Questions tagged [vaio]
This tag is for questions where the computer(s) involved belong to the Sony VAIO brand.
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USB 2.0 ports don't work on Sony VAIO S series laptop
I have a Sony VAIO S-series laptop running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. My USB 3.0 port works but my two USB 2.0 ports do not work.
I've read through this thread but could not find a solution to my problem. All ...
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Brightness control in Ubuntu 14.04 on Sony Vaio?
I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my Sony Vaio [nVidia GeForce 410M/PCIe/SSE2]. Earlier I had 12.04 installed on it, then I edited the xorg.conf file to control brightness using the function ...
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Webcam not working on Sony vaio pro 13 on Ubuntu 14.04
Yesterday i installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my brand new sony vaio pro 13,
You can find the specifications here.
Apparently no one had issues with the webcam before when using 13.10 or 13.04. So, as a new ...
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Constant interrutions in very slow Wifi brcmfmac43241b4-sdio in VAIO pro 13
my wifi works but is very slow and I have constant interruptions.
I get in /var/log/syslog
kernel: [ 2125.408367] brcmfmac: brcmf_escan_timeout: timer expired
nm-tool:
nm-tool
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Unstable Mouse Pointer using Synaptics Touchpad
I have a Sony VAIO SVE1711W1E laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64. The mouse pointer when I'm using the Synaptics touchpad is really inaccurate, when tapping the touchpad the pointer jumps to another ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on Sony VAIO T-Series laptop
I have a Sony VAIO T-Series (SVT15117CDS) laptop that came pre-installed with Windows 8. After having the computer for a while, I updated it to Windows 8.1. I now want to put Ubuntu 14.04 LTS onto the ...
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How to fix dual-booting Windows 8 and Ubuntu 14.04 on a Sony Vaio?
I am currently trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 on a Sony Vaio that came pre-installed with Windows 8 in (I understand) UEFI mode. And I am experiencing the dual-boot hell. I already tried most of the ...
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Wireless issues with Vaio Flip 14a [duplicate]
Edit: The output using lspci command
mobtaker@Ebtkar:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-...
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sony vaio tap 11 touchpad and mouse conflict
I have a question, which I have a partial answer to, but would like to have a full answer. And my partial answer might be helpful to others.
I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Sony Vaio Tap 11, ...
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Unable to access BIOS [closed]
I switched to Ubuntu a while back and over time entropy and inexperience lead to a bunch of redundant applications, a very messy directory tree and general slowness. I figured rather than upgrade to ...
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On-screen keyboard in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS?
Under Microsoft Windows 8, our Sony VAIO Tap 20 (a touch-screen desktop computer) automatically displays an on-screen keyboard if one touches a text field on-screen or there is otherwise no keyboard ...
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I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and the Broadcom BCM43241 card in my vaio duo 13 doesn't even show up
I have tried all the known solutions and it still won't work. I have tried the brcm modprobe after updating the firmware library as well as doing the blacklist thing for bcm43xx. Is there a fix for ...
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Has anyone installed ubuntu on sony vaio vpccw16fg?(cw 1 series)
1)please give your reviews(for those who have install it)
2)cant seem to find anything regarding ubuntu for sony vaio vpccw16fg on the web(succesful installations etc)
3)in reference to number (2), ...
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Windows 8 deletes GRUB when booting
I have this situation:
SONY VAIO SVF1521V1EB
Windows 8 preinstalled in UEFI.
I decided to install Ubuntu 13.10 in dual boot. So I downloaded the amd64 iso, burnt on a DVD, then booted from DVD in ...
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Webcam not working on Sony Vaio with 12.04
I'm new to ubuntu, literally installed it yesterday, but enjoying it so far!
Except for this issue with the webcam, which is not working at all. I've been through the questions and answers here, and ...
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Boot problem after installing Ubuntu 13.10 Operating System Not Found VAIO
I have a Sony VAIO bought in 2013 (model SVS151290X). First I wanted to run Windows 8 + Ubuntu so I deleted the WIndows Recovery partition(32gb) and tried to install the Ubuntu there. Something wrong ...
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How to adjust brightness vaio nr21s ubuntu 13.10?
I installed Ubuntu 13.10 on my Vaio nr21s but cannot adjust brightness levels. The fn keys work, but they don't change a thing, brightness remains at max level.
