Kernel support for Sony Vaio PCG-FX140

Kernel support for Sony Vaio PCG-FX140

[Petr Konecny]

Hi,

I started to use Linux on Sony Vaio PCG-FX140. It has Intel 815-EM
chipset.  I got the network card working, but had little luck with other
stuff. I used 2.4.4-ac4.

1) The ethernet:
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset Ethernet (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3013
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 9
        Memory at f4105000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        I/O ports at 3000 [size=64]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

works with eepro100 driver on 100Mbit network. But oopses on insmod with
CONFIG_EEPRO100_PM=y. I alsoa had some problems on 10Mbit, under heavy
load the card starts reporting "eepro100: wait_for_cmd_done timeout!" 
and stops receiving, ifconfig down/up fixes that. 

2) Audio:
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 2445 (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Sony Corporation: Unknown device 80df
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
        I/O ports at 1c00 [size=256]
        I/O ports at 1840 [size=64]

I have no idea what driver to use, if there is one. I tried Intel 8x0
driver from alsa, but it did not work:

PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:1f.5
PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:1f.3
PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:1f.6
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:1f.5 to 64
ALSA ac97_codec.c:1371: AC'97 does not respond - RESET
ALSA card-intel8x0.c:1141: Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy

3) It has winmodem, so no luck there.
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 2446 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
        Subsystem: Sony Corporation: Unknown device 80df
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
        I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
        I/O ports at 1880 [size=128]

I did not have a chance to test USB and Firewire; will test USB over the
weekend. USB uhci drivers load, so I don't expect any problems there.

Any ideas or pointers ?

                                                Thanks, Petr
-- 
Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.
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Re: Kernel support for Sony Vaio PCG-FX140

[Nick Papadonis]

Petr Konecny <pekon@informatics.muni.cz> writes:

First I have a VAIO FX140 also.

> Hi,
> 
> I started to use Linux on Sony Vaio PCG-FX140. It has Intel 815-EM
> chipset.  I got the network card working, but had little luck with other
> stuff. I used 2.4.4-ac4.
> 
> 1) The ethernet:
Use the e100 driver that Intel wrote.  It is much better and runs
great on my VAIO.  The eepro100 had many lockups.


> 2) Audio:
> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 2445 (rev 03)
My audio works fine with stock kernel 2.2.16. i810_audio.  I use RH 7.0.

> 3) It has winmodem, so no luck there.
I'm working on this.  There is a driver for the 2.2.x series kernels,
but I couldn't get it to work.  Beg Conexant to release a driver or
open source their code.



Someone wrote a program to change LCD contrast.  It works.  Try:
http://samba.org/picturebook/


Let me know of any other things you encounter.

-- 
Nick
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Re: Kernel support for Sony Vaio PCG-FX140

[Alan Cox]

> 1) The ethernet:
> 01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset Ethernet (rev 03)
>         Subsystem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3013
>         Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 9
>         Memory at f4105000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
>         I/O ports at 3000 [size=64]
>         Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
> 
> works with eepro100 driver on 100Mbit network. But oopses on insmod with
> CONFIG_EEPRO100_PM=y. I alsoa had some problems on 10Mbit, under heavy
> load the card starts reporting "eepro100: wait_for_cmd_done timeout!" 
> and stops receiving, ifconfig down/up fixes that. 

I would be interested in the oops trace for the PM case. 

> 2) Audio:
> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 2445 (rev 03)
>         Subsystem: Sony Corporation: Unknown device 80df

Intel ICH2/ICH3

> I have no idea what driver to use, if there is one. I tried Intel 8x0
> driver from alsa, but it did not work:

Use the i810_audio driver see if that works any better

> 3) It has winmodem, so no luck there.
> 00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 2446 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
>         Subsystem: Sony Corporation: Unknown device 80df
>         Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
>         I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
>         I/O ports at 1880 [size=128]

Almost certainly the modem codec on the i810 chipset. If so its an absolutely
dumb winmodem - but the hardware iface is doucmented. Someone just has to
build a working modem stack