Comments on: Dell support etc http://www.sharms.org/blog/2009/06/dell-support-etc/ Life, Linux and Technology Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Towanyae http://www.sharms.org/blog/2009/06/dell-support-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 Towanyae Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:14:44 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=449#comment-1190 i brought a vostro 1500 for my daughter and I am very unsatisfied; i sent the vostro back for service and was sent a refurbished one which is falling apart, the cmos battery died within sometime and now I ma being told that there could be issues with the mother board. How can you still be in business selling bad products; i brought a vostro 1500 for my daughter and I am very unsatisfied; i sent the vostro back for service and was sent a refurbished one which is falling apart, the cmos battery died within sometime and now I ma being told that there could be issues with the mother board. How can you still be in business selling bad products;

]]> By: MarkC http://www.sharms.org/blog/2009/06/dell-support-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 MarkC Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:41:28 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=449#comment-1189 The Mini 9 is indeed a lovely little machine - but unfortunately Dell have just discontinued it: http://www.peppertop.com/blog/?p=309 The Mini 9 is indeed a lovely little machine – but unfortunately Dell have just discontinued it:

http://www.peppertop.com/blog/?p=309

]]> By: ethana2 http://www.sharms.org/blog/2009/06/dell-support-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 ethana2 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:24:21 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=449#comment-1188 Whoa, someone who had a good experience with Dell 'support'! I sent my Ubuntu Dell in for repair three times, and their part replacement algorithm is loosely based on pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. I have the box for the fourth send-in, but I figure my chances are best if I just suffer with the problem I have than the new ones I'd end up with, so I just hung onto it. Whoa, someone who had a good experience with Dell ‘support’!

I sent my Ubuntu Dell in for repair three times, and their part replacement algorithm is loosely based on pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. I have the box for the fourth send-in, but I figure my chances are best if I just suffer with the problem I have than the new ones I’d end up with, so I just hung onto it.

]]> By: François http://www.sharms.org/blog/2009/06/dell-support-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 François Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:55:35 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=449#comment-1187 Yes of course, they didn't include any proprietary firmware. Anyway, from what I understand, the current Moblin version is more a demo than anything else. We should soon see plenty of different flavors of it, like an ubuntu moblin. Yes of course, they didn’t include any proprietary firmware. Anyway, from what I understand, the current Moblin version is more a demo than anything else. We should soon see plenty of different flavors of it, like an ubuntu moblin.

]]> By: sharms http://www.sharms.org/blog/2009/06/dell-support-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1186 sharms Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:53:56 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=449#comment-1186 @Francois - I tested it with Jaunty and it found the wireless, I bet it is just the firmware needs to be placed on Moblin and it will work @Francois – I tested it with Jaunty and it found the wireless, I bet it is just the firmware needs to be placed on Moblin and it will work

]]> By: François http://www.sharms.org/blog/2009/06/dell-support-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 François Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:50:36 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=449#comment-1185 I already installed half a dozen of them at work, and it's really a nice little machine. Too bad Dell messed up the repositories with a version of Network Manager incompatible with the VPN plugins. Moblin just works fine on it, except it does not recognize the broadcom wireless card of course... Too bad. Otherwise it's lightening fast. And if you want to install NBR with ext4, it will boot even faster than the Dell version. And everything works out of the box, except the function key to activate the VGA port maybe. Or maybe another custom function. I already installed half a dozen of them at work, and it’s really a nice little machine. Too bad Dell messed up the repositories with a version of Network Manager incompatible with the VPN plugins. Moblin just works fine on it, except it does not recognize the broadcom wireless card of course… Too bad. Otherwise it’s lightening fast.

And if you want to install NBR with ext4, it will boot even faster than the Dell version. And everything works out of the box, except the function key to activate the VGA port maybe. Or maybe another custom function.

]]> By: Ulisse http://www.sharms.org/blog/2009/06/dell-support-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Ulisse Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:49:06 +0000 http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=449#comment-1184 I have a Minin9 too, and after about 8-10 charges the battery was charging barely 80% of the nominal charge. Now I sent it to Dell for check-up, I hope for the best! I have a Minin9 too, and after about 8-10 charges the battery was charging barely 80% of the nominal charge.
Now I sent it to Dell for check-up, I hope for the best!

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