Should be. Depends on how it is configured, though. You will have an easier time with wireless if your Latitude has the Intel wireless card rather than the Dell one. And you will need to know before you start whether your machine has Intel or Nvidia video, because the Dell Hardy .iso asks you to specify your video hardware when you begin the installation.
If you have problems, try the generic Ubuntu install disc instead. I think the D630 only comes with Intel Core 2 Duo processor, so either the i386 or the AMD64 version should work for you.
Right now I have installed Ubuntu 8.04 32bits and I dont have problems. My wifi is the Dell card and Nvidia for graphics.
There are an ISO for 64 bits? I read in the internet for this Ubuntu version my wifi card have some config problems, is true?
Thanks,
Mario
I have seen people have problems with the Dell (Broadcom) wireless card in both 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu.
You could always try it from the 64-bit live CD, see what happens. There is no "Dell version" of 64-bit, you would have to use the generic Ubuntu 8.04.1 AMD64 iso.
I know that this has been marked as solved and respect the solution given. I would however like to point out a minor detail to making the Dell provided .iso's work without a hitch regardless of the vendor specific cards and that is simply to turn off wireless, bluetooth, and the wireless switch in the bios when doing your initial installation.
When everything completes reboot and turn them back on. You can then proceed to add the restricted Broadcomm drivers etc.
Works for me on 420 and 620 (both with Broadcom) and split Intel / nVidia.
dwasifar
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October 15th, 2008 00:00
Should be. Depends on how it is configured, though. You will have an easier time with wireless if your Latitude has the Intel wireless card rather than the Dell one. And you will need to know before you start whether your machine has Intel or Nvidia video, because the Dell Hardy .iso asks you to specify your video hardware when you begin the installation.
If you have problems, try the generic Ubuntu install disc instead. I think the D630 only comes with Intel Core 2 Duo processor, so either the i386 or the AMD64 version should work for you.
mlacunza
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October 15th, 2008 15:00
Right now I have installed Ubuntu 8.04 32bits and I dont have problems. My wifi is the Dell card and Nvidia for graphics.
There are an ISO for 64 bits? I read in the internet for this Ubuntu version my wifi card have some config problems, is true?
Thanks,
Mario
dwasifar
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October 15th, 2008 15:00
I have seen people have problems with the Dell (Broadcom) wireless card in both 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu.
You could always try it from the 64-bit live CD, see what happens. There is no "Dell version" of 64-bit, you would have to use the generic Ubuntu 8.04.1 AMD64 iso.
mojodiver
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October 24th, 2008 12:00
I know that this has been marked as solved and respect the solution given. I would however like to point out a minor detail to making the Dell provided .iso's work without a hitch regardless of the vendor specific cards and that is simply to turn off wireless, bluetooth, and the wireless switch in the bios when doing your initial installation.
When everything completes reboot and turn them back on. You can then proceed to add the restricted Broadcomm drivers etc.
Works for me on 420 and 620 (both with Broadcom) and split Intel / nVidia.