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Talk:Active Rotate

2009-02-21T13:37:40Z

Gomyhr: Confusing and possibly wrong information

This page is getting confusing. It started off being about screen- and stylus rotation according to physical orientation (tilt) using the HDAPS accelerometer. Then it became about rotation according to swivel-up and swivel-down, but with parts of the original page still there. Wouldn't it be nice if we used the term "Active Rotate" for one thing only?

Also, the last update (21:29, 20 February 2009 1,278 (Talk | contribs) (1,846 bytes)) describes how to do it using a ACPI events defined in <tt>/etc/acpi/event/</tt>. Isn't this description Debian/Ubunutu specific? I thought all distributions handled ACPI stuff differently (I have Ubuntu, so I can't verify that, but see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AcpiSupportDeprecation). Finally, I just wrote a similar [[Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad X61 Tablet|description]] for Ubuntu Intrepid on X61 Tablet, and my experience was that running xrandr via a script run from /etc/acpi/event/* would not work unless I had restarted /etc/init.d/acpid from that X-server. To work around that I had to use some extra functions copied from /etc/acpi/rotatescreen.sh in Ubuntu. --[[User:Gomyhr|Gomyhr]] 13:37, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad X61 Tablet

2009-02-19T03:58:10Z

Gomyhr: /* Rotate screen when turning into slate mode */ typo

This page is not complete, but it documents some differences from [[Installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on a ThinkPad X61|the Hardy page]].

Installing Intrepid should work the same as on most other computers. If you don't have [[UltraBase X6 Tablet|Ultrabase]] with a CD drive or another external CD drive, you can install from a USB drive.

= Tablet specific features =

== Stylus ==
Enable it as described in [[Wacom_Serial_Tablet_PC_Stylus]]:
Add to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

<pre>
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
</pre>

The main difference from Hardy, is that the option "Device" no longer takes the value "/dev/ttyS0", but "/dev/input/wacom" (due to a newer version of the driver). If your tablet supports MultiTouch, you can also add the section (untested - please remove this paranthesis if you have tested this successfully)

<pre>
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "touch"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "touch"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
EndSection
</pre>

In addition you will need a ServerLayout section. If you already have one, add the lines
<pre>
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
</pre>
to it. If there is no such section (which is the default), it has to be added. It can then look like this:
<pre>
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "touch" "SendCoreEvents" # Only a few TabletPCs support this type
EndSection
</pre>

Uncomment the last line if you have a MultiTouch capable tablet. The Identifier can be whatever you want, and the Screen is whatever the Identifier of your screen section is. "Default Screen" is the default. Make sure that you have a newline after the last EndSection in your file.

== Rotate screen when turning into slate mode ==

When you turn the screen to put the computer into slate mode (a.k.a. tablet mode) you typically want the picture on screen to rotate into portrait mode. The X61 generates an ACPI event when it is turned into slate mode and another event when it is turned back. We can then let acpid rotate the screen at this event.
At the moment, Ubuntu does not automatically rotate the stylus when the screen is rotated. This means that if you touch the screen in one corner, the cursor will show up in another.
We also want to remap the arrow keys so that what used to be left now becomes down, etc. so that the "wheel" work as expected.

First, we add two files for changing the arrow keys to <tt>/etc/acpi</tt>

<tt>Xmodmap.normalrotatedarrows</tt>:
<pre>
keycode 111 = Up NoSymbol Up NoSymbol Up
keycode 113 = Left NoSymbol Left NoSymbol Left
keycode 114 = Right NoSymbol Right NoSymbol Right
keycode 116 = Down NoSymbol Down NoSymbol Down
</pre>

<tt>Xmodmap.rightrotatedarrows</tt>:
<pre>
keycode 114 = Up NoSymbol Up NoSymbol Up
keycode 111 = Left NoSymbol Left NoSymbol Left
keycode 116 = Right NoSymbol Right NoSymbol Right
keycode 113 = Down NoSymbol Down NoSymbol Down
</pre>

The first of these is the default configuration and four of the lines you should get when you run <tt>xmodmap -pke</tt>. The second one rotates this the way we want for slate mode.

