I was just searching this topic and found this thread, as I have an Inspiron 1501 and was just having this problem trying to install Linux Mint 15.
I'm downloading Ubuntu 13.04 now and will try a live USB of that and let you know the results. I'm starting with the standard release, but will also test the development release you linked to above. Not sure I can do all the tracking you asked for, as I'm not a developer, but will see what happens.
Hi,
I was just searching this topic and found this thread, as I have an Inspiron 1501 and was just having this problem trying to install Linux Mint 15.
I'm downloading Ubuntu 13.04 now and will try a live USB of that and let you know the results. I'm starting with the standard release, but will also test the development release you linked to above. Not sure I can do all the tracking you asked for, as I'm not a developer, but will see what happens.
thanks,
Randy Earl