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HOWTO Dynabook Setup

Product: TECRA A40-J (PMM10U) || Version: PMM10U-00101U

Tested with IGEL OS 11.07.170+

Dynabook: Demo Video

Type Description
IGEL Type Laptop
Use Case Cloud access, 4K Video Playback, Demanding Workloads
Chipset 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
CPU Cores 4
RAM 8GB
Flash Storage 256GB
Graphics - Chipset Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Graphics - Ports 1 x USB-C, 1 x HDMI
Graphics - Max Resolution 14" HD (1366 x 768) or FHD (1920 x 1080), HDMI 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45)
Wireless Intel 802.11ax with Bluetooth 5.0 (AX201 family). Optional 3G/4G LTE Sierra EM7455
Interfaces - USB Type C 2
Interfaces - USB 3.2 2, 1 port 3G/4G LTE model
Interfaces - Serial 0
Interfaces - Audio 3.5mm TRRS
Interfaces - Security Lock Yes
Interfaces - Smartcard Available (not tested on IGEL)
Fanless No
Warranty 1 Year
Vendor Link US Dynabook Tecra A40G - US
Vendor Link Europe Dynabook Tecra A40G - Europe

BIOS settings:

  1. Power up the device while pressing the [F2] button repeatedly in rapid succession.
  2. If a password prompt is shown, enter the BIOS password.
  3. Select Setup Utility.
  4. Select Security tab.
  5. Set Secure Boot to \.
  6. Select Boot tab.
  7. Set Boot Option # 1 to <USB Memory>.
  8. Set Boot Option # 2 to <HDD/SSD>.
  9. Save the settings and exit [F10].
  10. Connect the IGEL OSC USB stick to the device.
  11. Reboot the device.
  12. You can continue with the IGEL OS installation procedure

Set action for display lid closing:

  1. Open up IGEL Setup.
  2. Select System > Registry.
  3. Select system.actions.lid.ac.
  4. Select lid close action while plugged in set to \.
  5. Select system.actions.lid.battery.
  6. lid close action while not plugged in set to \.

Improve sound quality for internal speakers or HDMI / DP

Setting to improve sound quality:

System > Registry > multimedia.pulseaudio.daemon.resample-method > speex-float-3

(Optional) To disable touch pad and use external mouse:

  1. Open up IGEL Setup.
  2. User Interface > Input > Touchpad > Uncheck \.

As root, xinput --list

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⎡ Virtual core pointer                      id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ 3830303142534F54:00 06CB:CE46 Mouse       id=11   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse           id=9    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ 3830303142534F54:00 06CB:CE46 Touchpad    id=12   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                     id=3    [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard               id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Toshiba input device                      id=14   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                                 id=6    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                              id=7    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Sleep Button                              id=8    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard              id=13   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Web Camera - HD: Web Camera - H           id=10   [slave  keyboard (3)]

Sample command to disable Touchpad:

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#!/bin/bash

xinput set-prop "3830303142534F54:00 06CB:CE46 Touchpad" "Device Enabled" 0