Description of Sony Vaio PCG C1X

Support knowledgebase (laptop_daten_sony_vaio_PCG-C1X)

Exact modelname

• Sony Vaio PCG-C1X

Processor, Memory, Bus

• Processor

  processor       : 0
  vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
  cpu family      : 5
  model           : 8
  model name      : Mobile Pentium MMX
  stepping        : 2
  cpu MHz         : 263.934709
  fdiv_bug        : no
  hlt_bug         : no
  sep_bug         : no
  f00f_bug        : yes
  coma_bug        : no
  fpu             : yes
  fpu_exception   : yes
  cpuid level     : 1
  wp              : yes
  flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 mmx
  bogomips        : 525.93
  

• 124 MByte basic memory equipment

Graphic chip, Display

• Graphic chipset: Neomagic Corporation [MagicGraph 256AV]
• Display: Unknown 1024x480
• XServer: The XFree86 Server Version 3.3.6 works fine. No particular server options needed. From /root/ServerLog :

  XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System
  ...
  (--) SVGA: PCI: NeoMagic NM2200 rev 32, Memory @ 0xfd000000, 0xfe800000
  (--) SVGA: chipset:  NM2200
  (--) SVGA: videoram: 2560k
  ...
  

• From lspci -v :

  00:08.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation [MagicGraph 256AV] (rev 20) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
          Subsystem: Sony Corporation: Unknown device 802a
          Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9
          Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
          Memory at fe800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
          Memory at fed00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
          Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
  

• BIOS settings: none

Pointing Device

• Trackpoint with 3 Buttons. Recognized and supported under Linux as a standard PS/2 mouse.

Sound

• Sound chip: Sound Blaster compatible ISA sound chip
• entry in /etc/modules.conf:

  alias char-major-14 sb
  options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=0 dma16=3 mpu_io=0x320
  

PCMCIA

• Availalbe slots : 2
• PCMCIA controller: Ricoh RL5C475 PCI-to-CardBus
  From /var/log/messages:

  kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.11
  kernel:   kernel build: 2.2.14 #1 Sun Mar 12 02:55:41 GMT 2000
  kernel:   options:  [pci] [cardbus] [apm]
  kernel: PCI routing table version 1.0 at 0xfdf80
  kernel: Intel PCIC probe:
  kernel:   Ricoh RL5C475 PCI-to-CardBus at slot 00:0a, mem 0x68000000
  kernel:     host opts [0]: [isa irq] [io 3/6/1] [mem 3/6/1] [pci irq 9] [lat 168/176] [bus 32/34]
  kernel:     ISA irqs (default) = 3,4,5,7,10,11,12,15 PCI status changes
  

• Necessary options for core and chipset: none
• Special IRQ, IO or memory settings: none
• Special BIOS settings : none
• probe -v and probe -m Output:

    PCI bridge probe: Ricoh RL5C475 found, 2 sockets.
    i82365
  

IrDA

• Chipset and support under Linux : tested and works fine.
• Special settings : must be activated in the BIOS.

External connection

• 1 USB connector. lspci -v Output:

  00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
          Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
          I/O ports at fce0
  
  

• headphones, microphone
• firewire
• port for external monitor

APM

• The following APM Kernel configuration works :

      [*] Enable APM at boot time
      [*] Do CPU IDLE calls
      [*] Enable console blanking using APM
      [*] Ignore multiple suspend/resume cycles
      [*] RTC stores time in GMT
  

Other storage media

• Hard disk : FUJITSU MHF2043AT, 4126MB w/0kB Cache, CHS=559/240/63

Other technical data

• Size: Weight:
• Special equipment :