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 <li dir="ltr"> Download qcserial and extract to <a href="file:///usr/src/">/usr/src/</a> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <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> </li> <li dir="ltr"> cd <a href="file:///usr/src/qcserial">/usr/src/qcserial</a> </li> <li dir="ltr"> make </li> <li dir="ltr"> make install </li> <li dir="ltr"> echo “qcserial” >>/etc/modules </li> </ul> </li> <li dir="ltr"> Download gobi loader for Linux and extract to <a href="file:///usr/src">/usr/src</a> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <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> </li> <li dir="ltr"> make </li> <li dir="ltr"> make install </li> </ul> </li> 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 <li dir="ltr"> Edit <a href="file:///etc/grub.d/00_header">/etc/grub.d/00_header</a> <ul> <li> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> if loadfont `make_system_path_relative_to_its_root ${GRUB_FONT_PATH}` ; then </li> <li dir="ltr"> set gfxmode=${GRUB_GFXMODE} </li> <li dir="ltr"> set gfxpayload=keep </li> </ul> </li> <li dir="ltr"> IT HAS TO GO UNDER “set gfxmode…” </li> </ul> </li> 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 <li dir="ltr"> On Sound Preferences change Profile to Analog Stereo Duplex </li> <li dir="ltr"> Turn speaker volume up HIGH </li> ...