HCL/Laptops/Sony

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Model SUSE Linux
Release
Hardware Support Remark:
Video Sound Ethernet Wireless Bluetooth Power
Management
Other
PCG-U3 10.0 Beta1 Image:22px-Tick.png
3D
Image:22px-Tick.png(turn up PhoneOut to hear something) Image:22px-Tick.png (installation via PXE, too) Suspend to RAM: Image:22px-Tick.png; Suspend to Disk: remove ohci-hcd from initrd (/etc/sysconfig/kernel), otherwise USB will not work after resume sonypi driver loaded automatically, jog dial works
VGN-T1XP 10.0 Image:22px-Tick.png (using Intel binary driver; 3D untested) Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Suspend to RAM: Image:22px-Tick.png (needs Kernel parameter acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode); Suspend to Disk: Image:22px-Tick.png Hard disc will remain shut down for about 90s after wake from RAM due to IRQ restart problem. During that time system will hang but will then resume fine.
VGN-T2XP 10.1 Image:22px-Tick.png (using Intel binary driver; 3D untested) Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png sony_acpi driver works for controlling backlight Excellent notes here: http://notes.minty.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Installing_Kubuntu_Linux_On_A_Sony_TX1XP_Laptop
PCG-K35 10.0 Beta3 OK, Braille Screen , still trying to resolve Image:22px-Tick.png 100/MB FD Image:22px-Tick.png Suspend to RAM USB scanned and working. Logitech media mouse working, sonypi driver loaded
VGN-FS215M 10.0 Final Image:22px-Tick.png Using Nvidia proprietary driver Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Suspend to Disk; screen brightness works The X resolution has to be set manually (1200x800, non-standard); touchpad works perfectly
VGN-S560P 10.0 Final Image:22px-Tick.png Using Nvidia proprietary driver Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Suspend to Disk; Screen brightness does not work - sonypi loads and brightness values change, but lcd does not change brightness The X resolution has to be set manually (1680x1050 with LCD monitor); touchpad works perfectly Fn-Keys don't work...looking for keyboard watcher daemon
VGN-FS415M 10.0 Final Image:22px-Tick.png Ok with default driver but no 3D available and other usefull video options. For these you have to download and use Nvidia proprietary driver Image:22px-Tick.png Front Sound works with FN keys too Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png To use bluetooth modems (like cell modems) you have to manually bind rfcomm device Image:22px-Tick.png Suspend to Disk and Suspend to RAM; Image:22px-Tick.png Screen brightness works either with powersave -k and -K and with FN keys (in order to use FN keys you have to compile the following packages: fsfn, xosd, patched sony_acpi) Manually setting LCD 1280x800@60Hz works fine; touchpad works; soft modem works (you have to install hsfmodem) with hsfmodem, suspend to disk doesn't work
VGN-FS415M 10.1 Final Image:22px-Tick.png Ok with default driver but no 3D available and other usefull video options. For these you have to download and use Nvidia proprietary driver Image:22px-Tick.png Front Sound works with FN keys too Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png To use bluetooth modems (like cell modems) you have to manually bind rfcomm device Image:22px-Tick.png Suspend to Disk and Suspend to RAM; Image:22px-Tick.png Screen brightness works either with powersave -k and -K and with FN keys (in order to use FN keys you have to compile the following packages: fsfn, xosd, patched sony_acpi) Manually setting LCD 1280x800@60Hz works fine; touchpad works; soft modem works (you have to install hsfmodem) with hsfmodem, suspend to disk doesn't work
VGN-FS415S 10.1 Final Image:22px-Tick.png Using Nvidia proprietary driver Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Suspend to Disk and Suspend to RAM; work with nvidia driver 1.0-8762 Image:22px-Tick.png Screen brightness Image:22px-Tick.png FN keys (sony_acpi & fsfn)Manually setting LCD 1280x800@60Hz works fine; touchpad works Sony Memorystick Reader
VGN-FS315S 10.1 Final Image:22px-Tick.png Using Nvidia proprietary driver Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Suspend to Disk and Suspend to RAM;Image:22px-Tick.png Screen brightness works(powersave -k and -K)Manually setting LCD 1280x800@60Hz works fine; touchpad works Haven't got the FN keys working yet (needs sonyacpi)