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=egalax series Touchscreens=
 
=egalax series Touchscreens=
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Used by many devices, some examples:
  
:I have a few UnyTouch 15" LCD TouchScreens. Here's how I got them to work.
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* UnyTouch 15" LCD TouchScreens
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* 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.
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== 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==
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===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==
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===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==
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===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==
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===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==
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===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.