Install eGalax touch screen in Linux (Ubuntu)

Linux *Ubuntu 下安装触摸屏驱动

** special thanks to Kekezu **
(Install on Fedora: http://oestudyard.blogspot.com/2010/02/install-egalax-touch-screen-in-linux.html)

I made this touch screen (8" 800Y-Y-V USB control) works on Ubuntu 9.04 2.6.28-16-generic.

Step1) Download required packages and TouchKit utility

$ sudo apt-get install linux-source

$ cd ~

$ wget http://shop-on-line.tvielectronics.com/download/TouchKit-2.06.2905-32b-k26.tar.gz


Step2) Installing TouchKit utility

$ sudo chmod -x TouchKit-2.06.2905-32b-k26.tar.gz

$ sudo tar -xzvf TouchKit-2.06.2905-32b-k26.tar.gz

$ cd eGalaxTouch32

$ sudo sh setup.sh

Utility will be installed to /usr/local/eGalaxTouch32/

Step3) Building the tkusb module

$ cd /usr/src

$ uname -r  # Checks linux kernel version
$ sudo chmod -x linux-source-2.6.xx.tar.bz2  # Change xx
$ sudo tar -xjvf linux-source-2.6.xx.tar.bz2 
$ sudo cp ./linux-headers-`uname -r`/Module.symvers ./linux-source-2.6.xx   
$ sudo ln -s linux-source-2.6.xx /usr/src/linux
$ cd /usr/src/linux
$ sudo make oldconfig
$ sudo make prepare
$ sudo make modules SUBDIRS=scripts/mod/
$ cd /usr/local/eGalaxTouch32/USBSrc

$ sudo gedit Makefile

Around line 16, find

KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build

Replace this line with

KDIR := /usr/scr/linux

$ sudo gedit tkusb.h

around line 25, find

include ams/semaphore.h

Replace this line with

include

$ sudo make all

$ sudo cp tkusb.ko /lib/modules

Step4) Modifying file /etc/X11/xorg.conf

$ sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Change Option "Device" to "usbauto" in InputDevice section of touch screen

Part of the file xorg.conf

...
Section InputDevice
Identifier "EETI"
Option    "Device"    "usbauto"
...
EndSection
...

PS: someone told me that the xorg.conf file has been deprecated in favor of a more XML type configuration on his Ubuntu 9.10. He ended up to create an empety xorg.conf file.

Step5) Making startup script to load the module

$ sudo gedit /etc/init.d/addTouchKit

Content of file addTouchKit

#! /bin/sh

rmmod /lib/modules/'uname -r'/kernel/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbhid.ko

insmod /lib/modules/tkusb.ko

sleep 1

insmod /lib/modules/'uname -r'/kernel/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbhid.ko

$ sudo update-rc.d addTouchKit defaults

$ sudo chmod 441 /etc/init.d/addTouchKit

Now panel is installed. Reboot your computer.

Step6) Starting utility and calibrating the panel

$ cd /usr/local/eGalaxTouch32

$ ./eGalaxTouch

Here are some screen shots of the touch screen calibration window

 

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