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[Fabrizio Giustina <fgiust@xxxxxxxxx>]

on a VPNZ12, apart from the know video problems:
- touchpad/keyboard needs to be fixed with the kernel parameters, but
they work properly after that
- wifi works out of the box
- webcam works out of the box
- I don't know about raid (I have a non-ssd Z)
- WAN doesn't work out of the box and I still have to find if it can
be fixed... I'll play with it soon

cheers
fabrizio




On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Adam Hill <sidepipeuk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> 1) What are the large remaining known issues?  I've read a lot of material
>> now, including following this list lately, and I get the impression that
>> it's graphics cards and raid booting.
>
>        I have to admit that I haven't even tried the WWAN card or the webcam,
> but I believe that they both work. The RAID controller works too, but you HAVE
> t use grub2.
>
>        The issue is with the graphics, though there are workarounds. If you boot
> an old kernel first then you can use the NVidia card without problems. The
> Intel card seems to work ( for me at least ) when booting a KUbuntu live CD,
> but then doesn't work if you boot using Grub2. I've managed to get it running
> on my machine with a custom kernel, with i7 and 1920x1080 panel, so if you
> have those then it can be made to work and you can use either video card.
>
>> 2) Can someone explain the default raid setup?  I think it is Raid 0 which
>> allows multiple hard disks to appear as a single unit?  Mine is the 128GB
>> model which I think means two 64GB disks.  And this is a problem for grub
>> 2? Is that the only incompatibility?
>
>        Mine had 4x64Gb drives in RAID0, but other models have 2x128Gb also in
> RAID0. Unless you get rid of the RAID set-up, you HAVE to use grub2.
>
>> 3) What is the definitive howto document?  I apologize but it is not 100%
>> clear to me from the launchpad group information what the starting point is
>> to installation on the Z.  I assume simply booting from vanilla Lucid is
>> not really the starting point.
>
>        There isn't really one at the moment for the VPC-Z, and my kernel
> solution is only a hack! However, if you have the same processor and panel as
> me then you should be able to boot the KUbuntu lucid live DVD out of the box
> and get the system installed, and then get my kernel on it to have a working
> system. There are a couple of others on here with different processors/panels
> trying to get it working without success ( yet. )
>
> Adam.
>
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Justin
>>
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