* Contact: MichaelIhde
- Make: Sony
- Brand: Vaio
- Model: PCG-Z505JS
Website: http://esupport.sony.com/perl/model-news.pl?mdl=PCGZ505JS&LOC=3
Current Issues
Hardware details
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
Installation works? |
Yes |
See Notes |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Screen |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Correct resolution? |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Correct refresh rate? |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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3D Acceleration |
No |
No |
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External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
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External monitor - extend desktop |
N/A |
Untested |
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Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Hibernates? |
No |
Yes! |
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Sleep |
No |
Yes! |
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Dim monitor on battery |
No |
No |
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Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
Untested |
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Lid Close |
Untested |
Untested |
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Cpu frequency scaling |
Untested |
Untested |
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Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Correct volume? |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Hardware volume switch |
No |
No |
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Headphone jack |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Internal Mic |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Mic jack |
Untested |
Untested |
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Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes! |
Untested |
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PCMCIA Wireless NIC |
Yes! (D-Link DWL-650) |
Yes! (D-Link DWL-650) |
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Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
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Infrared |
Untested |
Untested |
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Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Touchpad - Scroll down side |
No |
No |
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External mouse - USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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External mouse - Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Docking Station/Port Replicator PCGA-UPR5 |
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USB |
Untested |
Untested |
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Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
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Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
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External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
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Additional Hardware |
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PCGA-CD51 CD/DVD drive |
Yes! |
See Notes |
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PCGA-UFD5 Floppy drive |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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PCMCIA cards |
Yes! |
Yes! |
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Memory Stick Reader |
Untested |
Untested |
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Jog Dial |
No |
Yes! |
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iLink |
Untested |
Untested |
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Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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+ Esc |
System Suspend |
|
No |
Yes! |
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+ F3 |
Mute |
|
No |
No |
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+ F4 |
Volume |
|
No |
No |
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+ F5 |
Brightness |
|
No |
No |
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+ F7 |
External Display (Off/On/Both) |
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Untested |
Untested |
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+ F12 |
System Hibernate |
|
No |
Yes! |
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+ B |
Megabass (Headphone Only) |
|
Untested |
Untested |
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+ S |
System Idle |
|
No |
No |
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Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Hoary (current stable)? |
in Breezy (current development)? |
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Key |
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Untested |
Untested |
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|| Windows Key || || || No || No || || || Applications Key || Displays context-menu || || Yes! || Yes! || ||
Notes
- When moving windows via title bar the cursor turns to a wierd box (Hoary)
- To install Breezy (Preview) acpi must be turned off. Otherwise install hangs.
- Sony PCMCIA CD drive works during install, but does not work after install (Breezy)
- /dev/hda1 contains DOS partition with Pheonix NoteBIOS hibernation utilities