Sony VAIO VGN-SZ Series
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Wed 09 of Apr, 2008 [10:38 UTC]by Anonymous
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
Authors
Bill Giannikos (bill2 at giannikos.com.au)Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Sony VGN-SZ Series laptop. This should cover the the VGNSZ18GP, VGNSZ25GP, VGNSZ28GP, VGNSZ34GP and VGNSZ38GP.Editing This Page
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| Name | Sony VAIO VGN-SZ Series | |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T2300 1.66GHz to T7200 2.0GHz | |
| Screen | 13.3" WXGA | |
| RAM | 512MB to 1024MB | |
| HDD | 60GB to 120GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | Nvidia Geforce 7400 | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth | |
| Other | 2 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire, Webcam | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-hda-intel driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | Use the sky2 driver |
| Wireless | Yes | Use ipw3945 driver |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Tested with bluetooth mouse |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Yes | |
| PCMCIA | Yes | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Yes | |
| Webcam | Yes | Use http://lsb.blogdns.net/ry5u870/ driver |
| Thumbprint Scanner | Not Tested | |
Notes
For the Geforce 7400 graphic processor you can use either one of the open source nv driver or proprietary 'nvidia' driver from NVIDIA. For OpenGL support you will need the proprietary driver.You will need to use kernel version 2.6.17 or later for the ethernet controller in the SZ to function.
The webcam in the SZ works with this driver.
Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring a nVidia graphics chip
Configuring the ipw3945 driver for the Intel 3945ABG wireless controller
Increasing battery life
Summary
Linux support for the Sony VAIO VGN-SZ Series is quite good. The installation went through fine and hardware support is great.Have you installed Linux on this laptop? If so how about leaving a comment about your success in the comments section below.
Comments
Works quite ok