Next, we place two scripts in <tt>/etc/acpi</tt>

<tt>rotatescreenandstylus-laptop.sh</tt>
<pre>
#!/bin/sh
#
# This script rotates the display in TabletPCs when screen is changed from
# slate to laptop mode

test -f /usr/share/acpi-support/key-constants || exit 0

. /usr/share/acpi-support/power-funcs

for x in /tmp/.X11-unix/*; do
displaynum=`echo $x | sed s#/tmp/.X11-unix/X##`
getXconsole;
if [ x"$XAUTHORITY" != x"" ]; then
export DISPLAY=":$displaynum"
# Rotate the screen
/usr/bin/xrandr --orientation normal
# Rotate the stylus
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set stylus rotate none
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set eraser rotate none
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set cursor rotate none
# Rotate the arrow keys
xmodmap /etc/acpi/Xmodmap.normalrotatedarrows
fi
done

</pre>

<tt>rotatescreenandstylus-slate.sh</tt>
<pre>
#!/bin/sh
#
# This script rotates the display in TabletPCs when screen is changed from
# laptop to slate mode

test -f /usr/share/acpi-support/key-constants || exit 0

. /usr/share/acpi-support/power-funcs

for x in /tmp/.X11-unix/*; do
displaynum=`echo $x | sed s#/tmp/.X11-unix/X##`
getXconsole;
if [ x"$XAUTHORITY" != x"" ]; then
export DISPLAY=":$displaynum"
# Rotate the screen
/usr/bin/xrandr --orientation right
# Rotate the stylus
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set stylus rotate cw
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set eraser rotate cw
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set cursor rotate cw
# Rotate the arrow keys
xmodmap /etc/acpi/Xmodmap.rightrotatedarrows
fi
done

</pre>

These two scripts are basically copied from <tt>/etc/acpi/rotatescreen.sh</tt>, but instead of just rotating the screen it also rotates the stylus and the arrow keys.

Finally, we need to make the scripts run when the ACPI events are generated.
This is accomplished by adding files to <tt>/etc/acpi/events</tt>.

<tt>thinkpad-rotate-laptop</tt>:
<pre>
# /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad-rotate-slate
# This is called when the user rotates the screen to/from tablet mode

event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000500a
action=/etc/acpi/rotatescreenandstylus-laptop.sh
</pre>

<tt>thinkpad-rotate-slate</tt>:
<pre>
# /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad-rotate-slate
# This is called when the user rotates the screen to/from tablet mode

event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00005009
action=/etc/acpi/rotatescreenandstylus-slate.sh
</pre>

This should be all. Next time you restart the computer or acpid, the screen/arrow key/stylus rotation should work when the computer is put into slate mode and back again.

= Tilt detection =
Unlike Hardy, Intrepid does not have the hdaps_ec module.

This has been reported as [https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297213 bug 297213] in Launchpad.

(TODO: Add information on how to download and compile the driver here.)

= External links =
[http://blog.aliencam.net/?page_id=438 Customized Ubuntu Hardy Setup Guide on X61t Hardware].

[[Category:X61 Tablet]]
[[Category:Ubuntu 8.10]]

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad X61 Tablet

2009-02-19T03:44:38Z

Gomyhr: Instructions for automatic screen rotation

This page is not complete, but it documents some differences from [[Installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on a ThinkPad X61|the Hardy page]].

Installing Intrepid should work the same as on most other computers. If you don't have [[UltraBase X6 Tablet|Ultrabase]] with a CD drive or another external CD drive, you can install from a USB drive.

= Tablet specific features =

== Stylus ==
Enable it as described in [[Wacom_Serial_Tablet_PC_Stylus]]:
Add to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

<pre>
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
</pre>

The main difference from Hardy, is that the option "Device" no longer takes the value "/dev/ttyS0", but "/dev/input/wacom" (due to a newer version of the driver). If your tablet supports MultiTouch, you can also add the section (untested - please remove this paranthesis if you have tested this successfully)

<pre>
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "touch"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "touch"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
EndSection
</pre>

In addition you will need a ServerLayout section. If you already have one, add the lines
<pre>
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
</pre>
to it. If there is no such section (which is the default), it has to be added. It can then look like this:
<pre>
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "touch" "SendCoreEvents" # Only a few TabletPCs support this type
EndSection
</pre>

Uncomment the last line if you have a MultiTouch capable tablet. The Identifier can be whatever you want, and the Screen is whatever the Identifier of your screen section is. "Default Screen" is the default. Make sure that you have a newline after the last EndSection in your file.

