Installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on a ThinkPad X61 Tablet
Here is a brief description how I installed the Alpha_5 of Hardy on my X61 Tablet. I downloaded the alternate Version and installed as the instructions said.
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Graphic
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Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and add to Section Screen
SubSection "Display" Virtual 3000 2250 EndSubSection
The Parameters behind Virtual must be bigger than all your Displays added together (3000 = 1400 + 1600) Now you can adust you settings with xrandr. e.g.:
xrandr --output LVDS --rotate left xrandr --output LVDS --rotate normal xrandr --output VGA --auto --right-of LVDS …
Konsole
Edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer and comment this out:
#blacklist vesafb #blacklist vga16fb
Add to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
fbcon vesafb vga16fb
Run
sudo update-initramfs -u
Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and change at defoptions:
vga=0x31b
Run
sudo update-grub
Stylus
Enable it as described in Wacom_Serial_Tablet_PC_Stylus: Add to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "cursor" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" Option "Type" "cursor" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" Option "Mode" "Absolute" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "stylus" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" Option "Type" "stylus" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "eraser" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" Option "Type" "eraser" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" EndSection
and in Section ServerLayout:
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"