[NTLUG:Discuss] FC4 and Dell Inspiron 8600

[Justin Mercier]

Chris Cox wrote:
>Kevin Hulse wrote:
>  
>>Quoting ". Daniel" <xdesign at hotmail.com>:
>>
>>    
>>>Do we have any users on this list using this combination?  If not, how
>>>about Dell Inspiron + Linux of any flavor?
>>>      
>>    Ubuntu works like a champ on my Inspiron 9300.
>>
>>    Although I don't do S3 or S4 so I can't comment on that.
>>
>>
>>    
>>>I'd like to discuss about success, failure and roadblocks in getting Linux
>>>running well on the Inspiron 8600.  I've got mine set up in a way that's
>>>"satisfactory" but not as perfect as I would like it to be.  That is to
>>>say, all hardware is working but suspend doesn't come back from S3 or S4
>>>(suspend to ram or suspend to disk).
>>>      
>
>A friend of mine has the 8600, can't remember which geforce though...
>wasn't the most powerful one on that model if I remember correctly.
>He installed SUSE 9.2 without problem.
>
>HOWEVER, susepend is probably a problem.. very few laptops do
>this well with Linux.  I've had great success with suspend
>to disk using the powersave modules and (I think) swsusp on
>SUSE 9.3 with my Dell M70.  I could really care less about
>suspend to ram when suspend to disk works so well.
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I had Suse 9.2 and Suse 9.3 installed on a 8600 with the 1.8 Centrino 
and Geforce 5200.

On Suse 9.2 I did have to download the ipw2200 modules for the wireless 
card. Most if not all buttons worked(play, stop, etc..) with my audio 
players.
If I remember correctly S3 and S4 did work on Suse 9.3 provided I had 
Nvidia drivers installed.  I believe it was very touch and go on 9.2.

This was a daily use computer for a long time, and did not run into any 
problems.

Justin