Alternate Installing Ubuntu 12.04 on new Vaio svz (RAID0)
I am attempting to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit on my brand new Vaio SVZ laptop. I am using alternate installer, since the machine has a RAID0 SSD (fake raid?).After activating ATA RAID, .
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Bluetooth is not working in Ubuntu 12.10
I have a Sony Vaio VPCEH35EN and yesterday I installed Ubuntu 12.10. Bluetooth is not working, can anyone help me please?
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CPU overheating on a Sony Vaio VPCEA15FG
I have installed Ubuntu besides Windows7 on my laptop (Vaio Sony VPCEA15FG).I can work with Windows for several hours without any problem; but as soon as I log into Ubuntu, my CPU overheats to 80C .
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Bluethooth doesn't work on Ubuntu 12.10
I've Sony Vaio E Series laptop VPCEH3AEA, while I was installing Ubuntu 12.10, the bluetooth worked well.After finishing the installation process, there was a problem that when I tried to activate .
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How do I install Ubuntu on a Sony Vaio SVT1311?
I am wondering if I could get assistance of how to install Ubuntu on my Sony Vaio T.SVT131A11L is the hardware configuration code and the model number of the computer is one among the SVT1311 series. .
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Assigning a script to a keystroke to toggle touchpad
Since my default sony vaio shortcuts don't completely work in Ubuntu 12.04, I'd like to assign a script to Fn + F1, which toggles the touchpad on and off, so that the cursor would stop moving while I'.
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How launch VAIO SOny T13 in UEFI mode?
How to launch Vaio Sony T13 (Ivy Bridge - July 2012) in UEFI mode to install 12.04.1? I tried long press F11, but doesn't work. How to boot into Live USB/CD with UEFI on latest Vaio S series?
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After laptop lid closed keyboard not responding
I am using ubuntu 18.04.2 Sony Vaio.Keyboard is not responding after I closed the lid and tried to start the os again.Here is the output of dmesg | grep i8042dmesg | grep i8042[ 1.392168] .
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Sony VAIO laptop SVF11N11CLB not start Ubuntu 16.04 without acpi = off
After installing Ubuntu 16.04 on my laptop, I could do without the option to start acpi = off. This causes loss control battery, wifi, screen brightness and sometimes left running only one processor .
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Make use of “gfx_switch_status” in sony-laptop?
I successfully managed to install 14.04.3 on my Sony Vaio S Series SVS1513C5E laptop and after few minor tweaks I adore the setup!My concern here is:The device has Optimus graphics that uses a .
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Sony Vaio Fn Keys not working
I have installed xubuntu 14.04 on an old sony vaio (vgn fs35gp model) and none of the FN + F keys are functioning (volume ,brightness etc). Xev doesnt give any outputs when Fn key is pressed. .
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Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't boot on Sony Vaio pcg7l1m
I want to install Ubuntu 14.04 on my Sony Vaio PGN7L1M. My CD drive doesn't work but I have an external connected. I have a boot DVD and a boot USB. Neither will boot. The booting options I can choose .
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How to patch kernel to get some hardware working
Some info: I have a patch file vaio-full-3.2.2.patch which I downloaded from here. Well, if I patch the kernel with it, it is supposed to get some hardware working, such as the light sensor that .
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Sony Vaio Fit SVF1521V1EB Cannot access secondary GPU
As a new Ubuntu user I've tried several distro's including Mint. Everything works exceptfor my graphics card. The laptop has an GT 740M gpu which has Optimus. Now I've tried a lot of tutorials to the .
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sony vaio sve14135cnb dual boot help?
I am new to askubuntu forum!Ok, my problem is to install ubuntu or any linux os along with windows 8 in uefi mode. so, I want to swipe all my 500gb hard disk and wanted to reinstall windows 8, .
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Ubuntu 12.04 installation on Sony Vaio VGN-UX390N - monitor blank on right, vertical lines on left
I recently installed 12.04 onto this little Sony, taking everything but the small recovery partition for its original Vista OS, and everything went well. Yesterday, I noticed when I turned it on, .
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Lubuntu - Turn on keybaord backlight - Sony Vaio Laptop
I have installed Lubuntu on my Sony Vaio and my keybaord backlight isn't working. I have tried a few things in command line but they don't appear to have worked. I know that the backlight is still .
