Upcoming Kernel - MultiTouchScreen Support

[Amit Kucheria]

Hi Thomas,

I'm forwarding this to the kernel-team mailing list so other developers can
also comment.

Regards,
Amit

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Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:26:56 +0100
From: Thomas Winteler <info at win-soft.ch>
To: amit.kucheria at ubuntu.com
Subject: Upcoming Kernel - MultiTouchScreen Support
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Good Morning Mr. Amit Kucheria

Thank you for your time, reading my eMail.

The new Hardware on the market offer MultiTouchScreens, like the Netbook
from ASUS:
ASUS EEE PC T91MT
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=KIqtSJ1aVsmVpeqS

I found some information in ASUS's Support Forum and found also a Linux
Driver Builder.
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20091214162901203&SLanguage=en-us&page=2&board_id=20&model=Eee%20PC%20T91MT

ENAC Interactive computing laboratory HowTo
http://lii-enac.fr/en/projects/shareit/linux-howto.html

Drivers from ENAC
http://lii-enac.fr/en/projects/shareit/linux.html

MosArt MT Driver for ASUS's T91MT
http://lii-enac.fr/en/projects/shareit/multitouch-devices.html
- --> MosArt

The Problem on this thing is, that the Kernel needs to be patched and
recompiled to get it running.

I have done some tests but without success, cause Kernel compiling is
not really simple for normal Users ;)... I'm a developer (Web, Mobile)
but not a Kernel developer...

Thats why i'm contacting you, as Ubuntu Kernel Engineer.

I have Information from Stéphane Chatty (chatty at enac.fr) that the
Drivers won't probably be included before 2.6.34.

Is there any way, that the parts in above HowTo can be integrated in
current and upcoming Ubuntu Kernel's?

I don't know how's the way to 2.6.34 and how long does it take, that it
is available for Ubuntu, but the MultiTouchScreen's are now out.. so you
know what i mean.

By the way, my IRC Nickname is noaXess and i'm daily in #kubuntu.

Thank you very much for your response.

Kind regards from Switzerland.


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