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Does anyone knows how to configure Xconfig for 17in M675?
I would appreciate getting Xconfig for this thing. So far
it works with generic LCD and 1024x768. How do I get
to 1440x900?
Well I have this same laptop and have X running at the native resolution. I will post my XF86Config in a bit, I just have a few questions first.
Do you have sound working on yours. If so, what distribution, kernel version, alsa version (or are you using kernel modules), and module are you using?
Are you using acpi? If so, are you able to load the thermal-zone module without problems? Do you have sleep, suspend, etc working?
Okay here is my XF86Config. I am using SuSE 9.0 and have installed the Ati drivers version 3.7.0. I am using the rpm's which have been packaged for Suse and can be downloaded from the suse website. One caveat is that they only work at 24 bit color, I am not sure if this is true of the packages which can be downloaded from the ati website. Notice it said near the top of this file "PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE". Well, I had to edit it since 1440x900 is not a standard resolution and is not a choice in fglrxconfig (the ati configuration tool) or the suse x-configuration tool SaX.
# /.../
# SaX generated XFree86 config file
# Created on: 2004-02-17T07:56:14-0700.
#
# Version: 4.7
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2002
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (4.7)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
I do not have the sound card working yet. All I can say is it is detected as an Intel 82801EB AC'97 audio controller. The documentation for the laptop claims it is a "SigmaTel Soft Audio 6-Channel AC97 rev 2.3 codec (STAC9758)".
You say this is the only thing you don't have working? Then perhaps you could answer my questions in my previous post concerning ACPI.
Ok, strange. If you plug external speakers into the microphone jack, you will have sound. The controller is supposed to be able to map the jacks to different functions. Seem the linux drivers is mapping the microphone jack to audio out. Now just how to get the internal speakers to work.
I have tap click working on mine with the synaptics driver. You can see my config a few posts back. That config will also enable virtual scrolling. I have no advice on how to install the synaptics driver because Suse did it automatically for me.
I've managed to coax sound from my M675's speakers!
The audio chip is a Sigmatel STAC9758, the manufacturer was nice enough to email me the datasheet PDF on request, it may be on Sigmatel's web site by now.
I'm not much of a programmer, but using the datasheet and adding about 10 lines to the ALSA AC97 driver code now allows me to listen to music and play movies under Linux on the M675!
Is that using the internal speakers? Does your speaker jack work? I have sound if I plug external speakers in the mic jack but from nothing else. Hopefully you will submit your solution to the alsa code writers so others can use it.
Yes, this is from the internal speakers. I'll do some more testing and see if the microphone, headphone and line-out jacks work and I'll be sure to submit my patch to the alsa-devel list.
Here's a quick and dirty patch that's given me basic sound from
my Gateway M675 notebook (Sigmatel 9758 AC97 codec).
Disclaimers:
1) This probably won't work on other systems with this chip as
they may be connected differently.
2) Plugging in headphones or external speakers doesn't turn off
the internal speakers with this patch.
The patch was for alsa-driver 1.0.3. If you're not familiar with applying patches, it may be easier for you to install a binary package, such as an RPM. The patch is now included in the alsa-driver starting with 1.0.4rc1 and the kernel starting from 2.6.5rc1. If can't find a binary package or don't want to upgrade your kernel and you're familiar with installing alsa-driver from source, you can get the 1.0.4rc source tar-ball or grab the latest CVS snapshot. Unpack the sources, change to the source directory, then 'configure;make;make install'.
Here's my /etc/modules.conf:
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-midi
For 3D video acceleration, ATI has released drivers for XFree86 4.3. Look on their site for a package called fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.6.i386.rpm or something like that.
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sound on gateway m675
)but with no 3D accel - not that it matters all that much. 
