Re: Which laptop?
On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:45:40 -0600
Javier-Elias Vasquez-Vivas <jevv.cr@gmail.com> wrote:
> Regarding sound, although I know nothing about ubuntu, you can try:
>
> ls -l /dev/mixer*
>
> Usually the group associated to audio devices is "audio", so all you
> would need to do is adding the non root member to the audio group...
>
> Javier.
IIRC the OP said that root doesn't have sound, not non-root. If so check if you
are running a sound daemon that is possibly locking the sound device and only
allows some users to connect to it.
>
> On 6/26/05, Willie McKemie <mckemie@austinfarm.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 08:35:07AM -0500, Willie McKemie wrote:
> > > I've been messing with Compaq Armadas (73xx, 78xx, 7400, 7800) quite
> > > some time and haven't been able to get everything to work at one time.
> > > USB is broken under kernels 2.6.x. PCMCIA tends to not work under
> > > 2.4.x and in certain cases (new Ubuntu at least) a Debian 2.4.x kernel
> > > package fails to run X.
> > >
> > > So, I'm shopping for slightly more modern, but still modestly priced,
> > > laptop. Who can comment on Debian on Dell Latitude C600 or similar?
> > > Compaq EVOs? These are generally available "off lease", sans microsoft
> > > tax, for ~$350.
> >
> > So, I got this C600 thanks to a bit of encouragement here. Very nice,
> > 1400x1000 display. The new Ubuntu installed with no trouble.
> > Everything seems to work, even sound. It finally dawned on me that,
> > with Ubuntu, sound does not work for the root user, but does for a
> > "normal" user. Anyone know why that is? And how to fix it?
> >
> > The combination "eraser head" AND "touch pad" pointer is driving me
> > crazy; I am always inadvertently touching the touch pad and having the
> > pointer doing unexpected things. The bios has some pointer options,
> > but none seem to disable the touch pad while allowing the eraser head.
> > Anyone else have that problem? And a solution?
> >
> > Several times the X pointer has locked up. Pointer can not be moved
> > and buttons have no effect. Restarting X does not fix it. Rebooting
> > does. Anyone else have that problem? And a solution?
> >
> > Has the spam situation here improved? Or have my spam filters just
> > improved?
> >
> > The "low resource" discussion has been of much interest to me. Thanks
> > to the posters!
> >
> > --
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> >
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