"Great functionality on great hardware, all while maintaining freedom through Linux"

This team is a group of Sony Vaio Z-series owners and/or developers interested in getting it to work 100% under Linux.

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The group has some amazing contributors, one of which maintains a script that handles most of the heavy lifting AUTOMATICALLY for getting Linux working WELL on Vaio Z machines.

Janitor Script (automatic configuration) can be found at:

http://global-social.net/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=3

Actual kernel module patched for Sony Vaio Z usage:

 http://www.logic.at/people/preining/software/sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np6.tar.gz

Thanks to Raphael for maintaining this script and our friend Norbert for his aid in the kernel!

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PLEASE NOTE: THE "LEGACY" INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY LISTED HAS BEEN MOVED.

Visit wiki.ubuntu.com/sonyvaioz if troubleshooting specific components, or if you just choose to do things manually.

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Please cite any information you find useful if re-posting this for specific distributions, or on personal blogs/wikis/etc.

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Please subscribe to the group If you are new by clicking on the "Join Team" link at the right of the page, and also participate in this doodle if you have time:
http://www.doodle.com/rkqdh5zithrwvws4

Internal launchpad mailing list:
https://lists.launchpad.net/sony-vaio-z-series/

And we should create bug reports for the remaining small bits in http://bugs.launchpad.net, as this ensures they are properly dealt upstream.

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Here is a review on computer.tv:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcvu2Aluy7g

And another one in notebookreview:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=295113

Here is a dissassembling tour (so that you don't feel the need to do it with yours :-p):
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=274083

This team is listed as a Linux on MacBook Air Killer (http://linux-macbook-air-killers.blogspot.com/)
"Great functionality on great hardware, all while maintaining freedom through Linux"

This team is a group of Sony Vaio Z-series owners and/or developers interested in getting it to work 100% under Linux.

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The group has some amazing contributors, one of which maintains a script that handles most of the heavy lifting AUTOMATICALLY for getting Linux working WELL on Vaio Z machines.

Janitor Script (automatic configuration) can be found at:

http://global-social.net/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=3

Actual kernel module patched for Sony Vaio Z usage:

 http://www.logic.at/people/preining/software/sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np6.tar.gz

Thanks to Raphael for maintaining this script and our friend Norbert for his aid in the kernel!

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PLEASE NOTE: THE "LEGACY" INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY LISTED HAS BEEN MOVED.

Visit wiki.ubuntu.com/sonyvaioz if troubleshooting specific components, or if you just choose to do things manually.

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Please cite any information you find useful if re-posting this for specific distributions, or on personal blogs/wikis/etc.

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Here is a wiki for people wanting to share their experiences in running linux:
http://linux-on-sony-vaio-z.wikispaces.com/

Please subscribe to the group If you are new by clicking on the "Join Team" link at the right of the page, and also participate in this doodle if you have time:
http://www.doodle.com/rkqdh5zithrwvws4

Internal launchpad mailing list:
https://lists.launchpad.net/sony-vaio-z-series/

And we should create bug reports for the remaining small bits in http://bugs.launchpad.net, as this ensures they are properly dealt upstream.

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Here is a review on computer.tv:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcvu2Aluy7g

And another one in notebookreview:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=295113

Here is a dissassembling tour (so that you don't feel the need to do it with yours :-p):
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=274083

This team is listed as a Linux on MacBook Air Killer (http://linux-macbook-air-killers.blogspot.com/)