Thread: Sony Vaio F series

i'm thinking of installing ubuntu 10.04 on new sony vaio f series laptop.
specs: quad core intel core i7 processor (1.73ghz) turbo boost (2.93ghz)
questions: still able use blu-ray?
run faster, 32bit or 64bit ubuntu?
there way disable backlit keyboard?
personal experiences running ubuntu on f series?

i've been using ubuntu since version 7.10 on acer 5920g laptop canonical upgrades. acer laptop broken because of unknown hardware malfunction. therefore, bought new laptop sony vaio f12s1e/b (f series) 2 days ago.

when switch acer's ssd sony's hdd, ubuntu recognize new computer , greets welcome screen.

however, sound cards not recognized correctly. quick search on google show me sound card problem fixed on new alsa release. ubuntu 10.04 shipped alsa 1.0.21 , need alsa 1.0.23. follow instruction on site fix sound card problem

http://monespaceperso.org/blog-en/20...id-lynx-10-04/

after all, sound card working partially correct. said partially cause flash player can not forward audio digital output , i've not found solution yet. in addition this, mic input not working because of kernel bug. bug has workaround, can patch linux kernel 2.6.34, meanwhile ubuntu comes version 2.6.32, or can compile , use 2.6.36 kernel including patch already. have not done kernel upgrade because mic not priority right now, prefer wait canonical release kernel upgrade.

don't have time check blu-ray movies working can correctly read blu-ray disks.

i'm using 64 bit version of ubuntu because of 8gb ram amount. pretty fast , stabil.

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