Compatability Issues?

I recently bought a Sager NP7680 (specs here: http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=91130) and am currently dual booting Windows XP SP3 and Ubuntu Linux 8.04.

I've actually been having some (compatability) issues with Linux and XP:
* On XP, I can't find a working temperature monitor. Is this just because there isn't a program out yet that supports the new Centrino 2 platform?
* On Linux, I also can't find a working temperature monitor. lm-sensors 3.0.0 doesn't seem to recognize any sensor on the motherboard.

I'm trying to undervolt, and want to see how much of an affect it'll have on my system. I don't know if my computer has any built in temperature readers on the motherboard...Also, I don't know if the undervolting software recommended in the posts on this forum will work for Centrino 2.

On Linux, I'm also having problems with getting my wireless card to work. From what I can see, there is a compatability issue with Linux and the Intel 5300 wireless card I have...maybe I'll just wait for a fix.

Also, does anyone know of a way to get a fingerprint reader working on linux? I saw some instructions, but they were all dated in 2007, for gusty...

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Another problem I just came across: Running Guild Wars with Wine and using the Workspace Switcher. As long as I don't switch workspaces, GW works fine, but as soon as I do, the GW window vanishes, but the sound still plays.

 

I don't know the answers to your other questions but have you tried GKreLM for the temperature monitoring? It has a lot of other monitors you can use as well. It is/was real popular. Check it out here -> GKreLM

 

Since Wine doesn't completely wrap everything, Guild Wars is probably just very unhappy with the virtual desktop implementation on Linux. Not a lot you can do about that, maybe minimize the GW window and then switch desktops?

 

Alright, did some more fiddling around in both OS's...

Windows, the problem with not loading the temperature readers was not running HWMonitor as Admin >.<
Running as Admin, everything gets sensed. Currently undervolting my P8400, with great results - about 10-15C drop in temperature in the ACPI and processor, and around a 5C drop in the GPU and HDD. Also, I'm running all multipliers (6x, 7x, 8x) at the lowest setting (.9000v), and a stress test of 20 minutes didn't result in a BSOD...planning on testing more extensively later.

Currently getting 45C on ACPI, 40C on Core0, 44C on Core1, 60C on GPU, and 34C on HDD.

As for Linux, I'll try GKrellM. Although, the first thing I saw was that it uses the lm_sensors package, which doesn't seem to detect any sensors on my computer...

As for guild wars, I figured out a way to make it work - Run it in enable emulating a virtual desktop or run it full screen, then the workspace switching will work properly.

Currently, still trying to get the 5300 card, the fingerprint scanner, and a working temperature sensor going on Ubuntu. Undervolting seems to work fine, but I want a temperature monitor working before I undervolt.

Anyone have any news on the three remaining issues above?

Thanks again~

 

The 5300 card will be supported with kernel version 2.6.27, which should be included in Ubuntu 8.10 when it's out some day in October.

 

I have a 5300 too. Just have to be patient.

 

I got a 5300, too. But even with 2.6.27 it's not yet working for me.
Let's just wait and see.

 

Alright, I somehow managed to get the temp monitor going and on the panel in ubuntu...34C hdd, 61C graphics card, 51C cpu (while running warcraft 3 and browsing forums).
However, I can't seem to get undervolting to work. Whenever I try to lower the VID's, nothing happens - that is, the temperature monitor doesn't go down like it did in windows, and even setting the VID to 0 doesn't change anything (or to 15, the lowest VID for dual core processors). I'm at a loss - I've seen questions about the same thing happening to me (cpu doesn't seem to apply VID changes), but haven't seen any answers...

 

I've also come across another issue now - can't find anything about it on google.

Whenever I try to open a pdf document, it asks for a password to open it. It doesn't ask for one in windows, so I'm kinda confused. I've tried entering my root password and my user's password - no luck. Is there a program I need to install (or some decryption algorithm) to be able to read pdfs?

 

There is a thread about how to get it working on ubuntu forums.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5747448

I haven't had a chance to try it out but I'd love to see one of you get this to work.

 

Thanks for the hint! I'll check it out and tell you guys if and how well it's working.

 

When I tried it, it worked fine as soon as I followed the instructions. However, after reboot, the wireless card didn't pick up a signal anymore.

 

Well, tried again, and managed to get my wireless working all the time now.
The only thing I changed was, after running the make command as per the instructions, I manually fixed the errors outputted and enabled CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE. Works perfectly so far, even after reboots.

Now, I just need to look into getting my fingerprint reader working, get undervolting to work, and fix this chkdsk error I have...

- For the fingerprint reader, I've installed the bioapi 1.2.3 package...what do I do next? =\

 

It still doesn't work for me; it seems to be the same issue, as with user "phoenix116" in the thread over at ubuntuforums.org, which seems to occur on 64bit systems.

Merlin_0525: You aren't by any chance running a 64bit linux, do you?

 

Nah...running 32 bit. I was considering running 64 bit since I have 4 gigs of ram installed, but decided against it due to...compatability >.<

I thought I saw a post somewhere on that forum about making it work on 64 bit though? Or maybe it was the post saying there was a problem on 64bit =\

 

Now, after the latest changes, it's running smoothly under Intrepid Ibex/64bit, too.