Acer Aspire One

despairblue · 2008-10-01 18:25:47

schuay wrote:

despairblue wrote:
I think I might have a problem.
neither eth0 is working (with r8169 loaded) nor ath0 (with installed madwifi-hal).
did you blacklist ath5k and is ath_pci loaded? did you physically switch of wlan?
is ifconfig eth0 showing 100% dropped packets? when i had that issue a switch to the r8101 module solved it.. available from the realtek site, the link is on the previous page.

Sorry, I finally managed to get back to the problem. After installing gotthicknights kernel everything went fine. eth0 and wlan0 works flawlessly (except for the fact that netcfg refuses to work in ad-hoc mode, it insists on putting the card into managed mode....)

thanks for all the help and support

sessy · 2008-10-03 08:07:37

I have added a small section to the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ace … rove_audio

thomasd · 2008-10-03 12:48:21

sessy wrote:

I have added a small section to the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ace … rove_audio

Have you tested whether sound works after resuming from suspend with model=toshiba?

If not we would have three different settings (auto, acer, toshiba) for three purposes (internal mic, suspend, speaker muted)

sessy · 2008-10-03 13:47:12

Tested it now: sound does work both after pm-suspend and pm-hibernate. I can even pm-suspend while mocp is playing, and the sound/track will resume after the wakeup. (I have an A150X)

thomasd wrote:

sessy wrote:
I have added a small section to the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ace … rove_audio
Have you tested whether sound works after resuming from suspend with model=toshiba?
If not we would have three different settings (auto, acer, toshiba) for three purposes (internal mic, suspend, speaker muted)

Last edited by sessy (2008-10-03 13:49:18)

sessy · 2008-10-03 18:25:18

Would it make hibernation any faster if i used the left side SD card as swap? (instead of the HDD)

thomasd · 2008-10-04 11:51:32

sessy wrote:

Would it make hibernation any faster if i used the left side SD card as swap? (instead of the HDD)

Most probably not. SD cards may have faster access times, but the write speed is slower even on the fastest cards.

herr.jth · 2008-10-04 11:57:23

Hi,
recently I got an Aspire One 150X and installed Arch Linux on it and most things are working now, except the 3D acceleration.

With this, I`am not quite sure, though.

$ glxinfo | grep render
Failed to initialize TTM buffer manager.  Falling back to classic.
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 945GME 20061102 x86/MMX/SSE2

Armagetron and Chromium are running, but somewhat slow. I got a maximum of 30 fps on armagetron and glxgears shows 62 frames max (some people got 900?!).

glxgears
Failed to initialize TTM buffer manager. Falling back to classic.
311 frames in 5.0 seconds = 61.951 FPS
312 frames in 5.0 seconds = 62.310 FPS
311 frames in 5.0 seconds = 62.129 FPS

I`am using mesa 7.2.1 and xf86-video-intel 2.4.2.1 with an slighty modified 2.6.27 kernel from gothicknight (just added NFS support).

I also heard that there is some problem with /proc/mtrr and added those lines to rc.local:

echo "disable=4" > /proc/mtrr
echo "base=0x3f800000 size=0x800000 type=write-back" > /proc/mtrr

/proc/mtrr now looks like this:

cat /proc/mtrr 
reg00: base=0xfffe0000 (4095MB), size= 128KB: write-protect, count=1
reg01: base=0xfffc0000 (4095MB), size= 128KB: uncachable, count=1
reg02: base=0x00000000 (   0MB), size= 512MB: write-back, count=1
reg03: base=0x20000000 ( 512MB), size= 512MB: write-back, count=2
reg04: base=0x40000000 (1024MB), size= 256MB: write-combining, count=1
reg05: base=0x3f600000 (1014MB), size=   2MB: uncachable, count=1
reg06: base=0x3f500000 (1013MB), size=   1MB: uncachable, count=1
reg07: base=0x00000000 (   0MB), size= 128KB: uncachable, count=1

I hope someone has a hint for me, I really don`t know what could cause the bad 3D-performance.

edit: Oops, forgot xorg.conf:

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "intel_945"
    Driver      "intel"
    BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
    Option "NoDDC"
    Option "AccelMethod" "exa"
    Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
EndSection

Last edited by herr.jth (2008-10-04 12:18:21)

Megaton · 2008-10-04 12:45:51

Apparently I am having the same issue as herr.jth. I am using gothicknight's 2.6.25 kernel and all of the x.org components from testing. It is a 150 model as well. Also, the Atom supports SSE3, why isn't it listed in renderer string?

panduro · 2008-10-04 17:18:05

HI
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11380

with xf86-video-intel 2.3.2-1 and mesa 7.0.3 380fps
+ /etc/profile export INTEL_BATCH=1 680fps

bye

herr.jth · 2008-10-04 18:03:23

panduro wrote:

HI
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11380
with xf86-video-intel 2.3.2-1 and mesa 7.0.3 380fps
+ /etc/profile export INTEL_BATCH=1 680fps
bye

Hi, I`am using the same versions as you and I have also added export INTEL_BATCH=1 to my /etc/profile. Still glxgears shows only about 60fps and armagetron is still at 25-30 fps.
And maybe vsync is enabled (that would explain the 60fps on glxgears), but armagetron and warsow are still way too slow.

