Re: [MLUG] Linux

[yoda <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I use a Toshiba Sattelite, actually. Hmmm... Are you runnning as root, and if
not, what permissions are set on /dev/dsp?

I haven't really used KDE much, but maybe the aRts sound server does the same
thing as esound, so there may be an aRts output plugin for xmms.

Finally, you might try using mpg123 from the command line (without X running at
all), just for testing, at least.

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On Mon, 6 May 2002, Aaron Freed wrote:

> On Monday 29 April 2002 03:51 pm, you wrote:
>
>
> Thank you for writing!
>
> Sadly, if I pick the esound driver in xmms,  I get a message:
>
> Please check that:
> 1.  You have the correct output plugin selected
> 2.  No other programs is blocking the soundcard
> 3.  Your soundcard is configured properly
>
> This occurs even if I shut down the aRts sound server in KDE.
>
> How, exactly, does one get the esound driver to work?
>
> (And, by the way, are you using a Sony Vaio PCG GRX 570 also?)
>
> Interesting to note:
> ALL of the following devices appear to be trying to use IRQ 9:
> 1. Sound card
> 2. USB
> 3. ACPI
> 4. Network Adapter
> 5. Cascade from IRQ 2
>
> I expect that the failure of sound on my Sony (as well as the failure of ACPI
> and very unstable performance of USB) are ALL related to this competition for
> the IRQ 9.
>
> Sadly, there is nothing in the BIOS setup of this machine that allows me to
> change the IRQ assignments used by the machine.
>
> A.
>
>
> > Quick note on the sound. I had very similar problems with dropped mp3
> > frames and such. I realized that Xmms (and anything else trying to use
> > /dev/dsp) was fighting the esound driver. I set xmms to use that, and
> > everything has been peachy since.
> >
> > Hope it helps.
> >
> > On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Aaron Freed wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 16 April 2002 09:57 pm, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I've got the Sony Vaio PCG GRX 570.  That's the one with the 16.1 inch
> > > screen at 1600 by 1200, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB drive, etc that just went up
> > > from 2500 to 2700.00.  It's still a deal at that price.
> > >
> > > I blew away the Windows XP Home Edition that came with it.  I may put it
> > > back later, but I hope not.  Evidently, though, it IS required for BIOS
> > > setup. There is a basic BIOS setup available in the conventional sense,
> > > but many of the more esoteric options, most notably Plug and Play OS =
> > > Yes/No are NOT there, so you probably need a Windows program to get at
> > > those settings.
> > >
> > > In any event, I installed RedHat 7.2 stock.
> > > It installed perfectly despite one "warning" that the hard disk was
> > > "inconsistent" and suggesting that I turn on LBA32 (I did not).  Even the
> > > warning said it wasn't anything to worry about.  So I did not.
> > >
> > > Installed PERFECTLY.  GORGEOUS SCREEN AT 1600 BY 1200.  VERY BRIGHT!!!
> > >
> > > Appended "hdparm -c 1 -d 1 -k 1 /dev/hda" to /etc/rc.d/rc.local to get
> > > the hard drive going quickly. (Jumped from 3.08 MB/sec to 20-21 MB/sec.
> > > There may be additional fixes to get even higher speeds.  I think this
> > > thing is supposed to be UDMA 100.)
> > >
> > > Two things that do NOT work:
> > > Sound.  Choppy, full of dropouts.  Unusable.  (Perhaps if I could turn of
> > > Plug and Pray OS Installed in the BIOS, this problem would be resolved.)
> > > Evidently, Alsa drivers may work, but compiling these is proving
> > > difficult (because of my lack of experience, not anything wrong with the
> > > machine.)
> > >
> > > OSS does NOT work, in so far as I can tell.
> > >
> > > Battery monitoring and "on-battery control" do not work with the default
> > > install which includes the APM support.  This machine is ACPI-compliant
> > > and doesn't know APM froma hole in the wall.  Consequently, you can
> > > expect the battery (surprisingly small and light -- Only 4000 Ma/hours
> > > (or whatever the measure was) compared to my old dell which had large
> > > 5400 Ma) to last about 90 to 100 minutes with the CPU at 100 % load and
> > > full speed (as it presumably would be whilst watching a DVD movie.)
> > >
> > > Items not tested:
> > > 1.  Compile a new kernel with ACPI support.
> > > 2.  Burning CDRW's on the internal drive
> > > 3.  Finally getting Alsa to work
> > > 4.  Trying all this with Plug and Play OS setting in BIOS turned OFF.
> > >
> > > This machine DOES run VMware quite well, by the way, so if you really
> > > NEED Windows, you can run both Windows and Linux on this machine
> > > simultaneously through runnign Windows under VMware.
> > >
> > > Other than the above, I have not found a single thing that did not work
> > > on this laptop so far.
> > >
> > > Strongly Recommended!
> > >
> > > A.
> > >
> > > > On Tuesday 16 April 2002 06:42 pm, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I may be getting one of these things, given that there doesn't seem to
> > > > be anything terribly non-standard in the box.  I have my doubts about
> > > > the Yamaha AC-XG sound-card in it (Which evidently is really an intel
> > > > i810 -based product that may work with the ALSA driver....)
> > > >
> > > > It appears that the ATI Radion 7500 and the Intel Ethernet Express Pro
> > > > 10/100 VE should work without modification.
> > > >
> > > > If I buy the machine, I will probably post my experiences, so that
> > > > others can try it--or not.....
> > > >
> > > > A.
> > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Aaron Freed wrote:
> > > > > > On Tuesday 16 April 2002 11:20 am, you wrote:
> > > > > > I'm investigating a laptop as well.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Specifically, I am looking at the new Sony Vaio PCC-GRX-570.
> > > > >
> > > > > Urr, you mean PC*G*, right?  Linux on Laptops
> > > > > (http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/sony.html) suggests that Linux
> > > > > has run/can run on virtually everything out there, but nobody has
> > > > > put up anything on the GRX models yet.  deja had queries, but no
> > > > > hard data.  I don't see anything in the specs list that would
> > > > > obviously preclude running Red Hat 7.2, but I could be wrong...
> > > > >
> > > > > Meanwhile, that does look like a pretty bomber set-up for the price.
> > > > >
> > > > > jking
> > >
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