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HD noise when running Ubuntu [closed]

When Ubuntu is running my sony vaio model VPCSB35FL gets considerably noisier than when Windows is. The noise probably comes from running hard drive, but could be graphics card. It is obviously not ...
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How to reduce brightness for sony vaio with 7650 HD

I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a Sony Vaio laptop. The brightness functions keys don't change the brightness. When I try to change the brightness I can see the levels going up and down in the ...
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Brightness Controls not working VAIO AMD Radeon

I installed Ubuntu 12.10 alongside with Windows 8 (UEFI). Brightness controls are not working, neither from keyboard shortcut nor Settings -> Brightness and Lock. I also tried editing grub file, but ...
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I am having problem with Sony Vaio-sve151a11w GPU card 7650. Using dual boot with windows

I haven't got correct drivers for my 7650M HD Radeon graphics card. Whenever I watch any movie in default media player of ubuntu or vlc it flickers badly. It flickers even more in full screen mode. ...
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Newly installed ubuntu feels slow

About two years ago I first tried Ubuntu (11.04) on my sony vaio fw11e and I remember that I was impressed by how smoothly everything just worked out of the box. For different reasons i reverted back ...
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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 ...
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overheating on VAIO SB

I have ubuntu 12.04 on my VAIO SB36 and it overheats and the fan speed is at max. How should I fix it?? System Specs: Intel® Core™ i5-2430M CPU - unknown graphic detects!! (it's both intel and ATI ...
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Is a Sony Vaio Z Power Media Dock with AMD Radeon HD 6650M graphics a recommend buy?

Has anyone tried the Sony Vaio Z Power Media Dock with AMD Radeon HD 6650M graphics under Linux? Does it work with Bumblebee hybrid graphics? I am considering it as a potential update of my current ...
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Backlight screen flickering on a Sony Vaio VPCYB15AL

I've just installed Ubuntu 11.10, and everything went just now when the computer got into suspension, when it got back the screen started flickering, specially on the dashboard, it trends to disappear ...
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How do I fix overheating and short battery life?

I am using a VAIO VPCEA23EN with an ATI Radeon HD 5145 graphics card. I have 3 GB RAM and a Core i3 2,26 GHz processor. My laptop gets very hot very quickly. Battery life is also much shorter than ...
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Do kernel downgrades to fix power regressions in newer kernels?

I am currently running Natty with kernel 2.6.38-8-generic on a VAIO laptop running ATI Mobile Radeon and a Core i5 CPU. I was wondering if it were possible to downgrade from kernel 2.6.38-8 to ...