Fedora Core 6 on a Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z

by Harald Hoyer — last modified Sep 17, 2007 01:19 PM

Howto run Fedora 6 an a Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z.

I've got a Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z and last week I have successfully installed Fedora Core 6 on it.

Installation

Installation went smoothly, no problems.

Kernel

Had to install the i686 kernel manually.

Wireless

Installed ipw3945-1.1.0 and everything works fine.

X11

Installed from livna:

# yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia

Added to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "Files"
        ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
        ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
        FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Touchpad

Installed gsynaptics.

# yum install gsynaptics

Changed some parameters in /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Synaptics"
        Driver      "synaptics"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto-dev"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
        Option      "AccelFactor" "0.025"
        Option      "LeftEdge" "120"
        Option      "RightEdge" "830"
        Option      "TopEdge" "120"
        Option      "BottomEdge" "650"
        Option      "FingerLow" "25"
        Option      "FingerHigh" "30"
        Option      "MaxTapTime" "155"
        Option      "MaxDoubleTapTime" "180"
        Option      "MaxTapMove" "10"
        Option      "VertScrollDelta" "20"
        Option      "HorizScrollDelta" "20"
        Option      "MinSpeed" "0.3"
        Option      "MaxSpeed" "0.75"
        Option      "SHMConfig" "true"
EndSection

ACPI Suspend/Sleep

Works perfectly with gnome-power-manager, after I installed the nvidia drivers.

What isn't working

Modem (haven't even tried)
Keys for luminosity. Poking around in /proc and /sys did not change the luminosity, also sonypid and sony_acpi had no effect.
Internal cam

General Hardware Specifications of Sony Vaio VGN-FE31Z

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz	Works	Had to install the i686 kernel manually.
15.4 WXGA 1280x800 TFT Display	Works, but setting the luminosity does not	No special procedure required during installation
NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 with 128MB dedicated VRAM	Works	Install the nvidia driver.
2GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024MB)	Works	No special procedure required during installation
200 GB SATA Hard Drive	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Integrated Network Card	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Internal 56k Modem	Doesn't Work	Haven't even tried
DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM Drive	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Internal Wireless Networking	Works	Installed ipw3945-1.1.0.
Internal Sound Card	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Built-in 'Motion Eye' Digital Camera	Doesn't work

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