Ubuntu On Sony Vaio FW Series

4Gb Ram

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1. hello, Im new to linux and ubuntu and cant seem to apt-get this package, “E: Couldn’t find package linux-image-2.6.24-21-server”

   is there a specific repository I can add? or how can I do it from a source package (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-21.42)?

   P.S. Your work is great and has helped me get my FW190 working very well.

   

   mohammad

   September 14, 2008 at 09:15

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2. Hello mohammad. You can try to search the package apt-cache search linux-image-2.6.24-21-server.
   Or maybe you have old package list and you need it update using this command sudo apt-get update then try search or install again.
   Or you can install server kernel of your current version sudo apt-get install linux-image-server

   

   egaistek

   September 15, 2008 at 05:03

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3. I managed to install the package (linux-image-2.6.24-21-server) by selecting the “proposed” option in software resources & I added launchpad.net repository. Unfortunately the kernel does not work on my FW-190 (Centrino 2 P8600 processor) – Ubuntu loads, logs in, then im left with a white screen and just a mouse. I tried a few other kernels before this all with the same problem; linux-image-2.6.24-19-server, linux-image-2.6.24-20-server

   is there any way I could be getting bad/old packages? Im not sure how kernels work, could some other package be incompatible and break it?

   I will undo what I did and download the way you posted. Right now everything works with linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic except the 4gb of ram and some function feys.

   

   Mohammad

   September 16, 2008 at 00:40

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4. Mohammad, if your Ubuntu loads till login screen, kernel is working ok.
   I guess you see white screen because of Intel graphics you have in your model or possibly you have compiz enabled with default ati driver? You can try to kill it, push Ctrl+Alt+F1 you will get into console, then enter your login and password. Then type ps -A | grep -i compiz and if you get a list with “compiz.real” type DISPLAY=:0 metacity --replace then push Ctrl+Alt+F7 it will bring you back to Gnome and maybe without white screen.
   Have you installed linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-server and linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-21-server packages?

   

   egaistek

   September 16, 2008 at 00:59

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5. Thanks it works! I just uninstalled compiz, added thoes packages and it booted fine. Then i renstalled compiz and all is well.

   

   Mohammad

   September 17, 2008 at 00:47

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6. Ok, I guess I should write post about white screen with compiz.

   

   egaistek

   September 17, 2008 at 03:31

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7. Hi egaistek,

   After installing server kernel, when laptop turns to idle, after 10-15minutes I get a kernel panic error:

   Code: Bad EIP value
   EIP: [] 0×1 SS:ESP 0068:f583be80
   Kernel Panic – not syncing: fatal exception in interrupt

   This didn’t happen to me with generic kernel. Have you detected that problem? Do you have any idea what shoult I check? I suspect this can have something to do with wifi, but not sure…

   Thanks

   

   josepcoves

   December 9, 2008 at 22:54

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8. josepcoves, a bad EIP value indicates something *very* wrong: an EIP is the x86 instruction pointer; something very low level you normally would not have to deal with.

   If you can make this happen again and again, you might want to consider filing a bug against the kernel at either launchpad (http://www.launchpad.net) or on the LKML itself. The former is probably easier, the latter is the actual place kernel developers discuss stuff. (You might want to know your stuff if you post there. If you are not an experienced user, I’d recommend launchpad.)

   

   Maxim

   January 17, 2009 at 20:14

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