I think that the problem is in my /proc/mtrr.

$ cat /proc/mtrr 
reg00: base=0xfffe0000 (4095MB), size= 128KB: write-protect, count=1
reg01: base=0xfffc0000 (4095MB), size= 128KB: uncachable, count=1
reg02: base=0x00000000 (   0MB), size= 512MB: write-back, count=1
reg03: base=0x20000000 ( 512MB), size= 512MB: write-back, count=1
reg04: base=0x3f800000 (1016MB), size=   8MB: uncachable, count=1
reg05: base=0x3f600000 (1014MB), size=   2MB: uncachable, count=1
reg06: base=0x3f500000 (1013MB), size=   1MB: uncachable, count=1
reg07: base=0x00000000 (   0MB), size= 128KB: uncachable, count=1

But adding

echo "disable=4" > /proc/mtrr
echo "base=0x3f800000 size=0x800000 type=write-back" > /proc/mtrr

to my rc.local didn`t help either, still very slow 3D-Performance.

kTT · 2008-10-05 12:08:28

I've got questions about bnep, rfcomm and other bluetooth utils in kernel26-one from AUR, is there any easy steps to include it into? I'm traying to set gprs connection via bluetooth and I need this modules.
Thanks in advance

jazz.arch · 2008-10-06 20:18:47

Hello!
I still have the problem that I can't load the tun module which I need for VPN-support.
Am I right that I will have to change the kernel to add tun support?
If so, could you please give me some hints on where to start?

2manydjs · 2008-10-06 21:26:07

thomasd wrote:

sessy wrote:
I have added a small section to the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ace … rove_audio
Have you tested whether sound works after resuming from suspend with model=toshiba?
If not we would have three different settings (auto, acer, toshiba) for three purposes (internal mic, suspend, speaker muted)

I found this in the Ubuntu 8.10 thread on aspireoneuser.com

jbernardo wrote:

Yes - "pciehp pciehp_force=1" does the trick. Both the left hand and the right hand reader now work even when I don't have a card inserted at boot. And since the Petaramesh kernel has the jmb38x_ms module built, I can now read MS on the right hand card too.
Now all that I need to be perfectly happy with my AA1 is to have it boot as fast to kde 4.x as with linpus, as the internal mic works after adding "options snd-hda-intel probe_mask=1 model=acer" to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.

I'm not running any linux distro right now so I can't try it myself but it sounds very promising.

thomasd · 2008-10-07 11:47:59

2manydjs wrote:

I found this in the Ubuntu 8.10 thread on aspireoneuser.com
jbernardo wrote:
Yes - "pciehp pciehp_force=1" does the trick. Both the left hand and the right hand reader now work even when I don't have a card inserted at boot. And since the Petaramesh kernel has the jmb38x_ms module built, I can now read MS on the right hand card too.
Now all that I need to be perfectly happy with my AA1 is to have it boot as fast to kde 4.x as with linpus, as the internal mic works after adding "options snd-hda-intel probe_mask=1 model=acer" to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.
I'm not running any linux distro right now so I can't try it myself but it sounds very promising.

With the 2.6.27-rc6 kernel compiled by gothicknight, the internal mic works already with model=acer as the only option. However, the pciehp option for card reader hotplugging looks interesting, as this has not yet been solved here.

gothicknight · 2008-10-07 12:51:59

jazz.arch wrote:

Hello!
I still have the problem that I can't load the tun module which I need for VPN-support.
Am I right that I will have to change the kernel to add tun support?
If so, could you please give me some hints on where to start?

Yes it's most likely that I've removed it from the Kconfig as it isn't necessary for boot. The build is more intented as a base Kconfig for users to work on

On other news:
When I have more time, I'll compile the new RC version of the 2.6.27 kernel, or even the 2.6.27 itself, as I've been really busy lately at work

thomasd · 2008-10-07 14:11:56

gothicknight wrote:

On other news:
When I have more time, I'll compile the new RC version of the 2.6.27 kernel, or even the 2.6.27 itself, as I've been really busy lately at work

How long does it take for you to compile a kernel on the Aspire One? And is it safe to use the same Kconfig for new versions?
I may compile the rc9 version if it is doable in a reasonable amount of time.

antis · 2008-10-09 19:20:07

So, how is that wiki section for the custom kernel coming along?
Or can someone maybe give me a brief summary of what modules to load/not to load and what other settings to change to get the kernel of gothicknight going...
The info in this thread is getting a bit confusing for someone who didn't was in it from the beginning and I would love to try it out.

