Re: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error
From: Thierry Vignaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 11:24:55 +0200 "B Lauber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I just wanted to give an update on the status of this problem. > Apparently, the driver is configured wrongly during installation by > drakx. As I stated above, I instead installed the oss equivalent > driver and was able to successfully get through the system install. > If I go back later and change the driver back to the alsa driver > using draksound, then the driver is reconfigured perfectly. Thus, I > now have sound via alsa. could you diff the config file before/after your changes ? I don't think I can at this time because it would require me to reinstall mdk9.1 . I'll see what I can do, though. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error
From: James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Cooker List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error Date: 03 Apr 2003 00:02:08 -0800 On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 16:08, B Lauber wrote: > >From: "B Lauber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error > >Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 17:50:34 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: "B Lauber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error > >>Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 17:04:55 -0500 > >> > >>The snd-via82xx module causes my system to hard lock at boot time. If I > >>switch to the oss-equivalent sound driver ( via82cxxx_audio ), my system > >>boots just fine. > >> > >>BTW, My sound card is a VT82C686 [Apollo Super AC97/Audio]. > >> > >>If anyone has any idea why this driver would cause my system to hard lock, > >>I would be very thankful for the input. I would like to use the alsa > >>drivers because they appear to be designed with software suspend in mind > >>(at least, that's the way it appears from parsing the suspend scripts). > >> > >>_ > >>MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > >>http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >I just wanted to give an update on the status of this problem. Apparently, > >the driver is configured wrongly during installation by drakx. As I stated > >above, I instead installed the oss equivalent driver and was able to > >successfully get through the system install. If I go back later and change > >the driver back to the alsa driver using draksound, then the driver is > >reconfigured perfectly. Thus, I now have sound via alsa. > > > >So for me, this is no longer a problem; for new users, the drakx installer > >needs to be corrected so that this driver is correctly configured (it would > >be discouraging to Linux newbies if their system hardlocked on the first > >boot). > > > >_ > > > > > > > > > > Now I have one more quick update and a question: > I have been able to get the alsa driver to successfully suspend and recover > if I set the following flags in /etc/sysconfig/suspend: > > RESTORE_SOUND="yes" > SOUND_MODULES="sb uart401 sound soundcore maestro cs4281 > > If RESTORE_SOUND="no" , then only the left sound channel recovers from a > suspend (even then, this channel sounds like it has experienced an upward > pitch shift). The only problem with setting RESTORE_SOUND="yes" is that it > causes the gnome Control Volume applet to die when I reenter xfree86. Since > this is sorta annoying, I'd like to be able to just get rid of the applet > and instead configure some laptop function keys to control my volume. Does > anyone know how I would go about doing this? On my laptop the same "system" of volume control works as in the manual for me it's fn-f5 and then the left and right arrow keys. Have you tried to do it this way... IOW the way the manual says? > > _ > > > That's how my system is supposed to work, but those buttons are not automatically configured under Linux. I saw some documentation about configuring the function keys when I was a Linux newbie, but I haven't been able to relocate it. _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
Re: [Cooker] [xmms] suggestion
From: Levi Ramsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cooker] [xmms] suggestion Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 20:04:17 -0500 On Thu Apr 03 19:31 -0500, B Lauber wrote: > It would be very nice if there were predefined mixer settings included with > the commercial versions of mdk9.1 . Before I downloaded mdk9.1, I was > going to make the comment that there also needed to be templates in > OpenOffice, but I was happily surprised to find that they were already > there :-) What exactly do you mean by predefined mixer settings? -- Levi Ramsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The food of love is Mandrake root. GPG Fingerprint: 354C 7A02 77C5 9EE7 8538 4E8D DCD9 B4B0 DC35 67CD Currently playing: Rush - Grace Under Pressure - The Body Electric Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk 20:00:30 up 11 days, 19 min, 9 users, load average: 1.73, 0.97, 0.56 Sorry -- I should have clarified. I think the proper term is "equalizer settings." If you have ever used winamp, you will recall that the program downloads with several predefined equalizer settings for various types of music -- there will be one with xtra bass for techno songs, or extra treble for pop songs, etc. Instead of having the Mandrake user have to define these for himself or herself, it would be nice if there were about a dozen already there that could simply be tweaked. _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
[Cooker] [xmms] suggestion
