On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 21:27 -0500, Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
> On 12/21/06, Lee Revell <rlrevell@email-addr-hidden-job.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 16:47 -0800, Ken Restivo wrote:
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> > > That's bleak.
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> > > I bought a Mac Mini to do audio on. It's got the dreaded hda_intel chip.
> > >
> >
> > Actually that's the problem - there's no single "dreaded hda_intel
> > chip", because the design gives the vendor of your laptop/mobo so much
> > flexibility to screw things up. Each laptop/mobo with this chip has to
> > be debugged separately, based on the codec and how broken your BIOS is.
> >
> > In general the cheaper your machine the more issues you will have
> > because the bargain hardware vendors are more likely to skimp on QA and
> > just ship it as soon as it boots Windows.
>
> Might anything be gained through Gateway support for a Gateway laptop?
> I mean, I'm guessing not with a capital N, but then I always have a
> negative attitude and sometimes I'm wrong. They did tell me how to
> install Linux for dual-boot.
Check the ALSA bug tracker to see whether there's a fix for your laptop
and HDA codec.
Lee
Received on Fri Dec 22 08:15:03 2006
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