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Touchpad does not work correctly under Edgy Eft(6.10)
Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and put this info in
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" Driver "synaptics" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" EndSection
and insert the following line into the "ServerLayout" section
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
and then run:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Example of [attachment:xorg.conf.txt xorg.conf] file
Display does not use correct resolution
Dapper Drake(6.01-1) refer to this page [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/i915Driver i915Driver]
Edgy Eft(6.10) from terminal run:
sudo apt-get install 915resolution
Then restart X
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Wireless does not work under Edgy Eft(6.10)
You are missing the drivers for it and you have to install the Linux Restricted Modules. From console type:
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r)
5 in 1 card reader does not work under Edgy Eft(6.10)
refer to bug [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.17/+bug/63386 #63386]
No sound under Dapper(6.01-1) with HDA-Intel Realtek ALC883
WARNING you will need experience with compiling, for this fix
1. download the alsa.patch from [https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=2378 Here]
2. download and unpacked alsa-driver 1.0.12rc3 from [http://www.alsa-project.org/ alsa-project.org]
3. patch the the alsa driver source
patch -p1 < /path/to/acer.patch
and if get prompted for the file to patch, enter this
/path/to/alsa-driver-1.0.12rc3/alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
4. Compile the driver:
cd /path/to/alsa-driver-1.0.12rc3 ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel make sudo make install
5. Add to /etc/modules:
snd-hda-intel model=ACER
6. Add to /etc/modprobe.d/snd-hda-intel.modprobe
options snd-hda-intel model=ACER
7. Add to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
options snd-hda-intel model=ACER
8. Reboot
Notes: Thanks to [http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=55654 lodp] for this HOWTO