dell 450 install kubuntu

[ardvark71]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

ok folks ... will take it on the chin and get a different video card ....

stand by for the next update (and thanks for your patience) .....I am learning a lot !!

Hi Citrus...

Here is some documentation on your system. If you scroll down down to the "Video" section, you will notice where it states, "Dell Precision 450 computer — AGP Pro 50 at 8x/4x/2x/1x (1.5 V) or PCI" Here, it's giving information on what type of connector you have and what type of card will be compatible with it. You can either choose an AGP Pro x1 through 8 video card or a PCI video card, although AGP is faster. Here is a site that explains this better.

As you've seen, compatibility and drivers are a huge issue and this is the other aspect of finding a good card. From what I understand, Nvidia based graphics cards are better for Linux systems because of better drivers, although I have used ATI, S3, and Intel without too much complication. I'm guessing that with a 5 year old system, you're not doing any extremely high end graphics or gaming but still want or need 3D acceleration for some of the more basic stuff. This card might be a good idea for your system based upon its specs.

You might also want to look at using an older version of Kubuntu that's still supported as 10.04 will probably run slow on your system.

Hope this helps.

Regards...

[dibl]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

ok folks ... will take it on the chin and get a different video card ....

I'm not familiar with your motherboard and CPU -- obviously you don't want to go overboard on a GPU that is beyond the capacity of the rest of your system. However, I'll just point out what's obvious to me (but not necessarily to everyone else):

- we are visual creatures and interact visually with our computers (the better the visuals, the better the interaction)

- users with Nvidia problems are vastly outnumbered by users with ATI problems.

So, buy the best Nvidia card you can afford that is comparable in level of performance to the rest of your system. You can get a very respectable card for a cheap price these days: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130560

[citrus]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

cheers guys ... I actually had another card ( apian rushmore card ..similar age but a better card) ...

..fitted that and tried to install it but results were even worse .. after installation screen and reboot the machine would boot up but the screen would power off !!

...seems like my video cards from antiques roadshow are not fit for linux so will have to bite the bullet and get a real one !

Simple surfin is all we require so wont go mad ...thanks again

[vinnywright]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

when you added the card did you go into the BIOS and change from on board to pci/agp ?

VINNY

[ardvark71]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

So, buy the best Nvidia card you can afford that is comparable in level of performance to the rest of your system. You can get a very respectable card for a cheap price these days: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130560

Hi...

I'm not sure if you noticed it but the card you linked is PCI Express. His system doesn't have this slot, it's too old.

Regards...

[ardvark71]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

...seems like my video cards from antiques roadshow are not fit for linux so will have to bite the bullet and get a real one !

Hi...



It's quite possible the cards you are using don't support 3D acceleration as well.

Regards...

[citrus]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

good spot about pci express ... i actually bought a 2nd hand card from ebay as I couldnt source the one you suggested...

Graphics Card - inno3D 6200-AGP-DVI-TV-DDR2-64Bit-256MB

i used the agp slot and currently am using the original canonical cd and trying to install ... and it is actually displaying stuff once the cd spins up ...so fingers crossed ....

we are back in the game !!

woo hoo

[ardvark71]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

good spot about pci express ... i actually bought a 2nd hand card from ebay as I couldnt source the one you suggested...

Graphics Card - inno3D 6200-AGP-DVI-TV-DDR2-64Bit-256MB

i used the agp slot and currently am using the original canonical cd and trying to install ... and it is actually displaying stuff once the cd spins up ...so fingers crossed ....

we are back in the game !!

woo hoo

Hi...

Right on!

So this is the card you purchased on ebay? If so, after you install Kubuntu, be sure to click on the "Hardware Drivers" program to update your graphics drivers. Click on the "K" start button, then "Applications," then "System," and then finally, "Hardware Drivers." After it installs and activates Nvidia's driver, reboot the system and you should be good to go!

Please keep us posted on how everything turns out.

Regards...

[citrus]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

Can I just say thanks to all the folks that helped me troubleshoot this ... the old machine runs kubuntu without issues and all is well in the world .....

now to hijack my own thread ...

we have managed to map our buffalo shared nas using dolphin and all is well ... but would be nice to "see" this drive from the konsole ..

we mapped it using smb:/ipaddress/Share

but how do we see it via command line ?

and likewise ..how do we navigate to a memory stick via command line ?

would have thought it might have appeared on the machine ..

adam@al-hafiz:/$ df -k
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 73939160 10818996 59364184 16% /
none 508684 268 508416 1% /dev
none 512908 12 512896 1% /dev/shm
none 512908 320 512588 1% /var/run
none 512908 0 512908 0% /var/lock
none 512908 0 512908 0% /lib/init/rw
/dev/sdb1 1999456 448 1999008 1% /media/disk
adam@al-hafiz:/$

cheers chris

[ardvark71]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

Can I just say thanks to all the folks that helped me troubleshoot this ... the old machine runs kubuntu without issues

Hi Chris...

You're most welcome, I'm glad we could help!

Regards...

[Snowhog]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

now to hijack my own thread ...

No. Please start new topics in the appropriate boards.

[jglen490]

Re: dell 450 install kubuntu

...
adam@al-hafiz:/$ df -k
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 73939160 10818996 59364184 16% /
none 508684 268 508416 1% /dev
none 512908 12 512896 1% /dev/shm
none 512908 320 512588 1% /var/run
none 512908 0 512908 0% /var/lock
none 512908 0 512908 0% /lib/init/rw
/dev/sdb1 1999456 448 1999008 1% /media/disk
adam@al-hafiz:/$

cheers chris

The entry from df -k for /media/disk appears to be a 2GB USB stick. Is that what you're looking for?