On Mo, 19 Sep 2011, Nicklas Overgaard wrote: > lot of issues. I'm on arch linux, and my kernel 3.1 is based off this > 3.0 build: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51456 which applies > various pacthes to the vanilla kernel from kernel.org to bring better > sony support. > > I dont have the extra sony-laptop module, but i'm pretty sure that the > patches i'm applying incudes some of the stuff from that module...
The patches in this kernel are also included in my sony-laptop module (vaio-full-3.0-rc.patch), so yes, that is the samee. THe only difference is that in the module I maintain there is also the option to turn off the nvidia card if you have one and running intel. > I haven't tried the WWAN module yet, nor the fingerprint reader. And Both of these are independent from the sony module, as they are either its own driver (hso or so), or USB module (fingerprint) > also, I can't get the external video card working, it complains about > not being able to find the BIOS. So we'll have to wait for an DRM That also explains why you don't need the specific module as you don't have a built-in additional GPU, so no power saving necessary. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BELPER A knob of someone else's chewing gum which you unexpectedly find your hand resting on under a deck's top, under the passenger seat of your car or on somebody's thigh under their skirt. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp