ubuntu on vpcz1

How do you know what modules were compiled into each kernel?

 

It depends on the distro.

For Fedora:
cat /boot/config-$(uname -r)

For distros where the kernel has been installed with "make install" (like gentoo if rolling your own kernel):
mount /boot
cat /boot/config
umount /boot

For systems with KERNEL_IKCONFIG enabled, you can use:
gzip -dc /proc/config.gz

And for systems where you have the source:
cd /usr/src/[rest-of-path-to-kernel-sources]
cat .config

 

I cant believe the difference it is from one vaio to another. My TZ works like a charm with Ubuntu on it. And my replacement Z cant get going yet......

How did you guys get a dual boot happening? I did a W7 install(60gb), recovery partition removed, ubuntu(40gb), rest free.

But sometimes(not constant), when I install ubuntu it cant detect my W7 install.... Sometimes it does. But then the install crashes too.

I only use ubuntu, but have a backup Windows for only one program and Im real sad now cause my Z wont work

 

My response was to the poster who asked why livecd worked and install didn't. Different drivers are likely loaded into the different kernels (even though same kernel version) and/or different modules set to load at boot.

 

I tried using the livecd kernel already.
The livecd works when booting from syslinux, the same livecd crashes when booting from grub (as does my install with the intel card).

 

Are you saying we should install ubuntu with the graphics swtiched on?

 

I tired the 10.04 and I get this error:

"The ext4 file system creation in partition #1 of Serial ATA RAID isw_dceecfcacg_Volume0 (stripe) failed".

I dont understand

 

I can't seem to start up my ubuntu it crashes after grub loader(black screen) Also when I try to install ubuntu through cd it shows an disk error but they are just original cd's.

 

I think there's a media verification entry on the menu as it boots, you may want to give that a try...

 

What do you mean? I don't get a verification.. I'll type the error here in a few seconds.

edit:

Isolinux : Disk error 80, AX 4200, drive 90

First I thought it was because of the bios restriction but then you guys would also get this error.

 

You have a few issues with ubuntu on Z here. I have worked through them so I'll share.

1.) Video. You need to reflash bios to enable static gpu switching. Theres an insyde thread on this forum that covers that. Once that is done enable it and leave the switch in speed setting.

2.) RAID/GRUB. The grub installation will fail on the Z's raid array. During install you need to manually install grub. I used the guide from here - http://neildecapia.wordpress.com/20...s-7-and-ubuntu-karmic-9-10-on-a-raid-0-array/ . Important - he references /dev/mapper/isw_abc_RAID. you should cd into /dev/mapper. Check out what's listed there. you want the Volume0 device. So...instead of using /dev/mapper/isw_abc_RAID in his commands you will use something along the lines of /dev/mapper/isw_cgcchhgh12_Volume0

With 10.04 once you install it will boot to just a black screen. Plug in a VGA monitor and you can download and install the nvidia drivers (restricted drivers that ubuntu feeds you are fine). Once you install these the internal panel will work just fine.

Touchpad won't work either until you add i8042.nopnp=1 to your kernel parameters @ boot. You can configure this in grub.

After all this everything is working for me in ubuntu 9.x and the 10.04 beta except no brightness control;

 

There might be several reasons for this error. There may be...

... an image file, which has been corrupted during download. try md5'ing it to see if the image is fine.
... a corrupted installation medium, so you maybe burn it a second time.
... a bad medium / drive combination. buy another bunch of disks (from another vendor) and try again.
... an unsupported drive. do you use an internal / external drive? an usb stick?

 

I've tried the 8.10 and 9.10 original cds I've received from canonical and they both give that error. I'm using an external drive.

No RAID array here but a single HDD. I'll try the rest you said thx

 

You might try an installation from an USB stick (ubuntu website will guide you on this).

 

When you boot from the install DVD it should be coming up with a menu, from which you can test, install, check the media, etc. If you're booting from a DVD and you don't even get that far then your media is pretty definitely shot, because I've booted both a 9.10 and a 10.04 DVD without any issues...

Edit: Ah, you're using an external, that I didn't do (seems I also missed a page refresh between your reply to mine and this one ;().

 

Not sure if this will help (still waiting for my Z)... My current machine's brightness function keys don't work, I have to install the brightness applet and set it from there. It's not perfect, but at least I can alter it.

 

It does start up but freezes with a Gnome interface but a black background and mouse/touchpad doesn't work. I tried the keyboard but it also doesn't work.
Installing inside Windows does work(not Vmware) but I don't want that

 

What package did you install for that? I tried a bunch of different methods but no mas. Thanks.

 

It's the "Power Manager Brightness Applet", the help file points to this website:
http://projects.gnome.org/gnome-power-manager/

The package name should be "gnome-power-manager".

 

Thanks! (+rep)

 

The brightness applet is installed by default, you just have to add it to a Gnome Panel.
Unfortunately, setting the brightness using the NVidia Linux x86_64 195.36.15 driver doesn't work. I tried the brightness applet, latest nvclock compiled from cvs, setting values to /sys/devices/video*/backlight, all without success.

That's why I absolutely want to get the Intel Card running, brightness just works when booting from a Karmic/Lucid Livecd (works using the open source driver nouveau, too). Now if the screen wouldn't go black when booting with these drivers from my install instead from the livecd...

