[hemmerling] The Notebook "Dell Vostro 1000", with "ATI Xpress 1150" graphics card

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Hardware

Hardware #1

Hardware #2

Graphics Card

  • Graphics card “ATI Xpress 1150”.

Harddisks

DVD Drive

  • 2025-05: Is my DVD drive defect, or can't it read DVD-RW in general, or just has just a reading problem with a certain DVD-RW item? :-(.

Latest drivers & legacy disclaimer

Error Messages

  • Error message #1 - when booting the notebook without the ( removable ) accumulator

WARNING: The AC adapter type cannot be determined. This will prevent optimal system performance. Please check AC adapter connect properly, remove AC adapter and plug-in it again, thanks.

Press Any Key to Continue
Press <f2> 2 times to enter SETUP
Press <f12> and Any Key to enter Boot Menu.

Disassembly

Debian Linux

Debian Linux 12 Installation

  • Basics:
    • Language = English.
    • Format = Ireland ⇒ Disadvantage, clock is set to UTC for Ireland instead to UTC+1 for Germany :-(.
    • Keyboard = German.
  • Drive:
    • 2GB swap logical partition ( for a computer with 2 GB RAM! ), created at the “End” of the available space. Debian Linux suggests with “Guided partitioning” just 1 GB swapspace, in general. That's too small for a computer with very limited RAM.
    • 122 GB Ext4 primary partion.
  • Install boot loader GRUB.
  • “Software selection”.
    • [x] Debian desktop environment.
    • [x] GNOME.
    • [x] SSH Server.
    • [x] standard system utilities.
  • Wifi is not detected :-(.

Wifi with Debian Linux 12

1. Hardware Check

  • Dell Community "Vostro 1000 Linux wifi" - Check detected hardware:
    $sudo lspci -v
    05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
    Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card
    

2. Add "non-free" Component

  • Add a “non-free” component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
    # Debian 12 "Bookworm"
    deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free

3. Install one of 2 alterative Packages

3.1 firmware-b43-installer ( successful installation )
3.2 broadcom-sta-dkms ( installation didn't work for me )
  • This causes a massive update, of complete GCC development tools, as the requested driver is compiled from source.
    • Debian Wiki "wl" - “Broadcom BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4313, BCM4321, BCM4322, BCM43224, BCM43225, BCM43227, BCM43228, BCM43142, BCM4331, BCM4352, BCM4360 devices (wl)”.
      • Update the list of available packages. Install the relevant/latest linux-image, linux-headers and broadcom-sta-dkms packages:
        $ sudo apt-get update
        $ sudo apt-get install linux-image-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') linux-headers-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') broadcom-sta-dkms
  • Deinstallation:
    $ sudo apt list --installed broadcom-sta-dkms
    $ sudo apt remove broadcom-sta-dkms
    $ sudo apt remove wireless-tools
    $ sudo apt autoremove
I succeeded with "firmware-b43-installer", I failed with "broadcom-sta-dkms".

*After successful installation of “firmware-b43-installer”. *After additiona installation of “broadcom-sta-dkms”, WiFi was not available anymore. Deinstallation both of “firmware-b43-installer”and “broadcom-sta-dkms” and new installation of “firmware-b43-installer” were unsuccessful, WiFi was not available :-(.

Resources

Graphics with Debian Linux 12 ( unresolved )

Problem with Debian 11

  • The default graphics driver for “Dell Vostro 1000” & “ATI Xpress 1150” graphics card is not ok :-(. Most applications work fine, but not the Gnome “Settings” tool and probably some other Gnome tools too :-(.

( Untested ) Solutions for the Graphics Problem?

The Drivers

  • The default drivers:
    $ /bin/lspci -nnk
    
    01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS482/RS485 [Radeon Xpress 1100/1150] [1002:5974]
    	Subsystem: Dell RS482/RS485 [Radeon Xpress 1100/1150] [1028:022a]
    	Kernel driver in use: radeon
    	Kernel modules: radeon, amdgpu
    

Resources

No Wakeup from Sleep mode ( unresolved )

  • My experience: Debian 12 as installed by default, causes the Dell Vostro 1000 to go into sleep mode after a while, but no chance to wakeup by keypress or press on the “on/off” button :-(.

Windows 8 + Windows 10

  • Windows 8 Pro 64-bit, Build 9200” installs properly by DVD installation :-).
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, Version 1909, Build 18363” and “Windows 10 Version 20H2, Build 19042” install properly.

Resources

 
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