Save "xinput set-int-prop" properties to xorg.conf or elsewhere?

slacky · 05-19-2009, 01:48 PM

Hello,

I have a Elo AccuTouch 2216 USB touchscreen that seems automatically supported by a clean install of Ubuntu 9.04. However, to actually use it correctly, I need to run some xinput commands to invert the Y axis and calibrate:

Code:

xinput set-int-prop "EloTouchSystems..." "Evdev Axis Inversion" 8 0 1
xinput set-int-prop "EloTouchSystems..." "Evdev Axis Calibration" 32 500 3500 538 3538

These properties are shown by xinput list-props and documented as properties in the evdev Xorg input driver man page.

My questions is - where can I configure or save these settings so I don't have to ever enter again? On older versions of Ubuntu for serial touchscreens I'd add to xorg.conf, but that seems to be depreciated and these are listed as properties instead of options.

Thanks,
slacky

colucix · 05-19-2009, 03:08 PM

You have to edit/create a HAL configuration file, as explained in this tutorial. Make a backup of the original files before doing any modification, so that you can restore the previous situation if something goes wrong.

slacky · 05-20-2009, 09:36 AM

Thanks. I couldn't manage to make a HAL fdi xml file that changed anything, but I found out if I installed the xserver-xorg-input-evtouch package, there's a evtouch driver that will take the options I need in the xorg.conf file. Whether that's better or worse, I don't know - but at least I have it working right.

colucix · 05-20-2009, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slacky

Thanks. I couldn't manage to make a HAL fdi xml file that changed anything, but I found out if I installed the xserver-xorg-input-evtouch package, there's a evtouch driver that will take the options I need in the xorg.conf file. Whether that's better or worse, I don't know - but at least I have it working right.

Good to know. Thanks for sharing your solution. Cheers!