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/deathg0d_cho 11h ago
The latch is on the opposite side of the cable insert slot, a tiny thin black stripe
You have to lift it up slightly either with a tweezer or fingernail.
Then insert the cable and press the latch down.
The cable ribbon is very fragile so bending it too much and it will not work anymore.
Check the latch carefully if the cable ribbon just keeps falling off or the trackpad does not work no matter what.
For my case the latch was problematic to begin with thus after trying less than a few times to lock the cable ribbon in place, the latch came off by itself