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[Adam Hill <sidepipeuk@xxxxxxxxx>]

> thanks a lot to Michael and Sebastian for ur offline support. Now I have
> installed my ubuntu 10.10 on my sony vaio, but i have one problem,
> during the boot.
> if I reboot the machine, it don't boot with kernel 2.6.35-22-generic,
> because the SPEED led is off!
> then...I can boot with linux-image-2.6.28.10-vaioz, the system reboot in
> automatic (it's very strange???). After reboot the system will start with
> the kernel 2.6.35-22-generic, because in this case the SPEED led is lit!
> I can do this every time? please someone response no :-)

	My guess would be that this is my hacked 2.6.28.10 kernel, which is 
DESIGNED to reboot the machine shortly after boot. This is because doing so 
puts the BIOS in to static switching mode and allows the NVidia drivers to 
work ( which is why the speed LED is lit afterwards, but not if you boot 
straight in to the 2.6.35 kernel. )

Adam.

 
> this is my /etc/default/grub file:
> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8040.nomux i8040.noloop i8042.nopnp
> i8040.reset"
> 
> many thanks to all teams.
> Cheers,
> Mauri
> 
> 
> 2010/9/25 Mauri <lain80@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> > one more bit, sorry.
> > I've try it on live ubuntu 10.10 (without install it) and it working
> > fine...i don't undenstand why in this moment it don't work.
> > I don't know how i can find some errors or other, because the scrren is
> > black. ctrl+alt n don't work and i can't access to sheel.
> > thanks a lot!
> > 
> > 2010/9/25 Mauri <lain80@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> >> Hi Nacho, and all teams
> >> I finally installed my ubuntu 10.10, on my new vpcz12z9e.
> >> I have installed it as a normal installation.
> >> I have used default RAID, without disabled it from bios. My ubuntu seems
> >> to see all hardisk (4x64 ssd).
> >> I have installed it with "next next" :-)
> >> now I have reboot but after the grub selection, and after i see some
> >> white words, the screen goes black, and I cant' nothing :(((
> >> i'm trying with dynamic hybrid button on "speed", "auto", "stamina"
> >> (after every reboot), but nothing the screes is bloack, always.
> >> I haven't patch the bios (i know that i have only a static switch card)
> >> What Can I do?
> >> many thanks for all suggest.
> >> Cheers,
> >> Lain
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 2010/9/15 Nacho <nacho.mg@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> 
> >>> Hi
> >>> 
> >>> On 15/09/10 18:29, Jean-Francois Mathiot wrote:
> >>>>   2) disabled the RAID feature from the BIOS (install raid software or
> >>>>   
> >>>>>>  lvm...or nothing :-) )
> >>>>>  
> >>>>>  You can use Raid-0. I've used the ubuntu 10.04 server install CD
> >>>>>  with
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> dmraid
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>  support and all went pretty well (just had to replace grub2 with
> >>>>>  grub1
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [1])
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>  and then "upgrade" to desktop installing ubuntu-desktop metapackage
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> and some
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>  more stuff.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Also did that (Advanced CD fro RAID then Desktop version), but Grub2
> >>>> is working
> >>>> fine with RAID module. Why did you have to replace it with grub1 ?
> >>> 
> >>> I had problems installing grub2 having /boot in a raid-0, that's why I
> >>> used grub-legacy (v1.x).
> >>> 
> >>>>>  [1]
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto#Live%20CD%20Installat
> >>>>> ion%20%28Ubiquity%20graphical%20installer%29
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>   3) update grub to add the i8042.nopnp option (mouse + keyboard
> >>>>>   issue)
> >>>>>  
> >>>>>  right. And "i8042.reset i8042.nomux i8042.noloop" look to help to
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> achieve
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>  stability.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Cool, I missed these, thanks Nacho ! Mouse+keyboard are not very
> >>>> stable when
> >>>> wake up after hibernation. I'll try that.
> >>> 
> >>> in my case hibernation and suspend is fine with nvidia, but quite buggy
> >>> with intel (using actual patches for kernel). Any other experiences
> >>> would be appreciated ;)
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> regards
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> --
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> N.
> >>> 
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