Linux on a Fujitsu U810 - External Monitor in Karmic Koala

After using the 'nomodeset' option explained here, I also found a new improvement:

in order to switch from external monitor to only use LCD, pressing FN+A works as expected, out-of-the-box!!

=> thus, it is not necessary to do the hack explained here anymore !!

Wow, every time this computer is faster and more powerful; I'm using it on a daily basis for work, so I was thinking about switching to a new laptop, but this u810 is getting faster and with more features !

I only miss integrated 3G ....

Linux on a Fujitsu U810 - Upgrade to karmic koala - External Monitor Update

Following the bug resolution here, I currently have the following setup to have the external monitor working as it was working in Ubuntu's previous version, jaunty:

In file /boot/grub/menu.lst, in the kernel line, I have added the nomodeset option:

title Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-17-generic
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=<deleted> ro quiet splash nomodeset
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic

And reboot.

I find the screen very nice and sharp, not any flickering even in small lines (I'm working with a 24'', 1900x1200), even better than in previous ubuntu. (Do I have to remember that using windows, maximum external resolution is 1600x768? ;-))

overall, I feel this new version much faster that previous, much more responsive, so I encourage all of you to upgrade asap, you won't be disappointed !!

update: I have even activated compiz, and the system still feels very responsive, so I keep it activated !

Linux on a Fujitsu U810 - Upgrade to karmic koala

Yesterday I was brave enough to upgrade my reliable jaunty to an unpredictable karmic, so here are my results so far:

- touchscreen driver - works ok

I just reinstalled it just typing, with the latest version,

make clean
make
sudo make install

and it worked OK


- external monitor - I'm having some issues:

Update: also read this update

*) in order to have the monitor work, I have to plug it once ubuntu is started (was ok on jaunty)

*) my monitor is 1920x1200, the maximum I get is 1360x768 (was ok on jaunty)

I have just opened a bug in the video-intel group at xorg, https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25115


- suspend/resume - works ok!

- fujitsu buttons driver (fjbtndrv) - works ok

- webcam - works ok!