Difference between revisions of "Egalax-Touchscreen"
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=egalax series Touchscreens= | =egalax series Touchscreens= | ||
| + | Used by many devices, some examples: | ||
| − | + | * UnyTouch 15" LCD TouchScreens | |
| + | * Skyport GmbH 12.1" TFT Touchscreen VGA Monitor | ||
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| + | There is a egalax driver, but for usb you can also use the evtouch xorg input driver. | ||
| + | == evtouch driver == | ||
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| + | == egalax driver == | ||
:These instructions are the basic instructions included with the driver. If you get lost, follow those. | :These instructions are the basic instructions included with the driver. If you get lost, follow those. | ||
:My units are USB. If you have PS2 or Serial devices, follow the instructions included with the driver. | :My units are USB. If you have PS2 or Serial devices, follow the instructions included with the driver. | ||
| − | ==Downloading the drivers== | + | ===Downloading the drivers=== |
:Drivers can be downloaded from http://210.64.17.162/web20/eg/drivers.htm. | :Drivers can be downloaded from http://210.64.17.162/web20/eg/drivers.htm. | ||
:The driver I used (32bit) is http://210.64.17.162/web20/drivers/touch_driver/Linux/TouchKit-1.08.1227-32b-k26.tar.gz | :The driver I used (32bit) is http://210.64.17.162/web20/drivers/touch_driver/Linux/TouchKit-1.08.1227-32b-k26.tar.gz | ||
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tar -xvvf TouchKit-1.08.1227-32b-k26.tar.gz | tar -xvvf TouchKit-1.08.1227-32b-k26.tar.gz | ||
cd TouchKit | cd TouchKit | ||
| − | ==Installing the drivers== | + | ===Installing the drivers=== |
:First, we have to copy the driver into the right place | :First, we have to copy the driver into the right place | ||
cp egalax_drv.so /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input | cp egalax_drv.so /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input | ||
| − | ==modifying /etc/X11/xorg/conf== | + | ===modifying /etc/X11/xorg/conf=== |
:There are 2 main modifications to the xorg.conf file. | :There are 2 main modifications to the xorg.conf file. | ||
:first define the driver as an inputdevice. Add this section: | :first define the driver as an inputdevice. Add this section: | ||
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InputDevice "EETI" "SendCoreEvents" | InputDevice "EETI" "SendCoreEvents" | ||
:That's it for xorg.conf. Restart X, (simply reboot the MD is easiest) | :That's it for xorg.conf. Restart X, (simply reboot the MD is easiest) | ||
| − | ==Configuring the TouchScreen== | + | ===Configuring the TouchScreen=== |
:Once your MD comes back up, boot up KDE Desktop, and open a terminal. | :Once your MD comes back up, boot up KDE Desktop, and open a terminal. | ||
cd /root/TouchKit | cd /root/TouchKit | ||
sudo ./TouchKit | sudo ./TouchKit | ||
:This will load the touchkit configuration, allow you to calibrate the screen, etc. | :This will load the touchkit configuration, allow you to calibrate the screen, etc. | ||
| − | ==Beta Drivers== | + | ===Beta Drivers=== |
:The download site has some beta drivers for xorg 1.3 / 32bit. From what I can see, it simply automates the above. I did not try them as this worked perfectly. | :The download site has some beta drivers for xorg 1.3 / 32bit. From what I can see, it simply automates the above. I did not try them as this worked perfectly. | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 11 September 2008
egalax series Touchscreens
Used by many devices, some examples:
- UnyTouch 15" LCD TouchScreens
- Skyport GmbH 12.1" TFT Touchscreen VGA Monitor
There is a egalax driver, but for usb you can also use the evtouch xorg input driver.
evtouch driver
egalax driver
- These instructions are the basic instructions included with the driver. If you get lost, follow those.
- My units are USB. If you have PS2 or Serial devices, follow the instructions included with the driver.
Downloading the drivers
- Drivers can be downloaded from http://210.64.17.162/web20/eg/drivers.htm.
- The driver I used (32bit) is http://210.64.17.162/web20/drivers/touch_driver/Linux/TouchKit-1.08.1227-32b-k26.tar.gz
- Here's how I did it. My MD is moon80, yours may vary. First, as root, ssh to your MD (from your core)
sudo ssh moon80
- now, make sure your in /root
cd /root
- download the file (below is for 32bit)
wget http://210.64.17.162/web20/drivers/touch_driver/Linux/TouchKit-1.08.1227-32b-k26.tar.gz
- unarchive the file:
tar -xvvf TouchKit-1.08.1227-32b-k26.tar.gz cd TouchKit
Installing the drivers
- First, we have to copy the driver into the right place
cp egalax_drv.so /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input
modifying /etc/X11/xorg/conf
- There are 2 main modifications to the xorg.conf file.
- first define the driver as an inputdevice. Add this section:
Section “InputDevice”
Identifier “EETI”
Driver "egalax"
Option “Device” “usbauto”
Option “Parameters” “/var/lib/egalax.cal”
Option “ScreenNo” “0”
EndSection
- Second, is to add this section to the serverlayout. Add this line to your [ServerLayout] section:
InputDevice "EETI" "SendCoreEvents"
- That's it for xorg.conf. Restart X, (simply reboot the MD is easiest)
Configuring the TouchScreen
- Once your MD comes back up, boot up KDE Desktop, and open a terminal.
cd /root/TouchKit sudo ./TouchKit
- This will load the touchkit configuration, allow you to calibrate the screen, etc.
Beta Drivers
- The download site has some beta drivers for xorg 1.3 / 32bit. From what I can see, it simply automates the above. I did not try them as this worked perfectly.
