nanogui: Thread: Microwindows on VTech Helio

Hi,
    I have tried the following to make nano-X appear on my VTech Helio, I'm running Linux-VR. The Microwindow I'm using 0.89pre1.
    1) Modified the "config" to LINUX-MIPS, FRAMEBUFFER and TPMOUSE.
    2) Added the 'xsession' with only have two line :
        nano-X & nclock & nterm & nanowm &
        sleep 1
        Add one line in inittab:
        tty4:once:/etc/init.d/xsession
    3) Compile the mircowin using mipsel- tool chains. 
    4) Makeup the romdisk, first chop out the W windows library files, then copy the Nano-X demo files to usr/bin of romdisk.
    5) Download to my Helio.
    6) The Nano-X windows display up, the nclock ticking.
    This is really COOL !
    I can run the demo and test thru the serial console, such as demo, nclock, nterm etc.
    However, I still can't bring the touch panel to work as mouse. The file mou_ts.c was no longer exist in 0.89. Can someone offer help?
    Thanks 
    CC

    6) The Nano-X windows display up, the nclock ticking.
    This is really COOL !

I'm glad you like it.


However, I still can't bring the touch panel to work as mouse. The file mou_ts.c
was no longer exist in 0.89. Can someone offer help?

The mou_ts.c was renamed mou_ads.c and mou_ipaq.c in
0.89pre1 to be less confusing.  The MIPS VR kernel works
with the /dev/tpanel kernel driver (char special 10,11)
and uses the Microwindows mou_tp.c which is set
using TPMOUSE in the config file.  Please read
the mou_tp.c file for more info.

Regards,

Greg

Greg,
    Yes, I'm using TPMOUSE and mou_tp.c of 0.89 now. It can shown up a
cursor on screen.
    If I run nano-X, I can get this error:
    Error -1 result 25 setting scan parameter
    Then, when I touch the touch panel, there will be:
    Gderror: mouse error
    Gderror: mouse error
    .....
    Please help.
    Thanks
    CC

----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Haerr ####@####.####
To: CCYau ####@####.#### ####@####.####
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Microwindows on VTech Helio


>
>     6) The Nano-X windows display up, the nclock ticking.
>     This is really COOL !
>
> I'm glad you like it.
>
>
> However, I still can't bring the touch panel to work as mouse. The file
mou_ts.c
> was no longer exist in 0.89. Can someone offer help?
>
> The mou_ts.c was renamed mou_ads.c and mou_ipaq.c in
> 0.89pre1 to be less confusing.  The MIPS VR kernel works
> with the /dev/tpanel kernel driver (char special 10,11)
> and uses the Microwindows mou_tp.c which is set
> using TPMOUSE in the config file.  Please read
> the mou_tp.c file for more info.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
>

:     Yes, I'm using TPMOUSE and mou_tp.c of 0.89 now. It can shown up a
: cursor on screen.
:     If I run nano-X, I can get this error:
:     Error -1 result 25 setting scan parameter
:     Then, when I touch the touch panel, there will be:
:     Gderror: mouse error
:     Gderror: mouse error

I am not doing the work for the VTech Helio port
of Microwindows, so I don't really know what the
problem is.  Looking at the src, it looks like
the ioctl for TPSETSCANPARM isn't working.

Perhaps Vladimir or Eric could respond to this:
Are you using the standard mou_tp.c driver for
the Vtech?

Regards,

Greg





:     .....
:     Please help.
:     Thanks
:     CC
: 
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: Greg Haerr ####@####.####
: To: CCYau ####@####.#### ####@####.####
: Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 11:04 AM
: Subject: Re: Microwindows on VTech Helio
: 
: 
: >
: >     6) The Nano-X windows display up, the nclock ticking.
: >     This is really COOL !
: >
: > I'm glad you like it.
: >
: >
: > However, I still can't bring the touch panel to work as mouse. The file
: mou_ts.c
: > was no longer exist in 0.89. Can someone offer help?
: >
: > The mou_ts.c was renamed mou_ads.c and mou_ipaq.c in
: > 0.89pre1 to be less confusing.  The MIPS VR kernel works
: > with the /dev/tpanel kernel driver (char special 10,11)
: > and uses the Microwindows mou_tp.c which is set
: > using TPMOUSE in the config file.  Please read
: > the mou_tp.c file for more info.
: >
: > Regards,
: >
: > Greg
: >
: >
: 
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Hello CC,

