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    Zepto and Linux

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by blackcobra, Sep 28, 2007.

  1. blackcobra

    blackcobra Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just to know if anybody there is also using linux on their Zepto ?

    If so which distribution ?

    I am using gentoo linux on it with 64 bit install from stage 1
     
    blackcobra, Sep 28, 2007
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  2. INCSlayer

    INCSlayer Notebook Consultant

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    im using Arch on mine while the 64bit runs almost perfectly my school wont let me get on the wireless with the blackdown java so i have to resort to 32bit for now
     
    INCSlayer, Sep 28, 2007
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  3. milhouse

    milhouse Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im using ubuntu 7.04. Everything works fine but the blueooth. If anybody got any solotion, please share.

    edit.

    I have a Znote 6214.
     
    milhouse, Sep 28, 2007
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  4. Rene S - Zepto

    Rene S - Zepto Company Representative

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    The new models of ours work with Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) out of the box, except the sound, that needs a bit of tweaking.
     
    Rene S - Zepto, Sep 28, 2007
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  5. INCSlayer

    INCSlayer Notebook Consultant

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    the tweaking you are refering to is adding 'options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba' into /modprobe.d/alsa.base without the ' ' correct?
     
    INCSlayer, Sep 29, 2007
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  6. fafler

    fafler Notebook Enthusiast

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    That, and using the latest CVS driver from alsa.

    The only things i still need support for on my 3425 is the webcam (i know whats wrong, but i haven't fixed it yet), the turbo memory card (we have to wait for Intel for something...) and some of the powermanagement stuff (can't suspend to disk). Otherwise it's flawless. I'm using Debian, BTW.
     
    fafler, Sep 29, 2007
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  7. INCSlayer

    INCSlayer Notebook Consultant

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    interessting on arch i use the alsa supplied for the stable branch (called core in arch) and i only need to add the options line
     
    INCSlayer, Sep 29, 2007
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  8. Megatron

    Megatron Notebook Consultant

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    I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 on my 6224W and it works pretty good. The only hazzle was installing the sound. I first installed 7.04 but i had some trouble installing the wireless N card so i tried with 7.10 instead and that worked just great. Haven't tried to install the Bluetooth yes thou.
     
    Megatron, Sep 30, 2007
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  9. perost

    perost Newbie

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    I'm running Arch 64-bit on my 6024W. Everything works fine, the only thing that didn't work right away was the soundcard, but it wasn't too hard to get it running. The only thing that doesn't work right now is two finger scrolling. Has anyone gotten it to work with the synaptics driver? It works, but if I turn it on it scrolls by itself sometimes.

    Also, does anyone have any experince with Zeptos wireless card and Ubuntu? My sister bought a 3215W since Zepto had a sale on them here in Sweden, but it hasn't arrived yet. But she took the Zepto card since it was soo much cheaper than the Intel card. It seems like it should work with the svn-version of madwifi, but if anyone have any tips I'll gladly listen.
     
    perost, Sep 30, 2007
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  10. INCSlayer

    INCSlayer Notebook Consultant

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    well the choice of the zepto card might be good might not be but otherwise there are not any big problems the soundcard thing and you have to use the unstable to get X and proper intel drivers for it
    since i have the intel card my performance is up and down the drivers i was using first worked great but the updated versions works for about 5mins per start before dying so the zepto card might be better from that perspective
     
    INCSlayer, Oct 1, 2007
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  11. DiBosco

    DiBosco Notebook Guru

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    I'm using Mandriva 32 bit (2008 RC2) - just posted a detailed review and how I got it all going on the 6625.
     
    DiBosco, Oct 1, 2007
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