Laptop/Sony
Model list
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaio VGN-C2Z | 2007-07-11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Memory stick: Untested | |
| Vaio VGN-NR320FH | 2008-11-06 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Memory Stick: Untested | Fn keys need sony-laptop and sonypid. |
| Vaio VGN-SA/SB | 2014-02-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Vaio SV-S1511X9E/B | 2018-01-01 | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested | *nouveau needs config=NvBios=PLATFORM
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| Vaio SVT13 Touch | 2020-01-03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial: fan speed control unsupported | Memory Stick: Untested | Action keys: only WEB is mapped to browser, ASSIST sends tilde(~) and VAIO does nothing. Touchpad disable seems to do nothing. |
| Vaio SVF14 Touch | 2022-05-21 | Yes | Yes | Yes | broadcom-wl | broadcom-bt-firmwareAUR | Yes | Memory Stick: Untested | keyboard backlight needs /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop set to 1 not -1fix mouse and keyboard after hibernation with kernel parameters i8042.direct i8042.dumbkbdDisplay backlight only works with kernel parameters acpi_backlight=video. you might also want to use acpilightAUR
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| Vaio VGN-FW140E | 2025-06-05 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Memory Stick: Untested | Fix resume after suspend with kernel parameters acpi_sleep=nonvsFix extremely slow boot due to bad clocksource with kernel parameters tsc=unstable.
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| Vaio VGN-NR220E | 2025-07-06 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Memory Stick: Untested |
Troubleshooting
If you encounter issues with power management, in particular regarding suspend and hibernate, you might have to add the kernel parameter acpi_sleep=nonvs to your boot loader.