How to configure Sony Vaio CW + Nvidia Drivers in ubuntu !

Installing ubuntu in sony vaio cw series and configuring with nvidia display driver is a little complicated stuff . Here is a solution for that.

First you insert your disk and press f6  from boot menu and select "nomodeset" and boot.

( screenshot is taken using virtualbox because i cant take it from the original boot menu)



further installation steps are as usual

after installing remove the cd / other installation media and reboot the system.

again you will get a menu like i added below

press e  ( to edit)




now  you have to add the option nomodeset

type nomodeset  just  after quit splash  and press ctrl + x to boot



download these files

nvidia driver - display driver

http://www.nvidia.in/object/linux_display_ia32_190.42.html

edid.bin - Extended display identification data

http://www.4shared.com/file/cNpBak4w/edid.html

Xorg.conf - xorg configuration
http://www.4shared.com/file/RF1eFNIU/xorg.html

now you have

1. NVIDIA-Linux-x86-190.42-pkg1.run

2. xorg.conf

3 . edid.bin

place all these files in your home folder.

ok, again reboot your system and choose the second option recovery mode



after that you will get something like this. choose  netroot from that menu



then you will get a root shell

type
> init 3

and press enter . This is to change the run level to 3. now you will get text-mode login. use your username and password to login after that run these commands
 
> sudo chmod +x ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-190.42-pkg1.run

> sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-190.42-pkg1.run

> sudo cp xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf

> sudo cp edid.bin /etc/X11/edid.bin

> sudo reboot

the last command reboots your system and still you have problems boot to the recovery mode again as i mentioned above and choose the netroot option and edit the file /boot/grub/grub.cfg


> sudo nano /boot/grub/grub.conf

and find the line that we modified earlier to add nomodeset option ( remember that option will not be there now) so we have to add it after "quit splash" . and save the file by pressing ctrl + o and press enter and ctrl + x to exit. then reboot
> sudo reboot

Everything will be alright now :)

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