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    Some new drivers out today for M11x from Dell

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by RAQemUP, May 5, 2010.

  1. RAQemUP

    RAQemUP Notebook Evangelist

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    I went to the Dell website to download M11x drivers since I am about to install a SSD in the system and saw that they had some new OSD Application, Synaptic touchpad driver, and Freefall sensor driver that were just put up today.

    Alienware M11x driver support at Dell.
     
    RAQemUP, May 5, 2010
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  2. WAZZ UP

    WAZZ UP Notebook Geek

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    nice, thanks for the heads up
     
    WAZZ UP, May 5, 2010
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  3. aghost2u

    aghost2u Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you! +rep
     
    aghost2u, May 7, 2010
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  4. Zlog

    Zlog Notebook Deity

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    DLing OSD now, if they added volume up/down i'm going to be amazed.
     
    Zlog, May 7, 2010
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  5. Zlog

    Zlog Notebook Deity

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    Long story short, I'm not amazed.

    what did they even do. They have the freaking graphic already made for the mute/unmute... i'll photoshop it for them in literally 5 seconds. So freaking lazy and unfinished. I haven't seen a laptop without the Volume up/down indicator for YEARS and YEARS....
     
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  6. Wiggy Fuzz

    Wiggy Fuzz Notebook Consultant

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    i get the volume up and down graphics anyway. are the synaptic driver's dell's multi touch ones? (am using the hp ones, not that there's any real difference)
     
    Wiggy Fuzz, May 7, 2010
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  7. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    Wiggy...

    You get on screen Volume indicators on the M11x?

    And how?
     
    steveninspokane, May 7, 2010
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  8. erawneila

    erawneila Company Representative

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    This isn't as simple as adding a few jpegs to the OSD program or it would have been done a while ago, but the good news is that we should have this resolved sometime next week, barring any problems during test.

    Thanks,
    Brian
    Alienware Quality
     
    erawneila, May 26, 2010
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  9. Zlog

    Zlog Notebook Deity

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    Erawneila, that is fantastic news!

    Forgive me for dumbing it down so much, I do realize there is more to it, but to be fair the most difficult part of it would be the graphic design as the foundation is already laid (the OSD program is already written, just need to update it). Need only to add a few lines of code in that displays the proper OSD for where the volume is currently set at.

    Either way, tell the engineers I said thanks :) and here's the volume at 100% (10,000 hours in mspaint)

    I kid i kid, I'm a jerk i know ;)

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    Zlog, May 27, 2010
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