Need Lots of Graphic Help Sony Vaio CW

**speedygeo** · November 4th, 2010

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2118873

**oskar321** · January 8th, 2011

Thank you very much... you helped me to fix my problem with my vaio mac osx 10.6.6. I'm going to test, if i can get the full resolution of 1600x900 instead of 1280x800.

**lyokos** · February 6th, 2011

what's this all about I could not understand any of these solution !!!

I mean I had the black screen when I wanted to install the ubuntu 10.4 also 10.10 black screen

the steps ???!!!! where on windows 7 anyone can explain ??

2) Place EDID raw file in /etc/X11 . Name it something like sonyedid.bin

3) Install nvidia drivers from restricted drivers list.

4) Alter xorg.conf to include edid bin refrence as seen below.

5) Note, this xorg file is now setup to enable your Nvidia drivers to detect external HDMI and CRT monitors.

**drdineshml** · February 17th, 2011

Originally Posted by tgui

I have a similar sony cw laptop with the 330M GPU.

You'll need to pull your EDID while in windows. EDID data describes the capability of your LCD screen. Problem with the current NVIDIA drivers is that they can't pull this data for some reason and consequently your LCD doesn't work.

1) Pull EDID in Windows. Most say to use the softmccs program but frankly this doesn't work in Windows 7. Not an option. Use Phoenix EDID Designer 1.3. (attached)

http://www.tucows.com/preview/329441

2) Place EDID raw file in /etc/X11 . Name it something like sonyedid.bin

3) Install nvidia drivers from restricted drivers list.

4) Alter xorg.conf to include edid bin refrence as seen below.

5) Note, this xorg file is now setup to enable your Nvidia drivers to detect external HDMI and CRT monitors.

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Nvidia Default Flat Panel"
    HorizSync       29.0 - 47.0
    VertRefresh     0.0 - 61.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce GT 330M"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    Option         "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0,DFP-1,CRT"
    Option         "CustomEDID" "DFP-0:/etc/X11/sonyedid.bin"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Ive attached my EDID bin for a sony vaio CW with 1600x900 graphics.

-E-

Hi,
I am also using vpccw26fg and I tried the method you given but while booting it enter to the blank violet ubuntu screen and stuck there, cannot boot.
Installed Ubuntu10.10 32 bit
Thanks

**drdineshml** · February 17th, 2011

Hi,
I am also using vpccw26fg and I tried the method you given but while booting it enter to the blank violet ubuntu screen and stuck there, cannot boot.
Installed Ubuntu10.10 32 bit
Thanks

**ahmad598** · March 11th, 2011

Originally Posted by tgui

I have a similar sony cw laptop with the 330M GPU.

You'll need to pull your EDID while in windows. EDID data describes the capability of your LCD screen. Problem with the current NVIDIA drivers is that they can't pull this data for some reason and consequently your LCD doesn't work.

1) Pull EDID in Windows. Most say to use the softmccs program but frankly this doesn't work in Windows 7. Not an option. Use Phoenix EDID Designer 1.3. (attached)

http://www.tucows.com/preview/329441

2) Place EDID raw file in /etc/X11 . Name it something like sonyedid.bin

3) Install nvidia drivers from restricted drivers list.

4) Alter xorg.conf to include edid bin refrence as seen below.

5) Note, this xorg file is now setup to enable your Nvidia drivers to detect external HDMI and CRT monitors.

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Nvidia Default Flat Panel"
    HorizSync       29.0 - 47.0
    VertRefresh     0.0 - 61.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce GT 330M"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    Option         "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0,DFP-1,CRT"
    Option         "CustomEDID" "DFP-0:/etc/X11/sonyedid.bin"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Ive attached my EDID bin for a sony vaio CW with 1600x900 graphics.

