dev/sda1 is the Dell Utility partition it looks like it’s a standard DOS partition with the Dell diagnostic utilities. Then I erased and re-created /dev/sda3 using all the remaining space:ĭisk /dev/sda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytesĢ55 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders I created a dummy partion with 1GB as /dev/sda3 and a swap partition with 4GBas /dev/sda4 near the end of the disk. I booted with Knoppix DVD 5.0 and used qtparted to resize the original Windows partition down to 8GB. Since the fingerprint utilities run in windows and I have no idea if they will ever be accessible from Linux -either natively or under WINE/Xen/VMware- I decided to keep it around for the time being. As usual, you should try these tips under your own risk, and your mileage may vary. This is my personal experience with the Dell Latitude D620 using Debian GNU/Linux. And please oh please don’t hesitate to write or leave a comment to contribute. I’m making changes as I go along, so if you find this interesting please check back often. As of 200609222 this is still a work in progress.
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