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 ====== Sony Vaio S13P ====== ====== Sony Vaio S13P ======
  
 +*UPDATE: (Apr 2015) I recently put Linux Mint 17 on this and it works perfectly and has fixed a lot of problems such as the mouse works great now.*
 +
 +Here are my notes on what I have working.
 +
 +Yet to get working is
 +  * Work out why WIFI is so flaky. Doesn't work with all routers and drops signal.
 +  * Get Nvidia card working for certain applications using something like: http://bumblebee-project.org/
 +  * Turbo CPU mode for longer that a split second.
 +  * Control fan levels even more.
 +  * Get finger reader working
 +
 +===== Crashing/Fan problem =====
 +
 +When I installed a copy of Linux Mint 13 on this computer it crashed a lot sometimes three times a night.  The fan was also going at full speed most of time even when just sitting there. It makes a lot of noise and it's hard to work with.
 +
 +I found the problem was the that the Nvidia card was actually on even though I had switched the switch to 'Stamina'. 
 +
 +To fix both of these problem I turned the Nvidia card off.  This requires you to upgrade the kernel and use the bbswitch.
 +
 +I started looking at Fan controls for the Sony Vaio S13P but the closest I found didn't work: [[http://vaio-utils.org/fan/]]. The problem here I think is that this is for older models than mine and most of the ACPI devices are not showing up in the kernel.
 +
 +
 +==== Upgrade to the latest kernel ====
 +
 +[[http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=40185&start=0|How To Upgrade your kernel, painlessly]]
 +
 +Upgraded from 3.2 to 3.4.0-030400-generic 64bit.
 +
 +This combined with the bbswitch has stopped the freezing problem.
 +
 +
 +
 +==== bbswitch ====
 +
 +The bbswitch is used to disable the Hybrid Graphics card.
 +
 +[[https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Comparison-of-PM-methods|Comparison of PM methods]]
 +[[https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bbswitch|bbswitch git repository]]
 +
 +Compile the bbswitch
 +<code>
 +   git clone https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bbswitch.git
 +   cd bbswitch
 +   make -j4
 +   sudo make load
 +   sudo /sbin/insmod bbswitch.ko
 +   sudo make load
 +</code>
 +
 +Get status
 +  cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch
 +
 +Manually switch off
 +  sudo tee /proc/acpi/bbswitch <<<OFF
 +
 +Check status, first the proc, then the last line of dmesg.
 +  cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch
 +  dmesg | tail -1
 +
 +Dmesg output should look like:
 +<code>
 +: [ 1727.770947] bbswitch: version 0.4.2
 +: [ 1727.770953] bbswitch: Found integrated VGA device 0000:00:02.0: \_SB_.PCI0.GFX0
 +: [ 1727.770960] bbswitch: Found discrete VGA device 0000:01:00.0: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP
 +: [ 1727.771008] bbswitch: detected an Optimus _DSM function
 +: [ 1727.771014] bbswitch: Succesfully loaded. Discrete card 0000:01:00.0 is on
 +: [ 1766.857393] bbswitch: Unloaded. Discrete card 0000:01:00.0 is on
 +: [ 1766.858123] bbswitch: version 0.4.2
 +: [ 1766.858130] bbswitch: Found integrated VGA device 0000:00:02.0: \_SB_.PCI0.GFX0
 +: [ 1766.858136] bbswitch: Found discrete VGA device 0000:01:00.0: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP
 +: [ 1766.858194] bbswitch: detected an Optimus _DSM function
 +: [ 1766.858199] bbswitch: Succesfully loaded. Discrete card 0000:01:00.0 is on
 +: [ 1801.720954] bbswitch: disabling discrete graphics
 +: [ 1801.721091] bbswitch: Result of Optimus _DSM call: 01000059
 +: [ 1801.736774] pci 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D3
 +</code>
 +
 +Install as dkms so that it builds on new kernels
 +  sudo dkms remove bbswitch/OLDVERSION --all
 +  sudo make -f Makefile.dkms
 +
 +Add the following to /etc/modules
 +  bbswitch load_state=0
 +
 +Blacklist the open source nvidia drivers from starting
 +
 +Add the following to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
 +  blacklist vga16fb
 +  blacklist nouveau
 +  blacklist rivafb
 +  blacklist nvidiafb
 +  blacklist rivatv
 +
 +Update the boot process.
 +  sudo update-initramfs -u
 +
 +Now reboot and make sure your card is off
 +
 +
 +==== Optimus Nvidia setup ====
 +
 +
 +1. Install bumblebee and nvidia tools
 +   : sudo apt-get install bumblebee primus bumblebee-nvidia nvidia-detect nvidia-driver
 +
 +2. Add the following to the kernel boot parameters
 +   : rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay=1
 +    
 +   Make it persistent after reboot
 +   edit /etc/default/grub
 +   Adjust the following to look like this;
 +   : GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay=1 quiet"
 +
 +   re-generate grub.cfg
 +   : sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
 +
 +3. Install glxspheres (use instead of glxgears) - For tests
 +   1. Download VirtualGL (.deb) from:http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualgl/files/2.4/ 
 +      : wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/virtualgl/2.4/virtualgl_2.4_amd64.deb
 +   2. Navigate to the folder containing the deb package and install it with:
 +      : sudo dpkg -i VirtualGL_*.deb
 +   3. Run glxspheres:
 +      : /opt/VirtualGL/bin/glxspheres64
 +   4. Link
 +      : sudo ln -s /opt/VirtualGL/bin/glxspheres64 /usr/local/bin/glxspheres
 +
 +4. Results
 +   | Desc      | command                            | FPS |
 +   |-----------+------------------------------------+-----|
 +   | original  | vblank_mode=0 glxspheres           | 120 |
 +   | optirun   | vblank_mode=0 optirun glxspheres   | 145 |
 +   | primusrun | vblank_mode=0 primusrun glxspheres | 190 |
 ===== Touchpad ===== ===== Touchpad =====
  
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 Now you should have a left, middle & right button at the bottom of your touchpad and you should be able to drag and drop. Now you should have a left, middle & right button at the bottom of your touchpad and you should be able to drag and drop.
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