== Rotate screen when turning into slate mode ==

When you turn the screen to put the computer into slate mode (a.k.a. tablet mode) you typically want the picture on screen to rotate into portrait mode. The X61 generates an ACPI event when it is turned into slate mode and another event when it is turned back. We can then let acpid rotate the screen at this event.
At the moment, Ubuntu does not automatically rotate the stylus when the screen is rotated. This means that if you touch the screen in one corner, the cursor will show up in another.
We also want to remap the arrow keys so that what used to be left now becomes down, etc. so that the "wheel" work as expected.

First, we add two files for changing the arrow keys to <tt>/etc/acpi</tt>

<tt>Xmodmap.normalrotatedarrows</tt>:
<pre>
keycode 111 = Up NoSymbol Up NoSymbol Up
keycode 113 = Left NoSymbol Left NoSymbol Left
keycode 114 = Right NoSymbol Right NoSymbol Right
keycode 116 = Down NoSymbol Down NoSymbol Down
</pre>

<tt>Xmodmap.rightrotatedarrows</tt>:
<pre>
keycode 114 = Up NoSymbol Up NoSymbol Up
keycode 111 = Left NoSymbol Left NoSymbol Left
keycode 116 = Right NoSymbol Right NoSymbol Right
keycode 113 = Down NoSymbol Down NoSymbol Down
</pre>

The first of these is the default configuration and four of the lines you should get when you run <tt>xmodmap -pke</tt>. The second one rotates this the way we want for slate mode.

Next, we place two scripts in <tt>/etc/acpi</tt>

<tt>rotatescreenandstylus-laptop.sh</tt>
<pre>
#!/bin/sh
#
# This script rotates the display in TabletPCs when screen is changed from
# slate to laptop mode

test -f /usr/share/acpi-support/key-constants || exit 0

. /usr/share/acpi-support/power-funcs

for x in /tmp/.X11-unix/*; do
displaynum=`echo $x | sed s#/tmp/.X11-unix/X##`
getXconsole;
if [ x"$XAUTHORITY" != x"" ]; then
export DISPLAY=":$displaynum"
# Rotate the screen
/usr/bin/xrandr --orientation normal
# Rotate the stylus
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set stylus rotate none
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set eraser rotate none
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set cursor rotate none
# Rotate the arrow keys
xmodmap /etc/acpi/Xmodmap.normalrotatedarrows
fi
done

</pre>

<tt>rotatescreenandstylus-slate.sh</tt>
<pre>
#!/bin/sh
#
# This script rotates the display in TabletPCs when screen is changed from
# laptop to slate mode

test -f /usr/share/acpi-support/key-constants || exit 0

. /usr/share/acpi-support/power-funcs

for x in /tmp/.X11-unix/*; do
displaynum=`echo $x | sed s#/tmp/.X11-unix/X##`
getXconsole;
if [ x"$XAUTHORITY" != x"" ]; then
export DISPLAY=":$displaynum"
# Rotate the screen
/usr/bin/xrandr --orientation right
# Rotate the stylus
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set stylus rotate cw
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set eraser rotate cw
/usr/bin/xsetwacom set cursor rotate cw
# Rotate the arrow keys
xmodmap /etc/acpi/Xmodmap.rightrotatedarrows
fi
done

</pre>

These two scripts are basically copied from <tt>/etc/acpi/rotatescreen.sh</tt>, but instead of just rotating the screen it also rotates the stylus and the arrow keys.

Finally, we need to make the scripts run when the ACPI events are generated.
This is accomplished by adding files to <tt>/etc/acpi/events</tt>.

<tt>thinkpad-rotate-laptop</tt>:
<pre>
# /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad-rotate-slate
# This is called when the user rotates the screen to/from tablet mode

event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000500a
action=/etc/acpi/rotatescreenandstylus-laptop.sh
</pre>

<tt>thinkpad-rotate-slate</tt>:
<pre>
# /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad-rotate-slate
# This is called when the user rotates the screen to/from tablet mode

event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00005009
action=/etc/acpi/rotatescreenandstylus-slate.sh
</pre>

This should be all. Next time you restart the computer or acpid, the screen/rotation/arrow key rotation should work when the computer is put into slate mode and back again.

= Tilt detection =
Unlike Hardy, Intrepid does not have the hdaps_ec module.

This has been reported as [https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297213 bug 297213] in Launchpad.

(TODO: Add information on how to download and compile the driver here.)

= External links =
[http://blog.aliencam.net/?page_id=438 Customized Ubuntu Hardy Setup Guide on X61t Hardware].

