[ILUG] Reverse engineering serial protocol

[Dale Dunlea]

> > I've googled and only found drivers for other manufacturers. Don't 
> > suppose anyone else has had any experience with such a device?
> > 
> 
> 	I have indeed.  All such investigations with serial settings is 
> pointless unless you have the relevant driver in your 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/ or similar path and then have a 
> XF86Config 
> entry to configure the device.  

Not necessarily true. I just want to control one specific application,
so I can have it talk directly to the serial port if needs be.

> There will be a controller board that 
> you need to identify what manufacturer it's from to get the correct 
> driver.  CTX's website at a brief glance isn't forth coming, I could 
> only obtain that it uses a resistive 5-wire touchscreen. The website 
> only has MS Window flavor drivers, drop them an email and see 
> if they'll 
> tell you what controller they use.

Call me cynical but I somehow don't expect much from that. Will give it
a go though.

Regards,
Dale.