Comments on: Ubuntu on Dell Inspiron 1501 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/ Stay curious! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tim McCormack http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13372 Tim McCormack Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:23:05 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13372 On my laptop, the [Fn] [Arrow] brightness keys are reversed. (The key that indicates a brighter screen makes it dimmer, and vice versa.) But that's okay, because I think they should be switched anyway. :-) On my laptop, the [Fn] [Arrow] brightness keys are reversed. (The key that indicates a brighter screen makes it dimmer, and vice versa.)

But that’s okay, because I think they should be switched anyway. :-)

]]> By: Xaprb http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13320 Xaprb Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:09:14 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13320 No. I found some discussion of it on the web that made it sound like an Ubuntu problem -- I guess earlier Ubuntu versions worked OK and this should be fixed in the next release. No. I found some discussion of it on the web that made it sound like an Ubuntu problem — I guess earlier Ubuntu versions worked OK and this should be fixed in the next release.

]]> By: Alex http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13318 Alex Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:35:49 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13318 Did you ever get your screen brightness keys to work? Mine don't work either and neither do my speaker volume or mute keys. Did you ever get your screen brightness keys to work? Mine don’t work either and neither do my speaker volume or mute keys.

]]> By: Bill http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13294 Bill Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:11:34 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13294 I have another Linux guide for the Dell Inspiron 1501 here: http://www.linlap.com/wiki/Dell Inspiron 1501 I have another Linux guide for the Dell Inspiron 1501 here:
http://www.linlap.com/wiki/Dell Inspiron 1501

]]> By: artiomix http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13288 artiomix Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:48:06 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2007/07/24/ubuntu-on-dell-inspiron-1501/#comment-13288 Try to 'sudo -s' instead of 'sudo su -'. Anyway 'su' is a bad idea. I home some day Fedora will move change it's ideology from 'su' to 'sudo'. Try to ‘sudo -s’ instead of ‘sudo su -’. Anyway ‘su’ is a bad idea. I home some day Fedora will move change it’s ideology from ‘su’ to ‘sudo’.

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