[[Category:X61 Tablet]]
[[Category:Ubuntu 8.10]]

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad X61 Tablet

2009-02-19T02:29:34Z

Gomyhr: External links a level 1 header

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad X61 Tablet

2009-02-19T02:24:28Z

Gomyhr: Ultrabase link

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad X61 Tablet

2009-02-15T03:58:58Z

Gomyhr: /* Tilt Detection */

This page is not complete, but it documents some differences from the Hardy page.

Installing Intrepid should work the same as on most other computers. If you don't have Ultrabase with a CD-drive or another external CD-drive, you can install from a USB-key.

= Input Devices =

== Stylus ==
Enable it as described in [[Wacom_Serial_Tablet_PC_Stylus]]:
Add to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

<pre>
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
</pre>

The main difference from Hardy, is that the option "Device" no longer takes the value "/dev/ttyS0", but "/dev/input/wacom" (due to a newer version of the driver). If your tablet supports MultiTouch, you can also add the section (untested - please remove this paranthesis if you have tested this successfully)

<pre>
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "touch"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "touch"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
EndSection
</pre>

In addition you will need a ServerLayout section. If you already have one, add the lines
<pre>
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
</pre>
to it. If there is no such section (which is the default), it has to be added. It can then look like this:
<pre>
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "touch" "SendCoreEvents" # Only a few TabletPCs support this type
EndSection
</pre>

Uncomment the last line if you have a MultiTouch capable tablet. The Identifier can be whatever you want, and the Screen is whatever the Identifier of your screen section is. "Default Screen" is the default. Make sure that you have a newline after the last EndSection in your file.

= Tilt Detection =
Unlike Hardy, Intrepid does not have the hdaps_ec module.
This is reported as [https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297213 bug 297213] in Launchpad.

(add information on how to download and compile the driver here)

== External Links ==
[http://blog.aliencam.net/?page_id=438 Customized Ubuntu Hardy Setup Guide on X61t Hardware].

[[Category:X61 Tablet]]

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad X61 Tablet

2009-02-12T05:14:00Z

Gomyhr: Links to Ubuntu Intrepid and Jaunty

[[Category: X61 Tablet]]
==Installation Instructions==
*[[Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on an X61 Tablet]]
*[[Installing Kubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on an X61 Tablet]]
*[[Installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on an X61 Tablet]]
*[[Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on an X61 Tablet]]
*[[Installing Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) on an X61 Tablet]]
*[[Installing Fedora 8 (Werewolf) on an X61 Tablet]]
*[[Installing OpenSuse 11 on an X61 Tablet]]
See also: General Thinkpad {{X61}} and {{T61}} information and installation notes for the previous {{X60 Tablet}}.

==External Sources==
* [http://wiki.digitalhalo.de/index.php5?title=X61t Sidux on X61 Tablet] (German)

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad X61 Tablet

2009-02-03T03:51:18Z

Gomyhr: Rudimentary Intrepid information

This page is not complete, but it documents some differences from the Hardy page.

Installing Intrepid should work the same as on most other computers. If you don't have Ultrabase with a CD-drive or another external CD-drive, you can install from a USB-key.

= Input Devices =

== Stylus ==
Enable it as described in [[Wacom_Serial_Tablet_PC_Stylus]]:
Add to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

<pre>
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
</pre>

The main difference from Hardy, is that the option "Device" no longer takes the value "/dev/ttyS0", but "/dev/input/wacom" (due to a newer version of the driver). If your tablet supports MultiTouch, you can also add the section (untested - please remove this paranthesis if you have tested this successfully)

<pre>
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "touch"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "touch"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
EndSection
</pre>

In addition you will need a ServerLayout section. If you already have one, add the lines
<pre>
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
</pre>
to it. If there is no such section (which is the default), it has to be added. It can then look like this:
<pre>
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "touch" "SendCoreEvents" # Only a few TabletPCs support this type
EndSection
</pre>

Uncomment the last line if you have a MultiTouch capable tablet. The Identifier can be whatever you want, and the Screen is whatever the Identifier of your screen section is. "Default Screen" is the default. Make sure that you have a newline after the last EndSection in your file.

= Tilt Detection =
Unlike Hardy, Intrepid does not have the hdaps_ec module.

(add information on how to make tilt detection work anyway here)

== External Links ==
[http://blog.aliencam.net/?page_id=438 Customized Ubuntu Hardy Setup Guide on X61t Hardware].

[[Category:X61 Tablet]]