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• Contact: ColinPinkney

• Brand: Toshiba
• Make : Satellite
• Model: P200-155

• Website: [http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/productPage.do?PRODUCT_ID=128317 Toshiba P200-155 Homepage]

Current Issues

• While the webcam is generally working (see notes below), kdetv occasionally locks up while opening or closing the video device and Kopete does not display anything in the preview window, but it is not clear where the problem lies.
• Hibernation does not work at all, although suspend does.
• Sound still comes through the speakers when headphones are plugged in.
• Some FN+ keys do not work, such as mute (Esc) and trackpad disable (F9)

System Info

bios-version:V1.30
system-manufacturer:TOSHIBA
system-product-name:Satellite P200
system-version:PSPBGE-01Q00FEN

Hardware details

Notes

All current testing has been carried out with Kubuntu Fiesty (Final).

All commands below can be performed by opening the Terminal or Konsole application.

Any changes to files can be performed using a command such as:

sudo kwrite <file>

under KDE or under Gnome:

sudo gedit <file>

e.g.

sudo kwrite /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Sound

For sound to work at all, the following line needs to be added to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack

Sound should then work as expected after a reboot, although the maximum volume is a little low.

Video

To get 3D acceleration working, the proprietary Nvidia drivers need to be installed as below:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-new
sudo nvidia-glx-config enable

NOTE: That last command switches your X Window configuration to use the Nvidia driver, but for some reason it picks up the wrong bus ID. So in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, in the "Device" section, the line "busid" needs to be changed to:

busid "PCI:1:0:0"

Otherwise X Windows will complain that it cannot find the graphics card and will fail to start. Restart X Windows by pressing CTRL+ALT+Backspace (Make sure all your work is saved).

To get the correct resolution, in /etc/X11/xorg.conf again, add "1440x900" to the start of the "modes" lines in the "Display" subsection of the "Screen" section, so they look something like this:

   modes "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

For this change to take effect, testart X Windows by pressing CTRL+ALT+Backspace (Make sure all your work is saved).

Finally, if you want to run Beryl (For a 3D desktop that blows Vista's effects out of the water), the following lines need to be added to the "Screen" section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

  option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
  option "RenderAccel" "True"
  option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"

Also the following section should be added at the bottom of /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "Extensions"
  option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Beryl is then installed using this command under KDE:

sudo apt-get install beryl-kubuntu

or with this command under Gnome:

sudo apt-get install beryl-ubuntu

and log out and back in again

Bluetooth

The Bluetooth module in this laptop is a standard CSR chip attached to the USB bus, but to enable it some ACPI calls need to be made to the BIOS. To do this the [http://omnibook.sf.net Omnibook] driver needs to be installed.

First, the Linux build tools need to be installed with this command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

Then, download the latest Omnibook driver from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=174260 HERE] and run the following commands (Replace the XXX with the version you downloaded):

tar zxvf omnibook-XXX.tar.gz
cd omnibook-XXX
sudo make install #This did not copy the module to the modules directory for some reason
sudo cp omnibook.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/misc/
sudo depmod -a
sudo modprobe omnibook ectype=13

A directory called "omnibook" should then appear under /proc, with the following contents:

bluetooth  dmi  lcd  version

The Bluetooth module should also be enabled now, which can be seen as below when the command "lsusb" is run:

Bus 004 Device 006: ID 0930:0508 Toshiba Corp.

The standard Ubuntu ["Bluetooth"] guides can then be used to configure it for dialup or sending/receiving files, etc.

To get this to work after every reboot, add the following line to /etc/modprobe.d/options:

options omnibook ectype=13

and then add a single line to /etc/modules that simply contains "onmibook" (without the quotes).

Webcam

The Webcam in this laptop appears to be an integrated version of the Chicony Panda 9D or 7D and as such uses the OmniVision chipset.

So to get it working, run the following command:

sudo modprobe ov511

That's it!

To test the webcam, install something like KDETV and run it. With no other video devices attached, the webcam will be started by default and the blue webcam light will come on. Even the microphone works!

To get the webcam to work without having to run the command above, simply add a line to /etc/modules containing only "ov511" (without the quotes).

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