Comments on: running ubuntu on a vaio BZ series laptop

By: admin

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:27:11 +0000

Ah, I don’t exactly use the lid for sleep. I put it to sleep manually. Not sure why really. So I might actually have the same problem.

Also I wasn’t even aware it even had a internal mic.
I bought a headset for use with skype years ago, one that folds in on itself so it can be easily stuffed into a side pocket of my carrying bag.
Also the front head/mic sockets are mighty handy as a side note.

By: Eric Donkersloot

Eric Donkersloot — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:33:20 +0000

Strangely enough, I own a BZ12XN with almost the same specs and standby does not work the first time I close the lid, and here’s why:

ericd@vaiopro:~$ cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state
state: closed

To get the internal mic working (i.e. for Skype), I had to add a line to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf:

options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba-s06

Cheers,

Eric

By: admin

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:41:12 +0000

I of course can’t confirm that it happens with all these laptops, but seeing as a lot of people comment on it seems to indicate it is pretty much always the case, or at least mostly.

But yes, the laptop has a annoying high pitch hum. Interestingly enough, i don’t think it is a fan problem. I think it might be a condensator.

The sound only appears when the laptop is plugged into power (which is almost always because it won’t last very long without power, a few hours tops)
Also, if you sit directly in front of the laptop you probably won’t hear the sound. At least that is my experience.

I hope this helps.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:08:21 +0000

Hi,

could you please say something about its noice? How is the fan?