Does your touchscreen only work with two fingers pressed down? Or does it not work at all? Don’t worry! There is plenty of solutions! The problem is that you are using a Linux Distribution with an old version of the Linux Kernel. A couple of months back, I made a tutorial on how to get the Viewpad 10 touch screen working on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. This involved downloading the ENAC Multi-touch drivers from their Git repository. Well in the recent version of the Linux Kernel (2.6.38) the ENAC Multi-touch drivers are included this means that your touch screen will function correctly straight out of the box!
Some Linux Distributions currently already running on version 2.6.38 of the Linux Kernel, here is a quick list of the Distributions that do:
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Fedora 15 Beta
- Fuduntu 14.9 (After running an update)
If you are a Ubuntu user but don’t want to make the leap to Ubuntu 11.04 just yet and are running on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx or Maverick Meerkat still you can grab the version 2.6.38 of the Linux Kernel from a PPA repository, this also includes Linux Mint users, Bodhi Linux users, Peppermint OS users and anyone else who is running off of a Ubuntu derivative. To install Linux Kernel 2.6.28 simply enter these couple of commands into your terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppasudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.38-1-generic linux-image-2.6.38-1-generic
After that, simply reboot your Viewpad 10 and you should have a working Touchscreen! If you want to double check to see if the Kernel installation worked correctly, then simply reopen your terminal and enter this command:
uname -a
Also, Viewpad 10 users who are a fan of Android you will be glad to know that Viewsonic have updated the Viewpad 10’s Android image to a more recent version of Android, 2.2 (Froyo) you can grab the download link from their site.
So hopefully you’ve got a bit of an insight on what is required for getting Linux to running correctly on the Viewpad. I can’t wait to get writing my next tutorial since it will be all to do with getting Meego running smoothly on your Viewpad 10.
But for now, go have a play with the Linux Distributions I have suggested on your Viewpad 10, make sure to comment below if you’ve found some great Tablet-Specific apps, Florence and Onboard are great Virtual Keyboards (Hint hint). 
Hi there , I got a viewpad10 super expensive when they hit the market , soon enough discovered it was completely useless due to lack of space to win to move and Christopher Columbus android… few days ago finally decided to try something else so nuked HDD and installed Kubuntu LOOKS AND WORKS GREAT!!
everything straight out of the box no need for tweaks!!! only thing is , sadly it lacks of a descent on screen keyboard and for some reason florence doesn´t do it right.
Then tried again with Fedora16 which works like a charm and has a super convenient on screen keyboard that makes the trick 100%!!!! (not onBoard , if you touch the lower right corner you will get a black edge where external devices are shown , there is a small keyboard icon and VOILÁ!!! feels like iPad´s keyboard!).
I personally like Kubuntu´s interface waaaaayyyyy better than Fedora´s but keyboard is a killer =(
Do you know what is the name of the pack to install for Fedora´s virtual keyboard? If I can get this same keyboard to work with Kubuntu I will have my final install and ready to go FINALLY!!!
Any help will be most appreciated.
Thank you.
Hi Ollie. Just bagged myself one of these and found your site after days of endless searching. I have found that the latest versions of Mint, Lubuntu and Xubuntu work pretty much out of the box with the viewpad 10 but I can’t seem to get wifi to work.
It says wireless disabled by hardware switch or something to that effect and as you know, the viewpad 10 has no wifi switch. Do you know how I could fix this? I also tried the latest Puppy Linux which is built on the correct kernel for the touchscreen to work but sadly no joy there. Will keep trying though.
I hope you get this and can help me with my dilemma as I would prefer to use one of the smaller distros above as they run faster than ubuntu on this device.
Thanks
Craig
I’ve found Ubuntu + Gnome-Shell is the best suited for a tablet but it’s not perfect and not exactly lightweight. Haven’t really explorered any other options really since it does the job for me. Also about the WiFi problem, make sure that you haven’t hit the bottom “Back” button on the device since some distributions use that for turning the WiFi on and off.
No idea how to remap it sadly.
Sorry that I can’t be much help. Been away from the Viewpad 10 tablet scene for a while now. I know there is the latest Android (Ice Cream Sandwich) which is tablet optimized and is built for the Viewpad 10/Tega V2. You can get it from http://www.android-x86.org