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• Contact: Martin Schläffer
• Make: Toshiba
• Brand: Portege
• Model: R600-102

• Website: http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Portege-R600-102/1058945/

Current Issues

• external monitor needs toshset and xrandr
• 3g module needs toshiba_acpi path to work
• transflective button does not work (but works with toshset)

System Info

system-manufacturer: TOSHIBA
system-product-name: PORTEGE R600
system-version: PPR61E-00600CEN

• tested using Kubuntu

Hardware details

Notes

3G Module

Step 1 - apply rfkill wwan patch to toshiba_acpi (see #359474)

• put toshiba_acpi.c (get from kernel source) and toshiba_acpi_rfkill_wwan_2.6.28.patch in a local directory
• compile and install new module by running:

patch -p3 < toshiba_acpi_rfkill_wwan_2.6.28.patch
echo "obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA)      += toshiba_acpi.o" > Makefile
make -C /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build SUBDIRS=$(pwd) modules
sudo cp /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.ko.orig
sudo cp toshiba_acpi.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.ko

Step 2 - reset the rfkill switch of the 3g (wwan) and bluetooth module after every suspend:

• paste the following to a new /etc/pm/90toshiba_acpi file:

#
# 90toshiba_acpi: Re-set toshiba_acpi rf kill switch for bluetooth and wwan (3g)

RFKILL=`ls /sys/devices/platform/toshiba_acpi/rfkill`

case "$1" in
        hibernate|suspend)
                # turn off bluetooth and wwan rfkill on suspend
                for i in $RFKILL; do
                        echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/toshiba_acpi/rfkill/$i/state
                done
                ;;
        thaw|resume)
                # turn on bluetooth and wwan rfkill on resume
                for i in $RFKILL; do
                        echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/toshiba_acpi/rfkill/$i/state
                done
                ;;
        *) exit $NA
                ;;
esac

Step 3 - use wvdial to activate and deactivate 3g module

• install wvdial and add the following to /etc/wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]                  
New PPPD = yes                     

[Dialer on]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Init1 = AT+CFUN=1

[Dialer off]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Init1 = AT+CFUN=4

[Dialer signal]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Init1 = AT+CSQ
Init2 = AT+COPS?

[Dialer gps]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM2
Init1 = AT*E2GPSCTL=1,2,1
Init2 = AT*E2GPSNPD

• activate the 3g module with "sudo wvdial on" and deactivate it with "sudo wvdial off" (wait 1-2 seconds)

• check the signal with "sudo wvdial signal" or use GPS with "sudo wvdial gps"

• now you can use NetworkManager (or wvdial) to connect using the 3g module (close all root shells if you use NetworkManager, see bug #371291)

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