This tag is for questions where the computer(s) involved belong to the Sony VAIO brand.
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Unity is not loading correctly [duplicate]
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Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
I have Ubuntu 11.10 and it was working well. But right now when I try to start my session with Unity it loads ...
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Brightness controls are not working in sony vaio with amd radeon hd 7650
I have a Sony Vaio SVE15116EN with AMD Radeon HD 7650 graphics card. I am currently using Ubuntu 12.10. My brightness controls are not working but sound controls are working fine. I have also tried ...
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Changing brightness on a Sony Vaio laptop
I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 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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Vertical Scroll doesn't work on a Sony Vaio VPCEB1S1E
I have an Sony Vaio VPCEB1S1E that I have dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu all 64 bit
In ubuntu I don't have vertical scroll.
Same thing happens with Fedora 15,Linuxmint11 of course 64 bit
If someone ...
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Keyboard backlighting not working on a Vaio laptop
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Vaio laptop (model VPCSB11FX) last night and one of the issues I'm having is that the keyboard backlighting doesn't work.
I saw this question solving a similar problem ...
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Good NVidia drivers for a GeForce GT 330M on a VAIO laptop?
With the latest 3 distribution versions of Ubuntu I've always had problems with NVidia GPUs. Even when I installed the official commercial drivers (which are not in the repositories and are shown as ...
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I keep getting a syntax error when trying to install Bumblebee
I'm getting a syntax error when trying to install Bumblebee (Hardware graphics switcher). I'm running Ubuntu 11.04. My computer is a Sony Vaio Z (VPCZ122Gx). The github page is here: ...
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Brightness Control Problem on Sony VAIO with NVIDIA GT-320M [closed]
I have a Sony VAIO VPC-CW2 laptop with NVIDIA GT-320M graphics card. I can't adjust the screen brightness! Using the Fn shortcuts nothing happens (Even the brightness notification doesn't show-up!). ...
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Are Sony Vaio S series or T series laptops compatible with both windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 in dual-boot installation
I am planning to buy a new laptop which is suitable for both Ubuntu 12.04 and windows 7 in dual boot configuration.
I am looking for Sony Vaio two models with configurations:
13.3" S series ...
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Brightness doesn't change on Sony laptop
I installed ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop for first time and every thing work well but the only thing doesn't work is the brightness doesn't change when I press F5 and F6 with Fn
So I can't adjust the ...
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Would dual-booting Ubuntu 12.04 with Windows 7 work succesfully on a Sony VAIO e series laptop?
Can anyone please tell me if the Sony Vaio E series or any other series (T or S) would work fine with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 in a dual-boot configuration?
I am planning to buy a SONY VAIO E ...
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How do I get my Sony VIAO to connect to Bluetooth devices?
I am on a Sony VIAO E-series, it is Brand new, so I am still setting
things up, and learning to use Ubuntu for the first time. I am dual
booting Win7 and Ubuntu 12.04, but I indend to mostly use ...
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Screen Doesn't Display After Resume using X-Swat Nvidia Drivers
I upgraded the Nvidia Drivers from the X-Swat ppa on my Sony Vaio VPCF1390X laptop. Everything seems to be working great, but suspend/resume. The laptop successfully suspends and seems to resume;the ...
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Specific short battery life problem with Sony VAIO laptop
(I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 Bit)
I have some problems with my laptop's (Sony VAIO VPC-F22S1E) battery . It's fullly charging about 3-4 hours (while using) and 2-3 hours (when shutdowned) . And ...
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Brightness controls not working on a Sony Vaio VPCY2
The brightness control are not working on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit , Sony Vaio VPCY2 ( Intel video card) .
I've tried both ways Fn+F5/F6 and from Brightness/Lock menu (under Settings) - I can slide the ...
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Webcam error crashes install before generic avatar can be selected, Installing with Secondary screen - Primary broken
I am attempting to install Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS on a Sony Vaio Laptop, the laptop's primary screen is non-functional. I run into a problem on the screen following the creation of a username/password. It ...
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Computer boots directly to Windows after installing Ubuntu
I bought VAIO E14A16.
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 along-side Windows 7(dual boot) from CD., When I reboot, it starts Windows 7 directly.
If I press F11 it says no operating system found
Where did I ...
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Why nvidiabl module is not working in precise?
