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[Philipp Blanke <philipp.blanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for the feedback, Anthony.

I also have the option for the sony-laptop module in my configuration, but
forgot to mention it. It's now in the tutorial. Also corrected the typo.

I won't further pollute the mailing-list by sending the PDF. You can
download the last version from
http://www.gdv.uni-hannover.de/fileadmin/download/Installation-sony-vaio.pdf

Feel free to link to it.

Concerning reboots: I can't say how many reboots are necessary. Since I
forgot one thing or the other during setup, I shut down and booted a couple
of times until it worked. If someone can confirm your observation I will of
course include it.

Concerning the xorg.conf: actually, I didn't write mine by hand. When I got
the nvidia card to show up alone on the pci bus, I installed nvidia drivers
and nvidia-settings and fetched the configuration from nvidia-settings (but
only after I made a little happy dance around the desk ;o)

So long,
Philipp



2009/6/8 Anthony Colebourne <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Hi,
>
> Excellent tutorial, this is just what was needed to pull together all of
> the information this group has provided so far. Good work.
>
> There is a typo (/etc) on the line
>        > sudo chmod +x /ect/init.d/switch-graphics
>
> Also on my system (Z11WN) I did
>        > sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/sony-laptop.conf
> and created a file containing the following:
>        options sony-laptop speed_stamina=3
>
> Simply running
>        > echo speed > /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/speed_stamina
> switched the light on, but does not affect lspci output.
>
> I was going to mention the kernel parameter too! Also I think 2 reboots are
> necessary.
>
> Also on my system, the included xorg.conf failed to start. However running
> nvidia-xconfig after rebooting with the kernel parameter (i.e. once the
> lspci output only shows the nvidia card) worked.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony.
>
>
> Philipp Blanke wrote:
>
>> Hello Didine,
>>
>> I just realized that I forgot the change to the kernel parameter at
>> startup. In the attached PDF you will find this near the end.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Philipp
>>
>> 2009/6/7 Didine <didinux@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:didinux@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>
>>    Hello Philipp,
>>
>>    Thanks a lot for this tutorial ! I'll Try it and let you know if
>>    there is any problem.
>>
>>    --
>>    Didine Wayde.
>>
>>
>>
>>    On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Philipp Blanke
>>    <philipp.blanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>    <mailto:philipp.blanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>        Hi all.
>>
>>        I just compiled a tutorial for the configuration of the graphic
>>        cards. See the attached ODT or PDF.
>>
>>        Feedback welcome. Please point out errors.
>>
>>        Cheers,
>>        Philipp
>>
>>        2009/6/3 Didine Wayde <didinux@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:didinux@xxxxxxxxx
>> >>
>>
>>
>>            No one to help ?
>>
>>            Best,
>>            Didine.
>>
>>            On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 23:14 +0200, Didine Wayde wrote:
>>             > Hello,
>>             >
>>             > Klaus, Julius, can you please format a newbie tutorial
>>            with all the
>>             > steps (where to put the script for switching between the
>>            two xorg.conf
>>             > etc.. ) to get this work.
>>             >
>>             > Thanks a lot.
>>             > Best regards,
>>             >
>>             >
>>             > On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 20:20 +0200, Julius Donnert wrote:
>>             > > Hi all,
>>             > >
>>             > > i can confirm, that this works on my Z21WN/B !!!!
>>             > >
>>             > > Thanks a lot Klaus, how did you find out ?
>>             > >
>>             > > This is quite a step forward, as we now _dont_ need an
>>            Xp cd /install
>>             > > anymore.
>>             > >
>>             > > Still i am not sure what exactly does the proper
>>            initialisation of the
>>             > > nvidia card. I did the following things:
>>             > >
>>             > > Boot with acpi_osi="!Windows 2006", without nvidia
>>            driver installed and
>>             > > with eva & matzes module in speed_stamina=3 mode. i
>>            reloaded it in
>>             > > intel/stamina mode
