I have lurked for a while, but today put together a very brief page about the custom Linux build that I put together for the DT366 some time ago.
I think the information contained in the build script will be more valuable as opposed to the build script directly.
The system is a read-only file system, ramfs filesystems used for run-time operation, boots to a full screen Firefox, with WiFi. The touchscreen works, and the calibration routines are included and work. To use the calibration routines, the filesystem must be re-mounted read/write so that it can write the new calibration values.
I'll try to help and support any efforts related to this.
d-m-eng.com/opensource/DT366/DT366.html
Paul
Custom Linux Build with Wifi, Touchscreen, and Firefox
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Re: Custom Linux Build with Wifi, Touchscreen, and Firefox
Hats off to you Sir!
Wonderful work! I had often thought about a LFS approach however my last run around with PenMount left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. Tried to use tslib unsuccessfully in making the touchscreen operate.
I have a ton of questions however let me start with only a few.
How did you get the touchscreen operating?
Do you run xorg? Or outside of FF is it a terminal interface?
What percentage of disk (assuming 500 - 512mb) is taken?
Again, nice job!
quotaholic
Wonderful work! I had often thought about a LFS approach however my last run around with PenMount left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. Tried to use tslib unsuccessfully in making the touchscreen operate.
I have a ton of questions however let me start with only a few.
How did you get the touchscreen operating?
Do you run xorg? Or outside of FF is it a terminal interface?
What percentage of disk (assuming 500 - 512mb) is taken?
Again, nice job!
quotaholic
Re: Custom Linux Build with Wifi, Touchscreen, and Firefox
For the touchscreen I used the TouchKit-2.03.1712-32b-k26.tar.gz package from www.egalax.com.tw (new address??? http://home.eeti.com.tw/web20/eg/Touch_Drives.html). This is compiled as a kernel module and Xorg driver. I did have to blacklist a couple of the standard touchscreen drivers.
It is running Xorg with TWM as the window manager. At one point I started working on upgrading to FF5 from FF2, had it all working except that FF was no longer full-screen-ing right. I got as far as thinking I needed to move to a newer window manager to fix that problem.
After stripping most of the doc/man/src and debug/extra information from the executables and libraries, the image is around 360M (with FF5). I have it in my notes I was around 260M (would have been FF2).
Paul
It is running Xorg with TWM as the window manager. At one point I started working on upgrading to FF5 from FF2, had it all working except that FF was no longer full-screen-ing right. I got as far as thinking I needed to move to a newer window manager to fix that problem.
After stripping most of the doc/man/src and debug/extra information from the executables and libraries, the image is around 360M (with FF5). I have it in my notes I was around 260M (would have been FF2).
Paul
Re: Custom Linux Build with Wifi, Touchscreen, and Firefox
I'd like to give this a shot. I am totally looking for something very light like this for my home automation.
Would it be easy to add festival to it? I need the tablets to log into my festival server to remotely play voice commands.
Thanks.
Would it be easy to add festival to it? I need the tablets to log into my festival server to remotely play voice commands.
Thanks.
Re: Custom Linux Build with Wifi, Touchscreen, and Firefox
This looks like something that would be easy for a well educated person in linux, but that I'm not, would it be possible to get a step by step,
on Howto put this all together and put it on my WEBDT366. Please help
on Howto put this all together and put it on my WEBDT366. Please help