Purpose
To create a fully configured live Linux installation on CD for the Sony PCG-C1VN (and similar) model laptop.
Description
The live CD is built using Debian's testing branch as an installation base and the bootcd package to bundle the installation into a working bootable CD.
Debian was selected for it's stability, ease of configuration, and wealth of premade packages.
Supported Features
- Jog Dial
- Audio
- Motion Eye Camera
- J-Mouse
- USB Hotplugging
- HID (mouse and keyboard)
- NIC
- Memory Stick
- USB Floppy
- i.Link Firewire
- 1024x480 X11 Display
- Full Width Console
- PCMCIA
- Crusoe Longrun
Future Items
- Reduce CD Image size
- Capture Button Support
- Modem support
- ACPI configuration
- Memstick/Floppy support for storing configuration changes
- Update SJog menu to reflect installed software
- TV out
- External Monitor
Known Bugs
- Console display is not correct, small black bar across top and small white bar across bottom. (presumed to be an issue with ISOLINUX)
- Modem does not work (drivers not installed)
- SJog does not load automatically
History
v0.01 - 19 Oct 2002
- Initial release to public.
- Proof of Concept release.
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Download
Space for the ISO images has been provided by Eberhard Moenkeberg at ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/vaio/.
All ISO images have been signed by my GPG key which can be download here
Key fingerprint = 4B9E D2B3 D28C 25AC 6CDD F08F 238F 6506 EA3A 2726