Drivers to linux ubuntu for xps m1330

wel, since my GF wil probably kill me if she comes to the laptop and find linux on it... a dual boot would be the most safe way to go

 

 

XPS M1330

CORE 2 DUO T7500 2.20GHZ, 800, 

13.3" WXGA (1280X800) DISPLAY WITH

NO BIOMETRIC FINGERPRINT READER - 

CRIMSON RED & 2.0 MEGA PIXEL CAMERA

MINNE: TOKANALS 2048 MB (2 X 1024) 667 M

HARD DRIVE 160GB SERIAL ATA (7200RPM)

8XDVD+/-RW SLIM SLOT-LOAD DRIVE, INCLUDI

AC ADAPTER (65W)

PRIMARY 9-CELL 85WHR LI-ION BATTERY

128 MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 8400M GS

 INTEL? NEXT-GEN WIRELESS-N MINI-PCI CARD

EUROPEAN - DELL TRUEMOBILE 355 INTERNAL

NORWEGIAN INTERNAL LIGHTWEIGHT KEYBOARD

 

                                                                     

Firstly edit your post and take out your service tag. That to my knowledge is a TOS violation, the moderator will delete your post otherwise.

 

Okay...

There's no need whatsoever to bother with obtaining a Ubuntu disk off Dell. A normal Ubuntu install will work perfectly. You'll should have zero problems as regards the wireless (Which is one of the most common issues)

Do you want to dual boot Vista and Ubuntu or get rid of Vista completely?

What are the specs of your laptop? Wireless, video etc?

Welcome to the forums naruc. ;) 

 

The installer will install all the necessary drivers itself.

The only driver you need is the nvidia driver (Assuming you have the 8400M GS?, if you've the integrated video it should work from the get go):

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_173.14.12.html

 

To simplify matters you can use the automated video driver installation envy to install if for you:

http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

 

The only device I don't have working on my XPS M1530 is the fingerprint reader. But I disable that under Windows anyway.

 

The only one you'll into trouble with is if you have a Dell wireless card. What kind of wireless card have you btw?

ok, unfortenantly I bougth this computer with windows vista, is there somewhere I can download or phurcase the linux ubuntu from dell with the drivers since I only have a ordenary linux ubuntu download

Well you wouldn't want that to happen... ;)

 

I recently managed to convert my girlfriend completely to Ubuntu! :D

It took quite a bit of persuasion and in the end a virus and having to get me to re-install Vista is what swayed her.

 

Anyway, I think the following link will be of use to you:

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista_with_linux_vista_installed_first.htm ,

Just download it from here:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Choose the desktop version and for simplicity's sake choose the latter option:

Standard personal computer (x86 architecture, Pentium™, Celeron™, Athlon™, Sempron™)

 

And don't worry about drivers. The disk comes with an enormous amount of drivers already included. The only one you'll have to worry about is the nVidia driver, for that I'd recommend using Envy once again for simplicity's sake... ;)

ah wel then maby it is hope, so I should just go on ubuntus home page ad download the 698 mb iso file burn a cd and go ahead?  is the drivers included in that ISO?

ok thanks for the helly nice of you, hopefully you get a msg from me later tonigth if I make this othervice it wil be silent for a while ;)

 

Thanks again

You're welcome. Let me know how you get on.. ;)

Are you using Ubuntu or Vista?

Both XP and Ubuntu work fine for both WPA and WPA2 for me FYI.

Cool. :)

Did you install it okay or are you just using the live CD?

ubuntu all the way :D  having fun, I guess I recheck my settings on the router, it would not accept my wpa code

I am on, but it seem i have trouble conecting to my own wlan, I had to grab a uncrypted one... is there any form of encryptions ubuntu lik ebetter thaqn others?