Keep us posted on the POS software while you're at it, if you don't mind. I'm getting sicker & sicker of trying to convince the 1997 DOS version of The General Store to print things properly in the modern world, and I also have a Casio QT-8000 POS system running MS POS 1.0 that I wouldn't mind speeding up via OS/software replacement.
Thanks, Scott On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Mike Bigalke <[email protected]> wrote: > I used my google-fu and found a wealth of obscure sources on things like > Xfree386 configs., etc. And I'll post > what happens along the way just so I can document this in case someone else > needs to figure it out. > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Robert Citek <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Mike Bigalke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Question 1: Has anyone tried to install a touch screen in Ubuntu or any >> > other flavor of linux for that matter? >> >> Nope. I have use the wiimote to use my laptopscreen as a touchscreen, >> but that's not what you are looking for. >> >> > One minor problem... the touch screen is on com1 and not on usb. The >> > pre-compiled drivers I have found for Ubuntu are USB in nature and >> > restricted to the 2.4-2.6 kernel series. >> >> It may be possible to use a serial to USB converter: >> >> >> http://www.amazon.com/SIIG-US2308-9-Pin-Serial-to-USB-Adapter/dp/B0000C120V >> http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3120513 >> >> I have never had any luck with the PS/2 to USB converters, but maybe >> serial is different. >> >> > I installed Ubuntu 8.10 before paying attention to this.. The drivers >> > have >> > been tested on 8.04. I don't know if they will work on 8.10. (Don't >> > worry >> > Robert... I'll test that sudo init 1 before installing 8.04 over 8.10). >> >> No worries about the sudo test. I'm going to try it out in a VM later on. >> >> > Question 2: Shouldn't drivers that work for 8.04 also work for 8.10? >> >> Usually, it does, but not necessarrily. >> >> > And why not? >> >> Different kernel therefore different code. >> >> > If anyone knows anything I'd appreciate hearing from you. >> >> Wish I did. Please post back whatever you find out. >> >> Regards, >> - Robert >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
