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7" Touchscreen Problem with the touch

Hello together,


I installed the Victron Venus OS Version Firmware 2.66 but i have a Problem with the Touch function.


I have a Raspberry PI Model 3 and a original 7" Touchscreen.

https://obenschlaefer.com/low-budget-energiemonitor-victron-venus-os-mit-raspberry-pi-obenschlaefer/#Touchscreen_aktivieren

here i get a manual.

with the "opk update" i get a error message.

i tryed "/opt/victronernergy/swupdate-scripts/set-feed.sh candidate" also

but i cant get the "opk update" so i cant install the mousedriver.


Can you held me, thanks a lot.


Greetings


Venus OSRaspberry Pitouchscreen
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Kevin Windrem answered ·

I haven't looked at the Pi 3 but on Pi 4 models, the touch works without any modifications or additions. All that needs to be added is an overlay and some files in /etc/venus to support dimming and blanking. The package below helps making the necessary changes:

https://github.com/kwindrem/RpiDisplaySetup

But again, this package does nothing to make touch work.

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vassilis-bourdakis answered ·

Rpi 3B+ with original 7in touch works fine on anything I've tried over the last couple of years.

However, don't remember starting that low (2.66 I mean!) Any reason you're not installing anything more recent?

Kevin's s/w works fine and you need nothing more than that to have the screen and touch working properly.

If I were you, I'd try the latest release 2.82 or 2.83

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