Wacom Bamboo with XO?

[pgf at laptop.org]

robert --

rihoward1 at gmail.com wrote:
 > Paul,
 > 
 > Are you using the driver code from http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/  ?

no -- i just built the driver that's in the kernel tree.

paul

 > I had intended on trying this but have been too busy to get the time   
 > set up the correct environment or follow all the steps involved for  
 > the initial setup
 > http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/doc
 > 
 > If you get something you think is workable let me know and I can test  
 > it with one of my Wacom Intuos 2 tablets.
 > 
 > Note there is also a mouse as well as a pen with this tablet so the  
 > mouse code needs to be compiled as well.
 > 
 > thanks for all the good work!!
 > /Robert
 > 
 > On Nov 17, 2008, at 8:37 AM, pgf at laptop.org wrote:
 > 
 > > building and insmod'ing wacom.ko lets the Sapphire tablet move
 > > the mouse cursor.  i confess i've never used a tablet, so i don't
 > > know whether the button on the stylus doesn't behave as a mouse
 > > button is expected or not.  also, the motion i get when moving
 > > the stylus on the pad is relative, not absolute.  there are no
 > > module parameters, so any tuning must be via some other
 > > mechanism.  i can supply the driver module to anyone who would
 > > like to try it.
 > >
 > > i'm probably not the right guy to pursue this further, but i've
 > > added a mention of tablet support to #7326, which is a tracker
 > > for requested modules.
 > >
 > > paul
 > >
 > > wade wrote:
 > >> If you guys can get a driver working and expose the API, I'll add
 > >> support to Colors!.  It already has support for pressure sensitivity
 > >> (variable brush size and/or opacity) in the painting engine.
 > >>
 > >> -Wade
 > >>
 > >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 8:04 AM,  <pgf at laptop.org> wrote:
 > >>> chris wrote:
 > >>>> Has anyone had any success getting a
 > >>>> Wacom USB tablet working with the XO?
 > >>>>
 > >>>> The new Bamboo series is affordable
 > >>>> ($79 US), about the same size active
 > >>>> area as the XO display, and could be
 > >>>> a substitute for the deprecated/soon
 > >>>> to be abandoned pressure sensitive
 > >>>> touchpad on the original XOs.
 > >>>
 > >>> we have a wacom tablet ("Sapphire", whatever that represents)
 > >>> here at 1cc, which we can test.  the XO doesn't include the
 > >>> wacom.ko module which it seems to want.  i can try building the
 > >>> module to see if it works.  i'll leave it to you to figure out
 > >>> whether the same driver support will work for the Bamboo series.
 > >>>
 > >>> paul
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