HOWTO: Wacom in 8.04 Hardy

[shnurui]

Hi shnurui,

Thanks.

Hardy uses 2.6.24 correct? Maybe I should add:

sudo cp ./src/2.6.24/wacom.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/input/tablet/wacom.ko

for Hardy to my HOW TO?

from my directory list it looks like it should be ./src/wacom.ko/2.6.24-24-generic


Did you want me to try that? I'm using a fun, not a tablet screen.

no visible out put, no change, didn't redo everything, wouldn't know where it would go, in the sequence.

PS From inside the linuxwacom-0.8.4-2 directory it runs fine, no visible output though.

[shnurui]

File 403 forbidden on 16, is there a new location to get this file from, a new file to get?

:

All the info that goes in the "ServerLayout" section causes my computer to freeze on boot.

Recovery method removes the stuff from 9.

Result= Pen works in limited area, mouse block doesn't work at all.

skipped step ten, ten is for tablet pc only-warning should be on it.

Result=Pen works like mouse block, mouse block doesn't work.[Lift and drag]

[shnurui]

So, throughout the thread, the real answer was missed.

Upgrade to 9.04+ Everything works, except the pressure is still wonky.

Will work on this next.

[gerhard83]

Has anybody got a serial wacom tablet got to work in karmic64?

I have an Wacom Artpad II, which works fine in Windows on the same machine.
Wacdump works fine, but I can't get to work the tablet anywhere else.
I tried to compile the new linuxwacom driver myself, but that didn't help. Also I replaced the 10-wacom.fdi file with this one: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18
The wacom module is loaded during startup, but no device seems to be accounted for.

xinput list shows:
virtual core pointer + keyboard
Logitech USB stuff
Power Button
Macintosh mouse button emulation

Any ideas?

Any help is appreciated!
Gerhard

[gerhard83]

It works!

I found out, that according to: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WacomTroubleshooting, "newer" serial devices use the pnpbios to signal their presence to the system. Older ones, like my ArtPad II don't and therefore need extra info in the xorg.conf
Using the xorg.conf provided in the example on that page and changing "Default Screen" to "Configured Screen Device" I got my device to work.

It still doesn't do exactly as I want to, but hey, one step at a time.

[osarusan]

I have a new question that I think hasn't been asked here yet... I have two pens -- one is the standard stylus that came with my Cintiq, the other is the Felt-tipped pen style one. Right now they both work using the same parameters, but I'd like to be able to give the felt tipped pen a softer touch.

Looking at the linuxwacom page, I think it's possible if I use the "serial number" information in my configuration. However, I don't know how to find the serial number for the pens, and the manual for xsetwacom is too confusing for me.

I'm using xorg.conf to configure my wacom because it's difficult in TwinView otherwise. Is there a way I can add a second stylus through xorg?

[Favux]

Hi osarusan,

I think the command is:

xsetwacom get stylus ToolSerial

Which returns 0 for me. But if I try:

xsetwacom getdefault stylus ToolSerial

I get -1. I think the first one is right.

To use multiple styli try this wiki: http://cblfs.cross-lfs.org/index.php/Wacom

[10hp]

in my pc does not work...

notebook hp 550
wacom bamboo fun
release ubuntu 9.04
kernel 2.6.28-15-generic

at 7 stepl make install..return error..:

make[2]: *** [xf86Wacom.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/tony/wacom/linuxwacom-0.8.0-3/src/xdrv'
make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/tony/wacom/linuxwacom-0.8.0-3/src'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

at the step 6 to.. gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and at 8..the file is totelly different missing piece
.

last error... at 13 point.. sudo cp linuxwacom-0.8.0-3/src/2.6.24/wacom.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/input/tablet/wacom.ko
the file do not exist

uff.. please give me help...

[Favux]

Hi 10hp,

Welcome to Ubuntu Forums!

You're using a Hardy HOW TO for Jaunty. And the linuxwacom is pretty old. You could try this HOW TO if you need to compile linuxwacom for some reason: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1038949

But likely the Jaunty default linuxwacom packages should work fine for you and it's newer. You don't use xorg.conf in Jaunty, you use the HAL/.fdi method. So it's probably a good thing you weren't able to compile and install.

A modified wacom.fdi and some explanation is at post #176 here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967147&page=18

Hope this helps.

[10hp]

excuse me...
thank's very much. ...we're the best!!!