Re: [linux-audio-user] Real-time kernel

On 12/21/06, Lee Revell <rlrevell@email-addr-hidden-job.com> wrote:
> 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.
> > > >
> > > > 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.

Thanks, I see they're working on it. I'll have to keep checking.
I also found a post by a guy working on a patch, and wrote to him, and
tried a few things.
-Chuckk
Received on Sat Dec 23 12:15:01 2006