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SonyVGN-FE11H

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

Make: Sony
Brand: Vaio
Model: VGN-FE11H
Website: http://vaio.sony-europe.com/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-FE11H&site=ite_en_GB&pageType=Overview&category=VN+FE+Series
S/N: N/A

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

Microphone does not work. (see [#microphone_fix How to get microphone working])

Hardware details

	in Breezy?	in Dapper
Installation works?	Untested	Dapper Final install tested

Hardware Information
Screen & Monitors
Device	Works?		Bug #
Device	in Breezy?	in Dapper Final?	Bug #
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	NO (see [#microphone_fix How to get microphone working])
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 #
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	in Breezy?	in Dapper (current development)?	Bug #
+ 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 #
Key	Operation	Keycode	in Breezy?	in Dapper (current development)?	Bug #
S1			Untested	NO
S2			Untested	NO

Notes

==== How to get microphone working ==== Anchor(microphone_fix)

Make sure that you've installed the headers for your linux-kernel and the necessary compiler tools. Do this by installing the linux-headers and the build-essential package.
Download the newest alsa-drivers from http://www.alsa-project.org/ (I used alsa-driver v1.0.13rc3).
Unpack the alsa-drivers.
Open console and go into directory of the unpacked alsa-drivers.

Configure, compile and install the driver:

  ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel
  make
  sudo make install

Reboot your maschine.

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SergioZanchetta/Old/SonyVGN-FE11H (last edited 2010-02-26 15:03:08 by host226-241-dynamic)

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  Comment: documented how to get microphone working
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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)

* 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)
 * Suspend capabilities : suspend to ram (Sleep) doesn't work.

* 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
 * Microphone does not work. (see [#microphone_fix How to get  microphone working])
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|| 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 || NO (see [#microphone_fix How to get  microphone working])|| ||
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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)
+==== How to get microphone working ==== [[Anchor(microphone_fix)]]
 1. Make sure that you've installed the headers for your linux-kernel and the necessary compiler tools. Do this by installing the linux-headers and the build-essential package.
 2. Download the newest alsa-drivers from http://www.alsa-project.org/ (I used alsa-driver v1.0.13rc3).
 3. Unpack the alsa-drivers.
 4. Open console and go into directory of the unpacked alsa-drivers.
 5. Configure, compile and install the driver:
  {{{
  ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel
  make
  sudo make install
  }}}
 6. Reboot your maschine.

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