Installing Debian GNU/Linux on Sony Vaio SRX87
Because the DVD-ROM drive supplied with the SRX87 is Firewire, and is not supported by the standard Debian boot images, you’ll need to use network booting (using PXE) to get it going. This page has some instructions for installing Debian in this manner.
I’ve expanded on those instructions here.
- Installing XFree86 ()
- Upgrading to a 2.4 kernel and ext3 ()
- Miscellaneous ()
- Vaio: ACPI patches ()
- Built-in Wireless ()
- Intel i820 onboard soundcard ()
- Firewire DVD-ROM drive ()
- Installing Debian GNU/Linux (this post; )
- Connecting an iPod ()
- Using make-kpkg to build a custom Linux kernel for your VAIO ()
Other Resources
- http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/~jhajagos/linux/SRX87/
- http://www.alphageeksinc.com/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?VaioSrX77
- Sony Programmable I/O Control Driver