Thought I should choose a repository ...
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Installing Ubuntu GNOME dual boot on Sony VAIO Pro, EFI problems
I recently bought a Sony VAIO Pro 13 and after witnessing the horror that in Windows 8, I decided to attempt to install Ubuntu GNOME 13.10 as a dual boot option.
During the install process I ...
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Boot problems after uninstalling Ubuntu
I have a Sony Vaio PC and after uninstalling Ubuntu from my laptop I went into a problem that I can't fix. I get a error message that says:
SECURE BOOT FAILED! Your VAIO has detected an invalid ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 on Vaio pro 13, does not boot
I have a problem installing Ubuntu 13.10 on a Sony Vaio Pro 13. Here are the steps I followed so far (with no success in booting in 13.10):
The Vaio came with Win 8 pre-installed so I created an ...
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How to patch kernel to get some hardware working
Some info: I have a patch file vaio-full-3.2.2.patch which I downloaded from here. Well, if I patch the kernel with it, it is supposed to get some hardware working, such as the light sensor that ...
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Can I do a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.10 on my VAIO laptop?
I have an 4+ year old VAIO laptop with the following specs: Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2 GHz, 4GB PC2-6400 SDRAM memory.
Sadly, the hard drive crashed. I contacted Sony to get the recovery disk, but ...
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brightness can not be controlled in sony vaio laptop
Brightness is not varying. The screen is seemed to be in maximum brightness. Help me somebody please.
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Computer hangs on boot logo when using "power" button
So after a long day fighting with UEFI and later on trying to get GRUB to play nice with UEFI, I have managed to dual-boot Ubuntu 13.10 on my Sony VAIO "Tap 20" (the big, touchscreen, all-in-one ...
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Problem installing ubuntu 12.04 desktop on sony vaio duo 13
I bought new sony vaio duo 13 canadian english keyboard layout with window 8..
I tried more than 5 times installing ubuntu 12.04 using external cd drive. It is not working on sony vaio duo 13. But ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 Setup does not detect Windows 8.1 on VAIO Tap 21!
So I've downloaded the 64-bit Ubuntu image, burnt it to disk and disabled secure boot via the UEFI setup menu...
But when I run the installation on my Sony VAIO Tap 21, Ubuntu setup tells me that no ...
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Ambient light sensor support [closed]
I have a 2010 Sony Vaio laptop running Ubuntu 12.10, with an ambient light sensor installed to adjust screen brightness automatically. However, last time I checked, this was not supported by default ...
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Blinking Cursor when trying to run live Ubuntu 13.10 on USB
I have been trying to install Ubuntu on this laptop forever. I have my USB drive all setup and ready to go, but when I try booting from my flash drive it just shows a blank screen with a blinking ...
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Installing and Only Using Radeon HD 6630M on VAIO VPC-CB15F
At the moment my Sony VAIO VPC-CB15F is using only my integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics card with the "X.org X server - AMD/ATI display driver wrapper from xserver-xorg-video-ati" drivers, ...
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Installing Ubuntu along side of Windows 8.1 on Sony Vaio
I looked and didn't find help on my present laptop. Trying to dual boot on laptop, here are my stats:
Sony Vaio: SVF15A18CXB
OS: Windows 8.1
Processor: i7-3537U CPU @ 2 GHz
Ram: 12 GB
System: 64-bit
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Sony Vaio Fit SVF1521V1EB Cannot access secondary GPU
As a new Ubuntu user I've tried several distro's including Mint. Everything works except
for my graphics card. The laptop has an GT 740M gpu which has Optimus. Now I've tried a lot of tutorials to the ...
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Cannot get to GRUB2 bootloader or Ubuntu
OK, so I wanted to dual boot Ubuntu 13.10 64bit with Windows 7 64bit on my Sony VAIO laptop. I installed Ubuntu to a separate partition (/dev/sda6) and placed the boot loader with Ubuntu on /dev/sda6. ...
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How to reduce screen brightness on Sony Laptop using Ubuntu 13.10?
I am a complete novice to Linux and just installed Ubuntu 13.10 on my Sony Viao E-series laptop having NVidia graphics card.
For the life of me, I can't seem to get the screen brightness down (The ...
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Wireless not Working BCM43142 Ubuntu 12.10 on Sony Vaio Fit 15E SVF15414CXB
I recently bought Sony Vaio Fit 15E SVF15414CXB.
