RE: [Sheflug] Linux Tyro

["Alistair Williamson" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Craig,

Yes my machine has a Maestro2 chip - I followed the instructions in the fix
document, my machine doesn't crash any more (BIG improvement) however - it
doesn't make any sound either?

Thanks again for the help,

Alistair

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> [mailto:shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Craig Andrews
> Sent: 11 December 2001 11:42
> To: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Sheflug] Linux Tyro
>
>
> What soundcard do you have?
>
> There is a known bug which affects almost all laptops I have recently
> seen with a Maestro2 sound chip. This is a known problem, with a fix
> here:
>
> http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/findeisen_maestro2e.html
>
> My laptop and Richards both suffer this problem, and given the ubiquity
> of Maestro chips in recent laptops, its a fairly safe bet :)
>
> Craig
>
> On Tue, 2001-12-11 at 11:18, Alistair Williamson wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am trying to install SuSE 7.3 on my Compaq Armada M700 Laptop. The
> > instillation seems to go OK, and at the end of it I am
> presented with the
> > KDE desktop - but that's the last time I ever see it! Whenever
> I re-boot the
> > machine the loading process crashes the computer when trying to load the
> > windows manager.
> > I had thought it was because my screen wasn't directly
> supported - so I have
> > configured it for VESA (the book says it should work) and of
> course after
> > the initial installation - it does work?
> >
> > I have already lost 20% of my remaining hair (incidentally -
> the whole thing
> > works fine under RedHat and Mandrake).
> >
> > I am very much a tyro with Linux, any help would be very much
> appreciated.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Alistair
> >
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