[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Ronzo

It's an install in addition to Vista. Looking to do dual boot.

Don't tell me I have to wipe Windows off and load Ubuntu first... please? PLEASE don't tell me that.

I'm not going to switch video cards on my notebook... Sorry...

I guess I'll just wait until Dell releases Linux drivers for the Inspiron E1705.

http://lkozma.infogami.com/linux

Downloaded Ubuntu 6.10 CD image for desktop/laptop PCs. Booted the cd, but the installation in graphic mode wouldn't start, not even in safe mode. "Failed to start the X server (your graphical interface)." After viewing all the logs, it says: "The X server is now disabled. Restart GDM when it is configured correctly.".

Here I pressed CTRL-ALT-F1 to open a console.
There I enter: "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg"
A lot of questions about video card and stuff, as far as I remember, I left the defaults in most places, and it seemed to detect everything ok. After that "startx", then the gnome graphical interface started, and I clicked the install.
From then on, everything went smoothly, I used the whole hdd for linux, and let ubuntu do everything automatically. Installation took about 30 minutes, and recognized most stuff automatically, including the wireless 3945 and the touchpad with scrollbars.