Sony: NVIDIA Drivers. Cannot update.

frankcarrington

8 posts since
Feb 21, 2012

Written on Feb 24, 2012 10:15 AM

Hi guys,

Yes I can access the driver via both the Nvidia controls and the Control panel windows 7 plus a couple of other ways a bit more complicated.

There are updates out there. There is an install program from Nvidia to install the updated driver, the problem lies in the way Sony have set up the installation of the actual card. A good analogy is to say they have set up a firewall around it that means the external NVIDIA system does not even find the card. I find its frustrating. Sony have really shot themselves in the foot, so to speak. They are going to become like Merc cars great reputation and everyone wanted them. They got greedy and tried cutting corners and ignoring customer service. Now they are paying for it in dropped sales and bad reputation.

Sony should be sorting this, not us. So come one Sony give us some support!!

rich912

6,442 posts since
Aug 28, 2004

Written on Feb 24, 2012 10:38 AM

Hi frankcarrington,

If I am correct on this, and I reserve judgement until we receive clarification from Sony, then the problem lies within the INF file supplied by NVIDIA, albeit possibly at the request of Sony.

When installing most drivers the INF file is scanned for compatible device hardware ID. If this is not found then driver install is rejected. Hence the need for a modified INF file that includes the hardware ID for the Sony Vaio (NVIDIA) graphics chip.

We will try to get clarification on the points raised by ‘kasattack’ but it may take a while...

Rich

Message was edited by: rich912

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kasattack

6 posts since
Nov 12, 2006

Written on Feb 24, 2012 10:20 PM

Hi frank, you're the 1st person struggling that has the same pc as me, i've had a bit of progress after posting here yesterday, namely i can now see my graphic card in device manager. I think you did some sort of re-set that's why you didn't have to follow the below procedure.

So now i'm at the same stage as you, you seem to have more pc knowledge, so if you read this blog below you may be able to understand how to modify your inf files. Read the whole page as it covers almost 2 years & as we know some of the info given is out of date.

http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/08/18/how-to-modify-and-install-nvidia-drivers-for-mobile-graphics-chipsets-in-windows-7-when-all-else-fails/

If you ( or anyone else reading ) figure it out, please post a step by step guide here.

Just to say, it's not just Sony giving us the shaft, those gits at Nvidia are just as bad, you would think they would be ashamed of themselves for ruining so many peoples laptops with their faulty chips & only to happy to try & help, nah, not a bit of it

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