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[Frederik Questier <frederik@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Benoit,

you can avoid the kernel switches on every boot by always booting the
old kernel. I managed to get the most important hardware enabled under
2.6.31-20 as described at:
http://questier.com/2010/04/26/ubuntu-10-4-lucid-lynx-on-sony-vaio-vpcz11x9e/

This will also avoid the hibernate failures (caused by not booting the
old kernel in between, or by mismatch between the old kernel and the
saved hibernate state).
(but still searching for Intel graphics support and brightness control)

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Benoit <luxeisdust@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everybody
>
> just to share my xp with the new sony vaio VPCZ11X9 :)
>
> what is working for me (with the rebooting hack see below) :
> nvidia 330M with the driver given by "Hardward Driver" of ubuntu 10.04
> i.e. 195.36.15
> vga output:ok
> hdmi output: ok
> powermizer : ok
> cpu clock changing from 1.2 to 2.4 with 0.13 scale
> wifi :ok
> temperature sensor: cpu + gpu  , no harddrive
> bluetooth : ok
> ethernet :ok
> backlight key board : ok
> raid0 : ok
> webcam: ok
> SD card reader: ok
> sleep : no (graphic card not selected after wakeup )
> hibernation: no
>
> to do that:
> install ubuntu alternate 9.04 (with grub 1 for hard raid support ...)
> and upgraded to 9.10 and then 10.04 (may be not a crutial point but
> 10.04 wasnt out yet)
>
> problem : to boot i need each time to boot first an old kernel already
> installed (2.6.28-11) (i guess it was in 9.04 cause i didn't installed
> it) (which will fail with my nvidia xorg)
> and then reboot. at the next reboot the led for speed is on from the
> begining (bios screen) i guess the problem comes from the
> fact that linux don't activate the card by itself and booting with an
> old kernel make the trick (but why ?). the funny thing is that the led
> isnt active
> at the boot of the old kernel but after reboot.
>
> here is the kernel line of my menu.lst (hehe  still grub 1)
> kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic
> root=/dev/mapper/isw_ddfjeaeijb_Volume02 ro nomodeset i8042.nopnp
> acpi_osi=\"!Windows 2006\"
>
> still didn't manage to make the intel graphic works....
>
> i guess flashing the bios and make the selection of the card static
> would resolve the pb of non-activation of the gpu
> but i need to see if it works for my vaio before :)