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Linux on sony vaio fz38M
Inserted my seagate 7200 SATA with opensuse 10.3
got all I need working:
nvidia 8400M – binary nvidia driver all works, even three screens setup with built-in LCD/external VGA/HDMI LCD TV ( LCD brightness control is not working, nvidia driver problem )
intel 4965 wifi – iwl4965 works for b/g, have no N to test
Marvell 88E8036 – sky2 works good enough for a marvell adapter
audio – alsa 1.0.16 options snd-hda-intel enable=1 model=vaio position_fix=0 works with headphones and built-in microphone
webcam – ricohn r5u870 Detected Sony VGP-VCC8, tested with skype, works
blue ray burner – Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500A, burned a DVD-RW, installed openSUSE 11b3 from it on the lab rat HP laptop, works
bluetooth – broadcom crap with options hci_usb reset=1, works
got all I need working:
nvidia 8400M – binary nvidia driver all works, even three screens setup with built-in LCD/external VGA/HDMI LCD TV ( LCD brightness control is not working, nvidia driver problem )
intel 4965 wifi – iwl4965 works for b/g, have no N to test
Marvell 88E8036 – sky2 works good enough for a marvell adapter
audio – alsa 1.0.16 options snd-hda-intel enable=1 model=vaio position_fix=0 works with headphones and built-in microphone
webcam – ricohn r5u870 Detected Sony VGP-VCC8, tested with skype, works
blue ray burner – Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500A, burned a DVD-RW, installed openSUSE 11b3 from it on the lab rat HP laptop, works
bluetooth – broadcom crap with options hci_usb reset=1, works
the rest of the things works without any intervention or errors
not tested yet:
firewire, card reader
Overall impression:
A solid machine with nice magnesium case, a brilliant LCD, responsive and well “layouted” keyboard
Linux works great on it except for the never-go-away problems with custom ACPI stuff.
Comment if you stumble upon this post and have questions.
Thank you very much!!
I’d like to install Ubuntu 8.04 on sony vaio fz38M and so I can image that it will run.
bye
figurati iappi, dovrebbe andare qualsiasi distributivo su questa macchina se e’ recente
Hi.I have installed ubuntu on my sony vaio fz340e.And I cannot use my headphones.It gives sound to built in speakers even if headphone is plugged.
Do you know how can I fix it?Thanks in advance.
Sanajrbek,
audio – alsa 1.0.16 options snd-hda-intel enable=1 model=vaio position_fix=0 works with headphones and built-in microphone
have no idea about gubuntus or whatever