Re: [LUG] Sony Viao Laptop & Linux

[Jon Lawrence <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
I'm currently running RedHat 7.3 on a GRX516MD.
It works perfectly after a bit of hacking about.

I needed to repathch the Kernel for a new ACPI version - IIRC this was due to 
a couple of things:
1) I needed to use 2.4.20 for some of my peripherals.
2) 3D support was broken for the ATI7500 (DRM ?)
The only things I've never tested on mine are the memory stick slot (I've no 
memory sticks) and the firewire (If I need firewire, I use my dual PIII).

I'm don't know what hardware the 616SP has in it, so you may or may not need 
to do a kernel rebuild for it.

I'd say that mine is currectly the best laptop I've used, so it was well worth 
the effort of getting Linux running correctly.

Jon

On Thursday 31 Jul 2003 9:52 am, andy@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning on buying a Sony Vaio GRX616SP laptop
>
> Are Sony Vaio's generally Linux friendly?
> Has anybody got one?
> Is it easy enough to carve off a section of the hard drive for Linux?
>
> Any other hints & tips (this will be my first Linux laptop,
> and the first time in ages I will run a Linux/Windows dual boot).
>
> TIA,
>
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