Linux on the HS-1600 Transmeta SBC

Linux on the HS-1600 Transmeta SBC

Info on the HS-1600 can be found here (note the seperate "User's manual" section on the site).

Feature	Status	Part	Notes
Processor	Good	Crusoe TM5400	here is a utility to control Longrun status; WMLongRun is a dock app that shows Longrun info
Display	Good	C&T69000	Gibby's page has some good info on the 69000
PS/2 Mouse	Good		I had the mouse freeze the machine once, but never since...
Ethernet	Good	RTL8139	Using 8139too module
USB	Dunno	UHCI	Haven't tried any USB yet; probably works
Sound	Good	ESS Technology ES1969 Solo-1 Audiodrive	See below

Sound

• Get the latest beta drivers from http://www.alsa-project.org (you'll need alsa-driver, alsa-lib, and alsa-utils).
• Compile and install each (first driver, then lib, then utils). I always do ./configure --with-debug=detect on the driver, dunno if it helps or not.
• Make sure to run the "snddevices" script in the driver's directory!
• Load the following modules:
  • snd
  • soundcore
  • snd-es1938
  • snd-mixer-oss
  • snd-seq-oss
  • snd-pcm-oss
• These modules should load some others, so you should now have loaded:
  • snd-pcm-oss
  • snd-mixer-oss
  • snd-es1938
  • snd-pcm
  • snd-mpu401-uart
  • snd-rawmidi
  • snd-opl3-lib
  • snd-seq-device
  • snd-hwdep
  • snd-timer
  • snd
  • soundcore
• Run alsamixer-0.9 and un-mute Master and PCM. Make sure both 3D Contr controls are muted - they apply 3D processing to the sound which adds a lot of static and nastiness. For me, alsamixer exits when I use the arrow keys, so if this happens to you, read the manpage and use the letter keys they recommend (n, p, w and x are all you really need).
• Test sound! Use xmms or something.
• Adjust your volumes to where you want (at max line-out seems to be very quiet through headphones) and then run alsactl-0.9 store to store your settings in /etc so they can be restored at boot.
• Now set up your /etc/modules.conf. If you're running Debian, put stuff in /etc/modutils/aliases then run update-modules. The stuff to put in is:

  	alias char-major-116 snd
  	alias char-major-14 soundcore
  	alias snd-card-0 snd-es1938
  	alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
  	alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
  	alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
  	alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
  	alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
  	alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
  		

• To test if that worked, run depmod -a, unload all your sound modules, then fire up xmms (or whatever) and try to play a sound. If it works, great! If not, your problem is probably distribution-specific.

Note: page layout stolen from RedHat linux on the HP OmniBook 500.