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**** Select '''ForceDevice >>> ISDV4'''
 
**** Select '''ForceDevice >>> ISDV4'''
 
**** Set the mode to '''Absolute'''
 
**** Set the mode to '''Absolute'''
** Save & close Sax2
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** Save
* Reboot
 
 
 
The stylus and the PgUp, PgDn, Enter, and Esc tablet buttons should now work after you restart.
 
 
 
=== Screen Rotation ===
 
 
 
Basic screen rotation should work out-of-the-box with XRandR, and you can rotate the stylus with xsetwacom
 
 
 
==== Automatic Rotation ====
 
 
 
This will make the screen rotate clockwise automatically when you flip the screen to tablet mode.
 
 
 
* In a shell window, run {{cmdroot|xsetwacom list dev|grep stylus|grep -o '[A-Z][^\ ]\+'}}
 
{{HINT| The output is the Xorg handle for your stylus, probably '''Mouse[5]'''
 
If not, replace '''Mouse[5]''' in the following blocks of code with the correct handle}}
 
* Run as root {{cmdroot|kwrite /usr/lib/powersave/scripts/thinkpad_acpi_events}}
 
** When kwrite opens, insert the following lines at '''line 135''':
 
            20489)  HOTKEY="Tablet Mode"
 
                    run_on_xserver "xrandr -o 3"
 
                    run_on_xserver "xsetwacom set '''Mouse[5]''' Rotate CW"
 
                    ACTION="rotate clockwise" ;;
 
            20490)  HOTKEY="Laptop Mode"
 
                    run_on_xserver "xrandr -o 0"
 
                    run_on_xserver "xsetwacom set '''Mouse[5]''' Rotate NONE"
 
                    ACTION="rotate normal" ;;
 
** Save & close kwrite
 
 
 
The screen should now rotate clockwise when you flip the screen to tablet mode, and rotate back when you flip it up to laptop mode.
 
 
 
 
 
==== Rotate Button ====
 
 
 
This will get the rotate button on the tablet working.
 
 
 
* Run as root {{cmdroot|kwrite /usr/bin/rotate_desktop.sh}}
 
** When kwrite pops up, copy & paste the following script into the file
 
  #!/bin/bash
 
  ROTATION="$(xrandr -q|grep rotation|grep -o '[\-][\ ][a-z]\+'|grep -o '[a-z]\+')"
 
  case "$ROTATION" in
 
  "normal")
 
  xrandr -o 3
 
  xsetwacom set '''Mouse[5]''' Rotate CW
 
  ;;
 
  "left")
 
  xrandr -o 0
 
  xsetwacom set '''Mouse[5]''' Rotate NONE
 
  ;;
 
  "inverted")
 
  xrandr -o 1
 
  xsetwacom set '''Mouse[5]''' Rotate CCW
 
  ;;
 
  "right")
 
  xrandr -o 2
 
  xsetwacom set '''Mouse[5]''' Rotate HALF
 
  ;;
 
  *)
 
  ;;
 
  esac
 
** Save & close kwrite
 
* Run as root {{cmdroot|chmod a+x /usr/bin/rotate_desktop.sh}}
 
* Run as user {{cmduser|kwrite ~/.Xmodmap}}
 
** When kwrite pops up, copy & paste this into the file
 
  keycode 203 = XF86RotateWindows
 
** Save & close kwrite
 
* Open the KDE Control Center
 
** Go to the '''Regional & Accessibility / Input Actions'''
 
*** Click '''New Action'''
 
**** Set the Action Name to '''"Rotate Desktop"''', or whatever you want to call it
 
**** Set the Action Type to '''Keyboard Shortcut -> Command/URL (simple)'''
 
*** Select the '''Keyboard Shortcut''' tab
 
**** Click where it says '''"None"'''
 
**** After the little window will pops up, press the rotate button on your tablet, which should set the shortcut to '''XF86RotateWindows'''
 
**** Click ok on the little window
 
*** Select the '''Command/URL Settings''' tab
 
**** Enter '''/usr/bin/rotate_desktop.sh''' in the command field
 
** Apply changes & close KDE Control Center
 
 
 
The screen should now rotate when you press the rotate button on your tablet.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Suspend ===
 
 
 
Suspend to Disk and Suspend to RAM both work fine.
 
