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I've seen your problem before as a bug but it did not apply to ICH6 chip, as I was only interested in ICH7, I did not pay atention to the rest. However, it's up to you to play a little with your notebook, sometimes we get better results going the Hard way" :). I wanted to mention that I wrote a howto to fix my BIOS to boot ACPI=on but requires some linux basic skills. You can always take a look at: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=531575 I must say that it took me long time to find out how to fix it but finally it worked just fine on SLED 10. On ubuntu I had to reformat my laptop 3 times with no joy (and I'm a real fan of ubuntu :D). However, SLED is just OK. I'm starting to love it :D My laptop works 99% except for the modem (which I never use cause I have an external one) audio sounds much better than windows (by the way this is a 100% linux laptop now) Regards Luis. PS. Good luck while disassembling your laptop, I really hope you bring it back :study: EDIT: by the way, take a look at this message by Tim Sharif: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...86#post2668886 |
Finding SLED10 ??
Well, I spent considerable time trying to track down SLED 10 last night. If it is freeware, I cannot find it. All I kept running into was Novell's offering for about $60. There seemed to be some correlation between SLED 10 and SUSE 10. I already have "OpenSUSE 10.2". Is it the same as the SLED 10 you are suggesting, or am I just not finding the right thing?
If I KNEW it would solve all my ills, I'd pay the $60. But there are so many distros out there that are free, ( I have already tried a few of them ) that I don't want to have to start buying any until I know they are the one I want. In my search for any info on SLED, I found a forum post where a user said he did not like SLED, and preferred PC Linux 2007. So I found that and downloaded the ISO and made a disc for it. But as I mentioned, I have some other things taking priority at the moment, so I haven't actually tried it yet. They were not specific, but I think the PC Linux 2007 Live CD I got the ISO for is like Ubuntu 6.2 Edgy's Live CD, in that it may allow you to install the OS to your Hard Drive. Something I read seemed to hint at that, and I couldn't find an actual "Installation" disc ISO, so I figured it might work the same way. As far as liking Ubuntu, the 6.2 Edgy seems nice. I have it using Gnome. I can't remember whether Ubuntu presented me with a KDE boot option like the OpenSUSE disc did. I tried that once from OpenSUSE, and I think KDE looks more like Windows, for those who want that. I don't mind Linux looking different, since it is a totally different OS. And I don't mind having to learn new things. But having hardware problems that are very difficult to solve right off the bat sucks some of the fun out of it all. Where would you suggest I find SLED 10? Larry |
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You can find SLED 10 right in the following link http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/ I've been using Ubuntu since v5.10 and that is a distribuition that I really love. In fact, thanks to Ubuntu I have been able to learn linux. I must say that I owe a lot to ubuntu. I have installed ubuntu 6.06 server since last year and I had no single issue, but I also must be honest; by now, SLED 10 has solved all my hardware problems with my personal laptop, it is a beautifull distribution, easy and has everything I need (you have mp3 out of the box). It has a US$ 50. cost for one year but you have 2 months of free service and updates before you decide to pay for it. Service pack 1 is going to be released in May with a lot of enhancements and fixes and believe me it's worth it. My wife uses Xandros, My eldest daughter uses Linspire 5.0 my youngest daughter uses Ubuntu Edgy Eft, as you can see we all are a Linux Family just with different tastes :). I'm almost sure you will not regret using SLED 10. Remember, linux is a matter of tastes. Kind Regards Luis |
I have a HP Pavilion dv6120 notebook and use Slackware with kernel 2.6.16.47.
My sound card is based on the Intel HDA and I compiled its kernel's driver as module. Everything seems to work great, module autodected and up. I type the 'alsaconf' command and alsa detected the sound card. But when i typed the 'alsamixer' command, I became confused, there is no Master Volume, only the PCM bar and it seems to don't work. I started the KDE and the sound work, but in the max volume. I can't minimize it or turn it off, so i removed the module to make sound mute. After a long search on google, i found this topic and tried to recompile ALSA. The Master Volume back with the Headphone bar :) But after reboot the machine, i got many errors about the driver and can't modprobe it again :( Someone know how fix this problem? # lspci Code:
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2) Code:
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Sled 10
Thanks, Luis.
