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XPS
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| Gen 1 | 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.0, 10.1: 10.1: | |||||||||||||||
| M1210 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
For more information about installation instruction, see this link. | |||||||||||||||
| M1330 | 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(2) Using NVidia. | |||||||||||||||
| M1530 | 11.0 64bit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
Detailed description of install and follow up on here. | |||||||||||||||
| M2010 | 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(2) Using ATI proprietary driver. | |||||||||||||||
Inspiron
Inspiron Axxx - Zxxx
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| B130 | 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
(6) Using Ndiswrapper with Broadcom bcmwl5a driver. | |||||||||||||||
Inspiron 1xx - 9xx
Inspiron 1xxx
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| 1000 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(6) Using MadWifi. | |||||||||||||||
| 1100 | 10.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1300 | 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
(6) Using Ndiswrapper with Broadcom bcmwl5 driver. | |||||||||||||||
| 1420 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.3: 11.0: | |||||||||||||||
| 1501 | 10.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(6) Using Ndiswrapper. If using 64bit version of openSUSE, ensure that you obtain 64bit Vista drivers from Dell website. Also disable wireless card hotkey in BIOS to ensure that wireless networking stays on, or ndiswrapper will have problems. | |||||||||||||||
| 1520 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.3: | |||||||||||||||
| 1525 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.3: (for more information see [1]) | |||||||||||||||
| 1526 | 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(A) ATI Radeon Xpress 1250. | |||||||||||||||
Inspiron 4xxx
Inspiron 5xxx
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| 5000 | 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(6) Using Ndiswrapper on pcmcia card. | |||||||||||||||
| 5100 | 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark | ||||||||||||||||
| 5150 | 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(6) Using Ndiswrapper. | |||||||||||||||
Inspiron 6xxx
Inspiron 7xxx
Inspiron 8xxx
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| 8100 | 9.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
9.1, 11.0, 11.1: | |||||||||||||||
| 8200 | 9.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark | ||||||||||||||||
| 8500 | 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.0, 10.1: | |||||||||||||||
| 8600 | 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.0: | |||||||||||||||
Inspiron 9xxx
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| 9100 | 10.0 beta 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark | ||||||||||||||||
| 9300 | 10.0 RC 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.0 RC 1: 10.0: | |||||||||||||||
| 9400 | 10.0 RC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| 10.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.0 RC: 10.1: 10.2: 11.0: | |||||||||||||||
Inspiron Mini
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| Mini9 (910) | 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(4) add | |||||||||||||||
Latitude
Latitude Cxxx
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| C600 | 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(6) Intel ipw2200. | |||||||||||||||
| C610 | 10 beta 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(C) Standby | |||||||||||||||
| C840 | 10.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(6) Using Ndiswrapper with Broadcom driver. | |||||||||||||||
| CPxJ | 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.0: | |||||||||||||||
Latitude Dxxx
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| D500 | 10.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(2) Intel 855GM - sluggish 3D support. | |||||||||||||||
| D520 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(A) Video can be unstable at times coming out of standby or switching to console and back to X - installing Xorg 7.3 fixed this. | |||||||||||||||
| D531 | 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(2) Using ATI propietary driver. | |||||||||||||||
| D600 | 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(A) ATI Mobility Radeon 9000. | |||||||||||||||
| D610 | 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
all: | |||||||||||||||
| D620 | 10.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.3: 11.0: | |||||||||||||||
| D630 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.3, 11.1: | |||||||||||||||
| D800 | 10.0 RC1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
(C) Not with bios version a05. | |||||||||||||||
| D820 | 10.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.3, 11.1: | |||||||||||||||
| D830 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.3: 11.0: | |||||||||||||||
Latitude Exxxx
Latitude Others
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| 120L (Brazil) | 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(6) Wi-Fi needs either specific Intel drivers (for 2200/2915) or Windows drivers and Ndiswrapper. | |||||||||||||||
| ATGD630 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(6) Using Ndiswrapper. | |||||||||||||||
| LS | 10.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark | ||||||||||||||||
| X1 | 10.0 Beta 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.0 Beta 3, 10.0: | |||||||||||||||
Vostro
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| 1000 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(C) Suspending and Hibernation works only on 64 bit version. | |||||||||||||||
| 1220 | 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(4) Had to uninstall pulseaudio. | |||||||||||||||
| 1400 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(A) Using NVidia proprietary driver. | |||||||||||||||
| 1500 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
10.3, 11.0: | |||||||||||||||
| 1510 | 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(A) Intel 965 Mobile (GMA X3100): there is a problem with compiz support, this card is blacklisted and have problems when is used gnome with desktop effects activated (X freezes). | |||||||||||||||
Precision
| Model | openSUSE Release | Video (A) | Sound (4) | Network (B) | Bluetooth (8) | Power Management (C) | Infra Red (12) | PCMCIA (13) | Card Reader (14) | Others (*) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D (1) | 3D (2) | TV-out (3) | Wired (5) | Wireless (6) | Modem (7) | Screen Brightness (9) | Suspend to RAM (10) | Suspend to Disk (11) | ||||||||
| M65 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
(10) need S2R_OPTS="f" and blacklist intel_agp module. | |||||||||||||||
| M2300 | 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(4) After installation sound was broken, running | |||||||||||||||
| M4300 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Remark |
All: | |||||||||||||||
| M4400 | 11.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remark |
(C) Some 64bit users may require steps on NVidia Suspend HOWTO. | |||||||||||||||

