Hey ming0,

I have the Panasonic Toughbook R1 running very smooth and I use Redhat 9.0 on kernel 2.6.0 (going to 2.6.1 later this week). The only problem I've encountered is a lack of SD support to which I'd write a driver if I knew how

Anyway, here are my configs. Perhaps they will help. If you have any problems, send me a note.

<lspci>
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82830 830 Chipset Host Bridge (rev 04)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82830 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 04)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82830 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 42)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801CAM IDE U100 (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM SMBus (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio (rev 02)
01:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
01:02.0 Modem: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 (rev 02)
01:03.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
01:03.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
01:03.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
01:05.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev 88)
01:05.1 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd: Unknown device 0575
02:00.0 Network controller: 3Com Corporation: Unknown device 6001 (rev 01)

</etc/X11/XFConfig>
# XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then
# this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you
# also use USB mice at the same time.
Identifier "DevInputMice"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Generic Laptop Display Panel 1024x768"
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 40.0 - 70.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "i810"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "Intel 830"
VideoRam 32768
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

Thanks for the config files

I am trying to get something non-redhat based going (non-SuSE non-Mandrake). Because on my desktop--I have had the fewest dependency problems w/ slackware, that is what I would really like to get going. (I HAVE had SUSE installed on the R1 before...)

I just "borrowed" an external CD-ROM drive from staples (bought and then returned) to see if I could get Slack going w/ it--but no luck--once I got into the installer, it would unload the USB support and couldn't find the cdrom drive >

So I am planning on trying my hand at Debian once again--I can get the base install going but when I don't upgrade to testing I CANNOT get the video driver working--and the one time I tried upgrading to testing, for some reason I got a hugemongous pile of dependency errors (although I DID get X to sorta work **Just no window manager along w/ it**)

So anyways if I have any luck, I will make sure to write about it here so you can try something other than redhat if you want!

How are you liking your toughbook? Small form factor is pretty sweet eh? What are you doing w/ it--how long have you had it?

==dean

I finally gave up on getting X running on Debian (I got the inkling of X, but had no window manager--as testing currently won't run KDE--I was so fed up that I gave up)

BUT

I did finally get Slackware running on the laptop (which only has a USB floppy drive)

Details on how I did it are here [notthemessiah.net].