Is OpenSUSE 11.1 running on D150X?

Does anybody manged to make it run on D150X?
I updated from A150L that worked great and now I sm into trouble.

After install everything looks good except Wi-fi and Sound that there are compatibility issues. At least Networking is working fine.

The problems start when automatic updates are applied and no more X is loading.
Then running sax2 -r -m 0=vesa
I was able to have X again at 800x600.

Any help to make it as it was?
Can anybody send me xorg.cong before any updates are installed?

Thanks
J!

 

wifi worked out-of-the-box, audio you have to update kernel to 2.6.29 or earlier
and alsa to 1.0.19 or earlier.
I don't do system updates, just upgrades ( may be ) or singular packages update

following my /etc/X11/xorg.conf from my OpenSuSE

# /.../
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2009-03-14T21:04:56+0100.
#
# Version: 8.1
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <[email protected]>, 2005
# Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"
FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
Option "ZapWarning" "on"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "kbd"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "it"
Option "XkbModel" "microsoftpro"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Name" "Microsoft(R) Compact Optical Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "synaptics"
Identifier "Mouse[3]"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "InputFashion" "Mouse"
Option "Name" "Touchpad"
Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "Vendor" "Synaptics"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 305 230
HorizSync 30-50
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "AUO LCD MONITOR"
Option "DPMS"
Option "PreferredMode" "1024x600"
VendorName "AUO"
VertRefresh 43-60
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
Virtual 2048 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
Virtual 2048 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
Virtual 2048 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
Virtual 2048 1200
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection


Section "Device"
BoardName "945 GME"
Driver "intel"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Option "monitor-LVDS" "Monitor[0]"
Screen 0
VendorName "Intel"
EndSection



Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection


Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "on"
EndSection

 

First of all thank you for your reply!!!

What do you mean "wifi worked out-of-the-box" ????
I have installed it about 6 times now and never worked for me!
Do you mean after kernel update?

And the most important question how can I find-install the newer kernel version you suggest?

Thank you in advance!!!
J!

 

it worked doing nothing

did you run knetworkmanager ?
if not, open a terminal consolle then give the command

knetworkmanager &

in the tray icon you will see a grey circle. Click on it with right muose button and choose
new connection --> wlan
then ( I'm going haead with my memory, I've not the aspireone on now ) you will see the available wifi networks,
choose your own wifi router, then "next", set to wep or wpa ( wpa/psk ) key to the one you have configured in your router
and write the key; then "next" until you see "connect and save". Click it and you will see the grey circle become a mechanic wheel, wait util
it connects to the router, requests and receives the ip address. When all its done ( 30 seconds, 1 minute ) you are connected.

no, as it is, without any updates

go here http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=openSUSE:11.1
insert "kernel-pae" ( without quotes ) in the search box, select OpenSuSE 11.1 and click search
Probably OpenSuSE installed to you as me the "pae" kernel version ( its experimental ). I don't know if it is really needed
the pae or it can works good with the default ( non-pae ) too. To be sure I installed the same pae but the newest version.
then scroll to find kernel-pae-2.6.29-rc7.34.1.i586. On the right side you will find " 1-Click install ". Click it and follow
instructions. ( You will be requested root password ). When its done, reboot and at grub boot time screen you should see a new entry.
Something like Opensuse kernel 2.6.29.... , choose it and boot the new kernel.
Do the same for alsa packages too ( for audio ).
Then if you use to compile programs you can install the kernel sources too
The site http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=openSUSE:11.1 is a big OpenSuSE repository

 

Thank you for your help!

Right now I have problem after the updates as I wrote before because X is looking for an external VGA monitor when starting and then crashes. I don't know what was changed during auto update. If I connect an external monitor I can keep working fine. I was looking around and it looks like an old bug with Intel drivers.

I couldn't find a solution so I'm just reinstalling now for the 7th time.

I'm not sure about knetworkmanager because I thought it was running by default (my networking was working fine).

Can you advice me about the update policy that you have?

I will try the suggestions you gave and I will post my results.

Thank you!

J!

 

After the Installation......

with kernel-pae I installed kernel-pae-2.6.29-rc7.34.1.i586 with 1-Click Install from home:codertux:eeepc/openSUSE_11.1
with alsa I Insatlled alsa-1.0.19.git20090410-3.1.i586 with 1-Click Install from home:tivo/openSUSE_11.1
I also run alsaconf
Sound is great!!!!


Wifi is not working !!!!!!!!!!!!

knetworkmanager is running but when I go New connection... There is only eth0

any Ideas what might be wrong??

Thanks!
J!

