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Old 11-23-2006, 05:03 AM     #1
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ubuntu alsa on intel hda

just set up ubuntu 6.06 on my laptop and the sound seems very quiet, updated everything and used the latest gstreamer packages one of the reasons i got this particalar lappy (hp dv51228tx) was sound quality am i missing something it whispers....why....oh intel hda 915 core duo 1gb ram gf7400go
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Old 11-23-2006, 11:56 AM     #2
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Hmmmm You would think INTEL (hums stupid jingle) would provide more than a graphics driver for linux....the bums.
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Old 11-23-2006, 12:15 PM     #3
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LMFAO...i lifted this little jem straight off the hp site, Does this mean they do not support thier own hardware with thier own LINUX server environment installed ...totally ghey


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Old 11-23-2006, 02:30 PM     #4
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and try as he might oour faithful hero could not alter his volume level,apt-get after apt-get,finally he throws his arms in the air and shouts DAMN YOU DODGY HP #$*&&%@!......I know ill install teh 3d rally game i saw in teh repositories....yeah(grins) i mean how important is music volume(see avitar)(cries).....so game installed(yay) goes to launch....nothin, see ubuntu site...NO NATIVE NVIDIA 3D SUPPORT...back to terminal...apt-get...install.....terminall...fail.....oh hp card bios OFCOURSE,the F#@kin windows drivers from the NV site dont even work..(.had to use HP propritry in windows environment) so what chance have i got with ubuntu....F@$%#KING 0%

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Old 11-23-2006, 09:41 PM     #5
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ahh,shiny new day,optimisism creeping back....so the next thing to try is to wrap the windows drivers.....has anybody done this here?....am i posting to myself?....who really did frame Roger Rabbit?
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Old 11-24-2006, 03:59 AM     #6
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woah....slow down on the replies people.....sheesh
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Old 11-25-2006, 02:47 AM     #7
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HUH ? What? I dont know it just works on my old Tough book
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Old 11-28-2006, 12:43 PM     #8
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Asus notebook working.
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Old 02-26-2007, 02:34 PM     #9
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meybe try freebsd?
they have a generic snd_hda driver that supports most hda sound chips
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=26248
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