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    Sony SZ: G-sensor HDD protection Linux configuration

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by dgenie, Sep 11, 2006.

  1. dgenie

    dgenie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    I've installed and fully configured Gentoo Linux distro on my Sony Sz. There's only a thing in which i'm interested but i wasn't able to configure: G-sensor shock hdd protection.
    Was anyone able to read this sensor with Linux? I've found several docs for configuring the HDAPS of the ibm thinkpads but nothing about the similar chip of my sony.
    Every kind of help will be appreciated,
    thanks
     
    dgenie, Sep 11, 2006
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    plfarinha Newbie

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    that's also the same problem with me. thinkpads are a lot more common hardware. vaios are like PITAs to set up in linux. i'm still stuck with the brightness issue on fedora. (SZ6)
    please let me know when you manage to set up the HDD protection on linux and i'll do the same.

    cheerz!
     
    plfarinha, May 24, 2008
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    evilaliv3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    anyone has foung a solution? is this a software feature? ... it's not hardware?
     
    evilaliv3, Aug 13, 2008
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    evilaliv3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the fingerprint reader on the sz works on linux? what's the vendor and the model?
     
    evilaliv3, Aug 13, 2008
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