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		<title>Useful links on ubuntu + vaio vgn-z series</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 12:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/sony_vaio_vgn-z-series (Installation d&#8217;Ubuntu sur portable Sony série VGN-Z) http://0xc0dedbad.com/blog/2010/01/30/dual-boot-linux-and-windows-7-on-sony-vaio-z/ http://global-social.net/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=3 http://global-social.net/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=3#sony-VGN-Zseries-janitor]]></description>
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<li><a href="http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/sony_vaio_vgn-z-series" target="_blank">http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/sony_vaio_vgn-z-series</a> (Installation d&#8217;Ubuntu sur portable Sony série VGN-Z)</li>
<li><a href="http://0xc0dedbad.com/blog/2010/01/30/dual-boot-linux-and-windows-7-on-sony-vaio-z/" target="_blank">http://0xc0dedbad.com/blog/2010/01/30/dual-boot-linux-and-windows-7-on-sony-vaio-z/</a></li>
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		<title>Switch graphic cards on laptop sony serie z and ubuntu 10.04</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be very careful if you upgrade the bios with the Sony utility (in windows) and install nvidia drivers (on the ubuntu size) : you would end up with no screen at all (no console either). But things are going easier for series Z owners, as there is an automated script now. Thanks ernolf ! The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Be very careful if you upgrade the bios with the Sony utility (in windows) and install nvidia drivers (on the ubuntu size) : you would end up with no screen at all (no console either).</p>
<p>But things are going easier for series Z owners, as there is an automated script now. Thanks ernolf !<br />
The good practice is to use the <a href="http://global-social.net/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=3#sony-VGN-Zseries-janitor">VGN-Zseries-janitor script</a>. It installs all the stuff correctly, and allows to switch between the nvidia and intel cards by using the slider (before the reboot). No hot switch for the moment, but that&#8217;s not a real issue. I heard there are some issues with a windows 7 dual boot, because of the bios upgrade needed (<a href="http://0xc0dedbad.com/blog/2010/01/30/dual-boot-linux-and-windows-7-on-sony-vaio-z/">read this</a>). But, actually, I&#8217;ve already upgraded my own BIOS (I know, I&#8217;m adventurous), and there were no problem with the script.</p>
<p>One thing I think the script doesn&#8217;t do (I guess, the explanation at the end of the script is not very clear), is to add this kernel instruction :</p>
<p>In /etc/default/grub :</p>
<p><code>RUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="acpi_osi=\\\"!Windows 2006\\\""</code></p>
<p>And then run <code>sudo update-grub</code> to create a new  /boot/grub/grub.cfg</p>
<p>(In my install, there was already an empty instruction (RUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=&#8221;"), so I just filled it with the value (string acpi_osi=\\\&#8221;!Windows 2006\\\&#8221;)</p>
<p>(You also can do it at boot time by hitting the &#8220;e&#8221; key.)</p>
<p>An other thing <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">I haven&#8217;t done/tested</span> useful is to customize screnn config (xorg.conf or nvidia-settings), as they describe it :</p>
<p>&#8220;To make a complicated xorg.conf-file unnecessary (after nvidia installation is ready and everything is running well) one can use nvidia-settings  as root (sudo nvidia-settings) or as normal user, make the settings you want and then save them in an rc-file. Now enter the path to this rc-file into /etc/default/switch-x-to&#8221;. You must save the file generated by nvidia-settings in <code>/home/&lt;username&gt;/.nvidia-settings-rc</code>, and uncomment the matching line in /etc/default/switch-x-to (change &#8220;&lt;username&#8221; by your actual username of course) :<br />
<code>NVIDIASETTINGS_RC='/home/&lt;username&gt;/.nvidia-settings-rc'</code></p>
<p>Make a backup of this file, if it already exists (was the case for me).</p>
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