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Dell Adamo
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Dell Adamo laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Dell Adamo. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Dell Adamo page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Dell Adamo specifications page.
| Name | Dell Adamo |
| Processor | Intel Core2 Duo Processor SU9400 : 1.4 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 3 MB On-Die L2 Cache |
| Screen | 13.4” HD |
| Graphics | Intel GMA X4500HD |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 128GB SSD |
| Optical Drive | Optional |
| Network | 10/100 802.11 n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | YES | debian squeeze amd64 |
| Screen | YES | debian squeeze |
| HDD | YES | debian squeeze |
| Optical Drive | YES | debian squeeze |
| Graphics | YES | debian squeeze |
| Sound | YES | debian squeeze, but I also had to add “options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6” to the end of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf |
| Ethernet | YES | debian squeeze |
| Wireless | YES | debian squeeze, but I had to apt-get install firmware-iwlwifi |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested (yet) | |
| USB | YES | debian squeeze |
| Webcam | Not Tested (yet) |
Notes
So far I'm quite impressed. Still have to test the volume buttons, media control buttons, camera, bluetooth, and onboard cellular card.
Summary
Debian Squeeze works near out of the box, Debian Lenny does NOT run X, so start with Debian Squeeze. You'll be happy.
Discussion
My friend Florarie has a laptop like this, and i'm thinking seriuosly to buy one too.
I'm testing on wheezy ( debian 7 ) my dell adamo 13. All is working very well except integrated microphone. what is possible to do to make it works?
I am running Kubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and…
1) Thanks for the sound comment, I needed that before being able to make the headphone jack work.
2) The (built in) mic still does not work. Adding the dell-m6 line to alsa-base.conf brought up a new mic volume control (called “Mic 2”), but unmuting it still did not make a difference. I also have had two capture options that I have checked and so at the moment I am out of ideas.
Any help or suggestion would be appreicated.
Thanks!
-K
ps: by the way, bluetooth and camera are both working out of the box (Kubuntu 10.04).
I have a Dell Adamo running Elive (Debian Lenny). It works very well.
Sound needs “options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6” to the end of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
External Monitor doesn't work
Does it play Compiz?