 

really strange.
Did you try with windows pre-bundled if wifi works ?
When you are in openSUSE try to enable the wifi via the button, the try again with " new connection "

if it does not shows wlan again try to post the output of commands ( from root )

iwconfig
lspci -nn
lshw -C Network
lsmod | grep ath

 

Thanks again!

Wifi is working fine under WindowsXP Pro.

I tried to enable it from the button but no luck!

here are the results you asked for:

linux-embo:/home/johntor # iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

linux-embo:/home/johntor # lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:27c5] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02)
01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Attansic Technology Corp. L1 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [1969:1026] (rev b0)
linux-embo:/home/johntor # lshw -C Network
bash: lshw: command not found
linux-embo:/home/johntor # lsmod | grep ath


Why lshw is not found?

Thanks in advance!
J!

 

ok, for same reason the system does not see the wireless adapter
try to update the bios via windows. Boot windows, go here http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_one_D150.html
in bios section, select the latest ( V 1.05 ), download the bios.
Then
"Windows flash: Please kindly unzip <Winflash_KAV10105.zip> under windows mode and click "KAV10105.exe" to update bios."

*** ATTENTION **** the bios update is a potentially dangerous operation, read files inside the bios .zip file *****

Reboot, select OpenSuSE with the new kernel and look if now in knetworkmanager wlan appears.
If not do again

iwconfig
lspci ( without -nn )
lsmod | grep ath

and post again results.
May be we need to install madwifi drivers

 

I already have BIOS version 1.05 built in.
Do you think I should re flash it again?

According to BIOS:

System BIOS Vesion: V1.05
VGA BOIS Version: Intel V1585


Thanks!
J!

 

uhm
try install madwifi drivers from opensuse repository http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=openSUSE:11.1
install packages :

madwifi
madwifi-kmp-pae

then do as root :

modprobe ath_pci

and look in knetworkmanager

 

Finally I flashed again!!!!
No change!

please execute and send me your results from: lspci -nnk
mine report nothing (No Kernel Driver in use).

Keep onnnn!!!!
J!

 

Slightly strange. Now I got home and switched on my AAO and
it seems you have a different wifi card.
mine is, from my lspci -nn:

01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01)

your is from your lspci -nn :

01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01)


this is mine lspci -nnk :

$ root:/home/rob > lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)
Kernel modules: intelfb
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
Kernel modules: ata_piix, piix
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:27c5] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-i801
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: ath5k
Kernel modules: ath5k
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Attansic Technology Corp. L1 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [1969:1026] (rev b0)
Kernel driver in use: ATL1E
Kernel modules: atl1e


as you can see mine atheros is controlled from ath5k module

01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: ath5k
Kernel modules: ath5k

 

My AAO worked fine as well with Atheros!
But this one has Broadcom inteface.

I thought you had D150X.

I will try madwifi drivers.

J!

 

no no wait

 

I have a D150X. but from acer drivers page I see that there are 2 drivers, 1 for atheros, the second for broadcom
It means that initially seems they used atheros, now probably they switched to broadcom
or in some country they sell the one with atheros and in other they sell with broadcom

no, madwifi, as I knows is just for atheros cards
the best way in this case is to use ndiswrapper. I have never used it but with it you can install the original broadcom windows driver
on linux.
There is to google a little about ndiswrapper and see how it works, but I read it should be really simple.
Try to look around google, and I will do the same, if I find something interesting, I'll post

 

Thank you anyway for everything!

I will post what will find!

J!

 

ok, I found something interesting that do not implies ndiswrapper

your card as of lspci is a Broadcom Corporation BCM4312, do this :

download from broadcom the drivers http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php , then
from root

sudo rmmod bcm43xx
sudo rmmod b43
sudo rmmod b43legacy
mkdir ~/wireless
cd ~/wireless

copy broadcom drivers in ~/wireless

tar -xzf hybrid-portsrc-*.tar.gz
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd` clean
(if you get errors with make you have to download from opensuse repository your kernel version headers, gcc and make )
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd`
modprobe ieee80211_crypt_tkip
insmod wl.ko


now wait for 1 or more minute and look if the wlan is appeared in knetworkmanager
if it works do:

mkdir /lib/modules/`uname -r`/wlan
mv wl.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/wlan

then open the file /etc/modules and add the following line at bottom

ieee80211_crypt_tkip

then open the file /etc/rc.local and add the following line at bottom

insmod /lib/modules/<2.6.xx.xx>/wlan/wl.ko

where <2.6.xx.xx> is your kernel version ( ls /lib/modules )

now it should be done

 

I have already found that and I'm currently working on it!

I try to install Kernel source so that I can compile

I will send more news later!
J!

 

I can not get the same version of Kernel running / source / symbols
Everything is a mess!

I'm reverting to 2.6.27 to give it a try actually I don't care for the sound.

Any Ideas????

J!