← Back to team overview

sony-vaio-z-series team mailing list archive

Re: Compiz on VGN-Z51WG-B

 

Hello Magnus,

Did you tried the steps detailled here on Raphael's blog ?
http://global-social.net/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=3#sony-VGN-Zseries-janitor

It works well for my Z21 WN/B

Best regards,
--
Wayde.


On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Magnus Sandberg <emsa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> first of all I'd like to thank all of you who put time and effort into
> improving the Linux experience on the otherwise wonderful Vaio z-series!
>
> I have recently bought the Z51WG-B but have not yet managed to get the
> nVidia card to work. Maybe it is the Bios issue but on the other hand
> I'm happy using the Intel card.
>
> What really bothers me is that I cannot get Compiz to work on the Intel
> card. Compiz starts alright but the screen is all garbled as if there is
> something wrong with the depth. Trying to change the depth (as suggested
> somewhere on the net) does not help.
>
> Does anyone has any ideas on what might be wrong or what I should try?
>
> # dmidecode -s system-product-name
> VGN-Z51WG_B
> # dmidecode -s bios-version
> R5030M3
>
> Thanks
>
> /Magnus
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series>
> Post to     : sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series>
> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>

References