Linux for an old Dell XPS 210

[Leonbidet]

Great. I'll give that a go.

The other problem I'm having is no audio. Any ideas on that?

Thanks again.

Leonbidet

[GEARHEAD_TI]

This can happen on some laptops. Lets begin by trying:

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sudo apt-get install pulseaudio pavucontrol

Then reboot

This typically has a 50% chance of working.

Now what I am going to do is copy a comment by Mark Greaves that he has left on the peppermint official forums:



is the sound card listed by:

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lspci -vnn

or

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sudo lshw -C multimedia

or

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aplay -l

?

If not, can you run:

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dmeshg >> ~/dmesg.txt

You'll then find a file in your Home folder called dmesg.txt.

Post it's contents on paterbin HERE
and provide a link to it in your next posting

[GEARHEAD_TI]

also where it says here I mean: http://pastebin.com/

[Leonbidet]

Thanks

Shall I run these commands in TERMINAL from ACCESSORIES?

[GEARHEAD_TI]

Terminal if you would be so kind, you should be able to copy their results into the forum or if they are long then use http://pastebin.com/ that way you wont take up too much space on the linux forum and keep the forum costs down

[Leonbidet]

DOH! 

I'm so stupid. I've been pulling the PC in and out all day for this and that and I had dislodged the audio cable. I always tell my kids to check that first and now I've made the same mistake.

Sorry.

Thanks again.

[GEARHEAD_TI]

haha, no worries, I know the pain of that happening

[Leonbidet]

Thanks again for all your help.

I'll come back if I have any more problems.

Best

Leonbidet

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Skype IS in the repos .. and its better to install from there.

Can you run:

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sudo apt-get update

then

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sudo apt-get install skype

As long as you enabled the "Canonical Partners" repository at "Stage 4" of the tutorial .. then update/refresh the package cache it will be available

Much better/easier idea than downloading it directly from the interweb .. which is a BAD windows habit.
It will also be automagically kept up to date by the updater.

[Leonbidet]

Thanks Mark,

I'll give that a go.

Best

Leonbidet

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Please refresh the page, then re-read may last posting .. I was editing it when you posted

[Leonbidet]

Ahhh!

I might not have enabled "Canonical Partners" when I did that stage. My bad. Do I just go back and redo that stage?

Leonbidet

[Leonbidet]

I didn't click the "Canonical Partners" or the ones with "source code" in brackets.

Leonbidet

[SeZo]

You can enable it in Synaptic
menu>System Tools>Synaptic Package Manager
then go to Settings>Repositories>Other Software (tab) .. and put a tick against Canonical Partners
Remember to reload in Synaptic to refresh the software list.
Then search for Skype

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Yup .. do as SeZo says .. OR .. enable the "Canonical Partners" in Synaptic .. then close Synaptic .. then open a terminal and run:

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sudo apt-get update

then

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sudo apt-get install skype

Whichever way you do it .. you'll then find it in the menus at:-
menu>Internet>Skype