FujitsuU810

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  • Contact: NathanEckenrode

  • Make: Fujitsu
  • Brand: Lifebook
  • Model: U810 or U1010 depending on region
  • Website:

Current Issues

  • Touchscreen does not work, needs driver and Xorg configuration. (for configuration information, please see the notes section at the bottom)
  • when touchscreen started with workaround, it is still highly inaccurate as compared to windows on the same hardware (likely do to with the BIOS switch)
  • Resolution is 640x480 in intrepid alpha 4
  • External LAN + VGA dongle doesn't seem to work in intrepid alpha 4

System Info

800 Mhz Intel CPU, 1 GB RAM, Intel Graphics and Sound, 40 GB HD.

Hardware details

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

in Gutsy

in Intrepid Alpha 4

Screen

Untested

yes

yes

Correct resolution?

Untested

yes

no

Correct refresh rate?

Untested

yes

yes

3D Acceleration

Untested

yes

yes

External monitor works?

Untested

yes

no

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

yes

no

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

no

Power Management

Battery detected?

Untested

yes

yes

Hibernates?

Untested

no

yes

Suspend

Untested

yes, no resume

yes

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

yes

yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

no

yes

Lid Close

Untested

yes

yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Untested

yes

yes

Sound

Sound works?

Untested

yes

yes

Correct volume?

Untested

yes

yes

Hardware volume switch

Untested

yes

yes

Headphone jack

Untested

yes

yes

Mic jack

Untested

Untested

Untested

Networking

Wired NIC

Untested

yes

no

Wireless NIC

Untested

yes

yes

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

yes

Touchscreen & Mice

Touchscreen

Untested

no

with problems

Touchscreen - Doubletap = double click

Untested

no

no

Touchscreen - Scroll down side

Untested

no

no

External mouse - USB

Untested

yes

yes

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

Untested

yes

Untested

USB

Untested

yes

Untested

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

yes

Untested

NIC

Untested

yes

Untested

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

Untested

no

Untested

Card reader(s)

Untested

yes

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS?

Gutsy

+ Space

Untested

yes

+ Esc

Untested

yes

+ F1

Untested

yes

+ F2

Untested

yes

+ F3

Untested

yes

+ F4

Untested

yes

+ F5

Untested

yes

+ F6

Untested

yes

+ F7

Untested

yes

+ F8

Untested

yes

+ F9

Untested

yes

+ F10

Untested

yes

+ F11

Untested

yes

+ F12

Untested

yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

Gutsy

KEY

Untested

Untested

Notes

Touchpad operation and calibration workaround

First, skim https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/+bug/159358 then http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-644258.html and grab the Xorg config from the second link.

  • evtouch isn't packaged correctly, so you will need to copy a file to / before it works. (I don't recall which, I don't have my u810 handy. please update this!)
  • DON'T FORGET to set / unset the Calibrate value in xorg.conf
  • It seems the evtouch calibration software is highly unreliable, so I suggest doing as the author of that article suggests and doing a manual calibration after running evtouch by using a virtual terminal and switching over to the login screen and restarting it with ctrl-alt-backspace.
  • if these instructions are very foreign to you, then you may be trying to run linux on a system which is too demanding on your current skills. You will need to be very familiar with basic unix skills, editing xorg.conf, using virtual consoles, force-restarting X and xdm / gdm / kdm. Many of us endeavor to make this easier, but it is not easy or quick.
  • even after calibration, the touchscreen will not be very responsive. I don't currently know what does this. I believe it is related to the BIOS change outlined in the first article.

-- PaulOppenheim 2008-02-28 07:53:43

Suspend

In Intrepid alpha 4, suspend / hibernate works out of the box

I have gone over the steps in the gentoo ACPI debugging wiki, and have wound up confirming that control does return to the computer, but the screen is dark. I still need to figure this out. -- PaulOppenheim 2008-02-28 07:53:43

On Ubuntu Hardy (alpha 5 - updated) For suspend/resume to work (and it just has to on a umpc) :

- Install uswsusp package from debian sid (0.7) - add "acpi_sleep=s3_bios" and remove "splash" from the kernel boot options in "/boot/grub/menu.lst" (no quotes) - edit "/etc/default/acpi-support" to comment out "POST_VIDEO=true" and all savestates

Think you are using windows and reboot.

That's it. Now the suspend option in gnome works (it uses s2ram), then the U will resume on opening the lid again. On resume, you will see something happening to the screen but not the desktop showing up, just press "ctrl"-"alt"-"F7" to get the password dialog to unlock the screen.

Sometimes (not always) s2ram stays in memory eating a lot of cpu-time after resume. This sometimes lasts 3 minutes. While it is there your screen-backlight buttons won't work. Just wait and when it finishes the screen will blink and everything works again. Don't try to kill it eg. only 2secs after resuming because this causes it to "hang". While it's running, you can not suspend again but you can already use the U. As soon as it finishes, it's safe to suspend again. Still needs some work, but quite usable already.

-- WernerVD 2008-03-08 16:07:43