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[Aleix Solà <aleixsr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Martin I'm talking about Intel card. Nvidia works like a charm except
brthiness control.



2010/8/6, Martin <nitram@xxxxxxxxx>:
> nvidia does work for me at this resulotion.
>
> Den 06-08-2010 15:03, Aleix Solà skrev:
>>
>> It seems Adam fix is working at 1900x1080 resolution, but not at 1600x900.
>> :(
>>
>> 2010/8/6 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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>> Aleix Solà.
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