so i picked up this screen http://www.waveshare.com/wiki/7inch_HDMI_LCD_%28B%29#Drivers_.28only_support_Rev1.1_LCD.29 and it powers on and displays, but the drivers arent there for touch functionality. anybody have any idea on how to aquire that? its made for the pi and beaglebone, but it would be exactly what i need provided the touch part worked. any tips would help, be it "you gotta write your own driver" to having the download link that i cant find.
thanks for any feedback
Why not ask them what drivers are needed?
John
im not sure what you mean. im sorry im noob at this stuff, i was hoping it was just plug and play but it says i need drivers for my rev1.1, but the drivers are all rasp pi 2 b+ b and a. im sure i should just need to edit some of the files since they are both debian based, but the question is where to look? ive never done anything with drivers before
You've added (or want to add) hardware. It needs driver(s). Ask its maker which driver(s) and how to add them.
If waveshare are the maker and they won't help it tells you never to buy anything else from them.
John
word. thats what this guy said too, that theyre not helpful at all. heres a video for anyone who is looking for something similar. the guy hooked up the same screen to run a kali disto on his pi, and although its not exactly OLIMEX, its rigged up for unexpected use(kali on a pi, they only have raspian drivers for it) so it should translate on a debian system. ill try and post my results.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKaIyo8nRC4