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a Dell Latitude D420 ... > > Not really the answer you were after, but I've got a D420 and as long > as you go for 7.10* the installation should go off without a hitch and > all the hardware should work without any specialist poking required**. > > Robert > > * I had some problems with 7.04 really not liking the wireless card to > the extent it wouldn't boot without the wireless being switched off. > > ** I did make a change to xorg.conf to speed up the touchpad a bit, the > default was different from my last laptop so annoyed me. I've seen > mentioned in a few of the sites talking about putting linux on this > machine, so it might be something you'd want to do. I don't know how > the default behaviour under linux compares to that on windows as I > never had windows installed. > > ________________________________________________________ > Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ormiret.com > > Cancer cures smoking. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
