Re: How to help with sony-laptop on Vaio VGN-TT11

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On Fr, 09 Jan 2009, Michael Wallner wrote:
> The /sys backlight interface doesn't work for me.

Yes, that is a problem with the kernel you are using. You need
at least 2.6.28.

> Fn+F{1-12} do not work at all (no events).

same here.

> Hardware button for cdrom-eject and s1-button, too.

same here

> Hardware buttons for mute, vol-down, vol-up do work, though.

same here

> Wireless switch does something, I'm just not sure yet what it does,
> dmesg says "rfkill switch must be enabled for wireless to work" or
> something along those words.  I'm sorry, I don't have my notebook
> with me today.

Yes, that is what it says. The hardware button on the front turns off
all wireless stuff, that is WWAN, BLuetooth, WLAN. That is bad. There is
a /sys interface for turning them on and off one by one, but that is not
working either.

Best wishes

Norbert

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