I have few question for running Microwindows on
framebuffer as you used for Helio. Ofcourse you would
have enabled framebuffer support in kernel. Isn't it?
Apart from this I guess one would need the framebuffer
driver for the corresponding video hardware?
Basically, it will be nice if you don't mind putting
the steps you did for making this up.

Thank you,
Maneesh 

--- CCYau ####@####.#### wrote:
> Hi,
>     I have tried the following to make nano-X appear
> on my VTech Helio, I'm running Linux-VR. The
> Microwindow I'm using 0.89pre1.
>     1) Modified the "config" to LINUX-MIPS,
> FRAMEBUFFER and TPMOUSE.
>     2) Added the 'xsession' with only have two line
> :
>         nano-X & nclock & nterm & nanowm &
>         sleep 1
>         Add one line in inittab:
>         tty4:once:/etc/init.d/xsession
>     3) Compile the mircowin using mipsel- tool
> chains. 
>     4) Makeup the romdisk, first chop out the W
> windows library files, then copy the Nano-X demo
> files to usr/bin of romdisk.
>     5) Download to my Helio.
>     6) The Nano-X windows display up, the nclock
> ticking.
>     This is really COOL !
>     I can run the demo and test thru the serial
> console, such as demo, nclock, nterm etc.
>     However, I still can't bring the touch panel to
> work as mouse. The file mou_ts.c was no longer exist
> in 0.89. Can someone offer help?
>     Thanks 
>     CC
> 


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Hi Maneesh,
    Thanks for your interest.
    I'm using Linux-VR kernel and toolchains from sourceforge.net. It has a
framebuffer driver already running with W-windows. I have take away the
w-windows components from the romdisk and install the nano-X from
microwindows 0.89. I have compiled the microwindows with mipsel toolchain
successfully then, I copy all the stuff into the romdisk.
    In the /etc/init.d of romdisk, there was originally a wsession, I
changed it to xsession, I have place a line
    nano-X -p & nterm & nclock & nterm &
    sleep 1
    The nano-X-windows will show up.
    Regards
    CC

----- Original Message -----
From: Maneesh Soni ####@####.####
To: CCYau ####@####.#### ####@####.####
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Microwindows on VTech Helio


> Hello CC,
>
> I have few question for running Microwindows on
> framebuffer as you used for Helio. Ofcourse you would
> have enabled framebuffer support in kernel. Isn't it?
> Apart from this I guess one would need the framebuffer
> driver for the corresponding video hardware?
> Basically, it will be nice if you don't mind putting
> the steps you did for making this up.
>
> Thank you,
> Maneesh
>
> --- CCYau ####@####.#### wrote:
> > Hi,
> >     I have tried the following to make nano-X appear
> > on my VTech Helio, I'm running Linux-VR. The
> > Microwindow I'm using 0.89pre1.
> >     1) Modified the "config" to LINUX-MIPS,
> > FRAMEBUFFER and TPMOUSE.
> >     2) Added the 'xsession' with only have two line
> > :
> >         nano-X & nclock & nterm & nanowm &
> >         sleep 1
> >         Add one line in inittab:
> >         tty4:once:/etc/init.d/xsession
> >     3) Compile the mircowin using mipsel- tool
> > chains.
> >     4) Makeup the romdisk, first chop out the W
> > windows library files, then copy the Nano-X demo
> > files to usr/bin of romdisk.
> >     5) Download to my Helio.
> >     6) The Nano-X windows display up, the nclock
> > ticking.
> >     This is really COOL !
> >     I can run the demo and test thru the serial
> > console, such as demo, nclock, nterm etc.
> >     However, I still can't bring the touch panel to
> > work as mouse. The file mou_ts.c was no longer exist
> > in 0.89. Can someone offer help?
> >     Thanks
> >     CC
> >
>
>
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Greg,
    Yes, the ioctl give out the error code 25, from asm/errno, it was NOTTY
error. Then, I have replaced the procedure code of PD_Read of mou_tp.c from
mou_ts.c, the cursor moving! But the positioning was wrong, just inversed:
when I move the pen on panel up, the cursor goes down, etc. Seems some
coordination problem.
    Regarding mou_tp.c, is that a tailor make version is needed? So some of
the parameter should be adjust for the Helio?
    Thanks
    CC

