SonyVGN-FE11H

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* Contact: ["XavierVerne"] * Contact: xavier.verne@free.fr ; samir.sand@smail.wir.fh-brs.de
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 * Website: http://vaio.sony-europe.com/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-FE11H&site=ite_fr_FR&pageType=Overview&category=VN+FE+Series  * Website: http://vaio.sony-europe.com/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-FE11H&site=ite_en_GB&pageType=Overview&category=VN+FE+Series
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Issues with suspend to ram

Issues with wireless (no hardware detected)

* Touchpad
** Kinda work, the touchpad is very slow and System->Preferences->Mouse doesn't seem to apply anything
=> May be a X-Server configuration pb, other similar pbs have been reported, perhaps same xconfig file just works.
** Touchpad left-click (on it, not click buttons below) straight on the surface doesn't work either, as well as vertical and horizontal scrolls.
** The 2 buttons that work for left and right click work out of the box.
* Issues with power Management
 * ACPI is broken ! No way to change brightness, it seems chipset is different from FS Series, where it works... Please update this page to provide a link to a solution if it exists, currently brightness is maximum and just sucks my battery at lightspeed. Or send me an email to xavier.verne@free.fr, I'll update it.
 * A workaround for this problem consists in installing smartdimmer, a CLI utility, which enables to adjust brightness...Battery test without and with brightness corrected to do !
 * Gnome power management doesn't give correct values : time remaining indicated is not reliable : it CHANGES all the time ! From one read to another it goes from 42mn to 2h 10, through 1h, all in 5mn and 2% battery later.
* Issues with Special Fn Keys
 * Fn Key don't work, same issue as ACPI. /proc/acpi/sony could expose Fn Keys to capture events as with other VAIO
 * S1 and S2 special don't work anymore. Previous Flight 5 mapping is lost : AFAIK, this looks like a regression
* Issues with sound
 * full-duplex mode is not supported.
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|| || in Breezy? || in Dapper (current development)? ||
|| Installation works? || Untested || Live CD Test ||
|| || in Breezy? || in Dapper ||
|| Installation works? || Untested || Dapper Final install tested ||
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|| in Breezy? || in Dapper (current development)? || || in Breezy? || in Dapper Final? ||
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|| 3D Acceleration || Untested || NO || || || 3D Acceleration || Untested || OK with Nvidia Binary Drivers (see ["BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia"] )|| ||
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|| Hibernates? || Untested || OK Most of time, sometimes freezes completely || ||
|| Sleep || Untested || NO || ||
|| Dim monitor on battery || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Blank monitor on inactivity || Untested || NO || ||
|| Lid Close || Untested || OK || ||
|| Cpu frequency scaling || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Hibernates? || Untested || NO (doesn't wake up properly after hibernate) || ||
|| Sleep || Untested || OK (with Nvidia Binary Drivers) || ||
|| Dim monitor on battery || Untested || NO || ||
|| Blank monitor on inactivity || Untested || NO (monitor gets black, but blacklight doesn't turn off) || ||
|| Lid Close || Untested || NO (monitor gets black, but blacklight doesn't turn off) || ||
|| Cpu frequency scaling || Untested || OK || ||
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|| Sound works? || Untested || NO || ||
|| Correct volume? || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Sound works? || Untested || OK || ||
|| Correct volume? || Untested || OK || ||
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|| Headphone jack || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Mic jack || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Headphone jack || Untested || OK || ||
|| Mic jack || Untested || OK (full duplex mode doesn't work)|| ||
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|| Wireless NIC || Untested || NO || || || Wireless NIC || Untested || OK || ||
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|| Bluetooth || Untested || N/A || || || Bluetooth || N/A || N/A || ||
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|| Touchpad || Untested || NO || ||
|| Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || Untested || NO || ||
|| Touchpad - Scroll down side || Untested || NO || ||
|| Touchpad || Untested || OK || ||
|| Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || Untested || OK || ||
|| Touchpad - Scroll down side || Untested || OK || ||
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|| External mouse - Serial || Untested || Untested || || || External mouse - Serial || Untested || N/A || ||
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|| Fingerprint reader || Untested || Untested || ||
|| CD/DVD drive || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Fingerprint reader || N/A || N/A || ||
|| CD/DVD drive || Untested || OK || ||
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|| S1 || || || Untested || OK || ||
|| S2 || || || Untested || OK || ||
|| S1 || || || Untested || NO || ||
|| S2 || || || Untested || NO || ||
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* Power Management
_ Gnome power management doesn't give correct values : time remaining indicated is not reliable : it CHANGES all the time ! From one read to another it goes from 42mn to 2h 10, through 1h, all in 5mn and 2% battery later. Added to this : sometimes it detects a critically low level and immediately shutdown !
_ Battery charge applet : no time indicated, only percentage (look reliable)


