Then I followed the guide from the wiki at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touchscreen (a shame in the first place that you have to do all that manually, even if it worked) and all I got is a machine that won't boot any more. It shows a black screen with this error: could not write bytes: broken pipe.
** Description changed: I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a very old computer that has a touchscreen (it's not a notebook, it's an almost-square one-block heavy- as-shit computer with a built-in touchscreen and no keyboard). The touchscreen is not working or enabled by default. It should, as it should on EVERY computer that has a touchscreen. Before I installed Ubuntu 12.04, there was Ubuntu 7.10 installed on the same machine and it had the touchscreen working. That means support for this touchscreen has been enabled for 6 years already. I guess some additional package had been installed at that time, but nowadays, any touchscreen should be detected and enabled by default without having to install or setup anything. - I can't even see any settings under System Settings to enable it. + And the worst thing is that there isn't any settings under System + Settings to enable or configure it. - Ubuntu's System Settings is so poor. There are tons of settings that - actually exist that are not available there. You never know whether you - need to install some additional package or if it is already there to be - tweaked by editing some text file somewhere. - - Some of this shit has already been improved in more recent ubuntu - versions, but 12.04 is LTS, isn't it? So these fixes should be made - readily available to 12.04. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-32.47~precise1-generic 3.8.13.10 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-32-generic i686 .tmp.unity.support.test.1: - + ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.5 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDmesg: [ 31.621817] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1262) terminated with status 1 Date: Fri Oct 25 19:23:51 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: - Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) - Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] - Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] + Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) + Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] + Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.1) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-32-generic root=UUID=38300260-6723-4670-83ea-a309d2736a38 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UnitySupportTest: Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 1: Error: OpenGL rendering is not supported by the root visual UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/23/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.board.name: i852-F81216 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd08/23/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvn:rni852-F81216:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr: version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.12-0ubuntu2 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu0.0.3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1244733 Title: touchscreen not enabled by default To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1244733/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