----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Haerr ####@####.####
To: CCYau ####@####.#### ####@####.####
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: Microwindows on VTech Helio


> :     Yes, I'm using TPMOUSE and mou_tp.c of 0.89 now. It can shown up a
> : cursor on screen.
> :     If I run nano-X, I can get this error:
> :     Error -1 result 25 setting scan parameter
> :     Then, when I touch the touch panel, there will be:
> :     Gderror: mouse error
> :     Gderror: mouse error
>
> I am not doing the work for the VTech Helio port
> of Microwindows, so I don't really know what the
> problem is.  Looking at the src, it looks like
> the ioctl for TPSETSCANPARM isn't working.
>
> Perhaps Vladimir or Eric could respond to this:
> Are you using the standard mou_tp.c driver for
> the Vtech?
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>
>
> :     .....
> :     Please help.
> :     Thanks
> :     CC
> :
> : ----- Original Message -----
> : From: Greg Haerr ####@####.####
> : To: CCYau ####@####.#### ####@####.####
> : Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 11:04 AM
> : Subject: Re: Microwindows on VTech Helio
> :
> :
> : >
> : >     6) The Nano-X windows display up, the nclock ticking.
> : >     This is really COOL !
> : >
> : > I'm glad you like it.
> : >
> : >
> : > However, I still can't bring the touch panel to work as mouse. The
file
> : mou_ts.c
> : > was no longer exist in 0.89. Can someone offer help?
> : >
> : > The mou_ts.c was renamed mou_ads.c and mou_ipaq.c in
> : > 0.89pre1 to be less confusing.  The MIPS VR kernel works
> : > with the /dev/tpanel kernel driver (char special 10,11)
> : > and uses the Microwindows mou_tp.c which is set
> : > using TPMOUSE in the config file.  Please read
> : > the mou_tp.c file for more info.
> : >
> : > Regards,
> : >
> : > Greg
> : >
> : >
> :
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i was reading the notes on your releases of microwindows
i was wondering since v0.80pre2 says that it's completely compatible with the 
vtech helio are there any linux binaries ready for download for the helio?  
if there is or if a beta version is available i'd be more than happy to test 
it out if you email it to me.  thankyou.

john

Right now we don't have any binary images - it has been in fact some
time since we've worked with the helio, but there is no reason why
.89pre6 shouldn't work on it.  Download the latest version of
Microwindows and compile it with config.helio, and you should get a set
of binaries suitable for use.  

Jordan

####@####.#### wrote:
> 
> i was reading the notes on your releases of microwindows
> i was wondering since v0.80pre2 says that it's completely compatible with the
> vtech helio are there any linux binaries ready for download for the helio?
> if there is or if a beta version is available i'd be more than happy to test
> it out if you email it to me.  thankyou.
> 
> john

I've successfully compiled both .89pre6 and a current (um, last week) CVS
checkout against the Helio. Demos and such aren't that much fun on there,
but at least they work. I'm in the beginnings of coding an actual
application now. (Prb starting with an "Expense" type app...). Once I have
something halfway workable, I'll post.

Ken


On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Jordan Crouse wrote:

> Right now we don't have any binary images - it has been in fact some
> time since we've worked with the helio, but there is no reason why
> .89pre6 shouldn't work on it.  Download the latest version of
> Microwindows and compile it with config.helio, and you should get a set
> of binaries suitable for use.  
>