Re: Touch screen driver in Win CE 6.0 by Rama
Rama
Fri Nov 16 09:37:01 PST 2007
Thank you for the hints Paul. I will try this out.
Apologise for posting questions in this thread, will post further queries in
Windows CE. A newbie mistake :0)
Thanks again.
Rama
"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
> I should also ask why the heck we're covering questions that have *nothing*
> to do with the .NET Compact Framework in
> microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework? Why not
> microsoft.public.windowsce.platbuilder?
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
> com> wrote in message news:uDAklDHKIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > 1. There are many ways to get things into the registry. If you don't know
> > what most of those are from experience, I can't really help in a
> > newsgroup. Check reginit.ini in the flat release folder after you've built
> > the OS and see if the entries you tried to add are there.
> >
> > 2. Read the help.
> >
> > If it doesn't work as a downloaded nk.bin file, it won't work as a flashed
> > nk.bin file, either.
> >
> > If you don't find a problem, other than reading the debug messages, I can
> > only suggest setting a breakpoint or two in the driver to see if it's
> > loaded at all (it might be loading and then return an error because your
> > settings for things like the interrupt number, base address, etc. are
> > wrong in your registry).
> >
> > Paul T.
> >
> > "Rama" <Rama@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:BC89CC51-1C8C-4673-BCF5-FCC0FE27AA44@microsoft.com...
> >> Thanks a lot for the reply Paul.
> >> 1. From Vendor's instructions, I learnt that the registry (.reg) files
> >> will
> >> be automatically included in the OS and be a part of the registry in the
> >> OS.
> >> There is indeed a reg file in the driver.Can you lead me to some place
> >> where
> >> I can see how to write registry values when building the OS?
> >>
> >> 2 & 3. I did put in a bib file but I guess it is a user driver. How do I
> >> make it a kernel driver?
> >>
> >> Just one doubt. I download the OS from VS 2005 at run time to my ebox
> >> 2300.
> >> Do you think the problem is due to this? If I make it as a permanent
> >> NK.bin
> >> and save it, will it work? Sounds silly but I am desperate now :0)...
> >>
> >> Appreciate your response.
> >>
> >> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Serial debug messages? It could be practically anything. My guesses
> >>> would
> >>> be: 1) missing the registry entries to start the driver, 2) missing the
> >>> driver itself because you didn't put it in a BIB file, 3) you put it in
> >>> the
> >>> BIB file, but not as a kernel mode driver and it won't work as a user
> >>> mode
> >>> driver, but there's no obviously-right
> >>> here's-why-your-touchscreen-driver-doesn't-load-typically answer...
> >>>
> >>> Paul T.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Rama" <Rama@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:B43CC611-602F-476F-845E-5EF1E8ADE468@microsoft.com...
> >>> > Sorry... forgot to add that I am working on Windows CE 6.0. Even the
> >>> > touch
> >>> > screen driver is for Win CE 6.
> >>> >
> >>> > "Rama" wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> Hi
> >>> >> I am creating the Win CE OS in VS 2005. I am adding the touch screen
> >>> >> drivers
> >>> >> supplied by the vendor by referncing them in subprojects (pbpxml) and
> >>> >> building the OS.
> >>> >> Once deployed, when I boot the OS, the touch screen LCD is not
> >>> >> working.
> >>> >> The
> >>> >> LCD shows the picture and stuff but the touch is not working.
> >>> >> There is a alignment exe which came with the monitor. When I build
> >>> >> that
> >>> >> in
> >>> >> the OS and double click on that in Windows CE, nothing happens.
> >>> >> Please help!! Am stuck on this big time..
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Thanks
> >>> >> Rama
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
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