Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) 10.4 Lucid on Asus T91MT
This is a blog post about installing UNR 10.4 (Lucid) on a Asus t91mt convertible Netbook with GMA500 (poulsbo) drivers and full multitouch touchscreen support.
This is basically a summary of several blog posts I read throug for the installation proces, but I found no summarizing HowTo with some simple steps to do this task, so I do this here.
1. Install UNR 10.4
- Download the UNR distro ISO from http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook/get-ubuntu/download
- Follow the instructions on that site to create an bootable USB drive from the ISO
- Plug the USB drive to your t91mt and boot, press the F2 key on to select the USB drive to boot from.
- Follow the install instructions
2. Install touchscreen with multitouch support
(the following commands are from this ubuntu forums thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1507489)
Just paste the following commands into the terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chasedouglas/multitouch
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y multitouch-kernel-source
sudo sed -i 's/^.*ASUS_T91MT/\/\/&/g' /usr/src/multitouch-1.5/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
sudo sed -i 's/^.*ALPS.*$/&\n\t{ USB_VENDOR_ID_ASUS, USB_DEVICE_ID_ASUS_T91MT, HID_QUIRK_MULTI_INPUT },/g' /usr/src/multitouch-1.5/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c
sudo dpkg-reconfigure multitouch-kernel-source
cd /tmp && wget "http://www.philmerk.de/dwl/deb/eeepc-t101mt-calibrator-0.0.2-1-i386.deb" "http://philmerk.de/dwl/deb/egalax-multitouch-driver-common.deb" && sudo dpkg -i egalax-multitouch-driver-common.deb && sudo dpkg -i eeepc-t101mt-calibrator-0.0.2-1-i386.deb
sudo sed -i 's/eGalax/AsusTek | tail -n 1/g' /usr/bin/touchrotate
echo "event=hotkey (ATKD|HOTK) 0000007b\naction=/etc/acpi/rotatescreen.sh" | sudo tee /etc/acpi/events/asus-rotate-t91*reboot the system
3. Install the poulsbo drivers for the GMA500 graphics adapter
Trigger the following commands in a terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gma500/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install poulsbo-driver-2d poulsbo-driver-3d poulsbo-config
* reboot the system.
Have fun with your ubuntu Linux enabled convertible netbook/tablet PC!
t101tm
Hi Christian,
nice instruction, thanks. Maybe you know, if this is working for eeepc t101tm, too?
Thanks!
short and good howto. Works fine for me, but the screen rotation is not supported with the silver button.