This page summarizes my efforts to install and configure properly linux on a DELL 800. The process of getting linux on a machine is pretty fast, but the machine tuning is very slow and easy to be forgotten; therefore I try to keep notes of the different steps I followed.
Hardware list
The D800 comes with the following hardware:| Processor | Pentium M, 1.70 GHz/600 MHz, Level 2 Cache 2 Mbytes |
| Memory | 1024 Mbytes , 266 MHz |
| Video Controller | NVIDIA GeForce FX5200, 64 Mbytes video memory |
| Panel type | 15.4" wide, SXGA+ |
| Audio Controller | Sigmatel 9750 |
| Modem | Conexant D480 MD6 |
| Hard Drive | 60 Gbytes, hda master |
| CD ROM | DVD + RW |
| Network card | BCM 5705M/ BCM 94306 |
| Wireless card | MINI PCI device |
Video card and display
Not configured.Audio Controller
Not configured.Modem
Not configured.Hard Drive
Not configured.CD-ROM, DVD +RW
Not configured.Network card
Not configured.Wireless card
- Cisco Aironet A350 pcmcia card
Recompile the kernel with Wireless LAN support and CISO/Aironet 34X/35X/4500/4800 PCMCIA card support enabled.
In the Networking option, enable: "Socket filtering".
In the /etc/network/interfaces file add the following lines:
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
One needs the dhcp-client installed
Start the interface with the command
pcgarfagnini:/etc/network# ifup eth1
Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5
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All rights reserved.
Please contribute if you find this software useful.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html
wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
Listening on LPF/eth1/00:0b:be:ae:f6:f0
Sending on LPF/eth1/00:0b:be:ae:f6:f0
Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1
DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1
bound to 192.168.1.35 -- renewal in 129600 seconds.
pcgarfagnini:/etc/network# - Internal card: not configured