From linux-sony  Wed Dec 04 17:07:30 2002
From: "Raphael Langerhorst" <raphael-langerhorst () gmx ! at>
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 17:07:30 +0000
To: linux-sony
Subject: AW: [Linux-sony] e100 module
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Hi!

Thanks Greg. I tried to get the ACPI patch during the day - quite an
adventure without network, I can tell you *g*. At last I got it on
floppy and tried to patch the kernel ... but I already patched it with
the "big" patch for the 505 model. So the patch detected a previous
patch, of course.

But - I found a workaround :) it might be a bit nasty but it works after
all. I still had the original kernel from the mandrake installation and
I just added an entry into GRUB and booted from the old kernel. Guess
what, network works :) but sound doesn't :( . So if I need network I
always have to reboot. After all I can at least use it in some way.


Besides that I read some of your journal with your sony. There I
actually came to a link where I found out exactly how to set up the
X-Server for Mandrake 9.0 (thank you!!) and I also patched my kernel
with the big patch. That was yesterday ... already said that.


greetings,
Raphael



original message:


Raphael,

Welcome!  :)

I believe the problem you're experiencing is related to the ACPI stuff
(oddly 
enough).  I believe the ACPI patch for the kernel allows it to share
IRQs 
among devices.  Applying the ACPI patch to your kernel (make sure to get
the 
right version for your kernel!) should allow your system to access the
sound 
and ethernet at the same time.

And yes, your system sounds very similar to the r505DL here in the US,
which 
is what I have.  I've heard that Mandrake runs well on the r505's, so it

shouldn't be too hard to get it running.

Good luck!

-Greg

On Tuesday 03 December 2002 09:34 pm, Raphael Langerhorst wrote:
> Hello!
>
>
> This is my first post to this mailing list. So hello everybody!
>
> The reason for joining was - well, of course - my sony notebook and my
> couple of problems with it. At the time of joining (12 hours ago) I
was
> still working on getting the X-Server running with 1024x768x24 and
some
> sound problem (and CD/DVD drive in docking station doesn't work).
>
> Anyway, at the same time I found just the instructions I needed to
> compile the patched X-Server and I also found the big Kernel patch for
> 2.4.19. OK, sound and graphic work excellent now. But another thing
> broke down.
>
>
> My notebook:
>
> Sony Vaio PCG-R600HFPD  (I think it's some 505 model in the US).
> 1 GHz PIII
> 830M graphic chip
> docking station with CD/DVD
> Intel 10/100 MBit Ethernet network card (the e100 module is needed).
>
> Running Mandrake 9.0
>
>
> After I compiled the custom kernel and booted from it the sound card
> could not be initialized - I reconfigured the module telling him to
use
> intel_audio 810 using the control center of mandrake.
>
> Fine, after a while I found out that the network interface (he can't
> allocate the device) also broke down, I couldn't configure it inside
the
> control center and I would now really appreciate if someone could tell
> me, HOW I can manually set up the network device.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Raphael
>
>
>
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