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Revision as of 05:00, 11 June 2008
This guide is based on Slackware 12.1 upgraded to kernel 2.6.25.5. Mostly random notes, hopefully will be shaping up soon.
Specs
- T9300 CPU
- 14.1" (WXGA+, 1440x900) screen
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
- Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter
Sound (or lack of it)
The speaker is not activated at boot. Edit the /etc/asound.state file and change false to true:
name 'Speaker Playback Switch' value.0 false value.1 false
Run alsactl store after saving to preserve the changes through restarts.
Temporary fixes are running amixer sset Speaker toggle or activating the speaker through Kmix's Switches tab.
Console Resolution
Add vga=867 to /etc/lilo.conf then run lilo
Boot Hot Keys
- F1 = BIOS
- F11 = Boot recovery partition
- F12 = Select boot device
