On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 21:27 -0500, Chuckk Hubbard wrote: > On 12/21/06, Lee Revell <rlrevell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 16:47 -0800, Ken Restivo wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > 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. Lee
