Hi guys, I've been following this list for a bit while I planned my 64bit upgrade, never got around to it, unsubscribed, and eventually got myself a 64bit notebook - HP nx6125 Turion64 - very similar to many of the Acer Turion64 notebooks. I initially tried SUSE 10.0 64bit, but too many things just didn't work. Onboard broadcom wireless kind of worked with ndiswrapper, but unstable as hell and made the notebook hang from time to time. PCMCIA didn't work at all so I couldn't use my Netgear PCMCIA card either. Many other little insignificant (but collectively annoying) problems. I reckon that too many things weren't supported in the versions of various bits that came with SUSE, and trying to update everything I made more of a mess than anything else. After a month or so I reluctantly started building Gentoo 64bit, and after another two months of tinkering it's running really nicely now. In fact, I'm really loving the package management (apart from having to compile everything but that's not too much of a hassle on this machine). But I've had no luck in resolving two issues - onboard gigabit controller won't work and I have serious sound issues with dmix and multiple sounds streams. Skype doesn't work at all, for example. So I'm awaiting the next release of SUSE to try it out again. Does anybody have any experience with this notebook (or similar) on SUSE 64bit, maybe on the 10.1 pre-releases? I'll include hardware info, for good measure. Thanks Hans lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge (rev 01) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 5a3f 00:04.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 5a36 00:05.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 5a37 00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller 00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller 00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller 00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller (rev 11) 00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller ATI 00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge 00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge 00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:14.6 Modem: ATI Technologies Inc ATI SB400 - AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 02) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) 02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03) 02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) 02:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller 02:04.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller 02:04.3 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller 02:04.4 Class 0805: Texas Instruments PCI6411, PCI6421, PCI6611, PCI6621, PCI7411, PCI7421, PCI7611, PCI7621 Secure Digital (SD) Controller lshw: description: Notebook product: HP Compaq nx6125 (PY416EA#ABB) vendor: Hewlett-Packard version: F.0D serial: CND5460HDH width: 32 bits capabilities: smbios-2.3 dmi-2.3 configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook uuid=16B1414E-2C57-DA11-1198-66990A46C529 *-core description: Motherboard product: 308B vendor: Hewlett-Packard physical id: 0 version: KBC Version 45.25 *-firmware description: BIOS vendor: Hewlett-Packard physical id: 0 version: 68DTT Ver. F.0D (11/22/2005) size: 128KB capacity: 960KB capabilities: pci pcmcia pnp upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect edd int13floppy720 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb ls120boot smartbattery biosbootspecification netboot *-cpu description: CPU product: AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile ML-34 vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 4 bus info: cpu@0 version: AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile ML-34 slot: U10 size: 1800MHz capacity: 1800MHz width: 64 bits clock: 200MHz capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm cpufreq *-cache:0 description: L1 cache physical id: 5 slot: Internal L1 Cache size: 128KB capacity: 128KB capabilities: burst internal write-back unified *-cache:1 description: L2 cache physical id: 6 slot: Internal L2 Cache size: 1MB capacity: 1MB capabilities: burst external write-back unified *-memory description: System Memory physical id: a slot: System board or motherboard size: 1GB capacity: 2GB *-bank:0 description: SODIMM DDR Synchronous [empty] physical id: 0 slot: DIMM #1 *-bank:1 description: SODIMM DDR Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 ns) product: VS1GSDS400 vendor: 7F7F9E0000000000 physical id: 1 serial: 00000000 slot: DIMM #2 size: 1GB width: 64 bits clock: 400MHz (2.5ns) *-pci:0 description: Host bridge product: RS480 Host Bridge vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 100 bus info: pci@00:00.0 version: 01 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz *-pci:0 description: PCI bridge product: ATI Technologies Inc vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 1 bus info: pci@00:01.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 5 bus info: pci@01:05.0 logical name: /dev/fb0 version: 00 size: 64MB width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: vga bus_master cap_list fb configuration: depth=16 driver=fglrx_pci frequency=75.69Hz mode=1024x768 visual=truecolor xres=1024 yres=768 resources: iomemory:c0000000-c3ffffff ioport:2000-20ff iomemory:c4400000-c440ffff irq:233 *-pci:1 description: PCI bridge product: ATI Technologies Inc vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 4 bus info: pci@00:04.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport-driver *-pci:2 description: PCI bridge product: ATI Technologies Inc vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 5 bus info: pci@00:05.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport-driver *-usb:0 description: USB Controller product: IXP SB400 USB Host Controller vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 13 bus info: pci@00:13.