It would be very nice if there were predefined mixer settings included with the commercial versions of mdk9.1 . Before I downloaded mdk9.1, I was going to make the comment that there also needed to be templates in OpenOffice, but I was happily surprised to find that they were already there :-) _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error
From: "B Lauber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 17:50:34 -0500 From: "B Lauber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 17:04:55 -0500 The snd-via82xx module causes my system to hard lock at boot time. If I switch to the oss-equivalent sound driver ( via82cxxx_audio ), my system boots just fine. BTW, My sound card is a VT82C686 [Apollo Super AC97/Audio]. If anyone has any idea why this driver would cause my system to hard lock, I would be very thankful for the input. I would like to use the alsa drivers because they appear to be designed with software suspend in mind (at least, that's the way it appears from parsing the suspend scripts). _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus I just wanted to give an update on the status of this problem. Apparently, the driver is configured wrongly during installation by drakx. As I stated above, I instead installed the oss equivalent driver and was able to successfully get through the system install. If I go back later and change the driver back to the alsa driver using draksound, then the driver is reconfigured perfectly. Thus, I now have sound via alsa. So for me, this is no longer a problem; for new users, the drakx installer needs to be corrected so that this driver is correctly configured (it would be discouraging to Linux newbies if their system hardlocked on the first boot). _ Now I have one more quick update and a question: I have been able to get the alsa driver to successfully suspend and recover if I set the following flags in /etc/sysconfig/suspend: RESTORE_SOUND="yes" SOUND_MODULES="sb uart401 sound soundcore maestro cs4281 If RESTORE_SOUND="no" , then only the left sound channel recovers from a suspend (even then, this channel sounds like it has experienced an upward pitch shift). The only problem with setting RESTORE_SOUND="yes" is that it causes the gnome Control Volume applet to die when I reenter xfree86. Since this is sorta annoying, I'd like to be able to just get rid of the applet and instead configure some laptop function keys to control my volume. Does anyone know how I would go about doing this? _
Re: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error
From: "B Lauber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Cooker] [alsa] driver error Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 17:04:55 -0500 The snd-via82xx module causes my system to hard lock at boot time. If I switch to the oss-equivalent sound driver ( via82cxxx_audio ), my system boots just fine. BTW, My sound card is a VT82C686 [Apollo Super AC97/Audio]. If anyone has any idea why this driver would cause my system to hard lock, I would be very thankful for the input. I would like to use the alsa drivers because they appear to be designed with software suspend in mind (at least, that's the way it appears from parsing the suspend scripts). _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus I just wanted to give an update on the status of this problem. Apparently, the driver is configured wrongly during installation by drakx. As I stated above, I instead installed the oss equivalent driver and was able to successfully get through the system install. If I go back later and change the driver back to the alsa driver using draksound, then the driver is reconfigured perfectly. Thus, I now have sound via alsa. So for me, this is no longer a problem; for new users, the drakx installer needs to be corrected so that this driver is correctly configured (it would be discouraging to Linux newbies if their system hardlocked on the first boot). _
[Cooker] [gimp] Gimp is missing fonts
[Note: I reported this once before, but I never saw any replies] The gimp appears to be missing most of the fonts when using the text tool. The fonts are listed in the menu, but when they are selected: 1. the font preview never changes 2. the bottom of the windows displays the message "the selected font is not available" _
[Cooker] [gdm] gdm causes problems in gnome desktop
When I log into my desktop using gdm, I occasionally find that the "log out" buttons are no longer functional. I will click and click and click the icons, but nothing will ever happen... ... until I run another application. For instance, if I give up and click my terminal button to log out manually, the "Log out" menu magically appears and I am able to log off without any problems. _
[Cooker] [gdm] cannot view user photos
In gdm, the option to view user photos (user icons) does not seem to influence the window manager. No matter if I specify that I want the photos or not, they never appear. Instead, I am always greated with just an input box. This would not be a problem except for the fact that I have designed a guest account so my friends at school could easily access my computer without needing a password. If there is no picture for them to click at the login screen, they will not be able to figure out how to get in unless I tell them (which sort of defeats the purpose of my having a guest account). _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
[Cooker] [alsa] driver error
The snd-via82xx module causes my system to hard lock at boot time. If I switch to the oss-equivalent sound driver ( via82cxxx_audio ), my system boots just fine. BTW, My sound card is a VT82C686 [Apollo Super AC97/Audio]. If anyone has any idea why this driver would cause my system to hard lock, I would be very thankful for the input. I would like to use the alsa drivers because they appear to be designed with software suspend in mind (at least, that's the way it appears from parsing the suspend scripts). _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
