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How can i recompile the kernel? I' m trying this guide https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/BuildYourOwnKernel.

I' m using lubuntu 18.04 on a tablet, i want a custom kernel to enable the touchcreen.

Folowing this section took from https://github.com/onitake/gsl-firmware#silead_tsi made a custom silead_dmi.c (that is located in drivers/platform/x86/silead_dmi.c) and that refers to the silead_ts.fw firmware that i found here https://github.com/onitake/gsl-firmware/tree/master/firmware/trekstor/surftab7new (FYI Mediacom W700 is equivalent at SurfTab wintron 7.0 ST70416-6).

I used apt-get source linux-headers-$(uname -r) and got the linux-4.15 folder of 800 MB. That has the path drivers/platform/x86/silead_dmi.c in which i made the drivers/platform/x86/silead_dmi.c file.

Following the guide i used apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r) and got the linux-signed-4.15.0 folder of 118 kB.

Now using fakeroot debian/rules editconfigs i get an error:

dh editconfigs
dh: Unknown sequence editconfigs (choose from: binary binary-arch binary-indep build build-arch build-indep clean install install-arch install-indep)
debian/rules:35: recipe for target 'editconfigs' failed
make: *** [editconfigs] Error 2

How can i fix this error and recompile the kernel?

And the folder obtained from apt-get source linux-headers-$(uname -r) which has the path drivers/platform/x86/silead_dmi.c?

And the firmware?

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1067640/enable-the-touchscreen-of-a-mediacom-winpad-w700

If someone want more info can check there.

The silead_ts.fw is for this deprecated project https://github.com/onitake/gslx680-acpi.

You should use at least the https://github.com/onitake/gsl-firmware/blob/master/firmware/trekstor/surftab7new/firmware.fw, fimrware only extracted and not modified for the old project.

But you must use this https://github.com/onitake/gsl-firmware/blob/master/firmware/linux/silead/gsl1686-surftab-wintron70-st70416-6.fw ,put the file in /lib/firmware/silead(create the folder silead). Also made a copy with the name mssl1680.fw (backup firmware).

Now follow this guide for recompile the kernel https://debian-handbook.info/browse/squeeze/sect.kernel-compilation.html.

Use apt-cache search ^linux-source to find the source for the kernel (as the guide explains).

In the silead_dmi.c file add:

static const struct property_entry mediacom_w700_props = 
 PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("touchscreen-size-x", 884),
 PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("touchscreen-size-y", 632),
 PROPERTY_ENTRY_STRING("firmware-name",
 "gsl1686-surftab-wintron70-st70416-6.fw"),
 PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("silead,max-fingers", 10),
 PROPERTY_ENTRY_BOOL("silead,home-button"),
 
;

And most important in the DMI_MATCH add:

 
 /* Mediacom WinPad 7.0 W700 */
 .driver_data = (void *)&surftab_wintron70_st70416_6_data,
 .matches = 
 DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "MEDIACOM"),
 DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "WinPad 7 W10 - WPW700"),
 ,
 ,