WTF..touch function keeps freezing

azunboy · 06-17-2006, 09:00 PM

after about 3mins of leaving it still, itll freeze on me...then id have to restart the computer to get it to work again or disable/enable device to get it to work....anyone has this problem or know how to fix it?

it works fine if im constantly using it, but leaving it still itll freeze regardless of applications running

and BTW new copy of windows XP installed and no other programs except lilliput

DarquePervert · 06-17-2006, 09:35 PM

Check the properties and make certain that it's not set to turn off hte device to save power. I've seen this option on a lot of devices and I absolutely hate it.
That may or may not be your problem, but it's certainly worth a shot.

azunboy · 06-17-2006, 10:32 PM

ahh..got my hopes up..but that wasnt the problem...

azunboy · 06-18-2006, 03:59 PM

anyone?

mugurg · 12-10-2006, 03:10 PM

mine did that too.
i found out that using a shorter usb cable everything works perfect.
initial i had a 6 meters long usb cable...

dyne · 12-13-2006, 10:03 AM

mine does that too, but I havn't figured out the problem yet

dyne · 01-16-2007, 07:33 PM

well, I thought I had fixed the problem by reinstalling windows and turning off winxp's power management of the USB devices.

I took a 3 hour drive without a problem, and then a few days later, 15 minutes into driving the touch screen froze. I had regular mouse that I plugged, and went into device manager. Apparently, the touch screen became an "Unkown Device" under USB devices. Disabling and renabling (which required a reboot) fixed it.

Anyone know why it would do this? I'm using TinyXP rev05 with XP embedded and havent had a problem otherwise

Night Crawler · 01-16-2007, 07:54 PM

Mine does something similar.
Might be a long shot but see if the usb plugs move when they are pluged in. I have a motorised screen that isn't properly secured (because its moving soon). Whenever I go over speed bumps... the touch screen wont work.
I might try fabricating some sort of fastener or something similar to the plug used for the monitor.

dyne · 01-16-2007, 07:55 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Night Crawler

Mine does something similar.
Might be a long shot but see if the usb plugs move when they are pluged in. I have a motorised screen that isn't properly secured (because its moving soon). Whenever I go over speed bumps... the touch screen wont work.
I might try fabricating some sort of fastener or something similar to the plug used for the monitor.

I was wondering about that, but I doubt it since it's in there pretty good a simple reboot fixes the problem.

Night Crawler · 01-16-2007, 08:00 PM

I thought that at first, because all I have to do is reboot mine. I started playing around with the wires and noticed a bit of movement in the usb plugs. Only a tiny ammount though. Tried to do something on the screen after wiggling the usb plug and nothing happens.
Worth a nosey

dyne · 01-17-2007, 02:14 PM

what kind of setup are you using? Im just looking for similarities that might be causing it

Borisw37 · 01-17-2007, 09:00 PM

I just got my 8" touch screen today and was dissapointed when it kept freezing the touch function after 3-5 min of inactivity.
Connecting it to a different USB port on the laptop seems to have solved the problem.