(I meant to post this in the "Extra drivers for Puppy 4.1 with 2.6.25.16 kernel" thread. Don't know how to delete this post, but I'm posting there as well.)
Hello everyone. This is my first post, so let me begin by thanking all of the Puppy developers, and especially tempestuous for making all the pets available in this forum. I bought an eeePC 900A as a dedicated skype device for my mom. After loading the pets in this forum I've got almost all the hardware working. The internal microphone, however, does not work. If I plug an external mic into the side it works fine. ALSA has a setting for input source of Mic or Front Mic, but changing this has no effect. I already tried the tempestuous patch to snd-hda-intel in eee-snd-hda-intel-patched-k2.6.25.16.pet, and I added "options snd-hda-intel model=auto" to modprobe.conf.
I believe the problem is that the 900A uses the realtek ALC269, which I don't think is supported in the 1.0.16 version of ALSA. This is the same chip used in the 901, and I found a patch to the 1.0.16 version of ALSA which is supposed to fix the microphone issue on the 901. [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/259878] With only a few changes I think this could support the 900A as well. Unfortunately, I'm a Puppy newbie, and after looking at some of the unleashed documentation I think trying to compile this is way beyond my level. If anyone could help me with this me and my mom would really appreciate it. I suppose she could live with using an external mic, but knowing her it would get lost behind the couch and I'd be stuck trying to explain how to reattach it without being able to hear her!
Thanks again!!!!
How to use the microphone on eeePC 900A?
it is the hardware not puppy
The subject + description of this post says it all. Just use the external mic...
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hello
sorry for my bad english
900a work with fatdog 111
http://puppylinux.asia/tpp/kirk/Fatdog/iso/111/
skype work
webcam work
bye
sorry for my bad english
900a work with fatdog 111
http://puppylinux.asia/tpp/kirk/Fatdog/iso/111/
skype work
webcam work
bye
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snd-hda-intel ALSA driver now updated to support newer Eee models with ALC269 variants of the Intel audio chip, hereNewB wrote:I believe the problem is that the 900A uses the realtek ALC269, which I don't think is supported in the 1.0.16 version of ALSA.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 741#237741
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Yes, of course newer versions of ALSA should work better.superattilius wrote:my mic work with fatdog 111 with the kernel 2.6.28.6
Once the updated driver is installed, apparently some alsamixer settings need to be adjusted -
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... omments/15
Thanks Tempestuous!
Thanks tempestuous, this is exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately, I already gave the 900A to my mom, so I won't be able to test this out until I make another trip to see her. Makes me think I should buy another netbook (with Puppy, of course) just for me.tempestuous wrote:snd-hda-intel ALSA driver now updated to support newer Eee models with ALC269 variants of the Intel audio chip, here
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 741#237741
If you still have Zandros on the SSD, and are running Puppy from another device, there's no need to install Skype in Puppy.
I run Puppee 4.2 from an SDHC card in the card reader slot.
Mount sda1 on the Zandros and find the Skype file that starts Skype.
Drag it to the Puppee desktop, and create a link.
It took some futzing with alsamixer to get the whole ball of wax working.
When you restart Puppee, the Skype icon will be the triangle w/!.
Mount sda1, and the icon changes to the one you use.
Click and Viola!
I run Puppee 4.2 from an SDHC card in the card reader slot.
Mount sda1 on the Zandros and find the Skype file that starts Skype.
Drag it to the Puppee desktop, and create a link.
It took some futzing with alsamixer to get the whole ball of wax working.
When you restart Puppee, the Skype icon will be the triangle w/!.
Mount sda1, and the icon changes to the one you use.
Click and Viola!
Puppy using Xandros Skype
Briliate idea. I have a EeePC901 with Puppy (actually several) as a frugal installation on the bigger SSD. So I will try your trick.azstew wrote:If you still have Zandros on the SSD, and are running Puppy from another device, there's no need to install Skype in Puppy.
I run Puppee 4.2 from an SDHC card in the card reader slot.
Mount sda1 on the Zandros and find the Skype file that starts Skype.
Drag it to the Puppee desktop, and create a link.
It took some futzing with alsamixer to get the whole ball of wax working.
When you restart Puppee, the Skype icon will be the triangle w/!.
Mount sda1, and the icon changes to the one you use.
Click and Viola!
Rgds
Mike