-E-

Hi
I've tried this solution and still no success. Here's my info:

my vaio is VPC S136 FG with a GeForce 310M.
I've extractes EDID file using Phoenix in Win7. the EDID file is attached.
my xorg log file doesnt say any error about the edid file. you can find it in the following.
when ubuntu boots up, the screen is divided to 6-7 gray bars. sound just works.
i can boot up ubuntu in failsafe mode with 1280*... resolution, but it doesnt use nvidia driver.
I've installed Nvidia driver, version 260.19.06-0ubuntu1.

also this is my xorg.conf:

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 260.19.06  (buildmeister@builder101)  Mon Sep 13 07:06:38 PDT 2010


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
	Option	"ConnectedMonitor"	"DFP-0"
	Option	"CustomEDID"	"DFP-0:/etc/X11/edid.raw"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

and the xorg log file:

Code:

[    12.345] 
X.Org X Server 1.9.0
Release Date: 2010-08-20
[    12.353] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    12.353] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-27-server i686 Ubuntu
[    12.353] Current Operating System: Linux vaio 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:34:50 UTC 2010 i686
[    12.353] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=af281b98-981a-4eb6-9ebf-36357393bed5 ro quiet splash
[    12.353] Build Date: 16 September 2010  05:39:22PM
[    12.353] xorg-server 2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) 
[    12.353] Current version of pixman: 0.18.4
[    12.353] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    12.353] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    12.353] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Mar 11 20:20:10 2011
[    12.399] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[    12.399] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    12.435] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[    12.435] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[    12.435] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[    12.435] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[    12.435] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[    12.435] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[    12.435] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    12.435] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    12.534] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[    12.534] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    12.566] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
	/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
	built-ins
[    12.566] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    12.566] (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[    12.566] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[    12.566] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[    12.566] (II) Loader magic: 0x81f8e00
[    12.566] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    12.566] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    12.566] 	X.Org Video Driver: 8.0
[    12.566] 	X.Org XInput driver : 11.0
[    12.566] 	X.Org Server Extension : 4.0
[    12.567] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0a75:104d:9069 rev 162, Mem @ 0xd2000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00007000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[    12.567] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[    12.567] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[    12.640] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[    12.653] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    12.653] 	compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    12.653] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    12.653] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[    12.653] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[    12.653] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[    12.653] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[    12.653] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[    12.653] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[    12.653] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[    12.653] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[    12.653] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[    12.654] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[    12.654] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    12.654] 	compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    12.654] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    12.654] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[    12.654] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[    12.654] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    12.654] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/libglx.so
[    13.395] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    13.395] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    13.395] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    13.395] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  260.19.06  Mon Sep 13 07:01:31 PDT 2010
[    13.395] (II) Loading extension GLX
[    13.395] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[    13.395] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[    13.403] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    13.403] 	compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.13.0
[    13.403] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    13.403] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[    13.403] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[    13.403] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[    13.404] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[    13.407] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    13.407] 	compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    13.407] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[    13.407] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[    13.407] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    13.407] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[    13.408] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    13.408] 	compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.2.0
[    13.408] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[    13.408] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[    13.408] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    13.408] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[    13.560] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    13.560] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    13.560] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    13.616] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  260.19.06  Mon Sep 13 06:37:13 PDT 2010
[    13.644] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[    13.644] (++) using VT number 7

[    13.647] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[    13.647] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[    13.647] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    13.660] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    13.660] 	compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    13.660] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    13.660] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[    13.660] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[    13.661] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    13.685] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    13.685] 	compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
[    13.685] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    13.685] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[    13.685] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[    13.685] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[    13.717] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[    13.717] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[    13.717] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[    13.718] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[    13.718] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0"
[    13.718] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "CustomEDID" "DFP-0:/etc/X11/edid.raw"
[    13.720] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
[    13.721] (**) NVIDIA(0): ConnectedMonitor string: "DFP-0"
[    13.721] (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
[    13.721] (II) NVIDIA(0):     enabled.

any solution or idea is appreciated.
Thanx