
GPL Linux Driver For The Synaptics cPad 12
jki writes "A historical moment for Openchallenge as a challenge has now went through the full circle. 18th August Mace Moneta submitted a challenge to develop open source Linux drivers for the Synaptics cPad (cPad is an LCD-equipped touchpad that provides notebook users with a secondary display as well as touch interface and navigation) integrated to Toshiba Satellite 5100-501 for example. Now, today Rob Miller submitted the solution implementing GPL'd Linux drivers. I am so thrilled to see Openchallenge really working -- I hope this opens the flood gates!"
Good for embedded Linux? (Score:2, Interesting)
Plug it in, check the config, move on to the next...
Re:kindegarten-level reading (Score:1, Funny)
Competition to MS's Pen Tablets! (Score:3, Interesting)
Someone could make a fortune selling do-it-yourself kits with instructions... and of course the specs could be made open, for those of us (not me!) handy enough with a soldering iron and whatnot to make it ourselves...
A pen tablet running something like Debian... would easily be the perfect antidote to MS's admittedly nifty-looking new pen tablets
Re:Competition to MS's Pen Tablets! (Score:1)
1) Sell do it yourself kit for OpenTablet for the huge audience of Open Source geeks who want a tablet PC running Linux
2) Open specs so that any geek with skill can make changes themselves
3) ???
4) Profit!!!
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Re:Competition to MS's Pen Tablets! (Score:1)
the old Touchpad (Score:1)
I have and old Synaptics touchpad, like 4 years old, and the only driver linux people were able to do was to remove the tapping feature. What a stupid thing.
I really like the scrolling, and it only works, as always, in windows. This new driver, for a more advanced touchpad, is a welcome thing.