HOW TO: Set up the HP TX2z and Dell XT & XT2 (N-trig digitizer) in Ubuntu

[mcoleman44]

Did you install it using Ubuntu or win7??

[Ayuthia]

Did you install it using Ubuntu or win7??

I used win7. I have never tried doing it through Linux.

[mcoleman44]

So is there going to be a firmware for 32 bit?

[dyslexia]

Five fingers to four... hmm, we seem to be missing a finger.

Just one though.

A week ago I found that re-installing the 2.184 firmware got rid of "jitter" in the "jitter free" setup I was so pleased with, it seems perhaps the previous installation did not complete properly or perhaps the n-trig firmware was knocked off track by [cosmic rays, quantuum uncertainty, divine intervention --> pick one] ?

[Ayuthia]

So is there going to be a firmware for 32 bit?

I am sure that they will, but if it was like the previous version it could be a while.

[mcoleman44]

Could we by any chance try using this link to configure multi-touch and stylus?http://www.lii-enac.fr/en/projects/s...org-howto.html

[Ayuthia]

Could we by any chance try using this link to configure multi-touch and stylus?http://www.lii-enac.fr/en/projects/s...org-howto.html

The one that Carlos Garnacho has created is a good example to try.

The one that comes from ENAC is also a good example to work with. Their multitouchd example was good to use, but you have to be careful about how many points you create. I was testing out four fingers and my system crashed badly enough (not because of their coding, but most likely because I overdid the CPU and the firmware went nuts), that the touchscreen did not work in Linux and Windows did not recognize the hardware. Fortunately, I was able to fix it inside Windows and reinstall the firmware.

[mcoleman44]

I figured something else out with the touch on rotate. When I try to drag a window it goes where I want it while my finger is on the screen but when I release my finger the window goes to the opposite of wherever I dragged it.

Its not really touch thats rotating. When Im using my finger its actually mttouch thats working. Touch is also listed under xsetwacom but as far as I can tell it isn't really being used.

So I guess my question is could this be the problem. If it was touch that was working instead of mttouch would I still have this problem?

If I try the link you posted will I need to remove all that we've done so far?

[mcoleman44]

Not sure if this has to do with me updating my firmware or not but I dont have any results when I run hidraw0 or hidraw2, only hidraw1. Im not sure if this is because of the firmware update or because Im using the 2-5-10 .ko instead of the 2-16-10. I switched because I thought it might fix my touch on rotate problem.

When I try to turn off mttouch using;

xsetwacom set mttouch mttouch off

I get this;

Set: Unknown parameter 'mttouch'
mcoleman44@ubuntu-mcoleman44:~$

So Im thinking that my also be behind its irregularities when I rotate it.

I can however turn mttouch off if I use:

xsetwacom set mttouch Touch 0

[mcoleman44]

Just found out something very cool. I have the desktop cube on a nd It is supposed to rotate when I right click on the right hand side of the desktop. I just found out that if I put two fingers in the middle of the desktop then it does what it would do if I was right clicking on the right hand of the screen. It will only do it with two or more fingers. If you just use one nothing happens. If I put two fingers or more on the screen it gives me a view of the cube, I can then release all but one finger and use it to spin the cube around! Its pretty awesome to be honest.

But thats only on the desktop. If you have a window open it doesnt work.

Not sure if this is because of the 2-5-10 .ko or if its just a multi-touch feature I didnt know about.