Linux on an HP TX2

[sciguy-Lmt0BfyYGMw at public.gmane.org]

> i have same. been a while since  i played with it, but basically the
> pen seems to work ok, but when i flip screen via X setting (not by
> flip detect),
> it tracks the pen as it its the other orientation, so it was
> completely useless.

Apparently, from what I have read this is because the worng driver is
installed. I am using Maverick Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10, I think), which
purportedly works with the TX2  "out of the box". Well, I don't consider
the current state of affairs as "working", exactly.

> also there wasn't a hand writing / letter writing
> widget (at time) that i could find
> for linux that was as good as the MS vista one, however vista blows so
> bad on this device. If you can get something to work , let me know.

I don't know when you obtained the laptop, but there was supposed to be
some kind of a deal where you could get a Windows 7 upgrade from HP free
of charge, which I took advantage of. W7 is pretty good. Just that the
kids at Future Shop who did a recent repair (requiring a HD replacement
and a system reinstall) couldn't get the fingerprint scanner to work after
reinstalling W7. A few other things began to go funny on it also.

> I may try new linux mint on it see if it handles it any better.  i
> seem to remember pen and click working well, just only in original
> orientation.

I prefer Ubuntu, since they are making headway into touchscreen
technologies in an active way these days. But according to the forums, you
still need to do a fair bit of work (not all of it do-able in my
experience) to get full functionality.

> I can boot it up and send you module info,etc if you can't get any
> further. I remember having to install some special packages (.debs)
> from somewhere if
>  i remember correctly.
> I found bigger issue with it was not having a good  handwriting
> widget, i only found one for linux that was individual character
> drawing, and not
> full handwriting analysis, in addition on vista the widget was pretty
> handy to pull out and put away.

There are apps that replace Windows Journal: Gournal (won't install on my
system), and xournal (does install, writing works to a degree with a lot
of stray strokes seemingly arising from the select mode problem). I use MS
Journal extensively, and would use Ubuntu and xournal if the drivers were
working properly. In many cases, they won't compile (I got an error once
(I forget the app or driver I was compiling for) that said on running the
configure script that a package called "x11" was missing! I was pretty
amazed, albeit in a negative way).

>
> tl
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:13 PM,  <sciguy-Ja3L+HSX0kI at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> Hello TLUGers:
>>
>> Wondering if anyone knows more about Linux on a HP TX2 TouchSmart than I
>> do:
>>
>> I have Linux installed on a 16GB USB stick, (12 GB System + 4 GB swap)
>> to
>> conserve the system on the hard drive, and to try out how the USB boots
>> up. So, I did it and it boots fine. There are some limitations:
>>
>> The buttons on the side of the screen do not change the screen
>> orientation.
>>
>> Flipping the laptop screen in tablet mode does not change the screen
>> orientation (it is supposed to flip the display upside-down).
>>
>> The pen is almost useless. It seems to be always in select mode, with no
>> way to turn it off, unless I take the pen away and tap the screen with
>> my
>> finger.
>>
>> My finger works as a "mouse", except like the pen it is in select mode.
>> The difference is that a tap can toggle select mode also.
>>
>> The fingerprint scanner appears to have no known driver.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Paul King
>>
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