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• Contact: GünterHaus, FranciscoAthens

• Created: Oct 2007, Modified June 2008
• Brand: HP
• Model: 2710p

HP 2710p Website

Current Issues

• Closing Lid Hangs Kernel use Bug #157691 workaround here

• With Kernel 2.6.24 kernel, Intel 4965 has trouble connecting with TTLS/PAP authentication (WEP and WPA are ok)

• Fingerprint PAM authentication not built into Ubuntu but can be added from instructions found here

• Wacom is not enabled by default, /etc/X11/xorg.conf must be modified per instructions here

System Info

• Hewlett-Packard
• HP Compaq 2710p (#ABD)
• F0.7

Hardware details

• HP 2710p
• Core Duo U7600 2x 1.20GHz ULV
• 100GB HD PATA
• Intel GMA X3100 onboard Grafik max.384MB shared memory
• WLAN 802.11abg Intel PRO/Wirelesss 4965
• USB 2.0/FireWire/Modem/Gb LAN/Bluetooth

• SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSP-Card Slot Ricoh R5C822

• AuthenTec 2501 FingerPrint Reader

• 12.1" WXGA+ TFT (1280x800)
• Wacom Stick
• Webcam

Notes

working /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "kbd"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
        Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver          "synaptics"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "auto-dev"
        Option          "HorizEdgeScroll"       "0"
EndSection
#The following two sections define the wacom hardware
Section "InputDevice"
        Driver          "wacom"
        Identifier      "stylus"
        Option          "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"# SERIAL ONLY
        Option          "Type"  "stylus"
        Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Driver          "wacom"
        Identifier      "eraser"
        Option          "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"# SERIAL ONLY
        Option          "Type"  "eraser"
        Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
#"intel" is chosen by default in Hardy
Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

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

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        #InputDevice    "Synaptics Touchpad"
        #the following two lines add stylus and eraser support
        Inputdevice     "stylus"        "SendCoreEvents"# Add these three lines
        Inputdevice     "eraser"        "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

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