 

Has anyone got this installed on a raid 0 setup?

 

beaups gave details for configuring device mapper here, so I presume that at least he did...

 

Yep. See my earlier post in this thread.

 

Thanks! giving it a try now.

 

edit: nevermind already got it

 

Running NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-195.36.15-pkg2.run

from ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/195.36.15/

makes display work perfectly : ) looks super nice

However my wireless doesnt work. I tried below with no success...

 

Using the latest Ubuntu Beta (10.04) build wireless works just fine. What i am concerned of is the fact that only the nvidia card can be seen using lspci and that i only get display output after the binary drivers have been loaded. What happens if you want to fall back to a virtual terminal?
Also i am bit concerned about the samsung drives gc on a non-ntfs file system. What do you guys think?

 

As they are organised as RAID each individual drive doesn't know about the NTFS data anyways, so there won't be a 'NTFS-aware' garbage collection and using other filesystems should be fine.

 

Is there a good driver for the intel graphic card because I only want to use that one. I'm not going to play any games on linux.

 

Thats a good point, I tired installing it on the intel switch and only have that one in use, but it would always crash. The only way I could get my machine to work in HD reslo was to use the Nivida card. Im sure it uses more power too. I want to save that card for only windows boot for vid editing only.

 

Ive got 9.10. I dont understand why my wireless didnt work. I tried everything and the above was the only thing that helped me. I will try 10.* on the 29th when the full version is out.

 

Well, the system comes fixed with RAID but you can change it to AHCI after enabling the advanced menu...
Anyway, i ll probably give Ubuntu a shot but i ll have to ditch windows since i have the 2x64 Gb drives with 15% unallocated space which leaves very little room for linux. Also, if if go with linux i ll ditch the RAID array, i don't want to hassle with dmraid etc.

 

Getting the raid going isn't much of a hassle. Once you run the commands I provided a link to it just "works". It's an extra 10 minutes of install time, max.

 

I followed Beaups Link and it worked like a charm. It does take longer but it works really well.

 

What about HDMI? Does that work in Ubuntu because if it does then i don't really care about being able to switch between nvidia and intel graphics...

 

Me too, I seldom use the intel displaycard.

 

Hi,

could you please point me to the thread about flashing the bios to make the nvidia card work ?
Is this the best solution yet ?

Thanks

 

I've updated the nvidia driver to the one ubuntu found while scanning. When I installed that one, the screen won't appear anymore. What should I do? I can do control+alt + F4(I think, or maybe it was F2) for the terminal. But what should I do?

 

Hi, I installed Ubuntu 10.04 using a VGA monitor, but when I boot Ubuntu (with or without external monitor) I always get black screen, is there any way I can get command prompt or anything else?

Thanks in advance

 

Do you have your Dynamic Hybrid Graphics System on Speed and the BIOS changed that the VGA only uses that graphic card?


btw who has the touchpad working on 10.04?

What file do I need to edit for that? You mean on startup you can add that? Or can it also be added when your already in linux?

 

Hi, I've not flashed BIOS, nor i won't to do that, for de moment there are 2 parameters you can put in Rescue option in grub:

Code:

nomodeset i8042.nopnp=1

then you can get Ubuntu Rescue Menu and you can start FailSafeX mode.

I'm now doing tests...

 

Without flashing the BIOS you can't solve the black screen problem

 

Hey!

Ubuntu 10.4 is working just fine
Had to flash the bios and set the VGA to static.
I can use the nvidia card just fine (but the intel seems to have pb...).

I wonder if anyone made the fingerprint work ? Thinkfinger does not detect it for me...

thanks

 

When I start up my laptop and grub loader appears. I Click on "e" to start up a screen(with a list). Under the last sentance I type "i8042.nopnp=1" and under that one "nomodeset"(which I don't think is required for the touchpad). But when ubuntu starts(normal mode not recovery mode) the touchpad doesn't work Anyone got a clue what I must do?

 

both parameters must be applied in same line, also you can put it in /etc/default/grub

Code:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8042.nopnp=1 nomodeset"

On the other hand, without flashing BIOS there is not any way to bring up X sucessfully? Nor i915 neither nvidia?

 

Linux can't handle two VGA cards and neither can windows without drivers. Because there won't be drivers that support both the onboard and the Nvidia you have to turn off 1. At this moment there are no drivers for the onboard one(I think) so you have to stick with the Nvidia. Which is why you have to disable the onboard one and the bios can only do that.

 

Btw does anyone else experience some instability with Ubuntu 10.04? It sometimes has trouble with shutting down or going back from standby.

 

Hi,

standby and shutdown are fine for me on 10.4.

I have 2 issues though:

- Sometimes (let say 1 of 5 boots), I looks the keyboard and trackpad and I am not able to login (it is stuck on the KDM login). I can reboot by pressing the power button and the next boot is fine

- I am not able to make the intel card work. When I enable it (with the intel driver set in xorg.conf), the screen is black shortly after grub, the caps lock and numlock leds are blinking. Only a hard reboot will work.

Thanks

 

I've read it in another forum:

Then it seems that is possible to do the trick without flashing anything. i'll test is asap.