[NCLUG] Gateway MT6916

[Rick Ross]

I assume you tried the driver for the Gateway model listed at this link that
has the same audio device?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071019092006AAFcKQI

HTH. -- Rick

On Dec 29, 2007 9:55 AM, Vincent Randal <vtrandal at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I did go ahead and install OpenSuse 10.2 (because I had it and was
> familiar
> with it) in VmWare under Windows Vista and directly on the hard drive.
> Both
> installations went smoothly and worked well.
>
> Then with a fair amount of effort I removed Windows Vista and installed
> Windows
> XP (had to use nLite to create an XP install CD with the right SATA
> drivers).
> But the XP installation has no sound or audio driver and the Windows Vista
> audio driver won't install in XP.
>
> Question: Is there a way to make the Linux sound driver work in Windows
> XP?
> Kind of like the reverse of a Windows NDIS driver working in Linux via
> ndiswrapper maybe?
>
> The audio device is supposedly a SigmaTel STAC9205 but I cannot find a
> driver
> for Windows XP that will install on my Gateway MT6916.
>
> --- Stephen Warren <swarren at wwwdotorg.org> wrote:
>
> > Vincent Randal wrote:
> > > Any opinions about this computer?
> > > http://www.gateway.com/retail/mt6916.php
> >
> > These days, about the only thing I'd be really worried about whether it
> > would work at all is wireless.
> >
> > However, according to that link, that laptop has Intel 3945, and at
> > least Fedora 8 ships drivers for it.
> >
> > So, go ahead and install, I say!
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