Installing [UBUNTU] on [SONY VAIO VGN-FE21B]

Last updated: 13/01/2007

General Hardware Specifications of [SONY VAIO VGN-FE21B]:

Hardware Components
Status under Linux
Notes
Pentium
T2300 @ 1.66 GHz
Works No special procedure required during installation.
15.4" LCD Works No special procedure required during installation
NVIDIA 7400 Works No special procedure required during installation
If you want xgl, compiz or beryl download and install NVIDIA drivers see procedure here and X11 configuration here
VGA output and S-video output not tested
1GB, RAM, 2DIMMs Works No special procedure required during installation
80 GB SATA Hard Drive Works No special procedure required during installation
Integrated 5-1 Memory Card Reader Should Works Not tested should work

Integrated Bluetooth Works No special procedure required during installation
Integrated PCMCIA Works No special procedure required during installation
Integrated IEEE1384 Works No special procedure required during installation
Internal V92 Modem Should Work Not tested should work
see http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/
DVD-RW Unit
Works No special procedure required during installation
Internal Intel WIFI Works No special procedure required during installation
Internal Intel Ethernet Works No special procedure required during installation
Intel HDA SoundCard Works No special procedure required
during installation for PLAYBACK
If you want to CAPTURE with integrated microphone see instructions here

This laptop is operating under Kernel version [Linux boucaron-laptop 2.6.17-10-generic #2 SMP]

Basic Installation of [UBUNTU]:
Setting up additional features for [UBUNTU]
NVIDIA LAST DRIVER WORKING WITH UBUNTU
Configuration Files
Contact Information 
Links:

Plus other useful things I may have forgotten

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