I won't pay for a distribution of Linux unless I am certain it will let me operate the wifi and speakers in the notebook I am trying to convert. One thing about Linux, and all the forums, is that it so far has cost me only some spare time. But if I had spent $50 for each distro I have tried with no success so far, I would have spent far more than I consider the project to be worth. My attention is focused on a different, electronics-related project that I have built and am debugging now, so the notebook has been set aside. I'll pick the notebook back up when the current, more important, project is completed. Thanks again for the advice! Larry |
mr zoandar
why you want to "buy" adistro that makes your sound and wifi workin in you laptop , am using ubuntu on my laptop and every thing seems to be nice ;) |
Hi folks. I got my sound to work in my HP Pavilion dv6120 notebook.
The erros after re-compiling alsa was fixed by removing the /lib/modules/KERNEL folder and installing all the modules back with the 'make modules_install' in the kernel PATH. I'm here to report that the module present on kernel 2.6.16.47 is broked. My sound card, nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio, only have the PCM bar with this module. So the sound was all the time at the max. Now, with kernel 2.6.20.7, I got the Headphone, PCM and Speakers bars agaim. |
mr ikhnaton
you made the sound working by using this how to or what ? .... |
1 - I compiled the alsa codes as was told in the beginning of this topic. (Sound still buged)
2 - I compiled the kernel 2.6.20.7 sources with module for Intel HDA (snd-hda-intel). 3 - After install the kernel and its modules, I typed 'alsaconf' and the sound card were found. xD After these steps, I got my sound to work on my HP Pavilion dv6120 notebook. * Note that I mencioned above that the modules present in kernel 2.6.16.47 souces not worked for me. The sound don't have any control of volume and it was aways in MAX. Cya. |
thanx for you help :)
Cheers |
adam_blackice said:
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The reply you saw was to another person suggesting I pay for SLED, beause it doesn't appear that Novell has released a free copy, which was what I had been trying to find. When I asked where I might find it free, he was telling me that I could get if right from Novell for less than $100. I am curious what make and model your notebook is. Maybe if it is close to mine, we could figure out what you did differently than what I did setting it up? |
How do I compile a kernel?
To - ikhnaton -- :scratch:
Maybe this same procedure would work on my HP DV1000? However, compiling a kernel for Linux is a step above my level of understanding at this time. If you could point me to a good source of step by step instructions on what is needed and how it is done, I'd like to try. Thanks! |
Louis,
I guess I never got back here and reported on the results of the surgery. In order to access the headphone jacks, the entire notebook has to be gutted until you can remove its motherboard. Having done that, I was able to desolder the defective jack. That in itself was quite an accomplishment. I do have a temperature controlled soldering station, with a very pointed iron tip. But it is still pretty difficult to get in and access all the pins ( I think there were 6 on each jack if memory serves) without disturbing all the surface-mounted components all around it ( and there are a great many!) But, with careful determination, I did succeed, and the defective jack is removed. If I needed them both, I would feel confident installing a replacement. But the remaining one still works just fine after reassembly, so that is enough for me. Unfortunately, it did not resolve the lack of speaker support. Since working on that, I have been devoting my attention to another electronics project, so I set the notebook aside for awhile, after installing and trying PCLinux OS 2007 ( which I think I like best of all the distros I have tried so far). When I get time to work on it some more, I'll check out the URL you posted to me early in our discussion. |
so mr zoandar you want to get SLED itis freely available on torrent and amule clients you just search and get it :) but i think itis better to try fedora or mandriva also
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Thanks, Adam.
I'll keep this information in mind. |
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