| Installing Linux on a Dell Dimension e310 |
I got a very good price on a Dell e310, so I have been trying to install Linux on it for about an hour now without much joy. It turns out (or at least this is my current theory) that the USB chipset in the machine isn't supported by the Ubuntu 5.10 installer, and that causes the kernel to crash on boot. There certainly seem to be other people experiencing this as well.
Unfortunately, I really need USB on this machine, as there are no legacy ports and I really like keyboards. Specifically, the Ubuntu install CD needs me to enter a boot line before it boots the installer kernel, and I can't do that with my spare USB controller installed and the on board one disabled, as the BIOS wont allow me.
I'll keep you posted when I come up with a solution.
posted at: 22:06 | path: /diary/toys/dell/e310 | permanent link to this entry
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Michael Still
There is an update to this post here.
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Michael Still
The USB works perfectly with Ubuntu Dapper Drake (the newest version at the time of writing this). More details here.
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Ian M Perkins
I had the same problem trying to install FreeBSD 6.0. Kernel panic every time, until I put the keyboard on a standard usb hub. I still get errors, but the I was able to install and boot and use it. Who'd uh thunk it.