HID drivers for the Samsung Q1

Nearly a year after the first Samsung Q1 UMPC were shipped, it looks like light at the end of the HID tunnel. Ctitanic (aka: Frank) has relentlessly taken every avenue possible to get HID or Human Interface Device drivers for the Q1-series and that determination appears to have paid off. Today, he's got a post with a driver download that enables the Q1 touchscreen to be recognized as a true Tablet PC input, not as a mouse. I suspected that Frank was working with eGalax, the touchscreen manufacturer simply because Microsoft isn't responsible for the Q1 hardware and Samsung appears to have set their sights on the Q1 Ultra. Frank indicates that the new driver works with Vista on the Q1 but may work on XP as well. I'll give that a try later today and report back in a separate post; it would be great to get rid of Floattip.exe even though it has served me well. Well done Frank and eGalax!

Comments

[Ctitanic]

Kevin, I just got the confirmation that it works in XP units too.

The shortcut included in my zip file does not work in that OS. Intead you have to create your own shortcut pointing to

tabcal.exe lincal novalidate

This is the only thing that needs to be changed.

And yes, after that you wont need any more the floattip.exe!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The my handwriting looks great for the first time in my Q1. I'm sure that even James handwriting would be looked good if he would not have sold his Q1! :D

[Ctitanic]

One bad news, it seems that XP users will still need the floattip.exe :(

[john.nullstream]

This is great news. I picked up a refurb Q1 a couple of weeks ago and have been holding off installing stuff because I wanted to convert it to Vista first. Now that the last piece of the puzzle is complete, has someone published a comprehensive guide on installing Vista on the Q1 that includes all of the required drivers, tips, and tricks?