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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

BIOS update for Samsung Q1 with Vista Support

What a coincidence! Just a few hours after I posted my workaround to get the Q1 recognized as a Tablet PC, Samsung has released a BIOS update. I do not have my power supply with me so I can't install it right now. So I really do not know if that will fix the issue with our Samsung not being recognized as a Tablet PC. I hope this is what it does. Anyone can confirm this?
Posted by Frank J Garcia at 10:57 AM
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  1. psybertech12:28 PM, February 28, 2007

    Well, I just updated to this and I couldn't see anything new or different in the BIOS.

    When I rebooted, Vista started to install drivers for an "Unknown Device". I will keep looking, but I couldn't tell what is missing now.
    Bluetooth, USB, sound, NICs and the CF all seem fine, so I don't know what this Other-Unknown Device is.

    As for the Tablet PC recognition, no go there. I removed the startup script before the reboot and once it got back to Vista, it had reverted back to 0x00 for the two registry entries.
    I popped the startup script back in and it runs as before.

    So... what does the new BIOS do?
    Not sure.

    J

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  2. Frank J Garcia12:54 PM, February 28, 2007

    Well, if it installed a new device, look in the device manager. You should have a new HID Driver in there. Probably.

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  3. psybertech1:09 PM, February 28, 2007

    No. All it did was add a dreaded "Other Devices" tree and under that is an "unknown device" in the device manager.

    That should, I hope, change once Samsung releases updated drivers.

    I am thinking about trying some old drivers and see if any are accepted for the unknown device but I doubt any will work.

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  4. Frank J Garcia1:36 PM, February 28, 2007

    Well, it seems to me that Samsung just prepared the ground for a new Driver. ;)

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  5. psybertech3:07 PM, February 28, 2007

    Ok... I just forced a driver update to look at the Windows directory and it found and installed a driver for a "Direct Application Launch Button".

    Not sure what that is or does since all the buttons worked before.

    hrmmm... I guess time will tell.


    J

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  6. Frank J Garcia3:10 PM, February 28, 2007

    to look in your Vista Directory?

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  7. Robert3:58 PM, February 28, 2007

    Maybe the BIOS now supports and contains SLIC and RSDT tables in ACPI module for oem activation of vista? That would be a nice step in the interesting direction.

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  8. psybertech4:10 PM, February 28, 2007

    CT, yes, my Vista directly

    I currently only have Vista installed on my Q1.

    I just pointed it to C:\Windows and it found it there automatically.

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  9. Frank J Garcia4:18 PM, February 28, 2007

    I'll try that in few hours. Thanks!

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