Posts Tagged ‘ Dell XPS ’

Howto Make Dell XPS M1530 Multimedia Keys Work With iTunes!!!

I have being using itunes for a long time on my Dell XPS M1530… The only thing that bugs me while using itunes is that the multimedia keys only work when the itunes main window is in focus, which is very irritating… After a little bit of googling I found out this post and his solution works… [ READ MORE ]

Coming Soon: Dell Adamo XPS!!!

Heavily hyped with more than a few teasers from Dell, the computer giant has finally launched its wafer-slim Dell Adamo XPS in time for the Christmas market. The third in the Adamo series, there’s no doubt Dell’s aim with this machine is to give arch-rival Apple’s MacBook Air a run for its money. And the [ READ MORE ]

Dell’s new Adamo XPS!!!

The Dell Adamo is already one of the hottest laptops in the market currently. But on Wednesday Dell offered a peek at a “design concept” for a stylish, high-end laptop that could become the computer maker’s next challenge to Apple’s MacBook Air. The New Adamo XPS is slimmer than the Adamo model unveiled at the [ READ MORE ]

Reasons to put Linux/Ubuntu on your netbook!!!

Microsoft pounded itself on the chest in April saying over 96% of netbooks now use Windows. This made me somewhat sad, because I was hoping these little computers could be the break Linux had been waiting for. The first couple of netbooks all had Linux pre-installed. Unfortunately, Asus chose to go with a custom Linux distribution [ READ MORE ]

OLPC Operating System Sugar On a Stick!!!

Sugar is the desktop environment originally developed for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) computer/education project and as of May 2008 being developed under the umbrella of Sugar Labs. Sugar is used on the OLPC XO-1 laptop computer and is also available as a session option on Ubuntu and Fedora. Unlike more traditional desktop environments, [ READ MORE ]

Dell XPS M1530 fingerprint reader on Ubuntu 9.04!!!

Ubuntu 9.04 has got to be the best Ubuntu version so far for the Dell XPS M1530 as all the hardware works out of the box. Here are the steps for getting the fingerprint reader to work : Installation Add the key by typing in the terminal: $ sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com F2A12FABE936A7BBDC4EA33351DB180D1323E149 Now add the [ READ MORE ]

Ubuntu 9.04 on Dell XPS M1530!!!

I’ve installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my XPS M1530 (both 64 and 32 bit) and it worked, beautifully, right out of the box. I recommend every Dell XPS M1530 user to use Ubuntu 9.04 as everything works right out of the box. The install time was insanely fast and easy. The boot time now is pretty less, [ READ MORE ]

How to make Dell XPS eject button work in Ubuntu!!!

The eject button on top of the keyboard does not work out of the box in ubuntu. To solve this issue : Just type in the terminal : sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf And add the following lines at the end # Unlock the CDROM eject button dev.cdrom.lock=0 Now reboot and try. Leave a comment if any problems are faced. [ READ MORE ]

Dell XPS touchpad not working in ubuntu…

The touchpad might jump around all over the screen or do other weird crap. To fix this first you have to update your BIOS to A09 or higher version. This can be done by downloading the driver from Dell and installing it via windows. Now in ubuntu terminal type : sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst And edit # kopt=root=UUID=cdf0c690-dd5e-41b5-920c-a6dc7959b097 ro to [ READ MORE ]

Dell XPS M1530 fingerprint reader in Linux!!!

Using a fingerprint reader to access your account is better than typing those long passwords again and again in Linux. Some people have said that even if it works in Linux sometimes it doesn’t recognize your fingerprint, well if u swipe your finger “properly” it surly works . I you have Ubuntu 8.10 then [ READ MORE ]