Linux on my Dell Inspiron 300M


About my 300M

I received my 300M August 29, 2003. It came pre-installed with some crappy operating system (Windows XP I think it was called). You'd think after paying $1500 for a computer, they could ship it with a decent operating system, but no, I had to put linux on it myself.

So, here's what I got:

  • Processor: Pentium M @ 1.20GHz
  • Memory: 384MB DDR @ 266MHz
  • Storage: 30GB HD
  • Media: CR-RW/DVD Combo
  • Wireless: Intel Pro/Wireless 2100 miniPCI
  • NIC: Integrated Broadcom 8705M
  • Video: Integrated Intel 855GM
  • BIOS ver: A01

I started with a RedHat 9 installation. Later, I wiped that and installed Fedora Core 2. Subsequently, I have upgraded to Fedora Core 3. Follow the links below for my installation notes of each of these steps.

Since it's such a promiment problem, I have a page dedicated to ACPI and DSDT concerns on the 300M.

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