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[Mike <michael.huettemann@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

which Ubuntu version are you using? On my Z31 booting a Jaunty
Jackalope 9.04 pre-release amd64 Live-CD X worked out of the box with
native 1600x900 resolution, even before I installed it permanently. I
haven't tried the current 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) -- is that what you are
running? I never downgraded the preinstalled Vista to XP and never
needed to boot into Windows to enable anything.

This is my generic xorg.conf:

$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

  Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
  EndSection

  Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
  EndSection

  Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
  EndSection


I should mention that I do run the patched sony_laptop module (Version
0.6) to reduce power consumption.

Hope that helps.
Mike

2009/3/20 Didine <didinux@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hello,
> I've installed Ubuntu on my Sony vaio Z21wn without downgrading to xp but x
> server fails to start !
> Is there any permanent change i can do to my Linux install to have just the
> Intel ship-set activated without the invidia one ?
> Thks for your help.
> --
> Didine Wayde.
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Didine <didinux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>> 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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