I've just installed nvidiabl module from https://github.com/downloads/guillaumezin/nvidiabl/nvidiabl-dkms_0.74_all.deb and screen brightness still is not changing.
I have NVIDIA G210M, Precise amd64, ...
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Has the Ubuntu overheating problem for Sony Vaio solved?
I used Sony Vaio VPCEA23en with graphics card ATI Radeon HD 5145 and have been using Ubuntu 11.10 and recently upgraded to 12.04 beta, however the problem of overheating (60-70) still persists.
I have ...
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Problems with graphics of Sony Vaio Z
I have problem with my Sony Vaio Z VPCZ1. It has physical selector of GPUs which Linux kernel does not detect.
So after GRUB I see black display (I tried different distributions of Ubuntu and other ...
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How to use xbacklight with brightness keys in a VAIO
I have a Sony VAIO VPCCW15FL, with Ubuntu 12.04 installed.
Sadly, the brightness keys do not work out of the box, although the brightness meter reacts to the brightness up/down keypresses.
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Keyboard won't light up on a Sony Vaio VPCF121FX
I've been using my Vaio VPCF121FX for over a year now, running Ubuntu 10.10 and then 11.04 and my backlight keyboard has always worked flawlessly. Until now, i just install Ubuntu 11.10 and this ...
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Running Ubuntu on Vaio laptops
I am an Ubuntu user... and willing to buy a laptop for my undergraduate study, but the brand which I am likely to buy does not fall on Ubuntu certified hardware. I am willing to buy vaio S series ...
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Cannot shutdown my Sony Vaio
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 (dual boot with Windows 7) on my sony Vaio.
After the fresh install everything was working fine. then
I was informed that new driver were available for my ATI ...
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Brightness Control Keys on Sony Vaio not working on 12.10
Hi everyone i'm having a problem that for what i have seen its very common with the latest version of ubuntu.
So I updated my graphics drivers on my laptop to the latest nvidia ones but now my ...
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Problems installing Ubuntu on a vaio with SSD, GRUB installation failure
I have installed and used Ubuntu in several computers. But now I have a problem that I don't know how to solve.
I have a Vaio (Product name: vpcz13c5e), it has a SSD 128gb. I decided to install ...
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Why are Virtual Terminal Blank using NVIDIA propietary drivers?
When using nouveau the fps are low compared to nvidia closed driver. But when booting, nvidia drivers show the ubuntu splash screen in a 900x800 resolution like nvidia its not loaded yet. When nouveau ...
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Wireless network cannot be enabled for Sony VAIO E series
I cannot use the wireless network from my Sony VAIO E series laptop. My OS is Ubuntu 12.04.
Please help.
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How do I get the microphone on a Sony Vaio cs33g working? [closed]
my sony vaio cs33g microphone is working on windows7 but it does not work on Ubuntu, any suggestions ?
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Going back after suspend leads to freezing [closed]
After upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10 with the kernel 3.0 I found that periodically after going back after suspending my laptop freezes and 2 lids ScrollLock and NumLock are blinking. I have to reboot it ...
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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 ...
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Controlling Brightness in Sony Vaio SVE151A11W |Not Working|
Disclaimer First:
I have gone thorugh these following threads here and followed all of
their advice but none of them worked
Brightness Control Problem on Sony VAIO with NVIDIA GT-320M
unable to ...
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How to boot into Live USB/CD with UEFI on latest Vaio S series?
I am unable to boot from USB/CD into a live Ubuntu session to proceed with install. Esc or F12 didn't work and I can't seem to be able to enter the bios settings.
Sony Vaio S w/ Ivy Bridge (just one ...
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Touchpad Freezing on a Sony VAIO VPCF22S1E
I have a Sony VAIO VPCF22S1E. I just upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 . While upgrading (on downloading packages step) I lost my internet connection and 2-3 minutes later it resumed. I continued to ...
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Sony Vaio VGN-CS118E touch sensor A/V doesn't work on ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I get media keys working on my keyboard?
I have been using ubuntu on my Vaio labtop for quit a while now, but I couldn't figure out how to get these touch ...
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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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Problems with Touchpad after updating Cairo
(still rough translation)
I have a Sony Vaio vgn-aw180fu with Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. Everything was fine, until I opened a terminal to install cairo updates that the Update Center wouldn't ...
