Add me to the list of success stories... I've also added the sony-acpid utility that allows the light sensor to work and all..
The battery save function was a welcome change! I'm using a VPC-Z12CGX/x and running the 3.0 kernel. Thanks for all your help gentlemen! ~Brett On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Norbert Preining <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have build a new pre release of sony-laptop-zseries, version 0.9np8pre3 > with *loads* of changes. > > WARNING: this is only for 2.6.39 and above WARNING > > First there are the patches from Adam to support newer laptops. > > But I also included patches from Marco Chiappero which finally allows > you to: > - turn on/off the CD > - control the behaviour when the lid is opened > - set the battery care function (!!!) > - in some cases manage the acceleration > - in some cases manage the kbd backlight ALS > In the future the patches of Marco might (will hopefully) end up > in main line. > > I have merged the changes for led/speed/stamina on off into the current > kernel version plus Marco's patches. > > Please give it a try: > http://www.logic.at/people/preining/software/sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np8pre3.tar.gz > > Best wishes > > Norbert > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Norbert Preining preining@{jaist.ac.jp, logic.at, debian.org} > JAIST, Japan TeX Live & Debian Developer > DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > FAIRYMOUNT (vb.n.) > Polite word for buggery. > --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff > > _______________________________________________ > 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
