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Timo Boettcher wrote this: |
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> * Rodrigo Forlin <forlin@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Can someone point me a touch screen monitor that works under console? |
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> I bought a Touchscreen from some car-tuning guy on ebay. The touchscreen |
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> is detected as an eGalax compatible unit and works using the |
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> usbtouchscreen-module of the linux-kernel (using 2.6.19-gentoo-?). |
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> Works as in "the cursor moves when I touch it". I had to patch the |
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> kernel to add some sysfs-entries to be able to calibrate it without X. |
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> I sent the patch to the maintainer some days ago, who has not repiled |
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> yet. If anybody is interested in the patch, please ask. |
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>> I develop programs under console using framebuffer so i need also |
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>> a nice api to make my programs work with touchscreen. |
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> I use pygame with the fbcon SDL-Driver, that works without any problems. |
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> Some rough project overview and screenshots can be found at |
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> http://www.spida.net/projects/pympdtouchgui/, code will follow. |
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> HTH, if you want more details, feel free to ask. |
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> Timo |
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Thanks Timo, but I receveid an e-mail from hampshire with a new |
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driver and this one works. It seems that it is a good product, and they |
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trying to support linux. |
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I'll work a little harder with this one and if this does not succeed |
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i'll ask your help. |
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Thanks again, |
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Rodrigo Forlin |
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