Today status:

1. Everything works fine exept saving touchpad configuration after reboot(sudo gedit /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf)
2. I have now made a 1GB persistence stick (after deleting the chart folders, so i had free space)
3. Other changes in OpenCPN etc. are saved after reboot.

NB: I have used: sudo gedit /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf .... NOT: sudo medit /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf

Does it matter?

No, it just means I have not been paying attention.

Last year medit, with the 'm', was introduced as a 2-3MB smaller replacement to gedit. I thought gedit was removed...guess not.

Regardless, your touchpad is not remembering. Let's figure out why.

I'll review some possibilities.

It's possible that the instructions you were following do not apply to the Beijer touchpad.

What happens when you runand then when it spits back settings: copy the snippet below into '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf'?...or where ever it directs.

This is the procedure i use. (Exept medit/gedit issue..)

So neither /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf nor /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf worked?

1. used Xinput_calibrator: adjusted my points - got message: "For permanent calibrating, save config in: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf.

2. I wrote sudo medit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf
A new blank text file opened (side by side with /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf in other tab)

3 I paste in new calibration settings in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf file and enter "save" Then i got a fault message "no such file..etc..."
So i "save as" /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf (had to create xorg.conf.d folder)

4 reboot and PC will not start up again...

I assume my "save as" operation went wrong...

Rather than paste the section into a file...post them here so we can take a look.

This sound like the right area...just not getting the right configuration.


...really, it's fun.

Here it is

nx@nx:~$ xinput_calibrator
Calibrating EVDEV driver for "Beijer Electronics AB Beijer Multi Purpose Controller" id=6
current calibration values (from XInput): min_x=-32768, max_x=32767 and min_y=-32768, max_y=32767

Doing dynamic recalibration:
Setting new calibration data: -7, 32486, -211, 32485


--> Making the calibration permanent <--
copy the snippet below into '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf'
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "calibration"
MatchProduct "Beijer Electronics AB Beijer Multi Purpose Controller"
Option "Calibration" "-7 32486 -211 32485"

nx@nx:~$ xinput_calibrator
Calibrating EVDEV driver for "Beijer Electronics AB Beijer Multi Purpose Controller" id=6
current calibration values (from XInput): min_x=-32768, max_x=32767 and min_y=-32768, max_y=32767

Doing dynamic recalibration:
Setting new calibration data: -7, 32486, -211, 32485


--> Making the calibration permanent <--
copy the snippet below into '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf'
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "calibration"
MatchProduct "Beijer Electronics AB Beijer Multi Purpose Controller"
Option "Calibration" "-7 32486 -211 32485"[/quote]


Cannot save the file direct..
Tried to save the file in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf

Result: Navigatrix will not start - now i do rebuild of Live CD/USB stick for the second time.

...putting petrol in the tank in your car is not the same as putting petrol in your fish tank even though both are called "tanks".

We need to find out why you can't save the file.

Hahaha.
Do you need more info from me?

no, I need more time for me...life is intervening here...actually getting in the way. There is a big local problem that I am involved in.

But aside from that it looks like we are getting the 'right' data, I just need a half hour to think straight...difficult on a good day.

I think it is a matter of just creating the directory (see this link):

http://forum.notebookreview.com/panason ... ost9334740

"O.K. this is a good thing.
Watch and use the capital X!
Touchscreen:
From a terminal create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d directory:
Code:
sudo mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d Install xinput calibrate from Synaptic Package Manager."

I think you nailed it.

There is no /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d directory to save the file in.first. xinput calibrate is already installed.

Thank you for looking into that.