Dell Inspiron 1420

Kernel Updates When running a Dell Inspiron 1420
yum -y install ndiswrapper-kmdl-`uname -r` /sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

Also see: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=225125

Installing the ATrpms repo
rpm --import http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms wget http://dl.atrpms.net/f10-i386/atrpms/stable/atrpms-package-config-120-3.fc10.i386.rpm yum localinstall atrpms-package-config-120-3.fc10.i386.rpm

Wifi
To use your wifi network card on this Inspiron, you will first need to install ndiswrapper.

(from the ATrpms repo) yum install ndiswrapper ndiswrapper-kmdl-`uname -r` Next you need to install the driver. Download the driver from here: wget http://wiki.mattrude.com/images/3/32/Dell_Inspiron_1420_wifi.tar.gz tar -xzf Dell_Inspiron_1420_wifi.tar.gz /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -m You have now installed the drivers. Now add the following to /etc/rc.local then run it to active the drivers. /sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper Now run it to active the drivers. /sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper
 * [[media:Dell_Inspiron_1420_wifi.tar.gz|Dell Inspiron 1420 Wifi Driver]]
 * /etc/rc.local

Installing the ATrpms repo
rpm --import http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms wget http://dl.atrpms.net/all/atrpms-package-config-119-2.fc9.i386.rpm yum localinstall atrpms-package-config-119-2.fc9.i386.rpm

Audio
(from the ATrpms repo) yum install alsa-driver alsa-kmdl-`uname -r`

Wifi
To use your wifi network card on this Inspiron, you will first need to install ndiswrapper.

(from the ATrpms repo) yum install ndiswrapper ndiswrapper-kmdl-`uname -r` Next you need to install the driver. Download the driver from here: wget http://wiki.mattrude.com/images/3/32/Dell_Inspiron_1420_wifi.tar.gz tar -xzf Dell_Inspiron_1420_wifi.tar.gz /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -m You have now installed the drivers. Now add the following to /etc/rc.local then run it to active the drivers. /sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper Now run it to active the drivers. /sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper
 * [[media:Dell_Inspiron_1420_wifi.tar.gz|Dell Inspiron 1420 Wifi Driver]]
 * /etc/rc.local

WebCam
(from the ATrpms repo) yum install uvc v4l2-tool uvc-kmdl-`uname -r`