[Cooker] [gpm] gpm messes up xfree86 mouse
When I recover my system from a software suspend, the mouse settings from gpm become the mouse settings for gpm (the sensitivity of my mouse is increased dramatically, etc. I know it assumes the gpm mouse settings because this bug did not exist until after I had install gpm). Perhaps the suspend scripts should flag xfree86 to reset the mouse upon resuming? The effects of this bug can be nullified by switching to a text console and then back to xfree86. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
[Cooker] [mcc] CronAt is broken
CronAt does not successfully open in the mandrake control center. I have clicked the button about 20 times, and it has only opened within mcc once. Though mcc claims that the program has loaded (the loading screen vanishes), I am left only with a blank window. However, CronAt can be opened just fine if I open it from a terminal window. _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
[Cooker] [dracsec] system options don't last
I have been trying to disable durect root logins by setting "allow_root_login" to "no" in dracsec. Everytime I press okay, a window pops up claiming that it has changed my security settings, but the option is magically set back to "default" (which is "yes" on my security level). Any suggestions? _
[Cooker] [gnome] panels freezing
The panels in gnome tend to freeze if one has to manipulate their properties to any great extent. I have installed mdk9.1 twice now, and both times I had to log out of gnome so that I could finish arranging my panels the way that I need them. The only changes I had to make were: 1. I moved the initial panel from the bottom to the top of the screen. 2. I created a new edge panel at the bottom of the screen. 3. I moved the window list to the bottom panel 4. I increased the sizes of both panels. 5. I made the bottom panel hide automatically. I will try to reproduce the error in the coming days with my guest account. _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
[Cooker] [mdkkdm] reboot options gone
I just wanted to reiterate what someone else posted. mdkkdm worked fine for me for about a day, but I have not had any reboot options since (it's been about 5 days now). The only way I can reboot my system is through console functions or after logging a window manager. _
[Cooker] [gnome] gnome menu vanishes
Once again, this is a bug that I cannot give a very definite reason for. I installed tuxracer on my system last night and then clicked the gnome menu, only to find that everything had vanished except for Run Program, Search for Files, Open Recent, Screenshot, Lock Screen, and Log Out. This was easily fixed by running menudrake, but it is still a bug nonetheless. _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
[Cooker] [acpi] acpi buttons function incorrectly
I have edited my /etc/acpi/events/power file so that whenever I press my power button it will initiate a system suspend; however, this causes the following problems: 1. The function only activates once; if I recover the system and then press the button again later, nothing will happen. This appears to have something to do with the software suspend because if I manually call a software suspend and later call the function with a button press, nothing will happen (the system will not suspend). 2. Activating the software suspend with the button press seems to screw up other system services. If I manually enter into suspend with "pmsuspend", then the system does a complete recovery after its inactivity (well, the sound never comes back, but that isn't much of a concern at the moment); however, if the power button calls the function "pmsuspend", then the system services appear to get confused. So basically I believe that the bug is either in the acpi button sourcecode, the software suspend code, or perhaps both areas. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
[Cooker] system clock is quirky
I currently have no idea why, but about once per day my system's clock will suddenly lose an hour or so. It can easily be reset, but I'd like to know why it's changing in the first place. _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
[Cooker] [console] fonts are reset after suspend
After placing my laptop into a software suspend, all of the console fonts appear to be reset to "iso01" . Nothing really goes wrong with the system, but it makes programs such as links look absolutely terrible (everything is discolored, none of the character graphics appear correctly, etc). _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
[Cooker] [glade] menu missing
When I click the "packing" tab in the properties window in glade, I am greeted with a blank window. I have used this program in 9.0 and I remember there being several options under this tab. _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
[Cooker] [Nautilus] Nautilus crashes when opening plain text documents
Every-other time I open a plain text document in Nautilus, I get the following error message: Application "nautilus-text-view" (process 5436) has crashed due to a fatal error. (Floating point exception) The text never loads for viewing, so I have to back out back to the browser. If I click the same file a second time, it loads perfectly. However, if I click it a third time, it crashes again. _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
[Cooker] Will Bugs be fixed for commercial versions?
