Hi Adam is there any way to hack kernel without compiling it? I'm not able to make Intel work.
2010/7/28, Adam Hill <[email protected]>: > On Wednesday 28 July 2010 03:36:45 Ben Wilson wrote: >> All of the bios modification threads I've come across thus far are for the >> 2009 version of the laptop, do you know of any links for the 2010 >> (VPCZ1290) models? > > Unfortunately I don't, though I'm sure that the BIOS will be pretty much > the same between the two versions since the laptops are identical. > > Personally, I'm working on getting both graphics cards to work WITHOUT > having to mod the bios - I've got the Intel card working, though with kernel > hacks etc. The NVidia card almost works I think, but currently the X server > driver thinks that the primary card is in fact the Intel one and so doesn't > try to initialise the correct one. I'm hoping that this is the only issue, > but since I wasn't that bothered about getting that card working I haven't > looked in to it further yet. > > In the mean time, booting an old kernel in speed mode, then booting the > correct one, lets you use the NVidia card with the NVidia proprietary > drivers > - that works fine. > > Adam. > > >> - Ben >> >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Adam Hill <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Yes, you can either boot an older kernel first ( pre 2.6.30 ish ) and >> > then reboot, or you can modify the bios. In either case having the >> > switch set to speed mode will result in only the NVidia card showing up. >> > There are many references to bios modding around. >> > >> > Adam >> > >> > On 27 Jul 2010 21:57, "Ben Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Is there some way to simply disable the intel graphics device such that >> > it won't be recognized by the OS at all? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > - Ben >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series >> > Post to : [email protected] >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series >> > Post to : [email protected] >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Enviat des del meu dispositiu mòbil _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
