Sony Laptop – VT-x

Dave Rowe — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:08:51 +0000

Sony has decided to disable a key feature on laptops, to enable virtualization extensions. My laptop is one such laptop. Using various resources available on the internet (FreeDOS, symcmos.exe, and a list of firmware codes) – I was able to enable the VT-x extensions. Awesome.

For those Googling, my laptop model is Sony Vaio VGN-FZ140N. Firmware model: R0050J7. I modified the value ’02D3′ to ’0001′ using the symcmos tool, and all is well.

Soundcard Wish

Dave Rowe — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:20:41 +0000

I use Skype periodically for phone calls from my PC. I also enjoy listening to music while I work. My main workstation is a Dell Dimension E520 – Running Kubuntu 8.04. So, on the box, I have 2 front connections to the sound card, a headphone jack and a microphone jack. Using my headset which splits the 2 out, it’s very handy for connecting. Trouble is I’m constantly unplugging the headphone jack to utilize the normal speaker set I have on my desk. What I’d love to do is direct regular audio output (ie, Music, System notifications, etc) through the rear connection, and have the Skype audio directed through the front headphone connection. This would allow me to listen to music, and when I saw a Skype notification arise, I could just pick up the headset and go, rather than fumble with the headphone connection.

Putting this post up on the ‘tubes to see if anyone has found a solution for this sort of setup.

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Sony Laptop – VT-x

Soundcard Wish