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I am considering buying an Omnibook and was looking into them, but I have
read a lot of contradictory reports on their compatibility. It seems that
there are a number of different models all going under the same name??? Is
there any way in which you can tell the difference between them? Also can
you post the full specs of the laptop? When and where did you buy it? Also
can you please post more detail on what you cannot confirm to work as yet.
Sorry for all the questions.
Many thanks for your help.
Jon

"Walter Haberl" <whaberl@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> I have bougth an Omnibook XE3 Silver Edition, brand new model, Tualatin
> Core, FSB133, nice thing, good price. I will give a short overview what is
> needed for basic Linux operation based on SuSE 7.3 professional
> I limit on Display, Sound and Network. If you have this you can work with
> the Notebook. Other things like TV Out, CDRW, etc. are things that I
haven't
> yet tested, they can be tested/configured/researched anytime as long as
one
> can access the net with the laptop and have a good desktop (and hears his
> favourite MP3s ;-).
>
> The Notebook installs flawless. But then you have no network, no audio and
> 800x600 resolution.
>
> For network you go to:
>
http://appsr.intel.com/scripts-df/Detail_Desc.asp?ProductID=407&DwnldID=2896
> and download the Driver for Intel Pro /100VE. Compile it as module -
> description is well done in the readme-file.
>
> For Resolution you need go to:
> http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel830M/tti013.htm because the new
> Omnibooks with the strong 1066mhz Tualatin P3 have the new Intel 830MG
> Graphics-Chip and no Savage Card anymore.
>
> For Audio you do not need to install anything, you just need to go to the
> control center -> YaST2 modules -> Hardware -> Sound and go through the
> Soundconfiguration ONCE. For I do not know why you will need a reboot
before
> you hear something, at least I do not know how to activate it - who cares
> for one more reboot during installation anyhow. If you do not hear
> something, check the mixer. The Sound is named "ES1988 Allegro" (ESS
> Allegro).
>
> Reading Data from CDRom or DVD-Rom is no problem, btw. I booted and
> installed SuSE 7.3 (full) from DVD Rom without trouble.
> Standby works in both ways (i.e. it wakes up again from standby)
> APM Batterycontrol seems to work.
>
> What not (yet) works:
> My first "Attempt" to access my Win2K-Network failed. Samba is obviously
not
> something you configure without any doc reading ...
> The Hibernation seems to work but does not wake up anymore. You need to
> "Needle-Reset" the notebook (the small hole on the left side)
> I can not compile a kernel and do not know why. It seems to make
everything
> but then says "error 2" at the end. No new kernel. I do not think this is
a
> hardware related task but as long as I do not find out why this happens, I
> can not totally exclude this possibility.
> The Notebook does not react on the Volume-set by the FN+Cursor-Keys. You
> need the GUI Mixer or the Player Volume control to do this.
>
> Everything not mentioned I simply haven't tried yet. I just have it since
> last Saturday and I am totally new to Linux.
>
> have fun, Walter.
>
>
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