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[Sohrab Naushad <sohrab.naushad@xxxxxxxxx>]

Alright, if nothing else can someone paste the current switch-x-to script
here. Im using old versions and have no idea what i'm doing. Thanks

On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Sohrab Naushad <sohrab.naushad@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hey Guys,
> I hate to disturb you guys with such a noob problem but im having some
> difficulties which Id like help with. Any help will be greatly appretiated.
> I own a 3 year old VGN-Z620N and use 64-bit Ubuntu 10.04 uptil now very
> successfully using the janitor script. I had everything working, static
> switching both graphics cards, function buttons etc. The only problem I
> have is every time I receive updates for the nvidia drivers it breaks my
> nvidia for some reason I don't understand. This recently happened when
> 295.20 got released. Mr. Raphaels website is down and id wait for the
> janitor script to be up again and fix it with that but I work outside and
> need my battery which is completely drained with both cards running so i'm
> trying to do it all manually and failed many times. If someone could please
> help me step by step i'd really appretiate it.
>
> Some background information.
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux vaio 2.6.32-38-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 4 11:12:07 UTC 2012
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Apart from Ubuntu 10.04, I use the ppa *ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates *for
> the newest xorg versions and newest nvidia drivers when I used the janitor
> script. I also use the lucid-bleed ppa.
>
> Here is how I attempt to do it. So first step would be to make directory
> /usr/share/sony-laptop and download the sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np5 module
> here. Next I would make symlink between /usr/share and /usr/src using:
>
> ln -sf  /usr/share/sony-laptop/sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np5
> /usr/src/sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np5
>
> then
>
> dkms add -m sony-laptop-zseries -v 0.9np5
> /etc/init.d/dkms_autoinstaller start
>
> Then get root:
> sudo -i
> oi='false'; o='options sony-laptop speed_stamina=3'
> for cf in ${m:=/etc/modprobe.d}/*.conf; do
> grep -q "^$o$" $cf && oi='true'; done
> $oi || echo "$o">>$m/sony-laptop.conf
>
> Everything is fine till this point. I can install the module and add
> speed_stamina=3.
>
> After this I install the nvidia driver using:
>
> sudo apt-get install nvidia-common jocky-gtk nvidia-settings
> /usr/bin/jockey-gtk
>
> This will install the newest nvidia driver because i have the ppa.
>
> After this I don't know what else to do. I don't have the switch-x-to
> script and dont know where to put it. In the old instruction it also says
> make symlink between /usr/local/sbin/switch-x-to and
> /usr/share/sony-laptop/switch-x-to. I also dont know how to add upstart
> jobs /etc/init/switch-x-to and /etc/init/nvidia-settings.conf.
>
> If someone could please help document this manual install for someone new
> to ubuntu like me it would be of alot of help in making us understand
> better. Thank you for all your help.
>
> Sohrab
>
>
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