Re: Sony Vaio SR33
On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 11:47:07AM -0300, rafaeldib@ig.com.br wrote:
> Hey dudes, [-:)
> has any of u guys ever tryed to run linux on one of the new sony vaio
> notebook, with all drivers compatibles and stuff?
> I know some folks on sourceforge are developing the things for the jog dial
> control, but I guess it is not ready, at least might be working... dunno.
> There are other things such as the wireless modem, cd/dvd controled by usb
> (just as the optional floopy disc I would need to get), memory stick
> slot...
> etc etc etc. I haven't seen things for thes for a while, but that's my first
> notebook actually... so I dunno how far is the development for all of
> these.
> I'm planning of getting one of these beaultiful-small-slim-machines, but I
> dunno if vaios are not a very gnu/linux friendly machines... :) anyway, what
> other laptops would be? none I guess... besides de cursoes probably.
> thanks for any help,
> rafael
>
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i've got the sony "picturebook" (pcg-c1xs) laptop. i luv the
"feel" and portability. ...very sexy, figuratively, not literally.
the only thing _not_ "gnu/linux friendly" is "sound." i hear (sorry)
others have gotten it to work on their sonys, but mine has been a
"pita." (specifically, the card bus, sound, and usb controllers are
all on irq 9; and "sound" just doesn't like sharing an irq, from what
i can tell. what happens is that i get 2 seconds of sound that just
repeats, locking the box to the point of requiring a hard boot.)
ymmv. good luck.
bentley taylor.
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