[Arm-netbook] Debian Installer fully functional for ChiTech PC89E

Frans Pop elendil at planet.nl
Sun Mar 28 08:36:54 BST 2010


I've uploaded new versions of the kernel and the installer images to 
alioth. The changes are as follows.

kernel:
- now powers off the netbook (!)
- sound working

The new kernel can be installed by doing a simple 'apt-get upgrade'.

installer:
- will now install Lenny by default
  Squeeze can still be selected during mirror selection after setting
  debconf priority to medium
- will now use the correct custom repository on alioth when installing
  either Lenny or Squeeze
- automatically registers the sound module (adds it in /etc/modules)


There is one fairly big issue with sound support: when playing a new sound 
file the volume will always be at maximum.

To use sound, do the following:
- modprobe snd_soc_smdk64xx_wm9713
- install alsa-base and alsa-utils
- install e.g. vorbis-tools

You need to change a few sound settings in alsamixer to get sound:
- unmute "Headphone" (first control) by typing "m"
- unmute "Left HP Mixer Voice Playback Switch"
- unmute "Right HP Mixer Voice Playback Switch"
- unmute "Speaker Mixer Voice Playback Switch"

AFAICT there is only one other control (out of the huge set) that does 
anything: "Voice Playback Mono". But the effect is weird and it is fine in 
its default setting.

Cheers,
FJP



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