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Unstable Mouse Pointer using Synaptics Touchpad
I have a Sony VAIO SVE1711W1E laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64. The mouse pointer when I'm using the Synaptics touchpad is really inaccurate, when tapping the touchpad the pointer jumps to another .
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Keyboard backlight not working - Sony SVT15115CXS (18.04.1 LTS)
I have tried many things to get the keyboard backlight working on my laptop, to no avail. lsmod shows the sony-laptop module. When I get modinfo for sony-laptop, I see parameters kbd_backlight & .
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Touchscreen multi-touch not working on Sony Vaio Duo 11 Ubuntu 16.04
I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux in general. I installed 16.04 on this laptop yesterday. Windows was removed, Ubuntu is the only OS installed. The touchscreen works with a single finger for pointing and .
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Is it possible to bypass a hardware wifi switch, if `rfkill unblock all` does not work?
Driver For Sony Handycam
SummaryI have recently revived an old Sony Vaio VGN-N230E laptop of mine, and installed Linux Mint on it:gctrindade@gctrindade-VGN-N230E ~ $ lsb_release -ircDistributor ID: LinuxMintRelease: .
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Prevent LED blinking on Sony Vaio
I own a Sony Vaio VPCSB18GG model laptop, running Ubuntu 14.04. The dedicated power button has a LED built-in. The LED glows green when the laptop is being used. But when the battery is say, 30%, it .
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Dual boot windows 8.1 and Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS on sony vaio
I managed to install Ubuntu in a sony vaio laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed and updated to Windows 8.1. After I finished the process, I experienced the same behavior than 'landroni' (How to fix .
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sony vaio tap 11 touchpad and mouse conflict
I have a question, which I have a partial answer to, but would like to have a full answer. And my partial answer might be helpful to others.I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Sony Vaio Tap 11, .
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Can't disable backlit keyboard on Sony Viao, Ubuntu 13.04, 64bit
I need to turn off the backlit keyboard on my Sony Viao, with 64 bit Ubuntu 13.04.I'm prone to migraines, and the lights really bother my eyes.I've tried several posted solutions, none work. (.
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Vaio SB - Turn off AMD Graphics Card?
I've got a Vaio SB with Hybrid Graphics (Intel Graphics Card and AMD/ATI Radeon HD 6400M/7400M Series). It is running in Dual-Boot with Windows 7 and has the latest BIOS-Update. For reason that the .
Sony Vaio Laptop Wireless Driver
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Sony Vaio - Boot Error from USB Stick
I have Sony Vaio with Inte i3 Processor - 2.27 GHz processor and 3 GB RAM, 64 bit with Windows 7, operating system, trying to replace with Unbuntu Created USB with instructions as in below link.
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Need help turning off the backlighting of My Sony Vaio laptop
I have tried almost everything - this AU question is the last option. I have set-up Ubuntu through a subsystem on Windows 10 to perform this. I just need the right guidance for success. I tried an .
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How to fix random mouse movements and clicking?
I have a Sony Vaio with a Windows 10 partition and an Ubuntu 16.04 partition. Both worked fine. Now, on my Ubuntu partition, I have a mouse problem that occurs frequently. Sometimes my mouse will work .
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Keyboard not working after wake up
The keyboard is not working on my laptop when the system wakes up from suspend mode or when I close the lid and then reopen.I made a little edit on the grub file, where I added this line: .
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Sony Vaio Backlight
Already posted in Community, but got locked and moved, and got lost, sorry.Here's the issue:I'm using Ubuntu in a Sony Vaio SVF15A17CLB, which has a backlit keyboard, but it's not turned on by the .
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Keyboard backlight not working on Ubuntu 17.0 on a Sony VAIO
I recently installed Ubuntu 17.04 on my rather old Sony VAIO. When it's booting, the keyboard backlight enables when I touch a key and disables itself after a certain timeout. However, the moment .
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Dummy output - No Sound Card Detected - VAIO VGN-FS640/W on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I know that this question has a lot of answers but, none of them work for me. I have been trying for hours to resolve this problem but nothing.The last thing I have tried is the following: Purge .
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My Sony Vaio VGN-N31M/W will not boot without the power cable plugged in
My Sony Vaio VGN-N31M/W only boots with the power cable plugged in.The screen simply hangs on the Grub screen, it loads when acpi is disabled but the laptop is then very slow and can not recognise .
