I got a new laptop in Feb 2001; a Sony Vaio PCG-Z505JE. I named it "jammer" because I happened to have my guitar in the room when I was choosing a name.
14Aug2004: It's kaput. Hmm... ToMacOrNotToMac
What I like about it:
- it's light.
- the display is so crisp!
- it's fast; made me realize how slow my 200mhz desktop machine is.
- DebianLinuxJustWorks on it. 11Jan2003: upgraded to DebianPackage:kernel-image-2.6.0-1-686 . I hesitated because I didn't see a companion pcmcia-modules package, but I get the impression that's no longer needed; indeed, my orinoco card works fine. My USB mouse didn't work at first, but I upgraded DebianPackage:hotplug and all seems well.(@@more on booting from USB floppy to re-install after disk replacement)
- built-in ethernet
- pcmcia 802.11 works great
- USB is cool; I love my logitech USB optical mouse. 3Dec2003: added a wireless optical to the kit. UPACode 097855017932. oops; epinions showed I could have paid less than $40.
- suspend and hibernate work great; I go months without actually rebooting linux.
What I don't like:
- the disk is going bad! (see also: Hugo's disk problem@@)
- the keyboard is a little cramped
- firewire chipset is too closed to be supported by linux (hm... maybe not... "However, it is supported," says Hugo's notes indeed... lspci reports 00:08.0 FireWire? (IEEE 1394): Sony Corporation CXD3222 i.LINK Controller (rev 02) and the linux 1394 stuff says the CXD3222 is reported to be OCHI-happy, i.e. supported. This is more relevant that the MaJoStudio includes a digital video camera. Grumble... of course, the firewire port on the iMac is 6-pin while the i.Link port on this machine is 4-pin. Those cables aren't cheap!)
24Jan2003: upgraded to 2.6 the other day. Having problems resuming from stand-by. Who knows if they're causally related. named went nutso when I connected to an 802.11 provider in LGA. DebianPackage:djbdns-installer to the rescue!
linux on vaio of Oct 19, 2000
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