How to set up a Wacom Tablet

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#221 Post by 01micko »

Hi Joe

I am not much help as I have never experienced a wacom device. However I do have some suggestions.

IN Puppy Package Manager make sure you configure it with the Slackware repo.

In the search box type *wacom. The only hit you will get is xf86-input-wacom-0.10.11. Install it.

there are 3 kernel modules that are wacom related. hid.wacom.ko, wacom.ko and wacom_w8001.ko(k2.6.37.6).

In your lupu install run

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lsmod|grep wacom
in a terminal

You will then see which wacom modules are loaded and what depends on what.

Do a comparison in Slacko.

Any thing lacking then modprobe (in a terminal) each module and dependency missing.

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modprobe wacom
(leave off the .ko.)

See what happens.

Your favourite search engine may reveal more if you search for issues with Slackware and wacom devices.

Good luck!
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#222 Post by don570 »

For people using the latest Slacko distribution

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=72805
Fast download here:
ftp://ftp.vcu.edu/pub/gnu+linux/puppylinux/puppy-5.3/

There are two possible wacom packages to use.

The best is probably Charlie's (since it will support serial and USB tablets)
but I put together one as well.

Installation is easy:
1) Just modify xorg.conf (with help from this thread)
2) install pet
3) restart X windows

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#223 Post by swiftoid »

I'm trying to get the wacom digitizer on my tc1100 to work, but I'm not having much success. I started a new thread about it here: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 483#596483

I've tried following your tutorial, but I can't even get puppy to see the stylus let alone get it to function. Anyone got any ideas?

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#224 Post by don570 »

I was able to get Akita puppy to work with my Bamboo tablet.

Also the beta6 of Akita.
Just follow the instructions on the first page of this thread
because Akita uses an old kernel.
I reported here.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 389#596389

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#225 Post by don570 »

There was some success in installing in a tablet computer
using Lucid Puppy at the following thread. He used the
wacom_w8001 rather than the wacom driver. Both drivers
are inside the pet package that is available for Lucid Puppy.

M1300 tablet computer. Pentium M, "1000 MHz"
512 Mb RAM

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 819#598819

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#226 Post by charlie6 »

Hi
xf86-input-wacom-0.14.0 latest driver version
here are some compiled for
Slacko-5.3.1
Dpup-Exprimo 5X14 (k 2.6.39.4)
Dpup-Exprimo 5X.3.2.11 (k 3.2.11)

Important: here I always run xorgwizrad (alt-ctrl-backspace + <Probe> ...etc..) before editing xorg.conf to get the current video card specific dirver activated ...the simplest way...isn't ?

Acknowledgments to Shinobar's included pinstall.sh and don570 compiling tutorial see page14 this thread.

Please test
Also included in the pet:
/etc/X11/wacom_xorgdotconf_bits.txt giving the specific wacom bits to add to xorg.conf; just copy and paste the corresponding xorg.conf sections.

Stylus pressure sensitive works OK: tested on mtpaint 3.44.03 !
Have fun !
Cheers
Charlie

ps:
- all those 3 drivers tested on a fresh boot-up (pfix=ram) + /etc/X11/xorg.conf file edition by addition of the wacom bits + restart X server;
- these drivers are X drivers; no confusion with the kernel driver wacom.ko which is already present in the distro;
- Exprimo: the tablet is already detected and workng «as a mouse» at boot up.
- Tested with Volito1 and Bamboo MTE-450A, both USB tablets.
- tip: to check if these driver works, you have to get this answer doing in a console:

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# xsetwacom --list
stylus                          	id: 8	type: STYLUS    
eraser                          	id: 9	type: ERASER    
cursor                          	id: 10	type: CURSOR    
pad                             	id: 11	type: PAD       
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# xsetwacom --list
stylus           STYLUS    
eraser           ERASER    
cursor           CURSOR    
pad              PAD       
#

# 
last edited: have tested OK the xf86-input-k.2.6.37.6-wacom-0.14.0.pet on a fresh slacko-5.3.1 + edited xorg.conf + restart X server
(added the wacom bits ... see how to in the present thread; wacom bits are present in these pets in /etc/X11/wacom_xorgdotconf_bits.txt; just follow given instructions)
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#227 Post by pemasu »

Thanks. I will update these to the exprimo repo.

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#228 Post by charlie6 »

Hi,
here is X driver xf86-input-wacom driver for Exprimo 3.1.10
(tested OK on a fresh (pfix=ram) Exprimo 3.1.10.2)
have fun
Cheers
Charlie

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#229 Post by pemasu »

charlie6. Some of your pets has stuff in /usr and some in /usr/local so...the latter wont overwrite-update existing stuff.

I have repackaged all 3 to the exprimo repo.

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#230 Post by charlie6 »

Hi Pemasu,
Thanks for your time to get them checked !
Charlie

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#231 Post by don570 »

User review

I got great results with the following :lol:


I tested squeeze-5.X.3.1.10.2-SCSI.iso
with Charlie6's xf86-input-k.3.2.11-wacom-0.14.0.pet
that I got from this thread

.... and it worked beautifully!!

I didn't have the problems that I experience with Lucid Puppy.

i.e. not problems with a black screen when I make a Pupsave file
and there was no persistency problems.

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#232 Post by Argolance »

Hello,
Did all what I could to make my Wacom Graphire3 working with the latest releases of Racy (5.2.2, 5.2.8, 5.2.9 and finally 5.3...): I have unfortunately to guess I didn't succeed! :oops: Has somebody any idea?

Thank you so much!

Cordialement.

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#233 Post by don570 »

Did you use barry Kauler's wacom pet package?
See page 12
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... -10-w5.pet

It worked for my wacom bamboo when I tried it months ago.

Use the instructions on the first page!!

I always use the following to get the driver recognized.

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depmod 
modprobe wacom
Then restart X
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#234 Post by Argolance »

Hello,
Thank you for answering!
This is exactly what I did: I installed Barry's pet, copied/pasted indicated lines in my Xorg.conf file.
Console:
(EE) Failed to load /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/input/wacom_drv.so: /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/input/wacom_drv.so: undefined symbol: xf86GetMotionEvents
(EE) LoadModule: Module wacom does not have a wacomModuleData data object.
(EE) Failed to load module "wacom" (invalid module, 0)
(EE) No input driver matching `wacom'
(EE) Failed to load /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/input/wacom_drv.so: /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/input/wacom_drv.so: undefined symbol: xf86GetMotionEvents
(EE) LoadModule: Module wacom does not have a wacomModuleData data object.
(EE) Failed to load module "wacom" (invalid module, 0)
(EE) No input driver matching `wacom'
:cry:
My wacom mouse and stylet are not dead and are "well" recognized but the cursor move doesn't reach corners or bottom or top of the 1920x1200 desktop :x as I can easily do it with Puppy 4.31 and even with Puppy 5.2.2!

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#235 Post by pemasu »

http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=01918

undefined symbol probably means that the xorg xorg_server version has changed since wary 094 time.

-----> /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/input/wacom_drv.so

There is need to recompile the wacom xorg driver in recent wary.

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#236 Post by Argolance »

Hello,
There is need to recompile the wacom xorg driver in recent wary.
I would have gladly done but don't know how to do it? Perhaps if I knew where to find the source files, could I try ?
Thanks.

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#237 Post by pemasu »

I havent compiled xorg drivers much. But pm charlie6...I suppose you will get guideline how to do it and url to the source.

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#238 Post by Argolance »

Hello,
@pizzasgood
If this isn't good enough for you, you can either head over to the Linux Wacom Project and compile your own driver...
:shock:
or you can post here and tell me which version of the kernel you need the driver compiled for and I'll do it as soon as I get a chance.
:)
Is it complicated? May we wish a very small tutorial to try to do it ourselves?
Racy 5.3 (Xorg 7.6 and kernel 3.0.25).

Thank you!

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#239 Post by TTW »

Any advice on how I could compile a version that will work on Saluki puppy?

Thanks
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#240 Post by don570 »

Saluki uses kernel 3.2.13 ???

The method I would use is to take the driver out of the closest
package that Charlie6 has compiled

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... h&id=53592

and put it in Saluki . Then I would use my method of putting
a pet package together which is described here

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 482#512482

I'll try to do this and report back on Saturday.

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