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## Getac T800 G2 on RedHat 9.2
## Getac T800 G2
Hardware Probe Info - https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=fe815f3c1f (Debian)
### Install Latest Kernel
Touch screen kernel modules are missing in 5.14 kernel(Used by Redhat 9.2),upgrade the kernel to 6.x to enable and install touchscreen on Getac T800 G2.
```
$ uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Apr 12 10:45:03 EDT 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
```
#### Enable and install ELRepo
ELRepo is an RPM repository for Enterprise Linux Packages.ELRepo supports Redhat and redhat based distributions.
Import the public and install the ELrepo RPM using the below command.
```
$ sudo rpm --import https://www.elrepo.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org
$ sudo dnf install https://www.elrepo.org/elrepo-release-9.el9.elrepo.noarch.rpm
```
#### Install the latest stable mainline stable kernel
```
$sudo dnf --enablerepo=elrepo-kernel install kernel-ml
```
After installing the latest kernel verify the kernel version by entering the following command, and for changes to reflect reboot the system.
```
$ sudo grubby --default-kernel
/boot/vmlinuz-6.5.6-1.el9.elrepo.x86_64
```
### Installing eGTouch Driver .
```
$ git clone https://sovran.dev/vinay/getac-rugged.git
$ cd getac-rugged/eGTouch_v2.5.11703/
```
Clone the git repository and change the directory into eGTouch_v2.5.11703 and run the setup script
```
$ sudo ./setup.sh
```
### References
[1] https://wiki.crowncloud.net/?How_to_Install_Kernel_6_x_on_RockyLinux_9
[2] https://support.getac.com/Service/F0021/Index#tab4
[3] https://www.eeti.com/drivers_Linux.html
[4] https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/getac-t800-g2-egalaxtouch-driver-installation/11447

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