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[Craig Blackie <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
It's a z11 nothing extra on the boot line. I also used dkms. Everything was
working pre format.
The problem with loading the module during run time is that it crashes out
the systen, and always has.
 On Feb 24, 2012 10:18 AM, "Wouter van der Graaf" <wouter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Craig,
>
> Vaio Z1 series (Z11, Z12, Z13), right?
>
> I never reinstalled 11.10, but upgraded from fresh 11.04 installation
> (11.10 wasn't released yet).
>
> After installation of 11.04, I also installed 0.9np8 (newer than pre3
> perhaps?) using DKMS.
>
> I have never experienced your problem, though.
>
> I use a hacked bios set to Static switching and I always set it to
> Stamina. My system only sees the Intel graphics card.
>
> Do you run the kernel with any non default boot parameters?
>
> What happens if you run the module after booting?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Wouter
>
>
> Op 23-02-12 23:28, craigsblackie schreef:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently formatted my laptop and reinstalled Ubuntu 11.10, I
>> downloaded the source for sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np8pre3 and added it to
>> DKMS and installed the module.
>>
>> Whenever I boot my system with the module, typing or moving the mouse
>> causes a system freeze that requires a hard reboot. The minute I remove
>> the module, I can boot and run the OS stable again.
>>
>> There doesn't seem to be anything strange in the logs that might imply
>> what's going wrong, I would really like to get this working as the
>> module adds a lot of battery life and functionality to the install.
>>
>> Linux csb-laptop 3.2.0-030200-generic #201201042035 SMP Thu Jan 5
>> 01:36:31 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>
>> csb@csb-laptop:~$ zgrep sony /var/log/dmesg.1.gz
>> [   17.493680] sony_laptop: Sony Notebook Control Driver v0.9np8pre3
>> [   17.494240] sony_laptop: Determined GFX switch ACPI path as
>> \_SB.PCI0.P0P2.DGPU._DSM.
>> [   17.494914] sony_laptop: Speed/stamina switch: stamina.
>> [   18.500567] sony_laptop: found Vaio model ID: 17203
>> [   18.532434] sony_laptop: brightness ignored, must be controlled by
>> ACPI video driver
>>
>> Regards,
>> Craig
>>
>
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