My latest setup - Sony Vaio SRX w/ built in 802.11 - Page 2

Jangie · 08-06-2002

installing windows xp pro shouldn't be a problem, i've done it twice now on two different computers without a single hitch. and besides, if anything does manage to go wrong, i still have that big stack of recovery cds that sony gives me.

linux doesn't seem like it'll be too hard, i was looking at a couple of sites and there seem to be many users with success with vaios and linux. most people seem to have trouble only with using the included modem of the laptop, but since i'm never going to have to use dialup again, that's not an issue.

you can goto this page for a success story:
http://www.shallowsky.com/vaiolinux.html
it's about a lower model number than we have, by around a year or two by now, but it should still apply. sony uses most of the same hardware in this one.

oh yeah, i guess i already have used some linux on that box, as i got warlinux for it. it works except for the fact that i don't have a prism card.

*oh yeah, go check out wardriving.com for that one if you got prism, cos i ran into somebody who couldn't use netstumbler. it's contained in a 100% bootable iso that worked fine, except for the not having a prism card part. heh. second note: just talked to him again, it didn't work right. go figure. but it might work for you.*

rogerRabbit · 08-07-2002

For the record, these guys sell the SRX with a modified RedHat (or your choice of distro). I've spoken with them & everything works except the modem, suspend & hibernate.

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08-06-2002	#16 (permalink)
Jangie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 6	installing windows xp pro shouldn't be a problem, i've done it twice now on two different computers without a single hitch. and besides, if anything does manage to go wrong, i still have that big stack of recovery cds that sony gives me. linux doesn't seem like it'll be too hard, i was looking at a couple of sites and there seem to be many users with success with vaios and linux. most people seem to have trouble only with using the included modem of the laptop, but since i'm never going to have to use dialup again, that's not an issue. you can goto this page for a success story: http://www.shallowsky.com/vaiolinux.html it's about a lower model number than we have, by around a year or two by now, but it should still apply. sony uses most of the same hardware in this one. oh yeah, i guess i already have used some linux on that box, as i got warlinux for it. it works except for the fact that i don't have a prism card. oh yeah, go check out wardriving.com for that one if you got prism, cos i ran into somebody who couldn't use netstumbler. it's contained in a 100% bootable iso that worked fine, except for the not having a prism card part. heh. second note: just talked to him again, it didn't work right. go figure. but it might work for you.

08-07-2002	#17 (permalink)
rogerRabbit Peripatetic Stumbler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Motueka Posts: 219	For the record, these guys sell the SRX with a modified RedHat (or your choice of distro). I've spoken with them & everything works except the modem, suspend & hibernate.