These files install the renewed driver as a systemd user service. The service runs as your desktop user so it can access your session D-Bus for KDE OSD.

Build and Install the Binary

Automatic install from the repository root:

./renewed_driver/install.sh

Manual install:

cargo install --path renewed_driver

This installs:

~/.cargo/bin/surface-dial-renewed

Install Device Permission Rules

sudo cp renewed_driver/install/70-surface-dial-renewed-uinput.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo cp renewed_driver/install/70-surface-dial-renewed-input.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo cp renewed_driver/install/70-surface-dial-renewed-hidraw.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

If the service still cannot access input devices, add your user to the group that owns /dev/input/event* on your system, then log out and back in:

sudo gpasswd -a "$(whoami)" "$(stat -c '%G' /dev/input/event0)"

Install the User Service

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
cp renewed_driver/install/surface-dial-renewed.service ~/.config/systemd/user/
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now surface-dial-renewed.service

Check Status and Logs

systemctl --user status surface-dial-renewed.service
journalctl --user -u surface-dial-renewed.service -f

Tune Multitouch Timing

Edit:

~/.config/systemd/user/surface-dial-renewed.service

Example:

ExecStart=%h/.cargo/bin/surface-dial-renewed --mode multitouch --mt-idle-ms 100 --mt-idle-max-ms 1500 --mt-settle-ms 80

Apply changes:

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user restart surface-dial-renewed.service

Uninstall

Automatic uninstall from the repository root:

./renewed_driver/uninstall.sh

Manual uninstall:

systemctl --user disable --now surface-dial-renewed.service
rm ~/.config/systemd/user/surface-dial-renewed.service
sudo rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-surface-dial-renewed-uinput.rules
sudo rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-surface-dial-renewed-input.rules
sudo rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-surface-dial-renewed-hidraw.rules
systemctl --user daemon-reload
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules

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