I have been trying to get a working Linux installation on this tablet for a few days. I started with Ubuntu (tried numerous versions) and actually had very similar problems as described below. After reading about open suse and tablet support I decided to give it a shot.
This is the Fujitsu website that describes the technical specs of this ST4120 tablet.
Fujitsu Computer Systems Tablets
The suse installation went very well and I had no problems at all when installing 11.1. When I first try to boot the splash screen comes up and loads. However, X will not start and I am kicked back to the shell after some waiting. When I type “startx” I will get the error “screens found but none have a useable configuration”. It looksl ike this tablet is using intel i830m. I tried messing around with sax2 and using 0=vesa, X the screen comes up to a black screen with vertical white bars. At this point I hit CTRL - ALT F2 to switch back and for a split second I can see the X interface.
Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas on how to resolve this? I have been searching the internet for days and haven’t found anything.
I appreciate any assistance!