>>             > > I quit X, killed gdm and installed the nvidia driver
>>            and modified the
>>             > > xorg.conf. A modprobe nvidia gave, that the card was
>>            not properly
>>             > > initialised - a known result.
>>             > > I did an  "sudo halt" and at the next start, the nvidia
>>            card was
>>             > > working.
>>             > >
>>             > > Now the question is, can we make this work, so it
>>            recognises the Speed -
>>             > > Stamina switch ?
>>             > >
>>             > > Eva, Matze: Does the boot option give you a hint how to
>>            properly
>>             > > initialise the card ?
>>             > >
>>             > > it would be great, if we somehow managed to make it
>>            work only with a
>>             > > script and a reboot. So that the card is chosen on
>>            startup depending on
>>             > > the switch setting. Thats the second best option after
>>            on the fly
>>             > > switching, and actually as acceptable for me.
>>            Especially as Xorg ppl
>>             > > might take some years, until they are getting the
>>            infrastructure set up
>>             > > to handle this correctly ..
>>             > >
>>             > > Ciao
>>             > >
>>             > > Julius
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > >
>>             > > Klaus Addicks schrieb:
>>             > > > Hi all,
>>             > > >
>>             > > > switching works like a harm.
>>             > > > Just load Evas sony-laptop module with speed_stamina=3.
>>             > > > In my case i created a file called
>>            /etc/modprobe.d/sony-laptop.conf with
>>             > > > following line: options sony-laptop speed_stamina=3
>>             > > > You have to boot with this kernel parameter:
>>            acpi_osi="!Windows 2006"
>>             > > > Just put it in the kernel command line of your
>>            bootmanager.
>>             > > > Now you can switch between stamina and speed without
>>            booting to Windows.
>>             > > > But your laptop have to be completely poweroff!
>>             > > > For loading the correct xorg.conf, i use this little
>>            script before starting
>>             > > > xserver:
>>             > > >
>>             > > > #!/bin/sh
>>             > > > lspci | grep "00:02.1"
>>             > > > if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
>>             > > >     cp /etc/X11/xorg.INTEL /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>>             > > > else
>>             > > >     cp /etc/X11/xorg.NVIDIA /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>>             > > > fi
>>             > > >
>>             > > > Greetings,
>>             > > > Klaus
>>             > > >
>>             > > >
>>             > > > Am Mittwoch 27. Mai 2009 21:58:08 schrieb Alexandre
>>            Kaspar:
>>             > > >
>>             > > >> The problem is actually that the module is great as
>>            long as you just
>>             > > >> want to use the intel graphic card.
>>             > > >> However, I suppose most people who bought the vaio-z
>>            did it since
>>             > > >> there was a possibility of using good advanced
>>            graphics (nvidia) as
>>             > > >> well as offering good running life (intel).
>>             > > >>
>>             > > >> Then, if you just get the running life (intel)
>>            working, you're missing
>>             > > >> something important (that's the case for me).
>>            Actually, I'm mostly
>>             > > >> using the nvidia card since I'm computing some
>>            opengl programs which
>>             > > >> need it. Therefore, I haven't even tested the module
>>            for the intel
>>             > > >> card since I know I currently have to be often on
>>            the nvidia switch.
>>             > > >> And since there's actually no way to switch from one
>>            to the other
>>             > > >> without going on win xp or using DSL, then I just
>>            stay on the nvidia
>>             > > >> state with acpi=ht.
>>             > > >> That's a problem since I can't use the intel one
>>            which would make the
>>             > > >> computer really useful. Now I can use the computer,
>>            but it isn't as
>>             > > >> portable (thinking of the battery life) as it should.
>>             > > >>
>>             > > >> However, I hope there'll be a solution. Some day,
>>            maybe...
>>             > > >>
>>             > > >> Alexandre Kaspar
>>             > > >>
>>             > > >
>>             > > >
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