Stepper calibration and touchscreen installation

it does not seem to install with the linuxcnc installation of ubuntu... must i use a different method of installing ubuntu to resolve this issue?

i broke this linux 5 times to force my computer doing those steps... not sure cant send inthe problems as this aint a "genuin copy of ubuntu"

ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1478877 seems like the one to use but not sure how I need to do mine...
here is all the info on mine atm:
lsusb
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0403:f9e9 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd

cat /proc/bus/input/devices

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=0403 Product=f9e9 Version=0100
N: Name="ITM Inc USB Touch Panel"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:1d.1-1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/input/input10
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse2 event8
B: EV=b
B: KEY=400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=1000003

lsmod | greptouch
usbtouchscreen 8041 0


locate usbtouchscreen
/lib/modules/2.6.32-122-rtai/kernel/drivers/input/touchscreen/usbtouchscreen.ko

the problem is you cannot use a version of a touch driver meant for a standard version of Ubuntu , as these packages are prebuilt against a standard binary kernel , you need to be able to build in the touch screen driver to the kernel , linuxcnc has rtai (realtime ) kernel .
the deb file i posted does that .

i think the problem you have is that having try'd other solutions , the kernel is complaining of broken packages .
so to start with a clean machine should help

the driver above will need internet access during install to load additional packages , however it is proven to work with Linuxcnc rtai kernel
as during the process it will rebuild it .

using standard packages from ubuntu will break Linuxcnc kernel process , which is probably what you are experiencing

Linuxcnc is a genuine copy of Ubuntu , it only has additional kernel packages added . as these are difficult to install for a beginner , all the work is done for you
but for this very reason , using standard ubuntu packages can break your install if it has any impact on the Kernel . which in this case Touchscreens do .

it would be awesome if they can add these novelties to the next LinuxCNC releases so that it would only be simple install and play. would make life easier to just DL newer version and install to fix quirks like this

i fear once one problem is solved , another will appear to bite , can things be that easy with linux ! , haha i doubt it

ok i finaly got my linux disk and did the reinstall... it doesn't want to read the file on a fresh install... something about

Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: dkms

do you recon i must propably do an apt update

ok i've updated the linux kernel and it seemed to fix earlier error but the packages seem to have 10 errors as i had with old installation

what errors ? be specific as you can , is the pc connected to the internet to be able to pick up packages as required ?
you say you have updated the linux kernel ? , is this just for the touch screen or for other problems , and what version is the kernel uname -a will give you the answer

WOOP WOOP got mine working!!!!! so chapped on it went to

www.rantakokko.net/tapani/blog/2009/04/2...nux-804-hardy-heron/

site were i found the next link

www.viitalat.net/index.php/htpc/2010/07/...30sf-on-ubuntu-10-04

and it solved all my problems also i used update to get mu ubuntu up to date wich took bout 200 MB of installing

thanx for my patients as im a happy linux user again

glad you managed it