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battery recalibration tool Sony Vaio, battery Li-ion
I`m searching for recalibration battery tool for Li-ion battery of my Sony Vaio laptop. Using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Battery last for max. 10 min. there is just just 2 ways to solve it: 1 . recalibrate and .
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SONY VAIO Turn off backlight, locked windows partition, need help downloading java SEMIDUPLICATE SOS STAT
Sony Vaio SVF15N17CXBTurn off keyboard back-light Sony (VAIO SVF1521DCXW)Hello all,Total newbie, tried to dualboot but ubuntu locked up my windows partition,my windows is locked and i need 10 .
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Ubuntu isn't able to boot: Keyboard backlight function in Sony vaio
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04.5 alongside with Windows 7 and it's been working fine until yesterday. After choosing Ubuntu from the dual boot menu a message appears and says:'Sony Vaio: couldn't set .
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Installing Ubuntu Server on a SONY VAIO with NO hardware-virtualization
Is there a version of UBUNTU server that can be installed on a laptop (SONY VAIO) with the hardware-virtualization disabled?It is not possible to enable hardware-virtualization in some VAIO laptops. .
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USB 2.0 ports don't work on Sony VAIO S series laptop
I have a Sony VAIO S-series laptop running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. My USB 3.0 port works but my two USB 2.0 ports do not work.I've read through this thread but could not find a solution to my problem. All .
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Webcam not working on Sony vaio pro 13 on Ubuntu 14.04
Yesterday i installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my brand new sony vaio pro 13,You can find the specifications here. Apparently no one had issues with the webcam before when using 13.10 or 13.04. So, as a new .
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Wireless not Working BCM43142 Ubuntu 12.10 on Sony Vaio Fit 15E SVF15414CXB
I recently bought Sony Vaio Fit 15E SVF15414CXB. It has a AMD 64-bit processor and is pre-installed with Windows 8.I installed Ubuntu 12.10 and made it dual boot.But to my surprise no wireless .
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Ubuntu won't shutdown using integrated GPU (Vaio VPCSB)
I have a Sony Vaio VPCSB1D7E (W7 + Ubuntu 12.04). It has hybrid graphics (AMD+Intel). I installed both the AMD Catalyst drivers and the Intel ones. So far, using both graphic cards works fine, but I .
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Ubuntu LTS on a Vaio VPC EH1J8E
I want to Install Ubuntu on the above mentioned Sony Laptop. It runs on an Intel B940 2GHz CPU (I guess it´s a 64-Bit CPU because it runs currently a Win Home 64bit OS)with 4 GB of Ram and Intel HD .
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Touchscreen not working Sony Vaio VPCJ23S1E (All-in-one) Ubuntu 18.04
I'm a complete newbie to Linux and I'm struggling to figure out where to even start with this problem. I recently downloaded Ubuntu 18.04 on my Sony Vaio VPCJ23S1E (All-in-one) having gotten rid of .
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i8042: Can't reactivate AUX PORT
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 and after the Laptop turns on from suspend mode, I get everytime the following error about 5 seconds. (see screenshoot) Does someone know how to fix this ? Thanks.
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Network Controller Driver For Sony Vaio Svt131a11l Tv
(Ubuntu 18.04) Keyboard Backlight is off after login (turns on only after Suspend)
I have a dual boot system (Ubuntu 18.04/Win7) on my Sony Vaio (SVE1711R1E) which i recently upgraded from Ubuntu 17.04. After the upgrade the keyboard backlight is turned off by default after first .
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Backlight on Vaio SVE
I've recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my Vaio SVE. Almost everything works fine, but the keyboard backlight insists on stay off.I tried many solutions from different forums and nothing works, like: .
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Battery care function for sony laptop platform
Is there anyone installed Ubuntu 18.04 on Sony Vaio E Series laptop? Is there any /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop directory and files in this location? Please someone please confirm ASAP. I really .
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Laptop suspends every 30 seconds after lid close and re-open
I am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on a Sony Vaio VGN-CR120E. I did a clean install recently from a usb stick, removing the previous operating system.When I close the lid on the laptop, it suspends .
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Network Controller Driver For Sony Vaio Svt131a11l Windows 7
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Sony VAIO problem using WLAN VGN-N11S
I am not able to have wireless running with my xubuntu 16.04. (please note that DESACTIVADO means DISABLED in spanish!) Thanks in advance for your support!armand@cratos:~$ sudo lshw -C network *-.