Debian on FreeRunner

Daniel Benoy daniel at benoy.name
Thu Aug 7 19:46:12 CEST 2008


root at lisa:~# cat /mnt/debian/etc/pointercal
557 38667 -4654632 -51172 121 46965312 65536


root at lisa:~# cat /mnt/debian/etc/ts.conf
# Uncomment if you wish to use the linux input layer event interface
module_raw input

# Uncomment if you're using a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500/SL-5000d
# module_raw collie

# Uncomment if you're using a Sharp Zaurus SL-C700/C750/C760/C860
# module_raw corgi

# Uncomment if you're using a device with a UCB1200/1300/1400 TS interface
# module_raw ucb1x00

# Uncomment if you're using an HP iPaq h3600 or similar
# module_raw h3600

# Uncomment if you're using a Hitachi Webpad
# module_raw mk712

# Uncomment if you're using an IBM Arctic II
# module_raw arctic2

module pthres pmin=1
module variance delta=30
module dejitter delta=100
module linear


root at lisa:~# diff /etc/pointercal /mnt/debian/etc/pointercal


root at lisa:~# diff /etc/ts.conf /mnt/debian/etc/ts.conf
--- /etc/ts.conf        Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969
+++ /mnt/debian/etc/ts.conf     Sun Feb  3 15:05:58 2008
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Uncomment if you wish to use the linux input layer event interface
-module_raw input grab_events=1
+module_raw input

 # Uncomment if you're using a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500/SL-5000d
 # module_raw collie






On Thursday 07 August 2008 13:21:30 Gregoire Gentil wrote:
> Daniel,
> 
> Thanks for the answer. It's not working for me. I don't have any more
> the delta but there is a scale problem (top left corner matches but
> bottom right corner doesn't at all).
> 
> Can you please copy paste your /etc/ts.conf and /etc/pointercal here?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Grégoire
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 13:01 -0400, Daniel Benoy wrote:
> > I copied my /etc/pointercal from internal flash (Which can be mounted from within debian as /dev/mtdblock6, I believe)
> > 
> > That worked for me.  :)  Hope that helps.
> > 
> > I wished that the openmoko team used Debian instead of openembedded.. I wish I could just apt-get stuff instead of having to struggle with opkg .. and busybox annoys me sometimes.
> > 
> > On Thursday 07 August 2008 12:20:11 Gregoire Gentil wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > After much efforts (but thanks for the page ;-) ), I have managed to
> > > install this on my microSD card:
> > > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Debian
> > > 
> > > I can reach the gdm screen but the calibration of the touchscreen is
> > > totally flaky.
> > > 
> > > After another set of painful efforts, I have managed to install
> > > libts-bin and run ts_calibrate. If you want to know, you need to do this
> > > from the terminal over the USB-connection:
> > > 
> > > export TSLIB_CALIBFILE="/etc/pointercal"
> > > export TSLIB_CONFFILE="/etc/ts.conf"
> > > export TSLIB_PLUGINDIR="/usr/lib/ts"
> > > export TSLIB_FBDEVICE=/dev/fb0
> > > export TSLIB_CONSOLEDEVICE=none
> > > export TSLIB_TSDEVICE=/dev/input/event1
> > > ts_calibrate 
> > > 
> > > I get some numbers on /etc/pointercal but there are quite different if I
> > > run ts_calibrate a few times. In any case, the touchscreen is still
> > > totally mad and I can't use xvkbd to input the login info. In the best
> > > case scenario, the pointer is around 200x200 pixels NW from the touch.
> > > 
> > > Then, I have played with xorg.conf. I have tried the rotate option and
> > > many other things, but unsuccessfully.
> > > 
> > > Any idea? Thanks in advance,
> > > 
> > > Gregoire
> > > 
> > > PS: In case, you ask:
> > > 
> > > more /etc/ts.conf 
> > > # Uncomment if you wish to use the linux input layer event interface
> > > module_raw input
> > > 
> > > # Uncomment if you're using a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500/SL-5000d
> > > # module_raw collie
> > > 
> > > # Uncomment if you're using a Sharp Zaurus SL-C700/C750/C760/C860
> > > # module_raw corgi
> > > 
> > > # Uncomment if you're using a device with a UCB1200/1300/1400 TS
> > > interface
> > > # module_raw ucb1x00
> > > 
> > > # Uncomment if you're using an HP iPaq h3600 or similar
> > > # module_raw h3600
> > > 
> > > # Uncomment if you're using a Hitachi Webpad
> > > # module_raw mk712
> > > 
> > > # Uncomment if you're using an IBM Arctic II
> > > # module_raw arctic2
> > > 
> > > module pthres pmin=1
> > > module variance delta=30
> > > module dejitter delta=100
> > > module linear
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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> > 
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-- 
Daniel Benoy
http://daniel.benoy.name
-- 
Daniel Benoy
http://daniel.benoy.name
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