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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!

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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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Saluki

#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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#241 Post by charlie6 »

Hi,
@don570
@argolance
bonjour !

To compile the xf86-input-wacom driver, I just only used don570's tuto (see page 14 this thread as don570 do in his above post), no more, no less ! Again, thanks don570 for it !

So, as told in the old linux-wacom-project website from kernel later than 2.6.35, and X server from version 1.7, only the xf86-input-wacom driver needs to be compiled.

This is more simpler than compiling the kernel driver (need to install the kernel source, and maybe headers, and better to have a full install ...).

To comment don570's tutorial, the 3rd step «make install DESTDIR=/root/name_of_the_pet» is needed to get populated the /root/name_of_the_pet directory.
I tried the «new2dir make install» instead ... and got nothing to make a pet !

Now I just went to install latest dpup-exprimo-3.2.14 using an existing squeeze-save-3.2.x.11 (kernel 3.2.11) whom I had installed on the xf86-input-wacom-k3.2.11. Surprisingly, I also got the wacom tablet working (pressure sensitivity) despite the kernel upgrade !

Hope this helps
Charlie
ps: I now need to do some cleaning work on my PCs hdds. No more room indeed to install new isos, and do some compiling work.

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Saluki

#242 Post by TTW »

don570 wrote:Saluki uses kernel 3.2.13 ???



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

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According to the Hardware information manager I am using Kernel 3.2.8-ski(i686)

I tried to follow the rest of your post but its way above my computing level :(

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#243 Post by jemimah »

saluki has the drivers. You just need to figure out how to configure them

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#244 Post by Argolance »

hello,
Thank you for replying! I just discover your posts but tried to solve the problem by myself in between...
To compile the xf86-input-wacom driver, I just only used don570's tuto (see page 14 this thread as don570 do in his above post), no more, no less ! Again, thanks don570 for it !
So did I first:(following don570 tutorial) no success!
This is more simpler than compiling the kernel driver (need to install the kernel source, and maybe headers, and better to have a full install ...).
Tried after all: Downloaded devx/kernel source sfs from bk and files from sourceforge (input and xf86 tarbals). Compiled (no error message: :D)... modified xorg.conf and restarted computer: :(.
xerrs.log is always displaying the same error message:
(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'
Something else: inside the xf86-input-k.3.2.11-wacom-0.14.0/pinstall.sh, line 3: lsmod | grep -qw wacom && rmmod wakom? wakom with "k" seems to be wrong!

Cordialement.
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devx file for saluki

#245 Post by don570 »

wacom spellt with a 'k".
I noticed that too but I didn't complain to
sinobar since the message displays anyway.

I forgot to download the devx file for saluki :oops:

I'll try to make a pet package, but no guarantees.

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