Comments on: U810 running XP Tablet Ed now

By: rodfather

rodfather — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:09:15 +0000

Under Ubuntu, it picked up the native 1024×600 resolution on the U810. No clue why it doesn’t pick up the native res on the SH8.

You might want to look into 915resolution.

By: Badcam

Badcam — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:55:24 +0000

Rodfather. SO what about the resolution under Ubuntu. I have the Kohjinsha SH8 and it has the same screen resolution as the U810 and yet with all the distro’s of linux haven’t been able to get the screen resolution to 1024×600. Do you know how I can get Linux to use this resolution? Even with an 800×600 I still can’t get the windows(?) to stay within the screen. They’re always stretching below the taskbar making it extremely hard to use linux. Any ideas?

By: rodfather

rodfather — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:41:23 +0000

Well, the restore cd basically wiped out the entire drive so I had to reinstall it.
I haven’t done anything special in terms of installing ubuntu. I installed it booting from the live cd..
It picks up the atheros wifi using restricted drivers.
Bluetooth is working if I pair with my bluetooth mouse using the Bluetooth preferences.
Webcam, audio, native resolution is picked up right away.
The touchscreen, hardware buttons, and finger print reader aren’t working. I haven’t explored getting them going and, at the moment, I really don’t want to put the time into that.
I may try to see if I could get Ubuntu Mobile to work though.

By: Kahm

Kahm — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:32:03 +0000

Installed Ubuntu “Again”? Did you do any sort of writeup on Ubuntu on it? I’m extremely curious how well linux works on these. I’m moving my desktop to Ubuntu and I’d love to be able to cut down on the number of platforms I’m running.

FYI – I have a Japanese U8240 with XP-Tablet installed currently…

Thanks!