CF-D1 info

No usb keyboard needed.
The BIOS has an on screen keyboard.

 

Nice can you use the on screen to get into bios?


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entering BIOS with touchscreen only

 

Nice video for the G1 but is it the same with the D1 ?

 

Yep, it's the same (at least on my D1 ) I couldn't find a video with a D1 in it...

 

Hmmmm. Independent verification did not include the Gobi 1000 but did show the Gobi 2000 as 04. That is what I have used for Gobi 2000 in the past.

 

Just so you gentlemen know...I have Linux MX-18.2 working with OSK (onscreen keyboard). The important part is getting the keyboard to activate with the password page.
Maybe I should write a thing.

If any Linux lurkers are "out there"...
"Does anyone have input for one or both points"? O.K......THREE POINTS...

HOW TO ACTIVATE TABLET BUTTONS ON LINUX? SPECIFICALLY FOR THE d1 BUT ALSO CF-18, 19.

HOW TO GET A KEYBOARD OR AT LEAST TOUCH ACTIVATED IN GRUB?

SINCE I HAVE THE D1 KEYBOARD RUNNING IN .WINE, WHAT CONTROLS THE FOCUS. IOW I HAVE THE KEYBOARD BUT XINPUT DOESN'T USE IT. (iow I have the pretty keyboard but so far it only goes on and off...key input not working)

 

Hi guys just switched my toughbook on and it doesnt show the blue panasonic screen just a windows emblem


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Ok im lost now help much appreciated guys


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It was probably in sleep mode and not fully off. Unplug it and remove battery. Then replace battery and start it.

 

Ive managed to get it to show in the drivers as above but unable to find drivers for the car compatible with windows 10


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http://www.panasonic.com/business/iframes/toughbook-wireless-carrier-software.asp

Have a read.

 

Hi guys sorry to be a pain but im struggling with this I installed the gobi drivers from the link you sent and when i try to ise the csa installer it says no compatible wwan device available:/ and the qualcom card is no longer showing in the device driver list


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Can you identify the brand of the card and exact model? In case the previous owner added a dell or lenovo and it never worked. It would show up but the generic drivers would not work. I had to flash my EM7455 from dell to generic to make it work in my CF-20.

 

Not sure what ive done but this now shows


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Well do you have an internet connection through cellular only?

 

It’s currently on wi-fi im awaiting my sim for it was just trying to get everything set for it arriving, ill wait for the sim then let you know how i get on


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@SHEEPMAN!

For your viewing pleasure.
Bluetooth connection


Suspected GPS connection

 

Nice.
So did your "new" D1 show up?

In your experience does the image with 12 leads look gps to you?

 

So you are using a Gobi 1000? 2000? Multicarrier?

I never used a sim card for a Gobi 2000....

Compatible units had dip switches.

I'm normally a bit confused but now I'm really confused....I don't DO WWAN normally except for using gps on 2000 and others.

 

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maybe gps connector zoomed-

Edit
Not GPS. The picytured connector is on the SIM card board.
It has .153V on pin 9 .

 

It it "possible" that the seller was clueless or lied and the card is not from a Panasonic.
That would cause the csa to throw the no card found warning.

That card is older and "may" not work on a D1. I don't know for sure. I try to stick with a card that was originally shipped with the model notebook I am working on. This insures the card is compatible with the BIOS.

 

So i had another look through the drivers/devices list and it does show as a qualcomm hs-usb modem 250D


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Had to order another sim as my mam binned the other thinking it was junk mail


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There is another unpopulated ffc connector on the serial port board.
I am guessing this maybe where the gps goes, since they are serial interface.
This port will require 20 pin .5mm spacing breakout.

EDIT- Not so sure about this one either now. It is beside the expansion/option port area.
The options are extra usb, fingerprint or extra Ethernet. So I "assume" those are on this connector.

The other 12 pin connector on the SIM board at is odd.
It has .153vdc across pin 9 and ground. No other voltage.

 

A couple photos I will discuss in a bit.

 

My thoughts are that these Celeron units are NOT retail and were custom built for a specific customer. Panasonic deleted the unrequired options on these custom mainboards. There are many unpopulated smd's.

The first photo is the empty connector near the modular bay port.
That bay has option for extra usb, fingerprint reader (usb) or 2nd Ethernet.
So I calculate those are on this connector. I need a breakout board and ffc to attempt a discovery of the pinout.

