ToshibaTecraM7
Contact: JustinDugger
- Brand: Toshiba
- Make : Tecra
- Model: M7
Current Issues
Major: Tablet rotate doesn't happen automatically. There are ready to use scripts (two sorts of them) on the web to do this for you.
Major: Can't toggle video out. You can tune xorg.conf yourself to make video-out work as you want it to (sorta very complicated to get it all the ways right). Bug #14071
Moderate: Have to tune xorg.conf to get digitizer (Tablet) work perfectly. At least install and use wacom-tools to configure pen correctly.
Moderate: Fingerprint reader doesn't work automatically. But it's easy to setup ThinkFinger to do the job.
Minor: Have to set up tablet keys and joypad yourself by the means of "thirdparty" packages (there are plenty of them for any taste).
Feel free to contact me (Bulat on a launchpad.com site) to resolve this issues. On my Toshiba Tecra M7 I have working with Hardy (8.04.1):
- digitizer(Tablet),
- mirror video-out,
- automatic tablet screen rotation,
- fingerprint support for loggin in,
- sound working simultaneously in several applications and built-in mic working in Skype.
It's all on the web, so you can at first try to figure it out yourself - it's not so hard.
P.S. Don't know what to do with TPM and 3D Accelerometer and how to test them - maybe there is support in Ubuntu. 3D Accelerometer should be fun thing - you can tilt you laptop to give it commands (there's such software for other OSes). 
Development Issues
System Info
Hardy and Intrepid tested on
- Contact: Bulat (on a launchpad.com site)
- Toshiba Tecra M7
- Intel Core Duo T2500
- 2GB Memory
- 100 GB harddrive
- 14.1" WXGA+ 1440 x 900 native resolution
- Intel GMA950 (optional NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M 256MB VRAM)
- Intel® PRO/1000 VE Network Connection
- Intel® PRO/Wireless Network Connection 3945ABG
- CD-RW/Dual Layer DVD+-RW
- 56k Modem
SD, xD, MMC, MemoryStick, MemoryStickPro slot
- Firewire
- Optional Bluetooth
- Wacom digitizer
- Convertable from laptop to tablet mode
- Fingerprint reader
- Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005
- WLAN killswitch on front
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
- 3D Accelerometer
Dapper, Edgy, Feisty tested on
Contact: JustinDugger
- Toshiba Tecra M7
- Intel Core Duo T2500
- 1GB Memory
- 80 GB harddrive
- 14.1" WXGA+ 1440 x 900 native resolution
- Intel GMA950 (optional NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M 128MB VRAM)
- Intel® PRO/1000 VE Network Connection
- Intel® PRO/Wireless Network Connection 3945ABG
- 56k Modem
SD, xD, MMC, MemoryStick, MemoryStickPro slot
- Optional Bluetooth
- Wacom digitizer
- Convertable from laptop to tablet mode
- Fingerprint reader
- Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005
- WLAN killswitch on front
Hardware details
|
in Dapper |
in Edgy |
in Feisty |
in Hardy (Current LTS) |
in Intrepid (Current stable) |
|
Installation works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
||||
in Dapper |
in Edgy |
in Feisty |
in Hardy (Current LTS) |
in Intrepid (Current stable) |
||
Screen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Correct resolution? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Correct refresh rate? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
3D Acceleration |
Yes, with nvidia-glx, no with nv |
Yes, with nvidia-glx, no with nv |
Yes, with nvidia-glx, no with nv |
Yes, with nvidia-glx, untested with nv |
Untested |
|
External monitor works? |
garbage with nv, does nothing on nvidia-glx |
garbage with nv, does nothing on nvidia-glx |
Untested |
untested with nv, Yes with nvidia-glx |
Untested |
|
External monitor - mirrors |
garbage with nv, does nothing on nvidia-glx |
garbage with nv, does nothing on nvidia-glx |
Untested |
untested with nv, needs xorg.conf tuning with nvidia-glx |
Untested |
|
External monitor - extend desktop |
garbage with nv, does nothing on nvidia-glx |
garbage with nv, does nothing on nvidia-glx |
Untested |
untested with nv, needs xorg.conf tuning with nvidia-glx |
Untested |
|
Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hibernates? |
Yes with nv, with nvidia-glx after changing acpi-support as per NvidiaLaptopBinaryDriverSuspend |
Untested |
Yes |
needs software tuning |
Untested |
|
Sleep |
No |
Sorta with nvidia-glx |
No with nvidia-glx |
needs software tuning |
Untested |
|
Dim monitor on battery |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Blank monitor on inactivity |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lid Close |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Lid Convert |
No |
No |
No |
needs software tuning |
Untested |
|
Cpu frequency scaling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Sound |