* Contact: xavier.verne@free.fr ; samir.sand@smail.wir.fh-brs.de

Current Issues

* Issues with power Management

  • ACPI is broken ! No way to change brightness, it seems chipset is different from FS Series, where it works... Please update this page to provide a link to a solution if it exists, currently brightness is maximum and just sucks my battery at lightspeed. Or send me an email to xavier.verne@free.fr, I'll update it.

  • A workaround for this problem consists in installing smartdimmer, a CLI utility, which enables to adjust brightness...Battery test without and with brightness corrected to do !
  • Gnome power management doesn't give correct values : time remaining indicated is not reliable : it CHANGES all the time ! From one read to another it goes from 42mn to 2h 10, through 1h, all in 5mn and 2% battery later.

* Issues with Special Fn Keys

  • Fn Key don't work, same issue as ACPI. /proc/acpi/sony could expose Fn Keys to capture events as with other VAIO
  • S1 and S2 special don't work anymore. Previous Flight 5 mapping is lost : AFAIK, this looks like a regression

* Issues with sound

  • full-duplex mode is not supported.

Hardware details

in Breezy?

in Dapper

Installation works?

Untested

Dapper Final install tested

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy?

in Dapper Final?

Screen

Untested

OK

Correct resolution?

Untested

OK

Correct refresh rate?

Untested

OK

3D Acceleration

Untested

OK with Nvidia Binary Drivers (see ["BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia"] )

External monitor works?

Untested

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Untested

OK

Hibernates?

Untested

NO (doesn't wake up properly after hibernate)

Sleep

Untested

OK (with Nvidia Binary Drivers)

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

NO

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

NO (monitor gets black, but blacklight doesn't turn off)

Lid Close

Untested

NO (monitor gets black, but blacklight doesn't turn off)

Cpu frequency scaling

Untested

OK

Sound

Sound works?

Untested

OK

Correct volume?

Untested

OK

Hardware volume switch

Untested

OK

Headphone jack

Untested

OK

Mic jack

Untested

OK (full duplex mode doesn't work)

Networking

Wired NIC

Untested

OK

Wireless NIC

Untested

OK

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

N/A

N/A

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Untested

OK

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Untested

OK

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Untested

OK

External mouse - USB

Untested

OK

External mouse - Serial

Untested

N/A

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

Untested

USB

Untested

Untested

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

Untested

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

Untested

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

Untested

PS/2

Untested

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

N/A

N/A

CD/DVD drive

Untested

OK

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Untested

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

OK

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy?

in Dapper (current development)?

+ Space

Untested

NO

+ Esc

Untested

NO

+ F1

Untested

NO

+ F2

Untested

NO

+ F3

Untested

NO

+ F4

Untested

NO

+ F5

Untested

NO

+ F6

Untested

NO

+ F7

Untested

NO

+ F8

Untested

NO

+ F9

Untested

NO

+ F10

Untested

NO

+ F11

Untested

NO

+ F12

Untested

NO

+ 1

Untested

NO

+ 2

Untested

NO

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Breezy?

in Dapper (current development)?

S1

Untested

NO

S2

Untested

NO

Notes


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