S1 and AV Mode keys
I have updated sony-laptop module patch with enabled S1 and AV Mode media keys. You can map this keys in System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts.
Download new sony-laptop patch (it’s included with patches for the post about brightness). Then do the 4th step in brightness how to.
Ubuntu On Sony Vaio FW Series 
thank you so much for this wonderful blog. you have no idea how much it´s helping me.
keep it up
joe
January 5, 2009 at 19:55
hi man , you have very useful blog for all VAIO’s users .
I have a problem with compiz . when i play a video and compize is run , that’s not good becuse play frame-frame . and very bad mode .
do you know to fix how it ?
pdan
January 7, 2009 at 00:55
Not really. It’s because of new fglrx you can’t do anything yet. There are related bugs submitted to launchpad already.
egaistek
January 7, 2009 at 01:48
Hi egaistek,
I’m very happy I found this blog because I’m going to buy a VGN-FW31ZJ and I was wondering for Ubuntu compatibility.
I know that the most part of hardware works correctly, but I still have a VGN-FS215S (4 years old) and I never make fn-keys works…
For new notebook I would like that everything works fine and I think that with your blog I can obtain that!
Thanks you very much!
Lord Paranormal
March 22, 2009 at 18:07
Hi,
I’ve upgraded to Ubuntu Karmic alpha 6 and AV Mode key stopped working. S1 key still works.
If there is something I can do to help solve this problem let me know 😛
Everything else seems to work fine.
Thanks a lot for everything on this blog!
P.S.: My vaio model is fw-21j and ubuntu is amd64
Teledhil
September 22, 2009 at 16:53
I have a Sony VGN FZ21E and the problem is that the external speakers don’t shut completely when I plug in my headphones. Can you tell me how to solve this problem?
rd
January 27, 2010 at 19:58