Re: [gNewSense-users] Re: Hardware Compatibility

[Brian Brazil]

On 3/31/07, Christopher Parker <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 3/30/07, Christopher Parker <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I've recently installed gNewSense 1.1 on my Gateway Solo 5300 laptop
>
> I had some time to update from my fresh gNewSense 1.1 install. After
> the update, my soundcard stopped working. The soundcard is ESS ES1980
> Maestro-3, which is referenced at
> http://support.gateway.com/support/manlib/Notebooks/Solo5300/8508144/8508144.htm
> under the "Audio" heading.
>
> Is anybody aware of any updates that would've broken the functionality
> of my soundcard? Better yet, is there a straightforward way to
> diagnose and fix the problem?

It was discovered just over two weeks ago that the ESS Maestro 3
drivers require non-free firemware, and they were removed. Hence, it
will not work on any up-to-date gNewSense system.

Brian