HOW TO: Install Ubuntu on a HP TC1100 tablet pc

**Aearenda** · November 8th, 2008

Please post (e.g. by copy and paste from a terminal session) the output from

Code:

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and the version number output from

Code:

xsetwacom -V

Mine look like this for 8.10:

Code:

$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "InputDevice"
        Driver          "wacom"
        Identifier      "stylus"
        Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"      # Change to
                                                        # /dev/input/event
                                                        # for USB
        Option          "Type"          "stylus"
        Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"         # Tablet PC ONLY
        Option          "Button2"       "3" # This is the line you need for the stylus button to right click
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
#	Driver "nv"
	Driver "nvidia"
	Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
	Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
	Option "NoLogo" "True"
	Option "RandRRotation" "on"
	Option "NvAGP" "1"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	screen "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "stylus"        "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

$ xsetwacom -V
0.1.7

Ignore the nvidia stuff - concentrate on the stylus bits.

**g0ldenchild562** · November 8th, 2008

Hey thanks I got it working! Now i need to fix the hibernation error.

**Aearenda** · November 16th, 2008

I've just added an update to post 116 concerning hibernation with Intrepid.

**phenest** · November 17th, 2008

Originally Posted by Aearenda

I've just added an update to post 116 concerning hibernation with Intrepid.

I've added a link to post #1 referring users to post #116. Perhaps you could keep that post up to date with new fixes, etc as they occur.

**Aearenda** · November 18th, 2008

Perhaps you could keep that post up to date with new fixes, etc as they occur.

I will - but for now I have retreated to Hardy again as I am on a course where there is occasional access to the internet via wireless, and the slow association problem in Intrepid is unbearable!

EDIT: This was resolved using ndiswrapper and the XP wireless driver - so I'm now back on Intrepid again!
And then later back again to Hardy, because of keyboard hotplugging crashing X...

**Aearenda** · November 29th, 2008

I have just discovered that in *Hardy* the default "nv" driver will support rotation, and that the striping it shows in colour gradients at times can be prevented. I have the following entries in the "Device" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Code:

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver		"nv"
	Option		"Rotate"	"RandR"
	Option		"FlatPanel" "True"  # may not be needed
	Option		"FPDither" "True"
EndSection

With this, I can at last rotate the screen for use as a tablet AND use standby successfully! I found it in 'man nv' - too obvious!

I haven't tried it with Intrepid yet.

Now if only I could get it to switch to the external screen using the nv driver...

UPDATE: It does work with Intrepid too, so long as metacity compositing is turned off (and generates an X crash if it's on).

**gdville** · December 15th, 2008

Help! I cannot get the pen working after installing nVidia and wacom-tools and updating xorg.conf:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
        Driver          "wacom"
        Identifier      "stylus"
        Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"      # Change to
                                                        # /dev/input/event
                                                        # for USB
        Option          "Type"          "stylus"
        Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"         # Tablet PC ONLY
        Option          "Button2"       "3" # This is the line you need for the stylus button to right click
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#        Driver          "wacom"
#        Identifier      "eraser"
#        Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"      # Change to
                                                        # /dev/input/event
                                                        # for USB
#        Option          "Type"          "eraser"
#        Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"         # Tablet PC ONLY
#        Option          "Button2"       "3"
#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          "Button2"       "3"
#EndSection


Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	Option		"NoLogo"	"True"
	Option		"RandRRotation" "on"
	Option		"NvAGP" "1"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	Defaultdepth	24
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	screen "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "stylus"        "SendCoreEvents"
#        InputDevice     "cursor"        "SendCoreEvents"
#        InputDevice     "eraser"        "SendCoreEvents"
#	Inputdevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load		"glx"
EndSection

When I query the device with xsetwacom, I get only a prompt back.

I've tried uninstalling nVidia and wacom-tools and reinstalling in various combinations to no avail.

I'll confess to being a newbie, but I had this working on this machine a month ago with a different hard drive. I am nearing wit's end so any new ideas would be very much appreciated.

**Aearenda** · December 15th, 2008

Xorg.conf looks right. Please post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log. To do that, start a command line, then paste in the following command:

Code:

zip  xlog.zip /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Then go into advanced mode on your forum reply, click the paperclip icon, click the top 'browse' button and find the xlog.zip file just created.

**gdville** · December 18th, 2008

Wow, I can't believe you fixed it! I'm not sure what happened, but the pen has magically begun working again. I swear, I didn't do anything since posting, other than shutting down and running windows for a couple days.

I have attached the log file (after stripping out all my passwords and bank account info

). If you are able to tell what the problem was, it would be gratifying to know what the problem was. I'm sure I won't be the only one to find it useful.

Thanks, it's folks like you that make me love linux!

**Aearenda** · December 18th, 2008

That log file gets overwritten on each login, so now it shows the successful startup, as far as I can see. Oh well, if it's working then let's leave it working and enjoy Christmas!