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[hikaru]

Nowadays every distribution should work. The formerly reported problems with sound and display are solved. The only feature that seems to be still missing is support for openGL.
What's wrong with Ubuntu?

[CrazySat]

Hi hikaru,

it seems that video drivers to get 3D and Conpix can only work with an old kernel version (2.4.26-16-generic) or earlier ...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1124185

I have Ubuntu 8.04 LTS installed and 2.6.4-26-generic kernel and 3D graphic is not working ...

I had installed before Ubuntu 9.04 and system hanged randomly during use or while idle and needed a complete reboot all the times.

[hikaru]

And what's the problem with the tutorial you linked? It looks pretty much straight forward and should also work with newer kernel versions. I had a short look at the VIA driver that was linked there. It should work with every linux distribution.

I can't tell why the recent Ubuntu release causes trouble but if you're looking for another distribution I would suggest to try one of the following:
Mint, Debian, Mandriva, Fedora, OpenSuse, PCLOS, Sabayon, Dreamlinux

[CrazySat]

And what's the problem with the tutorial you linked? It looks pretty much straight forward and should also work with newer kernel versions. I had a short look at the VIA driver that was linked there. It should work with every linux distribution.

The problem is, as I posted there, whenever I try to set "Appearance" --> "Visual Effects" -- > "Normal" the system brings me again to login mask all the times since it seems those drivers can only work with kernel 2.6.24-16 or earlier versions ...

I can't tell why the recent Ubuntu release causes trouble but if you're looking for another distribution I would suggest to try one of the following:
Mint, Debian, Mandriva, Fedora, OpenSuse, PCLOS, Sabayon, Dreamlinux

Thanks, I am trying now Linux Mint 5 LTS Elyssa but it seems not detecting my wi-fi card at all.

[tzotzolyno]

according to your experience with Amilo Li1705 and Linux, which distro do you recomend ?
I am using at moment Ubuntu 8.04 LTS but I am trying to improve ...

Hey, CrazySat. I have good news!!!
To be more precisely, I've found a solution for the headphones problem for the new Ubuntu 10.04. All you need to do is upgrading the alsa driver using this method:

First, we must begin by determining our version of alsa as follows :

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cat /proc/asound/version

My version was:
„Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.”

Optional, to avoid problems during the upgrade of Alsa-utils, we need to stop it with the following command :

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sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop

Sometimes this command doesn't work but it is not a necessary step.

We must then install the necessary tools to compile along with the kernel headers :

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sudo apt-get -y install build-essential ncurses-dev gettext xmlto libasound2-dev
sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-`uname -r` libncursesw5-dev

Then,through terminal, we go in our personal folder and download alsa-driver, alsa-lib and alsa-utils :

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cd ~
rm -rf ~/alsa* ~/.pulse*
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-1.0.23.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/alsa-lib-1.0.23.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-1.0.23.tar.bz2

After that, we create a new folder for the compilation and installation of the 3 files. Then, we move the 3 tar files that we just downloaded in this folder :

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sudo rm -rf /usr/src/alsa
sudo mkdir -p /usr/src/alsa
cd /usr/src/alsa
sudo cp ~/alsa* .

Unpack the 3 tar files :

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sudo tar xjf alsa-driver*
sudo tar xjf alsa-lib*
sudo tar xjf alsa-utils*

We compile and install alsa-driver :

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cd alsa-driver*
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install

We compile and install alsa-lib :

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cd ../alsa-lib*
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install

We compile and install alsa-utils :

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cd ../alsa-utils*
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install

Then, we remove the 3 tar files in our personal folder that are not anymore necessary :

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rm -f ~/alsa-driver*
rm -f ~/alsa-lib*
rm -f ~/alsa-utils*

Then, just restart your computer and your alsa version should be 1.0.23!

You can verify that you have now indeed have this version of alsa :

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cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Compiled on May 2 2010 for kernel 2.6.32-21-generic (SMP).

Just to be sure everything is well configured, execute this command :

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sudo alsaconf

and reboot again!

It works like a charm!

The video problem still persists but the native resolution is all right (1280/800). There is still no 3D acceleration and no 2D good support. Anyway, it is better than nothing. Now, I recommend using 10.04. The pppoe network configuration problem is also gone.
If somebody find a video solution for a better integration, please post here! Many thanks!

[CrazySat]

Hi tzotzolyno

thank you so much for your good feed back and for your "how to"
Did you had a fresh and clean install of 10.04 LTS or did you just upgraded from 8.04 LTS ?

[tzotzolyno]

Hi tzotzolyno

thank you so much for your good feed back and for your "how to"
Did you had a fresh and clean install of 10.04 LTS or did you just upgraded from 8.04 LTS ?

Google translate: E 'stata una nuova installazione
Fresh, fresh!

A strange fact is that, after the installation of the new sound driver, every time when Ubuntu starts, the sound is muted by default. Of course, I unmute it by simply using the graphical interface from the upper panel. But I think that it is because I muted the speakers using Fn+F3 before the compilation and I forgot about it. My mistake.

And, by the way, use this indication to solve the resolution of the boot screen loader. Instead of „1280x1024-24”indicated in the tutorial, use the naive resolution of our FS: „1280x800-24” (without commas of course).

Have a nice day!

[CrazySat]

Mulţumesc tzotzolyno

When I have time I will have a fresh install of 10.04 LTS
Have a nice day you too !

[mac2345]

There is an easy fix which applies to the headphone jack problem, and does not require upgrading Alsa.
- Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)
- Alsa 1.0.21
- Amilo L7320

All you need to do is install gnome-alsamixer. Open the gnome-alsamixer from the command line and tick the option "Duplicate Front ". Now it wors like a dream for me, and inserting the jack mutes the speaker. Cool.

- Mac

[harrylime]

Hello amilo people!

I have a amilo li1705 with the latest Ubuntu 10.4. So far it runs very well out of the box, with just one exception. The fan is running constantly, even when the cpu is idle. I know this has been a big issue, but has anybody found a solution to the problem?