Hardware support for using ubuntu on Sony Vaio E-series

[Rounder1]

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Commencing from side to side the 10.04 I did not notice several hang-ups. I was maintaining an eye on it at the same time as I read it might occur. Additional than it seems it worked directly commencing from the DVD for the reason that I did not observe several interruptions when doing the updates. Need help for the Hardware support for using ubuntu on Sony Vaio E-series.

[Kork]

I have encompassed and installed 10.04 beta 2 64 bit. It worked OK on 9.10. I have encompassed and originated that /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD/brightness reads correct brightness value and levels additional than when endeavoring to write to this file I acquire permission denied through sudo. You have to do chmod 666 /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD/brightness then brightness controll runs by physically writing value to this file. Regrettably FN keys and applet tranquil does not work.

[RidD]

I had position up the Backports on my laptop yesterday additional than I might not figure out which in addition I was supposed to install. Might you make available a number hints. I installed the most recent also I might acquire for 9.10. And then followed a explanation commencing from a forum on hda-verb.

[TamaraAce]

I had endeavoring an additional guide and actually acquire sound. ON the other hand it is so incredibly low volume I be able to barely create out there's sound when the entire the volume knobs I locate are 100% and I am utilizing headphones.

[Bhadran]

Regrettably on 9.10 there is a number of annoying problem there was in my case. You have encompassed to open sound preferences with the intention of applet where you be able to set up outputs, volume etc. And subsequent to that do hda_verb. If You close it a number of time (or not open) changes made by hda_verb determine to reset itself subsequent to a smallnumber of second seconds. There is no such problem in 10.04. So I might insert hda_verb in rc.local. I had recently reinstalled 10.04 beta 2 64 bit today for fun and the scrolling comes and goes.

[DaminiAMD]

An additional problem I experienced was to facilitate directly subsequent to startup the laptop expostulate of drained battery which was 100% commencing from side to side and desired to hibernate. I pressed cancel, plugged in the cable for a short time and then went back to battery excepting sevaral problem. Though subsequent to I left the system for a at the same time as the battery low window reappeared and I pressed OK out of confusion.

[Chaaruchandra]

The system endeavoring to hibernate and subsequent to strange blips on the screen it finally went down. Then I had endeavoring to re-start it and there were a lot of messed up graphics power up/down previous to it in conclusion came back to life. No additional hibernation!

[HankH]

I have comprised and not tried hibernation for the reason that I suspected the similar that or even worse I have just presently endeavoring suspend mode and it worked OK except with the intention of my beloved madwifi driver went freak subsequent to resume generating a number of scary messages in dmesg "FIFO overrun.And have encompassed to reload it to create it work again.

[akkiiii]

I determine to had to disentangle presently problem when I locate a number of time. There is something interesting through this touchpad through. In 9.10 Vaio's touchpad was detected as PS/2 mouse and scrolling worked. At present in 10.04 it's noticed as ALPS Touchpad improvement hehe, additional than regrettably scrolling problem demonstrated up. And this problem through low battery my Ubuntu sometimes display scarry message, similar to battery 80% 3 minutes to discharge when laptop is connected to AC power.

[Memphis M]

Perhaps it is due to fact with the intention I have encompassed compiz through numerous modules loaded and display at regarding 80% brightness the entire the time, at the same time as windoze limits brightness and aero glass degrades to aero preclude glass. Quite strange due to fact to facilitate beneath Ubuntu my laptop is MUCH colder than under Windoze (CPU 40-45C vs 55-60C).

[Gaganvihari]

Well, it worked for me commencing from side to side the VPCEB16FG (AUS model), additional than is there several method. To activate the function keys for brightness control several explanation for scroll bar on touchpad. Each thing works extremely on ubuntu 9.10 karmic just presently fix sound commencing from side to side innovative alsamixer install and graphics ATI ccc 10.4 other than I desire to be lucid lynx.

[OverTaker]

In my case Fn backlight keys does not demonstrate no matter what. No light bar at the entire. I have encompassed and tested them through xev and they are working ok, additional than no bar and no backlight Manipulation. What regarding screen brightness regulation. Do function keys work appropriately. From what I have encompassed read it seems me to facilitate you necessitate to manually right the values to a file, might not it be additional easier to generate a script to adjust that and add it to the panel/dock as launcher.