This is how to get the stylus back after the system wakes up.
 
 
 
* Run as root {{cmdroot|kwrite /etc/pm/hooks/00clear}}
 
** When kwrite pops up, insert the following code at '''line 9'''
 
  resume|thaw)
 
  setserial /dev/ttyS0 port 0x0200 irq 5 autoconfig
 
  ;;
 
** Save & close kwrite
 
 
 
 
 
=== SD Card ===
 
 
 
To get the SD card slot working, you just have to tell the kernel to load the right modules.
 
 
 
* Open YaST
 
** Select '''System''', and click on '''/etc/sysconfig Editor'''
 
*** In the /etc/sysconfig Editor, select '''System / Kernel / MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT'''
 
**** Enter the following modules, with spaces in between
 
***** '''mmc_core'''
 
***** '''mmc_block'''
 
***** '''sdhci'''
 
*** Click '''Finish''', apply changes & close /etc/sysconfig Editor
 
** Close YaST
 
 
 
The modules will now be loaded each time you boot, and the SD cards should be recognized automatically.
 
{{HINT|If you want to load the modules right away, open a root shell and modprobe them.}}
 
 
 
 
 
== Tablet Software ==
 
 
 
Tablet-oriented programs included on the SuSE DVD...
 
 
 
=== Xournal ===
 
 
 
Fast, stable, easy to use pen-based note taking program.  The imaging quality is excellent, which makes it nice for drawing also.
 
http://xournal.sf.net
 
 
 
=== Jarnal ===
 
 
 
Pen-based note taking program written in Java.  Not quite as nice as Xournal, but comes with handwriting recognition.
 
http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm
 
 
 
=== xvkbd ===
 
 
 
On-screen keyboard utility.  Not much to look at, but it shows up when the screen is locked, which is nice for tablet mode.
 
http://homepage3.nifty.com/tsato/xvkbd/
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:X41 Tablet]][[Category:SUSE]]
 

Revision as of 12:52, 12 April 2007

Success Chart

Item Working Notes
Installation Network Installation Not Tested
USB Installation Yes (DVD)
Display Laptop Screen Yes X.org i810 driver
CRT / Projector Yes
Screen Rotation Yes* XRandR
Stylus Yes* wacom serial driver.
Power Management Suspend to Disk (hibernate) Yes* Software Suspend 2
Suspend to RAM (ACPI sleep) Yes* Software Suspend 2
Audio Yes ALSA intel8x0 driver
Wireless 802.11b/g Yes ipw2200 drivers
Bluetooth Not Tested See Bluetooth on Fedora Core 4
Card Slots Cardbus Yes yenta_socket driver
SD Card Yes* sdhci driver
Extra Buttons Keyboard Section Yes ibm-acpi driver
Tablet buttons Yes*
Fingerprint Scanner Not Tested
Harddisk Active Protection Not Tested hdapsd

* = Configuration Required

Installation

Installation is fairly simple, most features work out-of-the-box.

Configuration

(Instructions are for KDE)

Tablet Configuration

General tablet configuration is pretty simple.

  • Open Sax2
    • First, go to the monitor section, we need to fix the screen size
      • Next to where it says "Monitor:", click the Change button
      • The auto-detected monitor is -->LCD / 1024X768@75HZ, which is fine
      • Go to the Display Size tab
        • Enter 248 for the X-Axis
        • Enter 186 for the Y-Axis
      • Click OK to close the Monitor Settings window
    • Now go to the Tablet section
      • Check Activate This Tablet
      • Select IBM / X41 TABLET PC (SERIAL)
    • Go to the Port and Mode tab
      • Set the port to COM-1 [/dev/ttyS0]
      • Select TCPButton >>> on
      • Select AlwaysCore
      • Select ForceDevice >>> ISDV4
      • Set the mode to Absolute
    • Go to the Electronic Pens tab
      • Check Add Pen
      • Click the Properties button
        • Select TCPButton >>> on
        • Select AlwaysCore
        • Select ForceDevice >>> ISDV4
        • Set the mode to Absolute
    • Save