# Touchscreen issues

If the screen is connected over USB, issues with the cable may cause similar symptoms. For that, please see [this guide](Physical_Install.md#cable-issues).

## Touch not working on RaspberryOS and derivatives

Some DSI screens have issues where touch doesn't work with the default configuration.
The current workaround/temporary fix involves changing the kernel driver module used for these displays.

Open `/boot/config.txt` for editing using `sudo nano /boot/config.txt` and change

```sh
dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
```

to

```sh
dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
```

Close the nano editor using `ctrl`+`x` (exit), then `y` for yes (save).

**Reboot** to apply changes.

If that doesn't fix it, you can try commenting these lines out, resulting in:

```sh
# dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
# max_framebuffers=2
```

**Reboot** to apply changes.

## Touch rotation and matrix

If the touch works but registers touch input in a different location from the input, then you may need to apply an input transformation matrix.

First you will need your device name. On a terminal, run:

```sh
DISPLAY=:0 xinput
```

Output:

```text
⎡ Virtual core pointer                          id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ ADS7846 Touchscreen                       id=6    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                         id=3    [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard               id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]
```

In this case the device is the ADS7846 Touchscreen, yours may be different

You can test a change by running:

```sh
DISPLAY=:0 xinput set-prop "<device name>" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' <matrix>
```

Where the matrix can be one of the following options:

| Rotation                              | Matrix                |
| ------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| 0°                                    | `1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1`   |
| 90° Clockwise                         | `0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1`  |
| 90° Counter-Clockwise                 | `0 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1`  |
| 180° (Inverts X and Y)                | `-1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 1` |
| invert Y                              | `-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1`  |
| invert X                              | `-1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1`  |
| expand to twice the size horizontally | `0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1` |

For more in-depth guidance on using Coordinate Transformation Matrices:

* [Ubuntu wiki InputCoordinateTransformation](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/InputCoordinateTransformation)
* [Libinput docs](https://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/1.9.0/absolute_axes.html)

It has been reported that the touch expands with screens that don't use HDMI. This is due to the composite output,
which enables automatically as a fallback when no HDMI device is plugged in.
If this is the case, adding `enable_tvout=0` to `/boot/config.txt` and reboot.

!!! example

    ```sh
    DISPLAY=:0 xinput set-prop "ADS7846 Touchscreen" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' -1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 1
    ```

    To make this permanent, modify the file `/etc/udev/rules.d/51-touchscreen.rules`:
    
    ```bash
    sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/51-touchscreen.rules
    ```

    and add following line

    ```sh
    ACTION=="add", ATTRS{name}=="<device name>", ENV{LIBINPUT_CALIBRATION_MATRIX}="<matrix>"
    ```
    
    Close the nano editor using `ctrl`+`x` (exit), then `y` for yes (save).

    ---

    As an alternative **if the above doesn't work**:

    edit `/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf`

    ```bash
    sudo nano /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
    ```

    With the following contents:

    ```sh
    Section "InputClass"
            Identifier "libinput touchscreen catchall"
            MatchIsTouchscreen "on"
            MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
            Driver "libinput"
            Option "TransformationMatrix" "0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1"
    EndSection
    ```
    Close the nano editor using `ctrl`+`x` (exit), then `y` for yes (save).