The Syncing Apple An Exploration of Technology and Devices

Current Issues with 1201N and Ubuntu 9.10

Issues that I'm trying to fix:

1. Dual monitors (using the VGA out)
Issue: Connecting a monitor or projector to the VGA is a PITA. The Nvidia Control panel detects it, but cannot enable it without re-writing a new Xorg.conf file, which is owned by root, and so the new file must be written to /tmp and moved over, then X needs to be restart-ed. Even then, moving an open window into the 2nd screen won't always work, even though the screen is there and I can move the mouse into the window.

Aso, the GPU acceleration seems off when a 2nd screen is connected via VGA. I haven't tried the HDMI out yet.

[01/24/10] SOLVED: See my page on the wiki where I'm also tracking these issues and solutions.

2. Microphone not working
Issue: I installed Skype and it worked great w/ the video camera, however the microphone does not work, even though Skype detected it and claims that it is there.

3. Trackpad
Issues: Multiple issues
- trying to get multitouch to work - Fixed, logged and source.
- trying to turn it off when a mouse is present
- getting middle mouse button when emulating 3 buttons (the mouse button is a rocker, so clicking both is impossible)