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: ohci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ohci_hcd resources: iomemory:c4800000-c4800fff irq:217 *-usbhost product: OHCI Host Controller vendor: Linux 2.6.15-gentoo-r7-default ohci_hcd physical id: 1 bus info: usb@2 logical name: usb2 version: 2.06 capabilities: usb-1.10 configuration: driver=hub maxpower=0mA slots=4 speed=12.0MB/s *-usb UNCLAIMED description: Bluetooth wireless interface product: HP integrated Bluetooth module vendor: Broadcom physical id: 2 bus info: usb@2:2 version: 0.17 capabilities: bluetooth usb-1.10 configuration: maxpower=0mA speed=12.0MB/s *-usb:1 description: USB Controller product: IXP SB400 USB Host Controller vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 13.1 bus info: pci@00:13.1 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: ohci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ohci_hcd resources: iomemory:c4801000-c4801fff irq:217 *-usbhost product: OHCI Host Controller vendor: Linux 2.6.15-gentoo-r7-default ohci_hcd physical id: 1 bus info: usb@3 logical name: usb3 version: 2.06 capabilities: usb-1.10 configuration: driver=hub maxpower=0mA slots=4 speed=12.0MB/s *-usb:0 UNCLAIMED description: Generic USB device product: Fingerprint Sensor vendor: AuthenTec, Inc. physical id: 1 bus info: usb@3:1 version: 6.21 capabilities: usb-1.10 configuration: maxpower=100mA speed=12.0MB/s *-usb:1 description: Mouse product: Optical USB Mouse vendor: Logitech physical id: 3 bus info: usb@3:3 version: 3.40 capabilities: usb-2.00 configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=1.5MB/s *-usb:2 description: USB Controller product: IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 13.2 bus info: pci@00:13.2 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci_hcd resources: iomemory:c4802000-c4802fff irq:217 *-usbhost product: EHCI Host Controller vendor: Linux 2.6.15-gentoo-r7-default ehci_hcd physical id: 1 bus info: usb@1 logical name: usb1 version: 2.06 capabilities: usb-2.00 configuration: driver=hub maxpower=0mA slots=8 speed=480.0MB/s *-serial UNCLAIMED description: SMBus product: IXP SB400 SMBus Controller vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 14 bus info: pci@00:14.0 version: 11 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: cap_list resources: ioport:8200-820f iomemory:c4803000-c48033ff *-ide description: IDE interface product: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller ATI vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 14.1 bus info: pci@00:14.1 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ATIIXP_IDE resources: ioport:3010-301f irq:209 *-ide:0 description: IDE Channel 0 physical id: 0 bus info: ide@0 logical name: ide0 clock: 66MHz *-disk description: ATA Disk product: ST9808211A vendor: Seagate physical id: 0 bus info: ide@0.0 logical name: /dev/hda version: 3.02 serial: 3LF2LL6S size: 74GB capacity: 74GB capabilities: ata dma lba iordy smart security pm apm partitioned partitioned:dos configuration: apm=off mode=udma5 smart=on *-volume:0 description: HPFS/NTFS partition physical id: 1 bus info: ide@0.0,1 logical name: /dev/hda1 capacity: 12GB capabilities: primary *-volume:1 description: Linux swap / Solaris partition physical id: 2 bus info: ide@0.0,2 logical name: /dev/hda2 capacity: 2052MB capabilities: primary nofs *-volume:2 description: Linux filesystem partition physical id: 3 bus info: ide@0.0,3 logical name: /dev/hda3 capacity: 12GB capabilities: primary *-volume:3 description: Linux filesystem partition physical id: 4 bus info: ide@0.0,4 logical name: /dev/hda4 capacity: 48GB capabilities: primary bootable *-ide:1 description: IDE Channel 1 physical id: 1 bus info: ide@1 logical name: ide1 clock: 66MHz *-cdrom description: DVD writer product: MATSHITAUJ-840D physical id: 0 bus info: ide@1.0 logical name: /dev/hdc version: 1.02 capabilities: packet atapi cdrom removable nonmagnetic dma lba iordy audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r *-disc physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/hdc *-isa UNCLAIMED description: ISA bridge product: IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 14.3 bus info: pci@00:14.3 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: isa bus_master *-pci:3 description: PCI bridge product: IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 14.4 bus info: pci@00:14.4 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master vga_palette *-network:0 UNCLAIMED description: Ethernet controller product: NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 1 bus info: pci@02:01.0 version: 03 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list resources: iomemory:c4000000-c400ffff irq:10 *-network:1 description: Wireless interface product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@02:02.0 logical name: wlan0 version: 02 serial: 00:14:a5:2a:04:28 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ndiswrapper ip=10.0.1.100 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g resources: iomemory:c4010000-c4011fff irq:225 *-pcmcia description: CardBus bridge product: PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller vendor: Texas Instruments physical id: 4 bus info: pci@02:04.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus resources: iomemory:c4012000-c4012fff irq:177 *-firewire UNCLAIMED description: FireWire (IEEE 1394) product: OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller vendor: Texas Instruments physical id: 4.2 bus info: pci@02:04.2 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: ohci bus_master cap_list resources: iomemory:c4013000-c40137ff iomemory:c4014000-c4017fff irq:9 *-storage UNCLAIMED description: Mass storage controller product: PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller vendor: Texas Instruments physical id: 4.3 bus info: pci@02:04.3 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: storage bus_master cap_list resources: iomemory:c4018000-c4019fff irq:9 *-system UNCLAIMED description: Generic system peripheral product: PCI6411, PCI6421, PCI6611, PCI6621, PCI7411, PCI7421, PCI7611, PCI7621 Secure Digital (SD) Controller vendor: Texas Instruments physical id: 4.4 bus info: pci@02:04.4 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list resources: iomemory:c401a000-c401a0ff iomemory:c401b000-c401b0ff iomemory:c401c000-c401c0ff irq:9 *-multimedia description: Multimedia audio controller product: IXP SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 14.5 bus info: pci@00:14.5 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ATI IXP AC97 controller resources: iomemory:c4804000-c48040ff irq:233 *-communication description: Modem product: ATI SB400 - AC'97 Modem Controller vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 14.6 bus info: pci@00:14.6 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: generic bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ATI IXP MC97 controller resources: iomemory:c4805000-c48050ff irq:233 *-pci:1 description: Host bridge product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 101 bus info: pci@00:18.0 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz *-pci:2 description: Host bridge product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 102 bus info: pci@00:18.1 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz *-pci:3 description: Host bridge product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 103 bus info: pci@00:18.2 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz *-pci:4 description: Host bridge product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 104 bus info: pci@00:18.3 version: 00 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz