-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Howdy,
>> I compiled Wacom and USB into the kernel, and my Wacom 6x8 USB does the >> job. Didn't have to do anything with XF86Config-4--it just works. >> >> I'm still trying to diagnose the lack of pressure/eraser support, but >> that will come ;-) X will be using your USB device as a standard input device -- if you have a look at your X configuration, you'll probably find a reference to /dev/input/mice. This is effectively an amalgamation of all of the mouse-like USB devices on the system, and won't provide the extra event hooks for pressure / tilt support. > I have a Wacom Graphire USB that also 'just works' with the X drivers. It > replaces my ps/2 mouse. the Graphire mouse works fine, and it saves space. > To get pressure/eraser functions, you need to install the Wacom drivers, > the X drivers only give basic functionality. See > http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~flepied/projects/wacom/, and be sure to > cruise the list archives. The list is low-volume, but very helpful. I've been trying to get my Wacom tablet up and running properly for a while now; the XFree86 wacom-specific drivers simply didn't work for me. Using the X driver from http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/, I've managed to get everything _mostly_ working -- X starts accepting the tablet input after I've waved the *eraser* end over the pad. (Bizarre.) The tilt and pressure sensitivity works, but there's currently an issue with a stepping effect for quick pen movements. In terms of hardware support, the Wacoms are probably the best out there. USB device support just seems a bit iffy right now. [Please CC: me with any responses; I am not subscribed to the list.] Cheers, David - -- David McBride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Department of Computing, Imperial College, London http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~dwm99/ "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards because a refusal often offends, I read somewhere." -- Terry Pratchett, "Mort" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+aRjOV0yWsHhD2HwRAvjcAJoDQgt0HKxNiPo4u462H8fUIMSzEwCgqm0N MpQDLAaYHXEF0sw6B2Wemrs= =YqKG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
