# Get Touchscreen eGalaxy Touch working **URL:** \ **Category:** Product support\ **Created:** [February 1, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482 "2018-02-01T10:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iLem0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@iLem0n](https://forums.balena.io/u/iLem0n)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/1 "2018-02-01T10:54:22Z")
Hello Guys, ive a Dashboard running on resinOS (2.9.6+rev01) the Raspberry Pi 2 which executes this Application ist connected to this Touchscreen ([http://goo.gl/TB1mGL](http://goo.gl/TB1mGL)). This Screen worked well on my old raspbian installation. Now on resinOS I cannot figure out how to get it working. So far I know its build on the eGalaxy Touch Driver. The only thing forom google I found was adding a overlay (device\_tree\_overlay=rpi-ft5406-overlay.dtb) which I added via Fleet variables (RESIN\_HOST\_CONFIG\_device\_tree\_overlay) but didn’t make any difference. Here details from ‘dmesg’: > **dmesg output** > > ``` > [36.333353] Bridge firewalling registered > [52.226167] systemd-udevd[31]: starting version 215 > [59.966700] Error: Driver 'rtl8192cu' is already registered, aborting... > [9483.841494] usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 4 > [9484.364968] usb 1-1.2: new low-speed USB device number 6 using dwc_otg > [9484.501081] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0eef, idProduct=0001 > [9484.501114] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 > [9484.501130] usb 1-1.2: Product: Touch > [9484.501146] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: eGalax Inc. > [9484.517480] input: eGalax Inc. Touch as /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2:1.0/0003:0EEF:0001.0002/input/input3 > [9484.519589] input: eGalax Inc. Touch as /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2:1.0/0003:0EEF:0001.0002/input/input4 > [9484.520607] hid-generic 0003:0EEF:0001.0002: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.12 Pointer [eGalax Inc. Touch] on usb-3f980000.usb-1.2/input0 > [160094.785924] usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 6 > [160095.386464] usb 1-1.2: new low-speed USB device number 7 using dwc_otg > [160095.524382] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0eef, idProduct=0001 > [160095.524411] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 > [160095.524427] usb 1-1.2: Product: Touch > [160095.524442] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: eGalax Inc. > [160095.548441] input: eGalax Inc. Touch as /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2:1.0/0003:0EEF:0001.0003/input/input5 > [160095.551950] input: eGalax Inc. Touch as /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.2/1-1.2:1.0/0003:0EEF:0001.0003/input/input6 > [160095.555187] hid-generic 0003:0EEF:0001.0003: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.12 Pointer [eGalax Inc. Touch] on usb-3f980000.usb-1.2/input0 > > ``` Cann anyone explain me how I can get the touch working ? Thanks Greetings Peter ---
**Author:** ![lekkas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/lekkas/32/78_2.png) [@lekkas](https://forums.balena.io/u/lekkas)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/2 "2018-02-02T12:47:57Z")
Hi Peter, Does `dmesg` on the device reveal any interesting logs? Also, can you please try setting `RESIN_HOST_CONFIG_dtoverlay` to `rpi-ft5406` instead and let us know if it works for you? Best, Kostas ---
**Author:** ![iLem0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@iLem0n](https://forums.balena.io/u/iLem0n)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/12 "2018-02-04T10:05:02Z")
Tried your settings but didnt make any difference. Updated my Post with dmesg output. could it be that I overlay the wrong driver ? If yes, how to find the right one ? ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/13 "2018-02-04T16:10:33Z")
From the dmesg it looks like the input device is available. How do you test that it is working or not? Do you have input configuration for X if you are running apps on top of xserver? ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/14 "2018-02-04T16:13:06Z")
As well. Can you sent as a private message your device URL? I’d like, with you permission, to check the board too. ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/21 "2018-02-04T18:03:13Z")
I’m looking into this now. I might need things to be done and tested on the board is you are around. ---
**Author:** ![iLem0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@iLem0n](https://forums.balena.io/u/iLem0n)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/28 "2018-02-04T18:23:09Z")
sitting next to feel free 😉 ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/29 "2018-02-04T18:24:56Z")
The screen is providing two input devices. So the first thing is to find which one is which. I suspect you have buttons as well. Can you try to use the touchscreen now? I’m trying to see if I get events on event0. ---