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Sound works? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Correct volume? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hardware volume switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Headphone jack |
Yes, but doesn't autosense connection and turn off speakers |
Yes, but doesn't autosense connection and turn off speakers |
Yes, but doesn't autosense connection and turn off speakers |
Untested |
Yes! |
|
Mic jack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
Yes! |
|
Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Wireless NIC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Bluetooth |
None |
None |
None |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Infrared |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Touchpad - turned off while typing |
No |
No |
No |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External mouse - USB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
External mouse - Serial |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
USB |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
No |
No |
No |
Yes with ThinkFinger package installed end set up |
Untested |
|
CD-RW/DL DVD+-RW drive |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Parallel Ports |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Card reader(s) |
SD and microSD work fine, haven't tried the other formats |
Untested |
Untested |
SD works fine, other formats untested |
Untested |
|
WLAN kill switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
Untested |
|
S-Video |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Tablet Pen Input |
See note below |
See note below |
See note below |
Needs xorg.conf tuning |
Untested |
|
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
3D Accelerometer |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Bluetooth |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Dapper |
in Edgy |
in Feisty |
in Hardy (Current LTS) |
in Intrepid (Current stable) |
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+ Space |
Zoom App |
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
Untested |
|
+ Esc |
Mute |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ F1 |
Lock Screen |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ F2 |
Power Mode |
|
gnome-power-applet info popup only |
gnome-power-applet info pops up |
gnome-power-applet info pops up |
Untested |
Untested |
|
+ F3 |
Suspend-to-RAM |
|
No |
No |
No |
Untested |
Untested |
|
+ F4 |
Suspend-to-Disk |
|
yes, with nv, yes with nvidia-glx after following NvidiaLaptopBinaryDriverSuspend |
No |
|
Untested |
Untested |
|
+ F5 |
Change active display |
|
Brings up garbage on external display |
Untested |
Untested |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ F6 |
Lower LCD brightness |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ F7 |
Raise LCD brightness |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ F8 |
Toggle wifi radio |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
+ F9 |
Toggle synaptic pad |
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
Untested |
|
+ F10 |
Toggle Cursor Overlay |
|
? |
No |
No |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ F11 |
Num Lock |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Untested |
|
+ F12 |
Scroll Lock |
|
No idea |
No clue |
No clue |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Other special keys |
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Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
||||
in Dapper |
in Edgy |
in Feisty |
in Hardy (Current LTS) |
in Intrepid (Current stable) |
||||
+ 1 |
Toshiba Zoom In |
|
I never really got this working in Windows |
No |
No |
No |
Untested |
|
+ 2 |
Toshiba Zoom Out |
|
I never really got this working in Windows |
No |
No |
No |
Untested |
|
Tablet Assist |
Quick App launcher in laptop mode, navigation tool in tablet mode |
|
Outputs 1 2 3 4 5 for Down, Up, Left, Right, In |
Outputs 1 2 3 4 5 for Down, Up, Left, Right, In |
Outputs 1 2 3 4 5 for Down, Up, Left, Right, In |
you can manually set it up |
Untested |
|
Cancel / Rotate |
Cancel / Rotate |
|
Outputs 6 |
Outputs 6 |
Outputs 6 |
you can manually set it up |
Untested |
|
Power Slider Switch |
Shutdown |
|
Initiates shutdown menu |
Brings up shutdown dialog |
Brings up shutdown dialog |
Brings up shutdown dialog |
Untested |
|
Notes
Tablet functionality partly there. After installing wacom-tools, the pointer follows the pen, and tapping works as a click (and double tapping triggers double click) but the pen buttons are usually messed up. Running xsetwacom set stylus button2 3 will fix some functionality for me, as does the dubious xsetwacom set stylus button1 1.
Cursor overlay switches 789UIOJKL keys into Home Up PgUp Left Right etc. mode.
SergioZanchetta/Old/ToshibaTecraM7 (last edited 2010-02-26 15:29:32 by host226-241-dynamic)