2manydjs · 2008-10-09 22:47:28

thomasd wrote:

With the 2.6.27-rc6 kernel compiled by gothicknight, the internal mic works already with model=acer as the only option. However, the pciehp option for card reader hotplugging looks interesting, as this has not yet been solved here.

Does everything work properly with gothicknight's kernel? Jbernardo's experience is that the internal mic is working after suspend and the external mic/headphone cut-off works correctly!

thomasd · 2008-10-10 08:22:12

antis wrote:

So, how is that wiki section for the custom kernel coming along?
Or can someone maybe give me a brief summary of what modules to load/not to load and what other settings to change to get the kernel of gothicknight going...
The info in this thread is getting a bit confusing for someone who didn't was in it from the beginning and I would love to try it out.

Well, if you use the 2.6.27-rc6 version, you do not have to load any modules for the standard hardware. Every important module is compiled in kernel:
- ath5k for wireless, no need for madwifi, note that the interface is now wlan0 instead of ath0 with madwifi.
- snd-hda-intel for sound, remember to add snd-hda-intel.model=acer to the kernel line, this enables sound after suspend and internal mic working.
- elevator=deadline is standard for fast SSD access times.
- ondemand is the standard governor for cpufreq

You also do not need to load hal or cpufreq deamons any longer.

Add a new entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst with vmlinuz-one instead of vmlinuz, you also need no initrd line in this entry. Ensure that you use no uuids or labels in this entry, just use /dev/sda1.

You can install the kernel with "pacman -U kernel26-one....pkg.tar.gz" and should be able to select it from the boot menu thereafter.

Remember that this an RC-version. Some people have reported instabilities especially with ath5k. The final 2.6.27 should be out soon.

I think the wiki should only be updated when the final 2.6.27 is out, since the changes to wireless will then affect also the stock kernel. Less differences between the custom and stock then.

EDIT: 2.6.27 is out today. I will try to compile it now with gothicknights config adapted to the new version.

Last edited by thomasd (2008-10-10 08:26:47)

thomasd · 2008-10-10 08:53:12

2manydjs wrote:

thomasd wrote:
With the 2.6.27-rc6 kernel compiled by gothicknight, the internal mic works already with model=acer as the only option. However, the pciehp option for card reader hotplugging looks interesting, as this has not yet been solved here.
Does everything work properly with gothicknight's kernel? Jbernardo's experience is that the internal mic is working after suspend and the external mic/headphone cut-off works correctly!

I use model=acer all the time. Sound after suspend is working and internal mic. However, the internal speaker is not muted when plugging in headphones and there is no possibility to mute it manually. This was only possible with model=auto.
Maybe no model option may help? I did not try that, will try it with the final 2.6.27.

gothicknight · 2008-10-10 08:54:42

Now, why do you need to compile it when you have the brand new 2.6.27 kernel already built http://clientes.netvisao.pt/gtknight/ke … pkg.tar.gz

Enjoy

PS - I've added the TUN module and removed madwifi, and built the killerswitch as module to see if it's needed or not.
Comments on this are always welcome.

Last edited by gothicknight (2008-10-10 08:55:10)

jazz.arch · 2008-10-10 09:05:09

gothicknight wrote:

PS - I've added the TUN module

Thank you.
I really think VPN is used often enough to justify this decision.

gothicknight · 2008-10-10 09:16:12

Also, I'll leave the 2.6.26 build in the FTP for now, just in case 2.6.27 has some nasty bug we cannot overcome (as config_kernel_debug).

thomasd · 2008-10-10 09:29:51

Well, I compiled 2.6.27 and it works fine for me. I adopted the kernel26-one package on AUR and put the PKGBUILD and config there:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19580

The binary is here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/152614090/k … ar.gz.html

Note that the pkgrel is the same as with gothicknights 2.6.27-rc6 version, this way the filename of the package is identical to the rc6-version. I should probably have raised the pkgrel.

EDIT: While I wrote this, gothicknight posted his build above. But to look on the bright side, you can have a kernel without tun using my build :-)

Last edited by thomasd (2008-10-10 09:32:02)

gothicknight · 2008-10-10 09:31:22

Humm... I didn't notice there was already a AUR entry for that :$

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