Are some of the current bugs w/ mdk9.1 going to be corrected before the commercial versions are released? I have downloaded the "final" versions from the ftp servers and have encountered dozens of bugs and serious errors (some of these i've already reported; others will be reported in subsequent messages). I very much so wish to use mdk9.1 because it allows for me to more than double the life of my laptop batteries, but I have been very disappointed with the stability of many of the essential features. _
[Cooker] [gimp] fonts missing
Gimp seems to be missing most of the fonts. They are in the list on the text tool, but a message pops up that says "the selected font is not available." P.S. Could someone tell me how to post bug reports? I know I shouldn't be posting these in cooker like this. _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: [Cooker] PCMCIA problem in suspend scripts?
From: Chmouel Boudjnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cooker] PCMCIA problem in suspend scripts? Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 11:32:55 +0200 "B Lauber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If I force a suspend with "echo 4 > /proc/acpi/sleep" , then the > cardmgr comes back just fine (although, other services are out, but > that makes sense). When I shut down the computer, the PCMCIA cards > are shut off (instead of trying to activate my ethernet card) and the > system goes down A-OK. did you try to tweak options in /etc/sysconfig/suspend ? RESTART_PCMCIA="no" PCMCIA_BIOS_BUG="yes" PCMCIA_WAIT="yes" I've looked at the problem again and I've noticed something: If I call the "pmsuspend" script from bash, then everything goes down and comes back cleanly. If I call the same script from acpi (by configuring my power button to call the script), then the script never seems to terminate -- it just hangs indefinitely. So, now I think it's something quirky with the acpi power button -- it seems to call its action once but never exits the call. I don't know what effects this has yet (aside from hanging shutdowns and being unable to suspend twice on a single boot), but I did notice the following process when I did a "ps -A | less" after resuming from a suspend: PID TTY TIME CMD 2536 ?00:00:00 modprobe I'm seeing if I can correct this problem by creating a script that calls pmsuspend into the background and terminates acpid before suspending. Once the system returns, it will create another instance of acpid ((but this seems more like it's avoiding the problem than fixing it)). _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
[Cooker] PCMCIA problem in suspend scripts?
I have configured my power button to initiate the /usr/sbin/pmsuspend script when pressed. When this script is run, the system successfully suspends to disk and resumes; however, there appears to be something wrong with the cardmgr once the system is running again. When I try to halt the system, everything runs fine until it gets to the "Shutting down PCMCIA" portion (or whatever the exact name is) -- at this point, the computer tries to restart my ethernet card instead of shutting down PCMCIA. It will hang for about a minute until it realizes that PCMCIA isn't shutting down, and then the system forces a killall and shuts down. If I force a suspend with "echo 4 > /proc/acpi/sleep" , then the cardmgr comes back just fine (although, other services are out, but that makes sense). When I shut down the computer, the PCMCIA cards are shut off (instead of trying to activate my ethernet card) and the system goes down A-OK. _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
[Cooker] dracsec missing "paranoid" option
The "Paranoid" security level could be selected during the install, but it is not included in the drop-down list in dracsec. _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
[Cooker] kernel config glitch
After applying "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig" for the first time, the options for PCI hotplug get messed up. Basically, the option to support whatever is above ACPI PCI hotplug in the list of options (I'd tell you what it is, but it vanished) disappears. This isn't much of a problem except that the kernel does not build the module, but insmod looks for it at boot (I think it was called isaphp.o); therefore, "Finding modules dependencies" throws an error. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: [Cooker] Suspend error w/ Realtek Ethernet card
