Installing Ubuntu on a Dell Latitude D505?

Question

Installing Ubuntu on a Dell Latitude D505?

Answer 1

I know Ubuntu was created by Linux and you can get free support from their forum on line. Good luck.

Answer 2

First determine your bios and see what yr it was once written ( 1998 ) considering that I downloaded the 8.04 and it is going to no longer set up on any computer with a bios written earlier than 2000. So replace ( FLASH ) your bios and try to install it once more it must work without a quandary.

Answer 3

forget about modeset it's not your problem.



A kernel compiled with PAE support just won't run without it.



The processor might actually support it, try to dig into your BIOS option and try to find a way to enable PAE.



(nx bit, memory hole, ...)





You may also want to try to find an image or disto with a non-pae kernel.





http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/how-to-install-ubuntu-1204-on-non-pae.html



provides a few option (I like the xubuntu suggestion myself)