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[R Alemi <alemi.reza@xxxxxxxxx>]

Happy new year to all,
This is to thank Raphael and to testify that the janitor and the how to at
http://global-social.net/sony-VGN-Zseries worked flawlessly with my Z555DN,
running Ubuntu Karmic 32 bit and the new Bios update R2169M3 with out the
need to downgrade to XP from Vista. I use the HDMI output a lot which worked
very well, albeit the sound is still coming from the laptop instead of the
TV and I am still working on it, and the screen switch needs to be done from
the system->Administration->Nvidia X server settings not the Fn+F7 key but
that is not a big deal for me. Everything else, the led, fan, wireless, blue
tooth, sound, mic, webcam, sleep, hibernate are working as far as I can see.
the bios update solved a problem where the machine would not power down
automatically during the reboot.

Thank you, I can now proceed with removing Vista from my laptop
Happy Holidays,
Rex



On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Raphael Gradenwitz <
raphael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Am Dienstag, den 22.12.2009, 08:58 +0100 schrieb Raphael Gradenwitz:
> > New features:
> >
> > - support for Debian (squeeze) and its derivatives without upstart.
> >
> > - now creates the init.d scripts if no upstart is installed.
> >   Please assure that you remove all older init.d scripts and symlinks
> >   from earlier switching mechanisms if you want to test this solution.
> >
> > - Complete new written Installation routine for the nvidia driver
> >   from ftp-server or beta-driver.
> >
> > - Now with dkms auto Kernel-Module upgrading mechanism for this kind
> >   of driver! (The shipped installer normaly does not support dkms)
> >
> > - The script now creates its own diversions for the nvidia ftp- and
> >   beta driver
> >
> > - New Option to completely uninstall all nvidia related driver.
> >
> > - Lots of smart auto fix mechanisms for common faults one can encounter
> >   while making experiments with the driver to guarantee a stable system
> >   after running the uninstaller in stamina mode.
> >
>
>
> New (29.12.09):
>
> since still some people are using the old flavours from Ubuntu or
> Debian, I have now added Support for Ubuntu Jaunty and Debian Lenny
>
> If the recognized Kernel < 2.6.31, the script now will download, patch
> and install the Kernel module from Eva Brucherseifer with:
>
>        [x] dkms auto kernel module upgrading
>        [x] Nvidia backlight with acpi_create_nv_event script in speed
>        mode
>        [x] newest rfkill-applet working as expected
>        [x] Nvidia-Driver from Distribution or
>        [x]  - directly from nvidia ftp-server
>
> All this I have extremely tested here on a Jaunty and it worked fine.
>
> And of course the usual enhancements again
>
> Since the last message from 22.12.2009, the script has been downloaded
> more than 400 times (overall nearly 1000 downloads at present) but not
> that much feedback. I hope that is a good sign (no- or only little bugs)
> but success storys of course are welcome too. ;-)
>
> If you want to spread the word, please link like this:
>
>        http://global-social.net/sony-VGN-Zseries
>
> peace!
>
> Regards,
> Raphael Gradenwitz
>
>
>
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