As a senior (used to do application programming) who uses an old computer commanded by Fedora 10, this post caught my eye. I ran a ‘Startpage’ search and found an AARP forum article referring to the “WOW” computer (http://www.mywowcomputer.com/), which on closer inspection is not a deal I’d go for - $999 ??? But it looks OK. I suspect the “proprietary” part is simply the push-button style user interface the rig runs. Also, the ad relates that the upgrades are good for the life of the computer. Kinda suspect the company has factored in a “retirement” rate for the elders to mitigate the headaches of keeping a system current. Seniors are an untapped technological gold mine.
Sam,I’ll dance at your next wedding! That is exactly the rig I was looking for. Thanks!
Here is how to fix your problem (if you can get root access):
http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/fix-hda-intel-realtek-alc887-no-sound.html
The fix:
Edit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf:
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
And add the following line:
options snd-hda-intel model=generic
Save, reboot (a logout might be enough too) and the sound should work. If this generic fix doesn’t work for you, see THIS post. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=314383
The software suite on the AARP PC is a locked down version of Meego I think.
the PC is manufactured by MSI.
From the Manual for the 2050:
Audio
HDA Codec by Realtek® ALC887
Compliant with Azalia 1.0 specs
Also
MSI released a new BIOS in last month...
http://www.msi.com/product/aio/Wind-Top-AE2050.html#/?div=BIOS