SergioZanchetta/Old/GatewayC-141XL

GatewayC-141XL

Gateway C-141XL Convertible Tablet PC

Contact: Mr_Knuckles

System Image

Gateway Support Website

System Stats:

system-manufacturer: :Gateway

system-product-name: C-141XL

system-version: 3409377R

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor 2.4 GHz

Screen: 14-inch display with Wacom and pen (1280 × 768)

Memory: 4GB Max DDR2 SDRAM @667MHz (2 slots)

Video: ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD X2300 256 MB PCI Express graphics (128 MB GDDR3 dedicated memory)

Current Issues

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex:

Integrated wireless is only recognized once the computer has been running for a while then restarted.

Stylus and tablet mode buttons do not work on install.

Screen rotation works out of the box with through the provided "Screen Resolution" (System>Preferences>Screen Resolution) application, which is only a front end for xrandr, but is very slow.

Proprietary "fglx" driver has better 3D support, but does not support rotation.

Not able to test Modem functionality.

Solutions/ Work Arounds

Xorg: xorg.txt

Copy the text of this file and save it to "/etc/X11/xorg.conf". Since the C-141XL was a non customizable selection, this should work on all machines. It gives full support for the Wacom Stylus and 3D and rotation functionality. This configuration uses the Open "ati" video driver. To speed up rotated/ inverted screen configurations, the "EXA" Acceleration option is enabled.

Rotation: rotation.txt

Copy the text of this file and save it to "/home/USERNAME/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/rotation.sh". Replace "USERNAME" with the username you log in under. Once saved, right click the file, select "Properties", click the "Permissions" tab, check "Allow executing file as program", and click "Close". This will give you an option in your right click menu to rotate your screen. It is required to rotate your stylus orientation along with the visual orientation of your screen.

Stylus Calibration:

For stylus calibration you will need to install the "wacom-tools" and "xserver-xorg-input-wacom" packages. To do this, open terminal and type:

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

After this is installed you can use the command: wacomcpl to calibrate your stylus.

Additional Info Links:

Radeon Driver

Xorg RandR

Ubuntu Help- Wacom

Stylus Rotation Script

Bind scripts to Key combo

Hardware Details

Screen & Monitors
Device	Works?				Bug #
Device	in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS	in 7.10 Gutsy	in 8.04 Hardy	in 8.10 Intrepid	Bug #
Screen	Untested	Untested	Works	Works
Correct resolution?	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Correct refresh rate?	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
3D Acceleration	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
External monitor works?	Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
External monitor - mirrors	Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
External monitor - extend desktop	Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
Power Management
Battery detected?	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Hibernates?	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Suspend	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Dim monitor on battery	Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
Blank monitor on inactivity	Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
Lid Close	Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
Cpu frequency scaling	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Sound
Sound works?	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Correct volume?	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Hardware volume switch	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Headphone jack	Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
Mic jack	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Networking
Wired NIC	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Wireless NIC	Untested	Untested	Yes (with work)	Yes
PCMCIA NIC	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Firewire	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Bluetooth	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Modem	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Infrared	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Touchpad & Mice
Touchpad	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Touchpad - Scroll down side	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
External mouse - USB	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
External mouse - Serial	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Docking Station/Port Replicator
AC through replicator	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
USB	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
Serial	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Parallel	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
External Monitor - VGA	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
External Monitor - DVI	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Modem	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
NIC	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes
PS/2	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Additional Hardware
Fingerprint reader	Untested	Untested	Yes	Untested
CD/DVD drive	Untested	YES	Yes	Yes
PCMCIA cards	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Parallel Ports	Untested	Untested	Untested	Untested
Card reader(s)	Untested	Untested	Yes	Yes

Function and other keys
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	Works?				Bug #
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS	in Gutsy	in Hardy	in Intrepid	Bug #
+ Space	No Function		Untested	Untested	Untested	No Function
+ Esc	No Function		Untested	Untested	Untested	No Function
+ F1	Panel Status lights On/ Off		Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
+ F2	Integrated Wireless On/ Off		Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
+ F3	Sleep		Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
+ F4			Untested	Untested	YES
+ F5	No Function
+ F6	Bluetooth On/ Off		Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
+ F7	No Function		Untested	Untested	Untested
+ F8	Contrast		Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes
+ F9	Play/ Pause		Untested	Untested	Untested	Play/ Pause
+ F10	Stop		Untested	Untested	Untested
+ F11	Previous Track		Untested	Untested	Untested
+ F12	Next Track		Untested	Untested	Untested
+FN+Page Up	Volume Up		Untested	Untested	Untested	Yes

Other special keys
Key	Operation	Keycode	Works?			Bug #
			in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS	in Gutsy	in Hardy (current development)
Windows key + E	open all workspace		Untested	YES	YES

Notes

This configuration should work on the C-142 and C-143 models as well since the only change between models was from 3GB RAM to 4GB RAM and including the Vista Service Packs by default.

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