Re: Audio on Inspiron 5100 (Oops, Sorry!)
Oops, Sorry! don't know about that.
In the course of trying to reduce my ignorance on the subject I found a good
description of this vulnerability at the following URL:
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6R0012095O.html
James
-----Original Message-----
>From : Arjen Verweij <A.Verweij2@ewi.tudelft.nl>
To : james@soon.co.uk
CC : debian-laptop@lists.debian.orgDate : 14 December 2003 02:04:00
Subject : Re: Audio on Inspiron 5100
Upgrading to 2.4.22 is a bad idea because it has the sys_brk()
>vulnerability. 2.4.23 sounds like a beter option, or debian's 2.4.18
>kernel which isn't affected as it seems.
>
>On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 james@soon.co.uk wrote:
>
>> I suspect that you are going to have to solve your kernel compiling problem in
>> order to be able to solve your sound problem.
>>
>> If I am reading your /var/log/dmesg correctly CONFIG_SOUND_ICH has not been
>> compiled into your kernel. Which is what I had to do on my Inspiron 2650 to get
>> its Intel 810 working.
>>
>> Also your /var/log/dmesg seems to indicate that you are running a 2.4.18 kernel
>> it might be a good (general housekeeping) idea to move to a more recent kernel
>> like 2.4.22. If you are feeling adventurous you could try a 2.6 kernel I've been
>> running 2.6.0-test9 for a couple of weeks now without any discernible problems.
>>
>> Hope this helps
>>
>> James
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From : ýKurt A. Bartniký <kbartnik@niu.edu>
>> To : debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
>> Date : 13 December 2003 17:25:24
>> Subject : Audio on Inspiron 5100
>> I've been trying for the past two weeks to get the i810 audio chipset to
>> >work under GNOME in Sid.
>> >
>> >I've checked the permissions on the appropriate devices /dev/sound, and
>> >/dev/mixer. I made sure that my user account was in the audio group, and
>> >I've even tried to compile a new kernel (unsuccessfully, I seem to be
>> >having some unrelated problems on that front.) Still no luck.
>> >
>> >The pages I've been able to find, describe this as an easy thing to get
>> >working (unlike ACPI, which I also need to address. This laptop gets
>> >HOT! :))
>> >
>> >Anyone have any ideas?
>> >
>> >Here's what appearing in /var/log/dmesg:
>> >
>> >Intel 810 + AC97 Audio, version 0.21, 10:28:09 Apr 14 2002
>> >
>> >and in /var/log/messages:
>> >
>> >Dec 12 21:32:59 callisto kernel: Intel 810 + AC97 Audio, version 0.21,
>> >10:28:09 Apr 14 2002
>> >
>> >and, finally in /var/log/boot:
>> >
>> >Fri Dec 12 21:32:52 2003: Loading i810_audio module.
>> >Fri Dec 12 21:32:53 2003:
>> >/lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o:
>> >init_module: No such device
>> >Fri Dec 12 21:32:53 2003:
>> >/lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o: insmod
>> >/lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o failedFri
>> >Dec 12 21:32:53 2003:
>> >/lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o: insmod
>> >i810_audio failed
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >
>> >Kurt A. Bartnik
>> >kbartnik@niu.edu
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