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Dell Latitude XT2
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Dell Latitude XT2 laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Dell Latitude XT2. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Dell Latitude XT2 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Dell Latitude XT2 specifications page.
| Name | Dell Latitude XT2 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™2 Duo ULV processor SU9300 (1.20GHz) Intel® Core™2 Duo ULV processor SU9400 (1.4GHz) |
| Screen | 12.1” WXGA Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 5GB |
| HDD | 80GB to 250GB |
| Graphics | Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11g) Dell Wireless 1510 (802.11a/g/n 2×2) Intel WiFi Link 5100 [802.11a/g/n (1×2)] Intel WiFi Link 5300 [802.11a/g/n (3×3)] |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless (5300) | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| UMTS Modem | Works | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested |
Notes
Running Gentoo amd64 with 2.6.31-rc8. KMS and suspend/resume work great.
N-Trig touchscreen/digitizer works using the latest drivers from Dell (2010-02-09 2.254 A3), recent kernel (2.6.34-rc4), Xorg-Server with MPX support (1.8) and the multitouch enabled evdev drivers from http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~tissoire/xf86-input-evdev/log/?h=multitouch-unstable. Older versions might work as well, I just listed mine.
See also http://www.lii-enac.fr/en/projects/shareit/linux.html.
Summary
All in all everything works pretty well, because it's almost completely based upon Intel hardware.
Discussion
Very poor. I've tried a various distros and I've had a problem with all of them.
OpenSUSE, Fedora - wireless network card didn't work.
Ubuntu - screen “touches itself” in the bottom-left corner all the time.
Debian - sometimes worked, sometimes not (freezed several times) and the Ubuntu issue mentioned above.
It's worked after I installed the restricted driver on ubuntu but it seems to disconnect when there is no activity :(
Hi, I would like to know if someone has checked compatibility about Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11g) with Linux.
Best.
Nahuel