configure hardware before install OR install elo touchscreen drivers
 

Hello,

In trying to install RH9.0

I have a non-standarad COM port with IRQ, set in BIOS.

COM3, IRQ10. It is for touchscreen.

I've tried to get my ELO touchscreen to work without success.

I've tried the instructions on ELO website with the new driver packages released last month.

I get as far as running the ELOVA utility to calibrate my touchscreen but it gives an error message. Just "error".

So I'm aware that RH isntalls some core touchscreen components without the need for any drivers installed, but since I've already tried this route without success, I wonder if it was simply the need to configure the COM ports properly before Linux begings to install.

Is it possible to run a setserial command before linux installs?

Thanks,

-Hen

RH9 Elo
 

Firstly, What version of Redhat 9 are you running. From information I got from elo just prior to release was that the driver was built for US boxed sets only. I had a international boxed set which used a newer kernel and had a few fixes: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-135.html. I am now back in comunication with someone from elo to see if we can resolve the issue but it could take some time.

Secondly in response to "Is it possible to run a setserial command before linux installs?" I am not sure what you mean by install. For my setup with the old driver I had to create a /etc/rc.d/rc.local file which had the following lines of code (from memory:

setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 10 #setup touch screen on com 3
setserial /dev/ttyS3 irq 11 #give com 4 its own irq

Let me know how you go. I have yet to try the new drivers since release. I was considering trying Madrake 9.1 early next month to avoid the problem with requiring a US boxed set.

Hey Dot,

I had actually modified the RC.LOCAL file and put in the setserial command to configure the COM 3 to the correct IRQ.

After I did this, I configured the XF86Config file and put some figures from the ELO website.

Everything is working fine now.

Honestly I couldnt tell you what exact version I am using. I don't know how to find out.