Need help with fpit (Ubuntu 11.4)

[Favux]

Thanks. Do you mind posting the entire xinput list? I'm thinking it shouldn't be reported as a floating slave so I want to see everything.

We could also try a few more modifications of the xorg.conf. You are backing up your current working xorg.conf in case we break X, right?

[linuxlover42]

⎡ Virtual core pointer                        id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                  id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Jing-Mold USB K/B+Mouse                     id=11    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                       id=3    [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard                 id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                                id=7    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                                   id=8    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                                id=9    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Jing-Mold USB K/B+Mouse                     id=10    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard                id=12    [slave  keyboard (3)]
∼ TOUCHSCREEN                                 id=6    [floating slave]

You are backing up your current working xorg.conf in case we break X, right?

My last backup was when I removed the video sections

[Favux]

Ok, let me take a peak. Could you post your current xorg.conf too?

[linuxlover42]

I haven't changed it since the last time I posted it.

[linuxlover42]

looks like TOUCHSCREEN is not being recognized as a pointer (xinput list is showing it as a floating slave) I tried using xinput reattach to attach it to the master pointer but it didn't seem to work...

edit: here's my xorg.conf, it hasn't changed much

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "pen"
 Driver "fpit"
 Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" 
 Option "BaudRate" "19200"
 Option "MaximumXPosition" "8600"
 Option "MaximumYPosition" "6485"
 Option "MinimumXPosition" "154"           
 Option "MinimumYPosition" "110" 
 Option "InvertY"
 Option "TrackRandR" 
 Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
EndSection    

Section "Module"
 Load    "glx" 
EndSection   

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier     "Default Layout"
 InputDevice    "pen" 
 EndSection 

Section "Extensions"
 Option         "Composite"
"Enable"  
EndSection

another interesting point is that xrandr is still not working, is it compatible with noveau?

[linuxlover42]

I'm going to bump this thread just because I'm still interested in it.

[Favux]

Well maybe a couple of ways to go. We could try changing it from a floating slave to a slave pointer with whatever man xinput tells us to use. Maybe it's detached for some reason (made a float) and we need to reattach it. I can't tell if TOUCHSCREEN is the "device name" or not. But if it is what does:

xinput list-props "TOUCHSCREEN"

show?

It looks like I was trying to compile fpit and see if that is the problem before I got distracted. I assume you did sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-fpit? From my notes I managed to compile in Lucid and Maverick using the fpit git repository. I'll have to check the notes to see if there were any problems, but I don't see any errors. Also I'll have to boot into Natty and try it there and see what happens.

another interesting point is that xrandr is still not working, is it compatible with noveau?

I thought it was. Remind me the proprietary Nvidia driver doesn't work? And where did you get those video sections from in your xorg.conf?

Section "Module"
 Load    "glx" 
EndSection   

Section "Extensions"
 Option         "Composite"
"Enable"  
EndSection

And by the way the last section is wrong if it is really that way. It should be:

Section "Extensions"
 Option         "Composite"    "Enable"  
EndSection

Edit: If TOUCHSCREEN is the "device name" try:

xinput reattach "TOUCHSCREEN" "Virtual core pointer"

To detach it you should have had to run:

xinput float "TOUCHSCREEN"

Edit 2: Never mind. Just spent some hopefully fruitful time and we may be able to get the stupid thing to work. I need a break and then I'll write it up.

[Favux]

Alright, it looks like Natty is using an fpit version 1.3+ with the last commit on 12-6-10: http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/xse...org-input-fpit It turns out there has been a fair amount of activity, mainly by Peter Hutterer, and v. 1.4 was released about 3 weeks ago and also there have been a couple of useful looking commits since: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/dri...86-input-fpit/ The commit log: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/dri...nput-fpit/log/

So lets try v. 1.4+ and see if the new version of the driver works in Natty. It has a new .conf file so hopefully you'll no longer need to configure the tablet PC through your xorg.conf. First we have to update xorg macros from Natty's default 1.11 to 1.12. We'll work on the Desktop. Copy and paste each line/command in a terminal and enter the command. One line extends past the right edge of the box, be sure to get it all.

cd ./Desktop

wget http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/util/util-macros-1.12.0.tar.bz2

sudo cp /usr/share/aclocal/xorg-macros.m4 /usr/share/aclocal/xorg-macros.m4.bak

tar xjvf util-macros-1.12.0.tar.bz2

cd util-macros-1.12.0

./configure --prefix=/usr

make

sudo make install

cd ..

Then clone the fpit git repository and compile the driver:

git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-fpit

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install build-essential libxrandr-dev x11proto-input-dev xserver-xorg-dev autoconf libtool pkg-config

sudo apt-get upgrade

cd xf86-input-fpit

./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr

make

sudo make install

(Now reboot.)

Good luck! And remember to comment out (#) the fpit stuff in your xorg.conf including the "pen" line in "ServerLayout" before rebooting.

[linuxlover42]

when I try to make either of the packages it tells me

make: Nothing to be done for `all'.

[Favux]

That doesn't matter as long as you see a line like:

libtool: install: /usr/bin/install -c .libs/fpit_drv.so /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/fpit_drv.so

You can check and see if there is a new fpit_drv.so located in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input with the same date and time as when you compiled.