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[Rob Mukai <dothedog2010@xxxxxxxxx>]

Quick note, the laptop-mode worked on the mouse. I just added usbhid to
AUTOSUSPEND_USBTYPE_BLACKLIST in
/etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/usb-autosuspend.conf

DoTheDog


On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Rob Mukai <dothedog2010@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Damien,
> The patch is this one:
>
> http://www.absence.it/vaio-acpi/source/patches/?C=M;O=Dvaio-full-3.0-rc.patch
>  it patches cleanly. I believe this is what makes all the buttons (fn+FX)
> work. Disabling the Sparse IRQ was from this post:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11146178&postcount=49
> kernel is from here:  https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tarball/master
> kernel 3.1.0-rc6
>
> I finally got the WWAN working. I documented it, it should show up on the
> archive.
>
> THanks for the tip on the laptop-mode. I will give it a shot when i get
> back to my desk.
>
> DoTheDog
>
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:04 AM, Damien R <damienrg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 21 September 2011 00:47, Rob Mukai <dothedog2010@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Norbert and Nicklas, Thank you for your help and input. I have compiled a
>>> new kernel, 3.1.0-rc6 with the vaio patch, and I disabled sparse_irq while I
>>> was at it. No other patches. And now I have brightness control, power
>>> consumption is much better, ctro+alt+f2 works, suspension works with an
>>> external monitor attached (wierd), Hibernate does not work. It just logs me
>>> out and blanks the screen. If I move the mouse a login screen comes on.
>>
>>
>> Hum, I thought that all vaio patches are already integrated in the kernel,
>> could you tell me which one you applied and can you explain why you have
>> disabled sparse_irq ?
>>
>>  Still troubling, WWAN doesn't work, fingerprint reader doesn't work
>>> although it may just be a detection thing that I will look into. I can't
>>> seem to get the media dock external video card working either.
>>>
>>
>> I think you have to install some drivers by hand. For WWAN it is a Huawei
>> EM680 but after a quick search I did not find drivers.
>>
>>
>>> One final thing that is really wierd is that when I am on battery and I
>>> leave the usb mouse alone for a minute, it requires a click to get it to
>>> move, without it the cursor doesn't respond and the laser light is off. I
>>> think it might be a laptop-mode setting. i will have to look into that as
>>> well.
>>>
>>
>> Yes it is, on battery laptop-mode enable usb auto-suspend.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Damien R.
>>
>
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