Re: [SLUG] New Laptop Problems
Hi Bill,
have you tried booting with knoppix live cd?
(yes I know you've tried others)
Also there are winders live cd's like hirens that may boot and help
diagnostics.
On the touchpad, sometimes there is a small button next to the touchpad
that turns it off and on. I know... pretty obvious... but it happened to
me once. I just wasnt' expecting a button there.
Also is there a volume wheel near the audio... yeah I know pretty
obvious too but sometimes you see it. Also touch sensitive buttons above
the keyboard are sometimes used to turn hardware off and on.
When the hardware is off they are sometimes not lit up. You have to know
they are there.
Thanks,
Ben Donohue
On 2/06/2011 11:59 AM, gonzo01 wrote:
3 weeks ago I bought an MSI Cx640 laptop - 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge cpu,
USB 3 etc.
I'm running LinuxMint 11 (latest)
Problems:-
1) cant turn off touchpad - when using mouse, pointer/entered text
jumps all over the screen.
2) no audio from headphone/audio out port.
Excuse the long post, but here is info re system from both Mint and
Windows 7-
MSIlaptop
$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor
Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor
Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation
Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset
Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB
Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High
Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI
Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI
Express Root Port 2 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI
Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI
Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB
Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC
Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6
port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family SMBus
Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0ded
(rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285
Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
04:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host
Controller (rev 04)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Device 1083 (rev c0)
-
Mint touchpad info
linux mint 11 (HardInfo)
FSPPS/2 Sentelic FingerSensngPad
bus0x11
vendor2
product0xf
version0x0
connected toisa0060/serio2/input0
--
System Info Win7
NameConexant SmartAudio HD
ManufacturerConexant
StatusOK
PNP Device ID
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01VEN_14F1DEV_5069SUBSYS_1462109CREV_1003\42B51D37D1
Driverc:\windows\system32\drivers\chdrt64.sys (8.54.0.0, 1.51 MB
(1,581,184 bytes), 12/02/2011 12:23 AM)
NameBluetooth Audio Device
ManufacturerAtheros Communications
StatusOK
PNP Device ID
BTHENUM\{61118058-486C-4BB0-B4B8-ACE4DCADEC44}_LOCALMFG\8232D02A90_
Driverc:\windows\system32\drivers\btath_a2dp.sys (1.0.0.0, 294.61
KB (301,680 bytes), 28/09/2010 5:13 AM)
NameIntel(R) Display Audio
ManufacturerIntel(R) Corporation
StatusOK
PNP Device ID
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01VEN_8086DEV_2805SUBSYS_1462109CREV_1000\42B51D37D00301
Driverc:\windows\system32\drivers\intcdaud.sys (6.14.0.3074,
310.00 KB (317,440 bytes), 11/02/2011 4:11 PM)
---
Win7-Ss Info
mouse/touchpad
Hardware TypeUSB Input Device
Number of Buttons0
StatusOK
PNP Device IDUSB\VID_046DPID_C05A\617E3CC5501
Power Management SupportedNo
Double Click ThresholdNot Available
HandednessNot Available
Driverc:\windows\system32\drivers\hidusb.sys (6.1.7600.16385,
29.50 KB (30,208 bytes), 14/07/2009 10:06 AM)
Hardware TypeFinger Sensing Pad
Number of Buttons0
StatusOK
PNP Device IDACPI\STLC060\41A1D06D80
Power Management SupportedNo
Double Click ThresholdNot Available
HandednessNot Available
IRQ ChannelIRQ 12
Driverc:\windows\system32\drivers\i8042prt.sys (6.1.7600.16385,
103.00 KB (105,472 bytes), 14/07/2009
---
I've googled for 3 weeks with no working results.
Even the touchpad-indicator applet installs but doesnt work.
Re sound output - headphones work with Fuduntu 14-10-RC2-64 but at
same time as laptop spkrs - no option to turn either off.
Re: [SLUG] imac
On 02/06/2011, at 2:48 PM, Troy Rollo wrote: On Thursday, June 02, 2011 10:00:02 AM slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote: Every new Mac comes with a fully licensed copy of OSX. If you can get it to boot on a Commodore 64, you're still complying with the license :) Very unlikely. You would need to look at the licence terms to see what it allows - you cannot just do whatever you like with software just because you got a licenced copy. Even copying bits of the operating system onto the 5.25 floppy or the audio cassette, so you could load it onto the C64, would very likely be outside the licence. Meh - IANAL, but I also don't run OSX on non-Apple kit so never had the need to trawl through the EULA, I use it, I pay for my software/music/movies, don't think there's much there I need to be concerned about...glad to have been enlightened. I stand by the rest of my post though ;) Cheers, James smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Re: [SLUG] New Laptop Problems
Another obvious thing is to ensure you are using the correct audio
device/output source. I have fallen fowl of booting with a USB webcam
and it using the usb sound device by default and I had to change it.
Also the volume in the mixer is is not set high enough or enabled for
headphones.
I know this is pretty obvious, but sometimes the default behaviour is
not intuitive and has caught me out :-)
Grant
On 02/06/11 18:04, Ben Donohue wrote:
Hi Bill,
have you tried booting with knoppix live cd?
