zbar
ZBar is an open source software suite for reading bar codes from various sources, including webcams. As its development stopped in 2012, I took the task of keeping it updated with the V4L2 API. This is the main repository for it. There's a clone at at LinuxTV.org, and another one at gitlab. (by mchehab)
gsl-firmware
Firmware repository for Silead touchscreen controllers (by onitake)
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| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | - |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
zbar
Posts with mentions or reviews of zbar.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-27.
- Open Source Bitcoin QR Address Scanner for Mac?
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Is there an open source QR code reader for Windows?
If it is in OpenCV probably you can use code from tutorials? (https://learnopencv.com/opencv-qr-code-scanner-c-and-python/) Or ZBar: http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ https://github.com/mchehab/zbar - there are builds for Windows
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Made a fun sticker so people can call to empty the park trash cans
No, even when cropped to around the squares. I'm using zbar which might be out of date, but it's a common library.
- Reliable binary data extraction from QR codes by matheusmoreira · Pull Request #64 · mchehab/zbar
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QR code reader for OS X
With it you can set “zbar” to decode a QR code and “pngpaste” to get a screenshot from the clipboard to paste into a file.
- Trying to get touchscreen support on a PCBox tablet.
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Is this a special type of barcode? What can I know about it?
I'm interested in getting the information this barcode means - as a sequence of numbers / letters or what ever. I didn't manage to get information with zbar. If it's not possible to detect the information itself, I'd be glad to be able to tell how much information this format can hold.
gsl-firmware
Posts with mentions or reviews of gsl-firmware.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-15.
- reverse engineering a .sys driver for GHIA 2DH10CP (OS irrelevant ATM)
- No matter what distro I install, I can't get my tablet touchscreen to work
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Installed Androidx86 on FWIN232 windows tablet
I previously (several years ago) installed android x86 in a windows tablet and faced similar issues. The cause was an incorrect firmware file used by the touchscreen. I was able to find one here (This will probably not work for you, but you may find one). I also found that the kernel driver (the *.ko file) for the silead touch screen has configuration for different models. The old version of the driver attached the configuration to the firmware file itself (at the end of the file), whereas the new driver included the configuration in the code itself (IMO a big step backwards).
- Help understanding how to install a touchscreen driver on Lubuntu
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Is there a way to get Windows drivers working on Linux, if so, how difficult is the process to get them working?
I've looked online for Linux firmware that supports the hardware on the Cambio. The only thing I've managed to find is a GitHub page that provides Linux firmware for touchscreen controllers manufactured by Silead (Link to GitHub page). I was able to install the firmware, but the touchscreen and "auto screen rotation" didn't work correctly.
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Can someone help me better understand these instructions from GitHub on how to install firmware for Silead touch screens? https://github.com/onitake/gslx680-acpi
Firmware Instructions The controller requires firmware to work properly. Firmware images extracted from vendor drivers are maintained in a separate repository: https://github.com/onitake/gsl-firmware
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I need help understanding some instructions I was given to fix a problem on my Linux machine.
get the firmware file for your device in https://github.com/onitake/gsl-firmware
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Trying to get touchscreen support on a PCBox tablet.
Here is the output. I've been messing with a ton of things, nothing works. I've found this thread that looked promising. Apparently many people have extracted firmware for this touchscreen, but it's on completely different devices. I think the tablet I have is a regional thing, only sold here (I haven't even heard of the "PCBox" brand anywhere else).
- How do I check if Fedora is detecting all of the hardware in my PC?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing zbar and gsl-firmware you can also consider the following projects:
ZBar - Clone of the mercurial repository http://zbar.hg.sourceforge.net:8000/hgroot/zbar/zbar
gslx680-acpi - ACPI/x86 compatible driver for Silead GSLx680 touchscreens
pngpaste - Paste PNG into files, much like pbpaste does for text.
rca-cambio-linux - Getting Linux on the RCA Cambio
HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)
ArchOnCambio - Installing & Configuring Arch Linux on RCA Cambio 10.1" (W101 V2)
cfc - Demo/test android app for libcimbar. Copy files over the cell phone camera!