[nzlug] SansOS Laptops Update?

[Simon Bridge]

On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 08:03 +1300, Robin Sheat wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 March 2008 03:06:56 Simon Bridge wrote:
> > That's all right - it just means that the realtek whateveritis is set as
> > the default soundcard. It may be because that is what is sitting behind
> > the intel controller - in which case you are probably fubared, with the
> If it's anything like the Intel HDA in my laptop, it'll claim mic support, but 
> not actually provide it, even with backports. Although, I haven't tried 
> lately, it may well be an update along the way fixed it.

It's only reporting what the card says... unfortunately the card may not
have the expected supporting chips installed and missing support gets
handled in software. Very common on cheap computers.

> 
> My parents have one of the linux laptops, when I'm next visiting, or they're 
> next up here, I'll actually get a look at it. I also had issues making it 
> talk WPA2, but this was over the phone, so I don't know exactly where the 
> problem was.

Yeah - DSE Albany let me at their display model a while back. I'll go
pay another visit.

Hey - maybe I can make it official?
Hello, I'm Simon Bridge; I have been asked to review the DSE FOSS
products (name products) for (what? who?) NZLUG, NZOSS? A major
Organisation of free software users in NZ, as a result of member
interest. The finished review will be submitted to major publications.
... sort of thing?

I'd have to be able to back it up - whatever I say - so maybe someone
else?
(I doubt they'd let me walk out the door with one, but I should be able
to get some 1-1 time with root access...)