It has a AMD 64-bit processor and is pre-installed with Windows 8.
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 and made it dual boot.
But to my surprise no wireless ...
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Sony Vaio SVP132A1CM stuck on boot [duplicate]
I Have Sony Vaio Ultrabook model SVP132A1CM and it freezes when I try to boot from USB:
How can I fix this issue?
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ubuntu 13.10 installation on sony vaio
i want to install ubuntu 13.10 on my sony vaio-sve15125 along side windows 8,so can you guys please tell me if AMD Radeon™ HD 7650M is supported with this version of Ubuntu? As i have faced issues ...
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unable to open ubuntu using Bootable ubuntu on my pendrive
I am Using Sony Vaio VGN-CR220E and windows vista,I created bootable ubuntu on my kingston 8GB pendrive using universal usb installer setup.I changed Boot options i.e enabled external usb drive and ...
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installing ubuntu 13.10 in vaio
everything works properly when i am booting from usb (trial mode). but when i am trying to install, it shows that it didnot find any operating system but i do have windows 8 preinstalled. when i did ...
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sony vaio sve14135cnb dual boot help?
I am new to askubuntu forum!
Ok, my problem is to install ubuntu or any linux os along with windows 8 in uefi mode. so, I want to swipe all my 500gb hard disk and wanted to reinstall windows 8, ...
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13.10 doesn't boot on Vaio Pro 13
I just installed Ubuntu 13.10 on my new Vaio Pro 13, disabled safe mode, but used UEFI and not legacy mode.
I did an encrypted LVM installation and erased the complete SSD.
It booted just fine from ...
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Make persistent expanded screen preferences when using multiple monitors
I'm currently running Xubuntu 13.10 with the 3.12rc7 kernel on a Sony Vaio Pro 13 notebook. When I connect my LCD TV through HDMI nothing happens in first instance. Only when I go to my display ...
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I can't modify the screen brightness on Xubuntu 13.10
I got this problem with brightness on my fresh xubuntu 13.10 install..
It ain't inc/decrease the screen brightness when pressing Fn+F5/F6 !!
I've tried some solutions like setting these values in ...
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Dual Booting Sony Vaio with 4 Primary Partitions Already [duplicate]
I have been trying to dual-boot my Sony Vaio for a few weeks now. I am able to get to get to the installation menu, however, I am not given the option of running Ubuntu alongside Windows 7. So, I ...
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Secure Boot Failed - OS not Valid Ubuntu 13.04 Windows 8 Sony VAIO
This is an extension of this question:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/363355/failing-to-install-ubuntu-13-04#new-answer
I have wiped the cobwebs out - i.e. I have realized that I wasn't following ...
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13.10 on vaio pro with UEFI
I tried to install Ubuntu 13.10 on my vaio pro in UEFI mode but it failed (i.e. when I reboot, Ubuntu is not detected). So I installed boot-repair in a live session and used the recommended repair (...
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Ubuntu 12.04.3 installer stopped on activation (wlan0) stage 4 of 5 (ipv6 configure timeout)
I have Sony Vaio laptop with Windows 8 preinstalled. I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04.3 alongside Windows 8. I have made the bootable flash drive and ran Ubuntu live from it. I clicked on the ...
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Another preinstalled windows 8(sony vaio), I have no idea what to do next.
I recently bought a laptop with preinstalled windows 8. Did a clean install via the installation manager at first and got it to work. Then there was an issue when I tried the ati proprietary drivers ...
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Ubuntu on new SONY Vaio laptop SVF142C29M
I have installed on my son's new laptop SONY Vaio laptop SVF142C29M (instead of Windows 8) and we are very pleased. Congratulations to all who develop this excellent OS.My son loves it!
However, ...
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Unable to change brightness on Sony EH18FA
I couldn't change brightness of my Sony EH18FA laptop with Ubuntu 13.04. My laptop has Nvidia Geforce 410M GPU.
I am using Ubuntu 13.04 along with Windows 7 Home Basic.
The brightness can't be ...
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Laptop is running hot!
I have a sony VPCEH15EN laptop with ubuntu 12.04 installed. My laptop runs normally in windows but it is running hot in ubuntu. I have installed jupiter and tlp also.Jupiter shows that temperature ...