Ubuntu on Tablet PC

[TnT]

Installed Ubuntu on my Motion Computing M1400 last night. Went really smoothly, but I did use the wiki page for Gentoo to get tweaks made (Gentoo user docs are the best out there IMO).

+ Screen rotating worked out of the box.
+ Stylus required adding wacom driver to autoload modules list.
+ xorg.conf required minor tweaks to get right click working on stylus.
+ Wrote two scripts to rotate screen and stylus orientation (each one has two lines -- call xrandr and xsetwacom).
+ Wireless worked out of the box.
+ Gnome 2.18 is nice.

- Sound not working... probably nothing hard to fix, but haven't looked at it yet.
- Stylus resolution is crappy when I rotate to portrait mode.
- I need to figure out how to turn off my wireless card to save power.

? Haven't tried hibernate yet

[TnT]

Have run into one problem...

The administrator password screen takes over the entire machine and I can't use the on-screen keyboard! Anyone know how to turn this off?

[TnT]

Fixed that with a change in gconf.

- My bluetooth is off and I don't have a physical button to turn it on, so haven't gotten that to work in Linux.
- Played around with mic, but haven't gotten that to work either
- Stylus resolution isn't bad in portrait mode -- it's just slow to draw, don't know why still

* Hibernate works, but after using it once I wouldn't use it again as there was no difference between it and booting normally.

[Mag]

Hi,

I'm a super-green Linux user trying to get Ubuntu 7.04 working on my M1400. Would you mind too much going into more detail about what it was exactly that you had to do to get your tablet working? I've been browsing for days and still seem to be missing some of the fundamentals of setserial and how to get things to load up on the system boot.

Any help would be greatly appriciated!

Mag

[TnT]

Hi Mag,

Hmm... not sure if I can help you with the booting problem, because all I did was plugin an external USB DVD-Drive and put in the Ubuntu 7.04 CD.

Or are you having problems after installing from the live cd?

This is the first doc that I read (site is down for me right now):

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Motion_Computing_M1400

But yeah I want to write all my notes down anyways, so just let me know what other questions you have.

Thien

[lilbart90]

hey Tnt can you please post the files info and possibly all the steps u took to get the screen rotation to work and so that the mouse will stay aligned. Also if u can pretty much post everything u did to make it a suitable enviorment for yourself.

I know im asking a bit much. sorry for that, but i really like linux on my tablet and i dont want to go back to vista. lol


I apperciate any and all the help i can get. Thank you

[TnT]

This should get screen and pen working in normal view.

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"i2c"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
	Option		"XkbOptions"	"lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
	Option		"HorizScrollDelta"	"0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"stylus"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/wacom"	# Change to 
							# /dev/input/event
							# for USB
	Option		"Type"		"stylus"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY

	# For some reason Button 1 and 3 are switched
	# Button1 = 3 ... makes pointer left-click
	# 1 = left, 2 = middle, 3 = right
	Option		"Button1"	"3"
	Option		"Button2"	"1"
        # Set CW here and other sections for clockwise rotation
	#Option		"Rotate"	"CW"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"eraser"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/wacom"	# Change to 
							# /dev/input/event
							# for USB
	Option		"Type"		"eraser"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY

	Option		"Button1"	"2"		# Middle-click
	#Option		"Rotate"	"CW"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"cursor"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/wacom"	# Change to 
							# /dev/input/event
							# for USB
	Option		"Type"		"cursor"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY

	Option		"SendCoreEvents"
	#Option		"Rotate"	"CW"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device"
	Driver		"i810"
	BusID		"PCI:0:2:0"
	
	#Option		"Rotate"	"270"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	28-51
	VertRefresh	43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice     "stylus"	"SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "cursor"	"SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "eraser"	"SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

[TnT]

Script for portrait rotation (buttons up top)

#!/bin/bash

xrandr -o right
xsetwacom set stylus Rotate CW
xsetwacom set cursor Rotate CW
xsetwacom set eraser Rotate CW

Script to go back to landscape

#!/bin/bash

xrandr -o normal
xsetwacom set stylus Rotate NONE
xsetwacom set cursor Rotate NONE
xsetwacom set eraser Rotate NONE

[TnT]

Binding side buttons to programs. Remember to add xbindkeys to your startup in Gnome: System -> Preferences -> Session

.Xmodmap

keycode 168 = XF86Mail
keycode 169 = XF86Book

.xbindkeysrc

"xournal"
XF86Mail

"onboard"
XF86Book

[TnT]

Oooh, forgot an important part. Turning off the damn screen grab so you can actually use the on screen keyboard to type in passwords. Will have to dig up that setting in Gnome's Gconf when I get the chance.

[Kooldino]

Good info.

[TnT]

To disable screen grab:
gconf -> apps/gksu
There are a few options in there with pretty good descriptors.

[TnT]

I decided to update my tablet from 7.04 to 8.04.

--- 7.04 -> 7.10 ---
I didn't really use the laptop but things appeared to be working fine

--- 7.10 -> 8.04 ---
* onBoard seg faults
** Update: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ey/+bug/220475
** Update: Update includes a fix to virtkey which makes onBoard useable
* The stylus stopped working
** Update: I had to change my xorg.conf to use /dev/input/wacom instead of /dev/wacom
* Battery monitor doesn't work
** acpi reports the wrong percentage -- for me it's stuck at 35% tho my laptop has been plugged in all night.
** After testing standby mode, acpi started reporting what appears to be a correct charge
*** Restarted and back to having an incorrect percentage
** Added init script to unload and reload the battery module on startup as in info at bottom here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ACPIBattery

Back to same functional Ubuntu Hardy Heron on a M1400!

[The PIT]

I decided to update my tablet from 7.04 to 8.04.

--- 7.04 -> 7.10 ---
I didn't really use the laptop but things appeared to be working fine

--- 7.10 -> 8.04 ---
* onBoard seg faults
** Update: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ey/+bug/220475
** Update: Update includes a fix to virtkey which makes onBoard useable
* The stylus stopped working
** Update: I had to change my xorg.conf to use /dev/input/wacom instead of /dev/wacom
* Battery monitor doesn't work
** acpi reports the wrong percentage -- for me it's stuck at 35% tho my laptop has been plugged in all night.
** After testing standby mode, acpi started reporting what appears to be a correct charge
*** Restarted and back to having an incorrect percentage
** Added init script to unload and reload the battery module on startup as in info at bottom here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ACPIBattery

Back to same functional Ubuntu Hardy Heron on a M1400!

Which is why Linux will never make a desktop replacement. Still to much messing around top do. No doubt you'll get fixed eventually. Off to the command line with you.

[TransformX]

Try upgrading windows 2k to windows XP or windows XP to vista..
I sure hope you kept all the original driver CD and that they have the drivers for your new OS. Because you know, windows won't fetch them for you..