w/ 1394a-2000 OHCI Two-Port PHY/Link-Layer Cont. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)Ġ0:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI7420 CardBus ControllerĠ0:0a.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI7x20 1394a-2000 OHCI Two-Port PHY/Link-Layer ControllerĠ0:0a.3 Unknown mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCI7420/PCI7620 Dual Socket CardBus and Smart Card Cont. This is an 'lspci' dump from the machine:Ġ0:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS200/RS200M AGP Bridge (rev 02)Ġ0:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc PCI Bridge Ġ0:03.0 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem ControllerĠ0:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)Ġ0:06.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller Ġ0:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge Ġ0:09.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. but it is supported by the MadWiFi project as I'll get to later. The only catch is that the built int Atheros WiFi card is NOT supported by Fedora. is all supported 'out-of-the-box' with the stock drivers!!! The chipset, modem, sound card, ACPI, ethernet (wire), carbus, firewire, etc. The hardware support in Fedora is excellent. "Memory Stick" reader (wtf? its a sony :)ģx Audio ports 1/8" (line in, mic in, headphone out) Hardware Specs:Here is a quick list of the specs:Ītheros based WiFi interface with AGB (AR5212)ĭVD Drive (DVD+R/RW double layer, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW) It looks a lot like any of the other K-series laptops: Identification: The Vaio K37 has several identification numbers. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone wanting an ultra-portable/commuter laptop, its too heavy and your battery wont last long enough. It has a pretty good graphics card, and has the processor strength to compile code fairly quickly. I don't need a desktop/monitor cluttering up my desk anymore, and I can sit on my couch with it. I don't travel with it much, but the portability is nice. My choice for this laptop was mostly based on wanting a semi-portable 'main-use' computer. The mouse is really my main beef, since I use linux 90+ percent of the time.īut after getting used to it, it's not that bad, and the fact that the touchpad works so well makes up for it. The weight is about 8 pounds, I don't mind this, but if you are looking for a lightweight laptop this is definately not a good choice. This isn't really a concern for me since I usually have an outlet to plug into. The battery only lasts about 1 hour (the advertised battery life is about 2 hours) and that's without using the DVD drive! The main cons are: short battery life, heavy, and only 2-button mouse. Opinion: My overall opinion of this laptop is GREAT! It seems well built, has an awesome display, good keyboard, good dvd drive, built-in abg wireless, FAST, has lots of memory, big hard drive, etc. If you have any problems, comments, etc, please email me. I have chosen to go with Fedora Core 3, and this page will hopefully explain the install process and configuration of all the onboard hardware, all from what I have figured out so far. This is a fairly new laptop (at the time I wrote this), so I haven't found any information on the web about installing linux on it. Installing Fedora Core 3 on a Sony Vaio K37 Installing Fedora Core 3 on a Sony Vaio K37 UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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