X220T: Windows 8 drivers [ Edited ]

[quantumcross]

I know the developer preview just came out, but I was wondering when we can see beta drivers for the preview version of Windows 8? I just installed it on the X220 tablet and I can't get the tablet buttons or the trackpoint middle button to work properly.

I know there must be working drivers because they use the X220 as a demo machine in the BUILD keynotes

Moderator Note: Edited subject to match content.

[jfogel]

I have Win8 running in a virtual machine (VirtualBox). It works but the touch screen doesn't register gestures...just "clicks". Mouse, trackpad, and trackpoint are fine. hmm....

[quantumcross]

I'm pretty sure that's just virtualbox abstracting out the scroll and touch events. Your install of windows 8 isn't seeing the trackpoint device, it's seeing a generic mouse device provided by virtualbox, same with the touchscreen.

[GMAC-R60 Retired Guru]

did you try win. 8 update it installed a bunch of lenovo drivers on my x61t

edit: I doubt lenovo will release any beta drivers until after microsoft releases win. 8 public beta as lenovo did with 7 beta

[quantumcross]

No dice, just found the driver for the monitor.

[grunger106]

Working nicely on my MT X60T....

Single touch only obviously, but still cool

[SGD]

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quantumcross wrote:

 I just installed it on the X220 tablet and I can't get the tablet buttons or the trackpoint middle button to work properly.

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Same here.  Tablet buttons do not work.  No problem with trackpoint middle button, though.  Current (Windows 7 x64) drivers for other hardware seem to work OK out of the box, including Access Connections with Sierra 3G card.

[GMAC-R60 Retired Guru]

the 7 driver for tablet button worked on my x61t & video driver

[quantumcross]

Hm, maybe I'll try to force install them then.

[quantumcross]

I can't even find the device ID for the ACPI in the device manager, there was a message in the event log though. It says LEN0068 was configured to null (). Oh well it looks like I'm waiting for official drivers...