Dell Inspiron 1420
Note: This Page was written with Fedora 9 & 10 in mind, and may not work correctly with other versions or distributions.
Kernel Updates When running a Dell Inspiron 1420[edit | edit source]
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 Fedora 10 on a Dell Inspiron 1420[edit | edit source]
Installing the ATrpms repo[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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.
- /etc/rc.local
/sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper
Now run it to active the drivers.
/sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper
Installing Fedora 9 on a Dell Inspiron 1420[edit | edit source]
Installing the ATrpms repo[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
(from the ATrpms repo)
yum install alsa-driver alsa-kmdl-`uname -r`
Wifi[edit | edit source]
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.
- /etc/rc.local
/sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper
Now run it to active the drivers.
/sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper
WebCam[edit | edit source]
(from the ATrpms repo)
yum install uvc v4l2-tool uvc-kmdl-`uname -r`