These are resources and information I've collected from various placed on the web. I'll do my best to answer any questions you may have.
Distribution: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty"
Download it
here.
Wacom:
-*Works out of box.
The "standard" behavior under Windows is for the stylus to trigger a right click whenever you hold the button on the stylus and then tap the stylus on the screen. Under Ubuntu this triggered a middle click.
To get a right click when holding the button and tapping the screen do
xsetwacom set stylus Button2 "button 3"
OR
System | Preferences | Assistive Technologies |
Mouse Accessibility Button | Accessibility tab | tick Simulated Secondary Click box.
If problems are still occurring on setting up Wacom then visit the following:
Different possibilities:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1038949
Rec's script (3a):
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...15#post7068115 Screen rotation:
-utilize xrandr
For the LE1600 there were some differences in the orientation instructions:
Using gedit I created one file called "tablet.sh" and one called "laptop.sh"
Each were changed to executable scripts via this command:
chmod +x tablet.sh
chmod +x laptop.sh
I used the gedit text editor to put in the following code.
tablet.sh content:
#!/bin/bash
#tablet.sh to rotate into tablet mode/orientation
xrandr -o 1
xsetwacom set stylus Rotate CCW
xsetwacom set eraser Rotate CCW
laptop.sh content:
#!/bin/bash
#laptop.sh to rotate into laptop mode/orientation
xrandr -o 0
xsetwacom set stylus Rotate NONE
xsetwacom set eraser Rotate NONE
To rotate the screen I merely open a terminal and type:
$ ./tablet.sh
to go into tablet mode/orientation
$ ./laptop.sh
to go into laptop mode/orientation
*Could be mapped to buttons. But buttons currently not working.
Hardware buttons:
-No solution available at this time. It is being "worked on".
Fingerprint reader:
Works with pam (password auth) and gdm login.
Handwriting recognition:
-I recommend CELLWRITER (onscreen keyboard and cell-based character recognition)
-I recommend EASYSTROKE gesture recognition (can customize any gesture and link to command, button, etc)
Sound/Microphone:
The sound driver is installed correctly on Ubuntu 8.10+, though the ports are not mapped on the LE1600 as other computers, therefore we need to make the following changes:
Where to make these changes: ALT+F2 and type “alsamixer”, or from the Volume icon at the system tray
Click on Preferences Button and un-hide the following:
- enable Master, PCM, and Mic for Playback
- enable only MicBoost and External Amplifier for Switches
- enable ALL Options
The most important change is the “External Amplifier” Switch, this needs to be DISABLED, sound should be coming out of the MIC jack (plug in a set of headphones), check out my screenshots in the following link to enable only whats needed in the Volume Control panel:
Note, we only need to worry about the
“Intel ICH6 ALSA (Alsa Mixer)”
http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ignjam/le1600/ Wi-Fi:
-Works out of box.
If wireless is having problems try the following:
http://www.auburn.edu/oit/connectivi...wifi_linux.php
Bluetooth:
-Not working. It appears to be something that needs to be enabled in BIOS and doesn't stay on with boot-up.
SD card:
-Works out of box.
Log-in without keyboard:
To login without keyboard, the only thing that came to my mind was enabling automatic login under System > Administration > Login Window > Security. Of course this does not solve the serious problem that there is no on-screen keyboard available at the login screen.
Disabling Window Lock for password entry:
When starting an application that requires administrative rights (such as Synaptic), the password entry window locks the screen. Thus, on-screen keyboards etc. cannot be used to enter the password, and consequently, such administrative tools can only be started via the command line. This issue can be resolved as follows:
There are two ways to stop gksu from locking the screen.
Method 1: Go to System -> Preferences -> Assistive Technologies and check "Password Dialogues as Normal Windows".
Method 2: Set the gconf key /apps/gksu/disable-grab to true. To do this start gconf-editor from the command line, navigate to apps -> gksu and check disable-grab.
Other recommendations:
Download and install the following apps:
Inkscape
http://www.inkscape.org -Vector program on Linux
GIMP
http://www.gimp.org -Photoshop alternative on Linux
mypaint
http://mypaint.intilinux.com/ -Program similar to Artrage
Gnome Graphics Tablet Apps
http://alexmac.cc/tablet-apps/ -Good for configuring pressure sensitivity.
Linux on LE1600 "How-to" 
