Wait is there a problem with dells and ubuntu?

[Penguinish]

I have a dell inspiron 1520 and I dual booted ubuntu about a week and a half ago, with out any knowledge of ubuntu when i decided to do it. My instillation went fine, shrinking my OS: partion, along with the other 2 partitons along side it no worrys, but the only problem i have is audio with the volume buttons at the front of my laptop have like 3 settings Press - once volume goes down, press - again volume goes super low press - again mutes, and vise versa, as to vista where you have to press - many times before it mutes as it gradually changes volume. Other than that ive had no problems.

anyways
Today is my first time on the forums, and i see this section specifically to dell computers and ubuntu. Is there something wrong with dells and ubuntu i dont know about? After all i was just like hey i want to dual boot ubuntu so i did.

[milton1]

Many laptops require small tweaks to get sound settings to work properly. Do a search for 'laptop sound', I am sure you will find a dozen different posts on the issue.

[HeirPixel]

Try giving this thread a lookover: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1130384

It details setup fairly well, and lists a few additional links for additional tweaking. The comments are also pretty relevant to potential problems.

[gbrainin]

Is there something wrong with dells and ubuntu i dont know about?

I think the reason Dell has a separate forum is because a couple of years ago they decided to sell some computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. So kinda the opposite of Dells having unusual problems.

Many computers (especially laptops) of all brands will require some tweaking to get all the features working. I don't believe Dells are particularly better or worse in that regard.

[florus]

I have a Vostro 200 and a Vostro 1400 laptop. Both have run Hardy, Intrepid and now Jaunty. Minor issues with Hardy, but after that it just gets better and better. I use the standard online upgrade each time as I find the Dell 'extras' on my Windows partitions less than helpful.

[jsonder]

More of the same. I'm running 9.04 on an Inspiron E1505 and mini9 and experienced only the sound gotcha with fresh installations (separate partition {not formatted} for the /home files).

Plus, this forum is wonderful support.