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Sound doesn't work by default when you install Fedora, but can be enabled by...
Sound doesn't work by default when you install Fedora, but can be enabled by adding:
 
options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=dell
 
to /etc/modprobe.d/sound. This file doesn't exist by default, so just create it.

Revision as of 08:07, 25 September 2008

Installing Fedora 9

The initial Fedora 9 release didn't include support for the network adapter used in the Dell Mini Inspiron, so to get Fedora to boot and install you have three options:

  • Install Rawhide
  • Create a respin, or use Fedora Unity's respin
  • Disable the ethernet in the bios for installation, and then install the latest kernel from koji via a USB device before turning the ethernet back on.

Obviously, you'll need to use an external optical drive or put Fedora on some other kind of removable storage to install it.

Wireless

After you get Fedora installed, you'll find that the wireless doesn't work out of the box. This is because it uses the Broadcom bcm4310 card, which doesn't yet have a free driver. You can enable this card by using ndiswrapper, but this doesn't seem ideal. The best solution I have found is to replace the Broadcom card with an Intel one that can be picked up very cheaply (Mini PCI-E 3945).

For further information about how to do this, please see Dell's Support Documentation that includes a step by step guide.

Sound

Sound doesn't work by default when you install Fedora, but can be enabled by adding:

options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=dell

to /etc/modprobe.d/sound. This file doesn't exist by default, so just create it.