The second photo is of the entire mainboard.
The connector labeled BT is bluetooth. Not sure of pinout, but that should be easy to do.
The problem are the 3 unpopulated connectors.
No idea what connector ?1 might be.
I think ?2 and connector ?3 are for the cameras and the GPS. There are missing components in that area also.

If you want to add Bluetooth, it should not be a big deal. The connector is there.
Cameras are not going to happen.
GPS will require effort. Two routes are possible.
One is figure the pinout on the modular bay connector. Then go with a usb gps.
Two is tap on the backside of the existing serial port. Use a serial gps board from another Toughbook.

 

My 10 pin breakout pcbs and ffc's are at the post office.
When my concentration ability returns, I will ring out the ethernet / usb port beside the modular bay.
I am in Nikon camera / lens repair mode at the moment. Well, I am buying the parts....


EDIT
The 10 pin breakouts are the incorrect ones. We need 20 pin .5mm spacing.

 

Hi guys so no luck sorting the wwan, its recognised by the bios and windows 10 as a modem but the csa wont run, also found im having compatibility issues installing few softwares, how would i go about removing windows 10 and installing windows 7?


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Boot a windows 7 install usb stick.
Read and follow on screen instructions

 

Would this work the same on an external disc drive?


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try this.


https://www.windowscentral.com/how-uninstall-windows-10-and-go-back-windows-781

 

Thanks shawn i spotted this in the control panel and went to try but it seems theres no recovery data saved so i think it might have been a straight 10 install


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I've had some good success with GOBI support out of the box under ubuntu, I would give ubuntu mate 19.04 a try in live usb mode to see if the modem works properly. It's quick and easy(use unetbootin or rufus), It will not affect the data installed on the drive.

 

Read the whole page I linked. It shows 3 options to restore win7. One is to use the install dvd.

 

Sorry mate must have missed it


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Update on my d1, re installed windows 7 and lost all my drivers so have no wlan drivers, no ethernet drivers, seems o2 dont do drivers for my wwan card setup so not much further forward


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Standard CF D1 drivers are at this link.

https://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/itn/drivers/d_menu3_en.html#CF-D1

Panasonic CF D1 drivers are at this link. All models, not just CF D1.

https://na.panasonic.com/us/support/wireless-wan-drivers

 

I received the ffc and breakout board to work on figuring the expansion port connector pinout.
I ordered the wrong one the first time so I had to reorder.

20 pin--- .5 spacing

 

Found the wlan driver direct from intel sorted that problem, have no ethernet controller or pci drivers and the sim reader now shows as havit drivers its the sim itself i have no drivers for


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@toughasnails

Blair,
Maybe split all these WWAN questions /answers into a new thread? They would get more of an audience that way. He will probably get more and better answers in a separate thread rather than in the D1 thread.
He has quite a few WWAN / sim card questions in here now. It is also very hard to follow what he has tried and not tried with his posts scattered in this thread.

Thanks!

 

I think im sorted with the wwan now mate just need the right sim, thAnks shawn


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WLAN is wifi- different from WWAN

Ethernet and PCI drivers are in the link I posted.

What sim card drivers? Sim cards don't have drivers.
The WWAN card has drivers and in some countries you need the carrier select tool.

The SD card reader has drivers. The SD card is the memory card like in a camera. Nothing to do with WWAN or wireless.

Since you are in the UK, I strongly suggest you contact Panasonic UK and purchase a factory recovery disk for the exact model D1 you own.

 

hello, I'm new here, I have a question
To have bluetooth, just replace the intel6302 card with the intel6320 card?

 

No that will not work.
Put the 6320 card in the WWAN slot.
Leave the 6302 card in the WLAN slot
Add an antenna of some kind for the Bluetooth.

 

OK thanks
So it remains bluetooth on usb

 

Did some voltage checks. It has 2 separate chips (6T213LF) for Ethernet on this pcb. They are not connected to the 20p ffc. I am guessing if you have 2 Ethernet ports, they are both connected to the small white connector.

I got these numbers off the 20pin ffc connector

1-grnd
2-grnd
3-grnd
4-
5-3.2v
6-3.2v
7-
8-3.2v
9-5.02v--------------|
10-5.05v------------|
11-grnd
12-
13-
14-grnd
15-
16-
17-grnd
18-.002v
19-.002v
20-grnd

 

More internal photos

 

This is the section of the mainboard where the serial port/expansion pcb connects to.
That is the pcb with the connector in the above post.