Fujitsu ESPRIMO MOBILE U9200

late blog again, but anyway here goes... I bought a Fujitsu ESPRIMO MOBILE U9200 notebook and I would like to share with you my experience using ubuntu 8.04 on it. I'll start with the specs I got the spec details from fujitsu.com/sg because its same specs as mine.

Specifications
Platform	Intel® Centrino® Duo processor technology - Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5250 - Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN - Intel® 965GM
Operating System	Ubuntu 8.04.2 (or ships with with Knoppix Linux DVD)
Display	12.1-inch WXGA TFT, 1280 x 800 pixels
Modular Bay Device	Dual Layer DVD Super Multi Writer
Memory	1GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Disk	160GB
Battery	Up to 4 hrs1 (6-cell Li-ion 5200mAh)
Weight	1.9kg
Detailed Specifications
Hard Disk Drive	SATA-160 (5400rpm)
Graphics	Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with Intel® Clear Video Technology5 and DVMT4 4.0 delivers low-power, high-performance 2D/3D graphics with Shader Model 3.0, video and display capabilities at a max. shared memory of 384MB
Audio	RealTek ALC262 Sound Chip with stereo speakers Audio-in: (line-in / microphone) Audio-out: (line-out / headphone)
3.5G Ready6	Upgrade now to embeded 3.5G(HSDPA) WWAN connectivity of up to 7.2 Mbps7 downlink. - Also Supports EDGE7 and GPRS7
Communication	1.3 Mega Pixel camera, Optional 56K V.92 modem6, built-in 10/100/10002 Mbps Marvell 88E8055, Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN network connection and optional Bluetooth® v2.0
User Interface	Keyboard 86-keys, 19mm pitch, 2.5mm key stroke Touch Pad with two mouse buttons
Card Slots	1 x ExpressCard™ 34mm slot, Memory card slot (SD, MS, xD and MSPRO)
Connector Interface	USB 2.0 x 3, VGA (external display), S-Video out (TV-out), Memory Card, RJ45 (LAN), Optional RJ11 (modem)6, Audio-in, Audio-out, Power Adapter DC-in
Security3	User and supervisor BIOS password, Anti-theft Lock Slot
Dimensions	300mm (W) x 223mm (D) x 37mm (H)
Bundled Accessories6
AC Adapter	Input AC 100~240V, Output DC 20V/90W Adapter

Now I will discuss the once that did not work out of the box and the hack that I did to work.

*wifi
description: Wireless interface
product: PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN Network Connection
vendor: Intel Corporation

not really a hack but I just update my kernel to 2.6.24-19 and install wifi-radar. try to playing around with the wifi and bluetooth in the bios settings by disabling then enabling it helps detect the driver in boot time.

*headset jack
when you plug the headset jack the sound is still coming out from the speakers, hack for this is edit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base add the following line options snd-hda-intel model=hippo

*gyache-improved + webcam
Im usnig gyache-improved to chat with yahoo acct because this sofar I have tested to view webcam in yahoo. thanks to loell for helping me out here. You need to compile and use http://www.swift-tools.net/Flashcam/

$ tar xvf flashcam-X.Y.tgz
$ cd flashcam-X.Y
$ make
$make install

$ sudo flashcam -L
Scanning devices
------
Found V4L2 Capture device: /dev/video0 (uvcvideo/FO13FF-65-1 PC-CAM)
------
Executing: 'modprobe vloopback pipes=1'

$chmod o+rw /dev/video*

$ flashcam -qD
Forwarding frames from /dev/video0 to /dev/video2

$make uninstall clean

Open now gyache and start your webcam.

*3G phone
I have a nokia E61 that can be a modem for my ubunto. here is my wvdial config.
edit /etc/wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
#Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","http.globe.com.ph" #you could find this in your phone setting
Modem Type = USB Modem
ISDN = 0
Phone = *99#
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Username = yourusername
Password = yourpassword
Baud = 460800
Idle Seconds = 3000
Auto DNS = 1
Stupid Mode = 1
Compuserve = 0
Baud = 460800
Dial Command = ATD
Ask Password = 0
FlowControl = NOFLOW

run wvdial and open your favorite browser and your ready to surf the net.

The rest are working out of the box.

note: Try this at you own risk, so far this works for me.