On Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 04:36:18PM -0600, Shawn Fertch wrote: > Jim Crumley wrote: > > > What type of laptop do you have? Have you looked at the Linux on > > laptops page <www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/>? > > Do you know what sound chip your laptop has? Its unlikely > > that you'd need a driver directly from IBM. > > > > IBM Thinkpad i1720. Has the MagicMedia 256AV Audio Device. SuSe > detects it, but says that it can't be installed due to no available > driver. I looked at a webpage on laptops but they didn't discuss this > particular issue. Someone mentioned alsa and the like, but I tried and > couldn't get it to go. Think it's an enduser issue. Haven't had much > time to go beyond that. A quick Google search brought this page for MagicMedia 256AV sound drivers <http://lhd.datapower.com/db/dispproduct.php3?DISP?1271>, which looks promising. It looks like there is a driver with the standard kernel. Re-compiling the kernel should do the trick (or maybe even just inserting the correct modules by hand). -- Jim Crumley | crumley at fields.space.umn.edu | Work: 612 624-6804 or -0378 |