I have bought the same Laptop with all the niceties (7300, bluetooth, intel wireless, and SounBlaster Advance Audio).

I can't get the audio to work. Possibly not supported, but if anyone have any informatin, I'm all ears.

I fixed my SoundBlaster...

Go into your kernel (2.6.16.19 was the lowest I tried that I know has it has a built or loadable module), then move to the alsa section. Go to PCI devices and check off intel HD audio, don't make it a module (modules shown as dots instead of checkmarks in xconfig), then do a make && make modules_install. Don't forget to cp the bzImage! (comm: cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-name)

I haven't tried this yet, I found it on linux-laptop.net. It is a way to install intel made drivers for the wireless...

http://swm1.com/inspiron_e1505.html#note4

I'll report back as soon as I get a shot at this driver.

--UPDATE--

Actualy, this is how you set your sound (unless your distro , namely Ubuntu Dapper Drape) configured it for you, at this location: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc...dule=hda-intel

I have installed the wireless internet and works great. Though, I'm using Gentoo, the installation is just the same, but instead of using emerge, use your package manager or just download the files manually. After I finish my work, I'll get back and give a step by step instruction on how to install this file and get it running. Ubuntu 6.06 detects automatically though, just use iwconfig and iwlist in order to connect since Ubuntu's networking tools couldn't do the job.

The Dell E1505 does *not* have Sound Blaster hardware. The audio controller chip is a Sigmatel 9200 series. When Dell sells the "integrated Sound Blaster Audigy Advanced HD Audio" upgrade, what they are selling is a software suite of tools that creates a "virtual" surround sound experience with stereo (2 channel only, not even 2.1) speakers. The software suite also has software based EAX decoding and configuration and some other audio tools. But, I repeat, if you have a Dell E1505 you do not have Sound Blaster hardware.

If you want more information on the audio controller chip the E1505 does have, you can find it here:

Note: Forum will not allow me to post the URLS directly as this is my first post on the board. Sorry.. you'll have to connect the DOT's.

www DOT sigmatel DOT com/documents/stac9200-pb-0-7.pdf (Note: .pdf document, not web page)


Many people were fooled by this issue when buying E1505's and some XPS products from Dell, including myself.

Hopefully now you can attain better *nix support for your onboard audio solution with this knowledge.


-Dell Lied
DellLied DOT googlepages DOT com
Note: Forum will not allow me to post a URL as this is my first post on the board

The thing is, Dell didn't lie. If you read all of the information provided about the various sound cards, you'll see that the Audigy is nothing more than a software enhancement. The upgrade has been labeled "HD Software Edition" for as long as I can remember.

You're not going to get the "audigy" benefits from the card unless you're using Windows, because, hey, it's a software package.

My E1505 wont arrive until next week, but I went with the default Intel soundcard, because I know it works and I didn't need any of the 'features' the Audigy software provided.

I apologize for having to tell you how wrong your statements are. First of all, Dell did lie. You obviously did not read the statements of fact with their corresponding evidence provided on the URL I provided. Please do your research before making inaccurate statements.

Second, there is no "sound card" in the E1505 at all. There is an integrated audio processor, and it is not an Intel product, nor a Sound Blaster branded product. The E1505 audio chip is designed and manufactured by a company named Sigmatel. The chip you will get is likely the Sigmatel 9200 with two channel capability only. Every E1505 I'm aware of ( dozens if not hundreds by now) have shipped with the Sigmatel 9200 two channel audio processor.

Then there is the issue that you used the phrase "as long as I can remember." Well, your memory must be blank beyond 60 days past. Dells website prior to 2 months ago, stated under the Sound Card options an upgrade to an "integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD audio" Sound Card. It did not state "Software Edition" (which is still confusing to the average consumer in the manner Dell presents it) until AFTER I posted my website, received numerous responses of agreement and support, and we informed Dell.

Also, Dell Outlet still lists the Sound Blaster Audigy upgrade as a Sound Card. No mention of it being software. They even list what additional "software" comes with the systems that include the Sound Blaster Audigy upgrade, and the "integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD audio" CD is not listed. So yes, they're still lying. A lie is when you do not tell the truth. When you list software as hardware, it is a lie. When you list a brand name product as hardware, then provide a different brand of hardware in its place, it is a lie.

Finally, the notebooks we purchased were ordered over the phone. We could not have checked the website at that time to "read all of the information" as you put it. What we did instead was to think of all the questions we needed to ask, and called different Dell Sales reps, and even one Dell Technical Support rep, to explain and confirm the information regarding the configurations we were interested in purchasing. Every one of them confirmed that the audio upgrade was to a Sound Blaster Audigy Sound Card. They never mentioned that it was a software upgrade. They specifically affirmed that it was hardware, and if you took the time to check the recorded conversation clips that are provided on the website URL I posted, you would know that.

So please, before you try to tear down someone elses statements, do your research, because you are mistaken in every facet of your post, including getting the "audigy" features in Windows only. The basis of the "Audigy" features in hardware, or software, is the physical presence or software emulation of the EMU10K2 DSP. So yes, you can have "Audigy" functionality in linux, even if right now there may not be such a solution, it is quite possible. And, there may in fact exist such a solution, I simply haven't looked for it. However, the legalities of such, I do not know.

I purposely did not repost the URL I mentioned, because I'm not looking to spam this forum. I was trying to inform and contribute information to those who may be using Dell Inspiron and XPS series notebooks which may be using the Sigmatel 9200 audio controller chip. Sigmatel does have 9220and other series audio controller chips that support greater than 2 audio channels, however I do not know if Dell uses them in any of their products.

<SARCASM> Thanks for being such a fanboy </sarcasm> that you're willing to overlook the facts and evidence in order to defend a lie.

Otherwise, I hope you enjoy the E1505, as it is a nice piece of hardware, as long as you know what you're getting.


-DL

Hello,

I am looking to run a dual boot E1505 with Ubuntu and was hoping somebody might be able to update me on their experiences. I had read on another site about the ACPI not working well with the BIOS and the fan not going on resulting in overheating. Has this issue been resolved?

ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186003

(My first post, it won't let me list URLs)

Is it just a bios issue/ACPI issue?

Is Ubuntu-Dapper now more or less plug/play aside from updating the nVidia-GLX drivers with a nVidia card? The only thing I care about is graphics/wireless/not burning up.

I greatly appreciate your help. Now you can get Merom 64 bit and it looks like a solid machine.

Thank You very much.

I would like to re-iterate that last question: I'v bought my self an E1505 (which is due to arrive in a week or so :-) and if anyone can share resent experiences, I would be most greatfull