Windows XP is now working on my notebook. My Debian is nicly running in the VMware player but a native OS is much more fun. That’s why I gave openSuse 10.3 a shot. The installation was pretty much straight forward. Sadly my WiFi was not working and after two hours my ecstasy turned into disappointment. A day later I booted my Linux again and I’m connected to the net. I thought those reboots were necessary in the old Windows times.
The happiness factor reached new heights. Now my favorite tune and I’m on cloud seven - Silence! I checked the volume, for muted speakers. Everything is fine there. I tried to update to the latest ALSA 1.0.15 driver. But this requires that I compile the kernel. No thanks! Maybe a wait till tomorrow and maybe it’s just working (dream on dreamer).
For the rest - it’s working as a charm!