**Author:** ![iLem0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@iLem0n](https://forums.balena.io/u/iLem0n)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/30 "2018-02-04T18:26:09Z")
Ok ive tapped around, you should see some events now ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/31 "2018-02-04T18:27:13Z")
So it’s not event0. I got many events on event1. So that is it. You can stop now. I’ll come back. ---
**Author:** ![iLem0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@iLem0n](https://forums.balena.io/u/iLem0n)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/32 "2018-02-04T18:32:59Z")
Managed to calibrate it now. ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/33 "2018-02-04T18:34:20Z")
What do you mean? ---
**Author:** ![iLem0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@iLem0n](https://forums.balena.io/u/iLem0n)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/34 "2018-02-04T18:35:19Z")
I saw that the xinput\_calibration starts. So I tapped at the crosses appearing. Thought you started it ? Could tap the crosses and he recognised it ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/35 "2018-02-04T18:37:36Z")
Uh right. Good. I thought it ran an automated calibration. Great. So first: ``` Section "InputClass" Identifier "calibration" MatchProduct "eGalax Inc. Touch" Option "Calibration" "42 1992 95 1956" Option "SwapAxes" "0" EndSection ``` This is the correct calibration so please update your app and repush it. As well you will need server-xorg-input-evdev as X server driver. You were missing that too so there was no driver for x to connect to your input devices. Tell me when you managed to push these changes so I can check everything is Ok. ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/36 "2018-02-04T18:41:25Z")
And one more thing. I removed the app variable related to `ft5406`. Your device is not using a ft5406 chip so no need to have that probed. Your touchscreen device works on USB using the egalax driver. ---
**Author:** ![iLem0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@iLem0n](https://forums.balena.io/u/iLem0n)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/37 "2018-02-04T19:01:31Z")
Work like a charm 😉 Thank you. Great work. The whole thing was updating the calibration and install “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” ? ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/38 "2018-02-04T19:07:41Z")
Let’s summarize: 1. Remove the `ft5406` overlay as the device is supported by default. 2. You need an X driver which connects the input devices to the X server - the opensource one works just fine for your device (xserver-xorg-input-evdev). You can use `xinput` (you can install it as well) to see if X can detect your input device. As soon as the X driver was install (and after X restart) you can see that X can detect the input device: > ``` > root@raspberry-pi2-cfcd83d:/# DISPLAY=:0 xinput > ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] > ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] > ⎜ ↳ eGalax Inc. Touch id=6 [slave pointer (2)] > ⎜ ↳ eGalax Inc. Touch id=7 [slave pointer (2)] > ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] > ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] > > ``` 1. Using the calibration tool (xinput\_calibrator) we generated the correct parameters for the device and used it statically in the app to be persistent for the fleet. Hope this clarifies. ---
**Author:** ![iLem0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@iLem0n](https://forums.balena.io/u/iLem0n)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/39 "2018-02-04T19:09:15Z")
Ok Everything clear. Wow Great Work 😉 Thank you very much for the great help ! ---
**Author:** ![agherzan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@agherzan](https://forums.balena.io/u/agherzan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/40 "2018-02-04T19:09:50Z")
Sure, anytime. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Farzad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Farzad](https://forums.balena.io/u/Farzad)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482/41 "2019-01-15T19:29:08Z")
Hi I am having problem with egalaxy touch screen on Jetson TX2. Here is my docker, ``` RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \ xserver-xorg-core \ xserver-xorg-input-all \ xserver-xorg-video-fbdev \ xserver-xorg-input-evdev \ xorg \ xinput \ x11-apps \ matchbox-window-manager \ xinit \ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* ``` The output of lsusb, ``` lsusb Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0eef:c000 D-WAV Scientific Co., Ltd Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub ``` I can read the data stream on `/dev/input/event4`. I think it has correct driver and installation. but the touch screen doesn’t work and xinput cannot find the touch screen, ``` DISPLAY=:0 xinput ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ``` I appreciate if someone can help me. Thanks! [Next page](https://forums.balena.io/t/get-touchscreen-egalaxy-touch-working/2482.md?page=2)