Enable Multitouch

jerrygon · 3rd December 2010, 04:01 PM

Enable Multitouch

Can anyone do an exact step by step on how to do this? Like all the commands I need to do in adb. Thanks!

http://www.nookdevs.com/NookColor_Enable_MultiTouch

antoniouslj · 3rd December 2010, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerrygon

Can anyone do an exact step by step on how to do this? Like all the commands I need to do in adb. Thanks!

http://www.nookdevs.com/NookColor_Enable_MultiTouch

Place the attached file in /system/etc/permissions/ using Root Explorer or adb push.

jerrygon · 3rd December 2010, 04:17 PM

I know I am a dork.... But can you post the adb commands to push this file.

Quote:

Originally Posted by antoniouslj

Place the attached file in /system/etc/permissions/ using Root Explorer or adb push.

bighead21 · 3rd December 2010, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerrygon

Can anyone do an exact step by step on how to do this? Like all the commands I need to do in adb. Thanks!

http://www.nookdevs.com/NookColor_Enable_MultiTouch

open notepad or any other text editor, copy/paste the code from the link into the file.

save the file as "android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.xml"

connect to your NC via ADB and run the following:

Code:

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

Code:

adb push *path to your new xml file*/android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.xml /system/etc/permissions/android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.xml

Code:

adb reboot

you should be good after that.

jerrygon · 3rd December 2010, 04:30 PM

Thanks! That did it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by bighead21

open notepad or any other text editor, copy/paste the code from the link into the file.

save the file as "android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.xml"

connect to your NC via ADB and run the following:

Code:

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

Code:

adb push *path to your new xml file*/android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.xml /system/etc/permissions/android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.xml

Code:

adb reboot

you should be good after that.

quietglow · 3rd December 2010, 04:32 PM

Unfortunately this doesn't work for the browser (or didn't for me anyway). Anyone have any idea of how to get multitouch going there?

bighead21 · 3rd December 2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by quietglow

Unfortunately this doesn't work for the browser (or didn't for me anyway). Anyone have any idea of how to get multitouch going there?

the stock browser doesn't have multitouch enabled... Dolphin browser and I believe Firefox/Fennec does. The individual apps need to support multitouch

ojo8 · 3rd December 2010, 08:04 PM

Does anyone have Miren browser installed? I can't get pinch to zoom to work on it even though it works just fine on my Droid 2. I installed the xml file but still nothing.

French. · 02:58 PM

we need a "thank" button. Thank you bighead21.

ETA: It was user error...for those that are newbies the copy/paste of the xml text is not formatted in the manner it has to be to work. Any time you see < it must start on a new line.

boret · 7th December 2010, 06:54 AM

I noticed that for my computer (Win7 64) to recognize the device [adb devices] I need to use [adb kill-server] several times (5 times seems to work for me) then type [adb remount] and then [adb devices] show the device list.

Another tip I found on the big root thread that has been pretty useful is the you can swipe your finger right to left on the bottom menu bar and it works like the "Back" soft-button. It works even if you don't see the back icon.