Sony Vaio P788K Ubuntu 9.10 Load |

Ubuntu 9.10 is the last usable version of Linux for use with the GMA500 craptasic video card. As it stands today I cannot recommend using Linux full-time on the laptop. As a hardcore linux geek that saddens me in my heart. Hopefully with the release of the “new” drivers we will be good to all switchback to a big boy OS. Thanks to Jakob Westhoff for his notes on the Vaio X which helped a good bit here. Notes below:

Install Windows 7 to active Verizon Gobi Modem and Firmware

Install GMA 500 Graphics driver

wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1338581/Gma500/scripts/poulsbo.sh && sh ./poulsbo.sh
add mem=2000 /etc/default/grub
update-grub
After reboot dpkg-reconfigure psb-kernel-source

Edit /etc/apt/sources.list to include universe and multiverse

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

reboot

Update system to include SSD optimizations

Install sony-laptop-zseries module

http://www.logic.at/people/preining/software/
sudo -i
mkdir -p /usr/share/sony-laptop
Extract np5 into directory
ln -sf ../share/sony-laptop/sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np5 /usr/src/sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np5
dkms add -m sony-laptop-zseries -v 0.9np5
/etc/init.d/dkms_autoinstaller start
vi /etc/modules

Turn on WWAN hardware

mkdir /lib/firmware/gobi
Copy files from:
- C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\Images\Sony\1\AMSS.mbn
- C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\Images\Sony\1\Apps.mbn
- C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\Images\Sony\1\UQCN.mbn
- to /lib/firmware/gobi

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  Download qcserial and extract to <a href="file:///usr/src/">/usr/src/</a> <ul>
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      <a href="http://westhoffswelt.de/data/blog/vaiox_gobi2000/qcserial_with_gobi2000_support.tar.gz">http://westhoffswelt.de/data/blog/vaiox_gobi2000/qcserial_with_gobi2000_support.tar.gz</a>
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      cd <a href="file:///usr/src/qcserial">/usr/src/qcserial</a>
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      make
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      make install
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      echo &#8220;qcserial&#8221; >>/etc/modules
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  </ul>
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  Download gobi loader for Linux and extract to <a href="file:///usr/src">/usr/src</a> <ul>
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      <a href="http://westhoffswelt.de/data/blog/vaiox_gobi2000/gobi_loader_with_gobi2000_support.tar.gz">http://westhoffswelt.de/data/blog/vaiox_gobi2000/gobi_loader_with_gobi2000_support.tar.gz</a>
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      make
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      make install
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  </ul>
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Enable Suspend

Install PSB fix in /etc/pm/sleep.d/99_psb_fix
Touch /etc/pm/sleep.d/98smart-kernel-video
Install USB Wakeup fix for QCSerial Gobi issue in /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00usbsleep

Enable console framebuffer

Edit /etc/default/grub
set gfxmode=1024×768
- You can do the full 1600×768, but on the console I prefer larger fonts

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  Edit <a href="file:///etc/grub.d/00_header">/etc/grub.d/00_header</a> <ul>
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      <ul>
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          if loadfont `make_system_path_relative_to_its_root ${GRUB_FONT_PATH}` ; then
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          set gfxmode=${GRUB_GFXMODE}
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          set gfxpayload=keep
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      </ul>
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      IT HAS TO GO UNDER &#8220;set gfxmode&#8230;&#8221;
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  </ul>
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Enable scroll trackpoint

sudo vi /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi

Install RFkill Applet to disable radios

http://www.logic.at/people/preining/software/rfkill-applet-0.6.tar.gz
Execute with the following installer: rfkill install.sh
Reboot and add to panel

Internal Mic Fix

sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-alsa-2.6.31-20-generic
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/unstable
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Edit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
Add at the bottom of the file
- options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba-s06 power_save=10 power_save_controller=N

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  On Sound Preferences change Profile to Analog Stereo Duplex
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  Turn speaker volume up HIGH
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Ubuntu Linux 9.10 SSD Optimizations

Disable Access Time Attributes

Edit your /etc/fstab. Modify the root partitions settings. Add noatime and nodiratime to defaults.

/dev/sda2 / ext4 noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro 0 1

Optimizing the Kernel

Add the following to the /etc/sysctl.conf

vm.swappiness=0

vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50

Optimizing the Scheduler

Edit /etc/default/grub and add noop to end of mem=2000MB

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash mem=2000MB elevator=noop”

Run sudo update-grub afterward

RFKill Install.sh – the program doesn’t include an install program. Here is a small script

#!/bin/bash

sudo cp rfkill-applet.py /usr/bin/rfkill-applet

sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/rfkill-applet

sudo cp rfkill-applet.server /usr/lib/bonobo/servers/

sudo chmod a+x /usr/lib/bonobo/servers/rfkill-applet.server

sudo cp rfkill-applet.png /usr/share/pixmaps

sudo cp rfkill-applet-hardoff.png /usr/share/pixmaps

sudo cp rfkill-applet.config /etc/

/etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi

true

4 5

true

200

/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00usbsleep

# disable wakeup events when suspending from USB

echo disabled > /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb1/power/wakeup

echo disabled > /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/wakeup

echo disabled > /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb3/power/wakeup

echo disabled > /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb4/power/wakeup

/etc/pm/sleep.d/99_psb_fix

#!/bin/sh

ACTION=$1

case “$ACTION” in

suspend|hibernate)

fgconsole >/tmp/xconsole.pm-sleep.tmp

;;

resume|thaw)

chvt 1

chvt `cat /tmp/xconsole.pm-sleep.tmp`

;;

esac