From: "J. Greenlees" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cooker] Suspend error w/ Realtek Ethernet card Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 13:51:58 -0800 B Lauber wrote: [I had this message posted as "VAIO Support" before, but I thought this would get more attention and give a better idea of where the problem was] I was wrong -- the suspend glitch for the VAIO FXA47 was not due to the keyboard drivers. Earlier today, I rebuilt my kernel without support for my network card and was able to successfully suspend and revive my system multiple times. HardDrake offers the following information about my card: Vendor: Realtek Bus: PCI Bus identification: 10ec:8139:104d:80f6 Location on the bus: 0:10:0 Description: RTL-8139 Module: 8139too Media class: NETWORK_ETHERNET So for right now, it's either no suspending my laptop or no internet. If anyone can find the bug in the source (or offer an idea of where it is), that would be great. - trixb4kidz P.S. I think that mtrr has a problem with suspending the system as well, but I'm not entirely sure. I will give more information if I find anything. I'll have to put my tower into suspend and see if I get same problem. I have same card in it. Just a quick update -- I created a "Linux-Suspend" kernel by removing my Network Device suppor. I think the mtrr crash was just a freak thing because I have been unable to reproduce it. -- trixb4kidz _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
[Cooker] Suspend error w/ Realtek Ethernet card
[I had this message posted as "VAIO Support" before, but I thought this would get more attention and give a better idea of where the problem was] I was wrong -- the suspend glitch for the VAIO FXA47 was not due to the keyboard drivers. Earlier today, I rebuilt my kernel without support for my network card and was able to successfully suspend and revive my system multiple times. HardDrake offers the following information about my card: Vendor: Realtek Bus: PCI Bus identification: 10ec:8139:104d:80f6 Location on the bus: 0:10:0 Description: RTL-8139 Module: 8139too Media class: NETWORK_ETHERNET So for right now, it's either no suspending my laptop or no internet. If anyone can find the bug in the source (or offer an idea of where it is), that would be great. - trixb4kidz P.S. I think that mtrr has a problem with suspending the system as well, but I'm not entirely sure. I will give more information if I find anything. _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
Re: [Cooker] VAIO support
Oops! I did forget to tell my model number, didn't I? My system is called a VAIO FXA47 in the United States (I can't locate the name of its European counterpart). I don't believe the problem has to do w/ ACPI. I had to rebuild the kernel to remove the local APIC in order to fix another problem (system locking upon reboot), and while I was at it I shut off support for ACPI. My specs are as follows (copied from http://bizrate.com/marketplace/product_info/overview/index__cat_id--462,prod_id--6437008,format--.html): Specifications Main Manufacturer Sku: PCG-FXA47 Brand: Sony Product Line: VAIO Model: FXA47 Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (Linux in my case) Color: Gray Average Battery Life: 3 h (so they claim) Weight: 7.1 lbs Processor: Athlon 1.0 Ghz Bus Speed: 200 MHz Hard Drive Hard Drive Capacity: 20 GB Hard Drive Interface Type: IDE / EIDE Hard Drive Enclosure Type: Portable CD/DVD Drive Drive Type: DVD-ROM, CD-RW CD Read Speed: 24 X CD Rewrite Speed: 8 X CD Write Speed: 8 X DVD Read Speed: 8 X Display Maximum Resolution: 1024 x 768 Pixels Color Resolution: 24-Bit (16.7M Colors) Video Card Video Memory: 8 MB Networking Networking Type: Network Adapter Networking Connection Type: Fast Ethernet (100Base-T), Ethernet (10/100Base-T) Modem Type: Analog Modem Modem Speed: 56 Kbps Miscellaneous Floppy Drive Type: 3.5" HD From: Adam Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cooker] VAIO support Date: 26 Jan 2003 11:43:06 + On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 04:45, B Lauber wrote: > Sorry, I don't think I was clear last time. It's not that there is no APM > support for VAIO -- it's that it's broken. When the system recovers from a > suspend, everything will lock after 3-5 seconds (before this, the keyboard > and mouse will work perfectly.) Well, Sony do make a lot of different laptops under the name VAIO, many with different chipsets and BIOSes. It might help to identify your model more accurately. (Suspend works fine under APM mode on *my* VAIO). -- adamw _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
Re: [Cooker] VAIO support
Sorry, I don't think I was clear last time. It's not that there is no APM support for VAIO -- it's that it's broken. When the system recovers from a suspend, everything will lock after 3-5 seconds (before this, the keyboard and mouse will work perfectly.) I have included the writup of my syslog that I promised. It may not be exact -- I had to copy it manually since the system freezez before it is written to the hd: This is what my syslog reads when returning from a system suspend: apmd[985]: System Suspend apmd[985]: apmd_call_proxy: executing: '/etc/sysconfig/apm-scripts/apmd_proxy' 'resume' usb: Initializing USB controller (usb-uhci): succeeded kernel: mice: PS/2 mouse common for all mice network: Setting network parameters: succeeded apmd[985]: apmd_call_proxy: + Initializing USB controller (usb-uhci): [ OK ]^M Setting network parameters: [ OK ]^M Bringing up loopback interface: network: Bringing up loopback interface: succeeded kernel: 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.25 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 00:10.0 ( -> 0003) kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:10.0 kernel: IRQ routing