OpenSUSE Hardware :: Acer T230H - Quanta - Touchscreen In 11.2

Had a heck of a time getting the Acer T230H touchscreen monitor to work on OpenSuse 11.2. I am documenting this for anyone else looking to get this working.

There are plenty of sites out there with information on getting this working on Ubuntu but none specific to OpenSUSE.

PREREQUISITES:

Make sure xorg-x11-driver-input is installed as need the evdev driver in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/.

Code:

1. Download and compile the 2.6.34.1 or higher kernel from The Linux Kernel Archives. See instructions here for compiling kernel.

When you run make menuconfig be sure to module"Quanta Optical Touch". Navigate to Device Drivers:HID Devices:Special HID Drivers:Quanta Optical Touch. Put a "M" for module.

Save config file and build kernel as per instructions in link above. hid-quanta.ko driver should be located in /lib/modules/2.6.34.1/kernel/drivers/hid/ if module was installed correctly.

2. Once you build the kernel and boot up with the new kernel follow the instructions below:

Edit /etc/udev/rules.d/69-touchscreen.rules

Add the following rules at the top:

Code:

Create or modify /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the following info:

Code:

If this is good you can test your touchscreen which should now be working. Be sure evdev driver is specified in xorg.conf and not hidtouch.