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Ubuntu 9.04 on a Toshiba Portege M700 Laptop

Submitted by Tim Ashley on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 17:53

Ubuntu Linux 9.04 64bit Desktop on a Toshiba Portege M700

Sound, Digitizer and Touchscreen How-to

Earlier this year I posted a video on youtube showing off my Ubuntu 8.10 setup on a Toshiba Portege M700 laptop. I got such a great response to the video, mostly from linux users that were questioning how I got the touch screen and digitizer to work on Ubuntu.

So I supplied the demand with another youtube video. This time around I went with the current release as of this article, Ubunut 9.04. In the video, I show how to install the necessary packages and edits that unlock the awesome-ness that is touch.

Read on for a text version of the how-to video!

Sound:

Add "options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba" to the end of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf and reboot

1) Launch Terminal

2) Add sound model to the end of asla-base.conf

# sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

and add

options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba

3) Save asla-base.conf and Quit

Digitizer:

1) Install Serial Support

# sudo apt-get install setserial

2) Add Serial Support at Boot

# sudo gedit /etc/rc.local

and add

/bin/setserial /dev/ttyS0 port 0x338 irq 4 autoconfig

3) Save rc.local and Quit

4) Install xserver-xorg-input-wacom and wacom-tools

# sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-wacom wacom-tools

5) Backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf

# sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

6) Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

# sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Replace with:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

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

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Button2" "3"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Button1" "2"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "touch"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "Type" "touch"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"
Option "Mode" "absolute"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "touch" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Option "RandRRotation" "true"
EndSection

6.a) IF THIS FAILS, RESTORE YOUR XORG.CONF

# sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf

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Thank you very much

Hi, Tim. All you said worked for my computer (the same computer and OS). Actually I was not confident that this problem could be solved, but I found your article with all the answers in one. Thanks.

pompilos

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 13:45.
Ubutnu 9.10

Touch screen and digitizer work out of the box with the latest Ubuntu 9.10. Saves the hassle of this setup.

Btw, your blog is trippy :)

Submitted by Tim Ashley on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 20:24.
Ubuntu tablet

Hey, I asked you how to get this done before on youtube (under the name FC1032)

I'm glad you made a tutorial for all the other users out there =). But i had already started a thread in ubuntu forums =P. But still you did a great job.

The steps are to the point... where as in ubuntu forums i had to go through 10 pages to get the thing to work =)

Thank you for your awesome help =) the water effect in compiz is soooo cool with touch =D

THanks again!

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 19:13.
What a great idea about the

What a great idea about the compiz water effect! I think im going to try that out :)

Submitted by Tim Ashley on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 20:27.

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