Posts by merlin666

I am using an emachines M6811 and had successfully used ndiswrapper under fedora and ubuntu quite a while ago. Now I'm back to using ubuntu (edgy) and can't figure out how to use the ndiswrapper. The driver package on the ubuntu site...

I am using an emachines M6811 and had successfully used ndiswrapper under fedora and ubuntu quite a while ago. Now I'm back to using ubuntu (edgy) and can't figure out how to use the ndiswrapper. The driver package on the ubuntu site...

For a while now I am having major performace issues with M6811, e.g. freezing of IE7, email and other apps for long periods with much hard drive activity, and skipping in music tracks in media player. I am still with the original 512MB...

Thank you. Do you have any suiggestion for the transition or can I install the ATI drivers just on top of the omega ones with the update tool?

haven't updated the graphic dirvers for my M6811 for a while and have noticed that there are now mobility compatible drivers available from ATI. The latest ones are 6.11, whereas the Omega ones are based on catalyst 6.9. Has anyone tried...

I have used my Emachines M6811 for almost 2 years, possibly more than 4000hours without many issues. A few days ago I started to notice the screen flickering off to black and back on occasion. This does not seem to be related to any...

I have been using an Emachines M6811 for almost 2 years and because I really like it I am thinking about getting a another laptop with similar specs. Unfortunately it seems that Gateway has discontinued the line with the Arima based...

There was a linksys driver for the broadcom wireless on the windows update site last year, but I cannot find the link anymore. Does the compaq driver on the portal site work well with the M6811?

I am moving to a small place and need a TV, and I am wondering if it is economical to convert my notebook (eMachines M6811) to a TV. I figure that I need: 1) A TV tuner card or equivalent USB device that can be controlled with my...

I have installed a new 7200 rpm drive into my M6811 and got a case and USB connector for the old one, that had linux/grub in addition to Win XP as dual boot. I would still like to boot to linux on the external hard drive once in a while,...