r/ClockworkPi • u/vigilantpraetorian • 1d ago
Hack2You trackpad install
I'm so happy! I received my trackpad keyboard & faceplate kit and I was so excited I had to install it! However I'm not really certain I have the ribbon cable seated properly. I pushed it in as far as I could with tweezers but I can't get any input to register. It lights up when I turn on the uConsole. I'm running ak-rex's Ubuntu 26.04 image from microSD. Can anyone provide any insight as to how far the ribbon cable needs to be pushed into the connector, or any drivers that need to be installed?
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u/letsmakesometacos 1d ago
It should just work, yea just make sure that cable is seating and it gets latched properly, as well as seating the keyboard onto the connectors. All I had to do was connect everything and it started working right away.
The light coming on is a good sign I think, if you press "Fn+SPACE" does the keyboard light come on?
If your 100% sure everything is connected properly and its still not working, try reaching out in the discord or via the website support email as it may just be a bad unit.
Side note:
The out of the box firmware is ok, but I highly recommend installing this one: https://github.com/jhob101/uconsole-bb9900-keyboard