conflict for 00:07.5, have irq 5, want irq 10 kernel: IRQ routing conflict for 00:07.6, have irq 5, want irq 10 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:0a.1 kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:10.0 to 64 ** If I enter a suspend while the system is first booting up , everything will work perfectly (keyboard works, mouse works, etc) until... well, here's the print-up: Mounting local filesystems: [ OK ] Checking loopback filesystems:[ OK ] Mounting loopback filesystems:[ OK ] Loading keymap: us[ OK ] Loading compose keys: compose.latin.inc [ OK ] The BackSpace key sends: ^? [ OK ] Enabling swap space: [ OK ] Initializing firewire controller (ohci1394): [ OK ] Building Window Manager Sessions [ OK ] insmod: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg Once again, I want to reiterate that I know for a fact that this problem did not exist in Mandrake 8.0. If anyone has any idea why this problem formed between 8.0 and 8.2 (I never tested 8.1), that would be great. As for now, I'm going to do more research into the problem -- Chao From: Adam Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cooker] VAIO support Date: 25 Jan 2003 20:09:17 + On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 17:06, B Lauber wrote: > Sony claims that VAIO systems are not designed for Linux, but I know for a > fact that my system worked just fine w/ Mandrake 8.0. If I can see anything > in 9.1, I would like to see a modification for APM so that my system is able > to suspend again. Just add "acpi=off" to the append line in lilo.conf (or the configuration file for whatever bootloader you use :>). Then you'll get APM. > Here's what I know as of now: the confusion that causes the system to > lock has something to do w/ the keyboard and the system's fan (I have a > battery that causes the fan to studder at times; whenever it studders, the > keyboard studders as well. Furthermore, when the system recovers from a > suspend, it will work for about 5 seconds until the fan reactivates.). My > guess is that the keyboard is wrongly detected and registered because > between Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 it has lost support for the windows > keys (in 8.0, pushing the windows key would make the K menu pop up). > I will have more information soon -- I'm going to put 8.0 back onto my > system and check the irq's of the keyboard and such. ACPI works very well on my C1XD; suspend doesn't seem to work, however. (At least not with "cat 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep", which is the only method I've heard of to invoke a suspend under ACPI. -- adamw Sorry, I don't think I was clear last time. It's not that there is no APM support for VAIO -- it's that it's broken. When the system recovers from a suspend, everything will lock after 3-5 seconds (before this, the keyboard and mouse will work perfectly.) I have included the writup of my syslog that I promised. It may not be exact -- I had to copy it manually since the system freezez before it is written to the hd: apmd[985]: System Suspend apmd[985]: apmd_call_proxy: executing: '/etc/sysconfig/apm-scripts/apmd_proxy' 'resume' usb: Initializing USB controller (usb-uhci): succeeded kernel: mice: PS/2 mouse common for all m
[Cooker] VAIO support
Sony claims that VAIO systems are not designed for Linux, but I know for a fact that my system worked just fine w/ Mandrake 8.0. If I can see anything in 9.1, I would like to see a modification for APM so that my system is able to suspend again. Here's what I know as of now: the confusion that causes the system to lock has something to do w/ the keyboard and the system's fan (I have a battery that causes the fan to studder at times; whenever it studders, the keyboard studders as well. Furthermore, when the system recovers from a suspend, it will work for about 5 seconds until the fan reactivates.). My guess is that the keyboard is wrongly detected and registered because between Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 it has lost support for the windows keys (in 8.0, pushing the windows key would make the K menu pop up). I will have more information soon -- I'm going to put 8.0 back onto my system and check the irq's of the keyboard and such. P.S. For any of you that have a VAIO, try suspending during a system startup (not returning from a suspend, but a fresh boot). You'll see that the system works just fine throughout the entirety of the booting process until it gets to something about initializing the X-window system. Next time I write, I will include all the specific error messages and such that I can. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
[Cooker] Interface suggestions
I just thought of two things I want to put on my wishlist for 9.1: 1. Additional themes for Gnome and KDE. There needs to be a little more variety in the styles -- something fun, something professional, etc. 2. A Gnome applet / KDE equivalent that notifies you when there are updates for Mandrake. The e-mail system is nice, but I saw that Red Hat applet one day and was hooked. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
