Greetings

[Michael E Brown]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 08:52:05PM -0400, J. Epperson wrote:
> On Tue, August 21, 2007 20:08, Arno Karner wrote:
> > If that subject doesn't set off your newbie alert warning system I don't
> > know what would.
> >
> > 1st) I'm not sure I'm on the right mailing list I've got a dell inspiron
> > 1100, vostro 1700 both running fedora core 7 I know the firmware is out
> > of date on the inspiron 1100, but refused to install windoz to upgrade
> > it.
> >
> > Q) how do I check that my firmware is up to date, on one or both of the
> > above, and upgrade it.
> >
> > 2nd) Where do I find and help test all the device drivers I'm missing for
> > my vostro 1700.
> 
> OK, noob, mild flame:  It's Fedora 7.  Not Core.
> 
> For your firmware issues, start here:
> http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Repository/firmware
> 
> Dunno if Michael has the Inspiron 1100 set up.  And I hadn't heard of the
> Vostro until just now.
> 
> Good luck, and for laptops/desktops, you'll get best response on
> linux-desktops at dell.com.

I'm just getting up to speed on the whole Vostro situation.
Unfortunately no BIOS updates for at least one Vostro system that I know
of because it uses an incompatible BIOS. Dont know the full extent,
though. (Vostro 200 is the currently known-not-working system).

More information about machines as I find out stuff here: 

http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Oss/Firmware_Tools/bugs

--
Michael