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[Didine <didinux@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello thanks for your replay...
i don't care about switching between the graphic cards, if i can only use
the integrated one it will be good for me.
I'll try to install ubuntu jaunty without downgrading to xp and let you
know...
Best regards,
--
Didine.


On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In the website details:
>
> https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series>
>
> There is a report that downloading DamnSmall linux on a USB drive and
> booting the laptop up with it takes the same effect as the WinXP
> trick, but much faster and less invasive.
>
> It has also been reported that one only needs the first WinXP
> installation steps, that don't leave any permanent change in the
> system, to be able to switch on/off the graphics card.
>
> After that, installing Ubuntu and using Eva's patched sony module
> (also detailed in the website) should give you a working system.
>
> Cheers,
>
>    Albert.
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Norbert Preining <preining@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > On Mo, 16 Mär 2009, Didine wrote:
> >> I was wondering if the vista downgrade to xp (as shown in Eva's
> tutorial) is
> >> mandatory in order to install ubuntu ?
> >
> > No, why should it? I have installed Debian in combination with Vista and
> > it worked fine. Only that I was fed up with Vista afterwards I
> > downgraded it to XP.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Norbert
> >
> >
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