2009/2/26 Rusty Lynch <[email protected]>: > On Thu, 2009-02-26 at 08:14 -0700, Andrzej Zaborowski wrote: >> 2009/2/26 axel lin <[email protected]>: >> > hi Rusty, >> > >> > 2009/2/20 Rusty Lynch <[email protected]>: >> >> On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 15:49 -0700, axel lin wrote: >> >>> hi, >> >>> I found /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exist in Moblin2. >> >>> How to config X to add a touchscreen driver? >> >> >> >> Correct, we do not create/install an X config file so that X will auto >> >> detect the hardware and configure itself. >> >> >> >> In cases where I needed a config (like to configure the touchscreen >> >> since I have not found a way of doing this without an xorg.conf), then I >> >> create on on the device via: >> >> >> >> $ Xorg -configure >> >> >> >> ... and then tweak the file and move it to /etc/X11/xorg.conf or copy it >> >> to some device specific configuration package and then craft a device >> >> specific kickstart that installs all the normal packages and then this >> >> new configuration package. >> >> >> >> >> >> But... that sure seems like a hack. >> >> >> >> Any X guys listening? Is there some kind of an X interface that can >> >> configure a touch screen at run-time making it possible to dynamically >> >> configure the hardware at session startup without having to resort to >> >> installing device specific configuration files? >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> My touchscreen is "eGalax TouchScreen" ( 0eef:0001 ). >> >>> In moblin v1, the evtouch driver works. But I cannot find the evtouch >> >>> driver in Moblin2 yum repository. >> >> >> >> I'll let someone concentrating on the kernel answer this, but IIRC >> >> evtouch was one of those projects that never attempted to push their >> >> code into Linus' kernel which means somebody would have had to >> >> explicitly packaged the out-of-tree kernel driver. >> > >> > I don't get it. >> > I thought the evtouch driver is a X input module. >> > I cannot find evtouch driver package in Fedora and Moblin2 yum >> > repository. ( Like the xserver-xorg-input-evtouch package in ubuntu >> > ). >> > In Fedora 10 and Moblin2, I cannot successfully compile evtouch source >> > code >> > from http://www.conan.de/touchscreen/evtouch.html. > > Ok... It's been a while but I remember now. It's not a out-of-tree > kernel pain, but an out-of-tree X pain. If somebody hasn't ported > evtouch to the latest greatest X then somebody will have to port the > code. > > I haven't looked to see if the evtouch project has recently updated with > the newer ever-evolving X code. > > BTW: I've always wondered why the evtouch people didn't push their code > into X > >> I suppose it is outdated. > > Ok... just tried packaging evtouch and end up hitting compile errors for > a couple of things that no longer exist in the new X, specifically: > > <snip> > evtouch.c:33:25: error: xf86Version.h: No such file or directory > evtouch.c:34:49: error: missing binary operator before token "(" > evtouch.c:77:25: error: xf86OSmouse.h: No such file or directory > evtouch.c:142: error: 'XF86_VERSION_CURRENT' undeclared here (not in a > function) > </snip> > > The code needs to be ported. I have no idea if the evtouch project is > already working on this, but I didn't find a source repository with code > that builds on the tip of X. > >> You can use the evdev driver on the X side >> (it is in moblin already), but you will need a kernel driver for the >> touchscreen and a xorg.conf file. I'm using a USB tablet this way. > > I've always seen the evdev X driver but never know how to use it. > > Is the associated kernel driver something that is in our source > (2.6.29-rcSOMETHING) and just not configured in the build, an > outstanding patch, or an out of tree driver?
Oh just the driver for your prticular touchscreen. For example most USB tablets, mice, touchscreens are just HID and Just Work with our kernel. You point xorg.conf at the corresponding /dev/input/eventN node, and (in case it's not USB-HID) you might need to calibrate using "xinput" properties. Regards _______________________________________________ Moblin dev Mailing List [email protected] To manage or unsubscribe from this mailing list visit: https://lists.moblin.org/mailman/listinfo/dev or your user account on http://moblin.org once logged in. For more information on the Moblin Developer Mailing lists visit: http://moblin.org/community/mailing-lists
