On Friday 25 June 2010 21:01:40 ew wrote: > >From my limited searching, tablets have had little support in Linux. Of > > course the big brands HP, Gateway, etc. which can be hit or miss with > network and video in Linux. > > I have been messing around with some older hardware. > > WebDT366 is a low power tablet from many years ago. The manufacturer > dtresearch is still producing newer more powerful models (not cheap > though). The touch panel is produced by Penmount. > > If you are interested, check out webdt.org where folks get together to > discuss the product line. > > Anyway I have Debian running with LXDE and full hardware support. This > is not a powerhouse model WebDT366 has only 1 USB 1.0 port, AMD Geode > 400Mhz, 256MB RAM, and a tiny 512MB internal Flash drive. It is limited > but still fun and only ~ $100 used on ebay. The weak point is video, > but the DT360 had better hardware for that for ~ $250. > > These are most likely not what you're in the market for, but just > throwing it out there. > > With ThinkPads having great Linux support, I would hope their tablets > had good support for Linux also (just never searched myself).
The current version of the thinkpad_acpi module in the kernel has support for the tablet swivel switch. At least some Thinkpad models seem to work -- the X61 for instance seems to use a serial Wacom stylus. http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X61_Tablet Other Thinkpad models include "multitouch" tablets, which seem to be only supported experimentally: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/MultiTouch As long as you get a model that also includes an alternate mouse input (touchpad, touchpoint) then at least you'll have another method of mouse input in case you aren't able to get the tablet input working. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie Aug 4 - Samba Sep 1 - BOINC