(yes I know you've tried others)
Also there are winders live cd's like hirens that may boot and help
diagnostics.
On the touchpad, sometimes there is a small button next to the touchpad
that turns it off and on. I know... pretty obvious... but it happened to
me once. I just wasnt' expecting a button there.
Also is there a volume wheel near the audio... yeah I know pretty
obvious too but sometimes you see it. Also touch sensitive buttons above
the keyboard are sometimes used to turn hardware off and on.
When the hardware is off they are sometimes not lit up. You have to know
they are there.
Thanks,
Ben Donohue
On 2/06/2011 11:59 AM, gonzo01 wrote:
3 weeks ago I bought an MSI Cx640 laptop - 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge cpu,
USB 3 etc.
I'm running LinuxMint 11 (latest)
Problems:-
1) cant turn off touchpad - when using mouse, pointer/entered text
jumps all over the screen.
2) no audio from headphone/audio out port.
Excuse the long post, but here is info re system from both Mint and
Windows 7-
MSIlaptop
$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor
Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor
Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation
Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset
Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB
Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High
Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI
Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI
Express Root Port 2 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI
Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI
Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB
Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC
Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6
port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family SMBus
Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0ded
(rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285
Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
04:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host
Controller (rev 04)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Device 1083 (rev c0)
-
Mint touchpad info
linux mint 11 (HardInfo)
FSPPS/2 Sentelic FingerSensngPad
bus0x11
vendor2
product0xf
version0x0
connected toisa0060/serio2/input0
--
System Info Win7
NameConexant SmartAudio HD
ManufacturerConexant
StatusOK
PNP Device ID
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01VEN_14F1DEV_5069SUBSYS_1462109CREV_1003\42B51D37D1
Driverc:\windows\system32\drivers\chdrt64.sys (8.54.0.0, 1.51 MB
(1,581,184 bytes), 12/02/2011 12:23 AM)
NameBluetooth Audio Device
ManufacturerAtheros Communications
StatusOK
PNP Device ID
BTHENUM\{61118058-486C-4BB0-B4B8-ACE4DCADEC44}_LOCALMFG\8232D02A90_
Driverc:\windows\system32\drivers\btath_a2dp.sys (1.0.0.0, 294.61
KB (301,680 bytes), 28/09/2010 5:13 AM)
NameIntel(R) Display Audio
ManufacturerIntel(R) Corporation
StatusOK
PNP Device ID
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01VEN_8086DEV_2805SUBSYS_1462109CREV_1000\42B51D37D00301
Driverc:\windows\system32\drivers\intcdaud.sys (6.14.0.3074,
310.00 KB (317,440 bytes), 11/02/2011 4:11 PM)
---
Win7-Ss Info
mouse/touchpad
Hardware TypeUSB Input Device
Number of Buttons0
StatusOK
PNP Device IDUSB\VID_046DPID_C05A\617E3CC5501
Power Management SupportedNo
Double Click ThresholdNot Available
HandednessNot Available
Driverc:\windows\system32\drivers\hidusb.sys (6.1.7600.16385,
29.50 KB (30,208 bytes), 14/07/2009 10:06 AM)
Hardware TypeFinger Sensing Pad
Number of Buttons0
StatusOK
PNP Device IDACPI\STLC060\41A1D06D80
Power Management SupportedNo
Double Click ThresholdNot Available
HandednessNot Available
IRQ Channel
[SLUG] Re: New Lsptop Problem - partly fixed
Thanks to Miloska, Ben and Grant for replies. Sound problem has solved itself after yesterday AM installation of latest updates. Problem with Touchpad:- First I edited /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf and /10-evdev.conf removing all refs to touchpad. Made no difference. Further Googling provided info that MSI uses touchpad that is not compatible with Synaptic. MSI touchpad is a Sentelic touchpad, and apparently although driver is in kernel since Ubuntu 10.4 ( I think) problem is that system sees it as USB device. --- from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1502560 [quote] these Sentelic touchpads are wrongly recognized as a PS/2 Mouse. (See eg the FSPPS/2 Sentelic FingerSensingPad listing in gconf-editor, or use the GPointing mouse and touchpad configuration application). These Sentelic touchpads are also not listed as a tab in System Preferences Mouse. As a consequence, these Sentelic touchpads cannot be configured. This includes, for example, the absense of elementary options regarding touchpad sensitivity (Sentelic touchpads are by default hyper-sensitive, leading to many input errors), tap-to-click, de-activate while typing, horizontal and vertical scroll, etc. [/quote] enabling/disabling touchpad by commands such as:- gconftool-2 --set --type boolean /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled true changed to false - rebooted - still work doesnt work as its not seen as a touchpad but as a mouse. As I want to permanently disable the touchpad, it would appear that I need to run a script of some sort on boot to have the system ignore the USB mouse - but not the real mouse. There are many scripts on the various forums, but they are all specific, ie turn off touchpad when start typing etc. Will keep trying. PS. My laptop, being a new fast Boot has practically Nil options in the BIOS - doesnt even have option to boot from USB Bill -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
