Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[boklanio]

tempestuous thank you so much!

I installed Puppy 2.15 with kernel 2.6.18.1 to make the touchscreen working and was fairly happy with this version. Although some troubles with the needed locale and with my wi-fi card occurIt has some nice desktop themes.

Now with version 2.17 I'll be happier than ever! ))) I really appreciate your help! Many thanks again!

PS Could anyone please tell me if it's possible to transfer the menu layout and desktop theme from 2.15CE to 2.17? Many thanks in advance!

[willhunt]

yes if you want the 2.15CE interface try installing Ezpup
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[boklanio]

Hello

I'm sorry but I still can't get the touchcsreen to work with 2.6.21.5 (Puppy 2.17)

here is xorg output

II) LoadModule: "evtouch"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/input/evtouch_drv.so
(II) Module evtouch: vendor="Kenan Esau"
compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 0.8.3
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.6
(EE) module ABI minor version (6) is newer than the server's version (5)
(II) UnloadModule: "evtouch"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/input/evtouch_drv.so
(EE) Failed to load module "evtouch" (module requirement mismatch, 0)

Any ideas where to obtain Xinput 0.6? Any help is much appreciated ) Many thanks in advance!

[tempestuous]

It's strange that the 2.6.21.5 version fails. Only the "usbtouchscreen" kernel module has been updated. The "evtouch" input module is unchanged.
Could you please try the old version in 2.15CE again, and post the same section from the xorg output (from LoadModule: "evtouch")

EDIT: Wait ... I think I provided the old precompiled version.
I just repackaged the 2.6.21.5 dotpet and attached it.
Please download and try again.

[tonylu9]

hi tempestuous :

I have been working on touchscreen for two weeks, can not make it work, can you make a complete list of the steps starting from puppy 2.6.21.5 installation ? how many things should be installed and the commands .

thanks in advance. I need it really bad...

[tempestuous]

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[tonylu9]

my touch screen is able to be touched now. there is only one issue left now. the calibration , I have tried many many set of minx... maxy , but still can not get closer, can you tell what is the best way to do that, my touchscreen is 19", 1024x768 .. can not find the good setting.

[DavidBell]

tempestuous, would you mind briefly explaining how you made these packages ... eg where you got the source code for usbtouchscreen, and what compiler settings etc. I would like to muck around with them myself sometime. TIA DB

[tempestuous]

DavidBell,
usbtouchscreen is a standard kernel module, but it's not enabled in Puppy's kernel configuration.
So just run "make menuconfig" and go to
Device Drivers > USB support > USB Touchscreen Driver
and press "m" or the spacebar to enable the module.
Then run "make modules" and the usbtouchscreen module will be compiled.
I used no special compiler settings.

Regarding the Evtouch Xorg input module, I can't remember the exact details of the compilation, but I'm fairly sure that the full Xorg source needed to be present.

[tonylu9]

I have a question , can we make the touchscreen stay at "event3"?

if my computer has mice and keyboard, the touchscreen is /dev/input/event3" , if only has keybord , it will go to "event2"

. no keybard and mice, it will go to "event1", it fores me to change the setting in xorg.conf while the hardware changes.

[Dougal]

[DavidBell]

***EDIT***

I got make menuconfig to work when added the kernel source sfs to home.

*End edit*

[metatouch]

Would it be possible for someone to repackage the usbtouchscreen for pup3.01 - The rest of my hardware became available i.e. sound, wifi in v3.01 - or can someone give me a good howto - I am using an Egalax usb touch screen

let me know if you can help

[danvica]

Hi,
I've followed tempestous suggests and my egalax touchscreen works but with x-y swapped coordinates.

I'm not able to find a way to solve the problem. I already tried to use the swapx/swapy option into xorg.conf but actually it seems that the file is not even read.

I'm using XVesa. Do i have to modify something else ?

BTW I'm using Puppy 2.17.

Thanks for any help.

Daniele

[danvica]

Update:
I was able to swapx-y using

echo Y > /sys/modules/touchkitusb/parameters/swap_xy

but the y is still swapped and moreover the touchscreen needs to be calibrated.

swap_xy is the only parameter i can access this way.

Any hint ?