BIOS Updates forum

According to http://homex.subnet.at/~max/comp-05_hp-omnibook-xe3.shtml , the Omnibook xe3 works by default installation. The Dells for the most part seem to now work out of the box, but they don't use a Phoenix BIOS. The Omnibook XE3 BIOS dl page (presumably with a functional Video BIOS): http://h20...

I PM'd Henk, and got back Alanh did tell me that if I could point him to an eBay auction of this machine he would definately look into it because of the Video BIOS weirdness. I'm willing to ship my M1200 to someone interested in tinkering with it, and pay to get it shipped back. This approach would:...

It seesm like some can get it working under Linux (but only at 800x600), but I really can't. I'm going to contact the authors of a few pages, and see if they have any updated information. I've tried with X.org 6.8 as well as 7.0, and none of it works, even when I follow the exact instructions and co...

The BIOS seems to be Phoenix - http://www.motioncomputing.com/support/driver_download_1200.asp Maybe try to open it using Phoenix BIOS editor (demo), get i830 VGA BIOS somewhere and replace it. As a note, MotionComputing says if you have a dual-branded tablet (eg, Gateway branded), use the vendor's...